NEW YORK: Monkey meat at center of NYC court case - (New York Times/Associated Press)
November 25, 2007 – 11:34 pmNEW YORK — From her baptism in Liberia to Christmas years later in her adopted New York City, Mamie Manneh never lost, according to this story, the longing to celebrate religious rituals by eating monkey meat.
The story says that the tribal customs of Manneh and other West African immigrants have become the focus of an unusual criminal case charging her with meat smuggling, and touching on issues of religious freedom, infectious diseases and wildlife preservation.
The story explains that the case dates to early 2006, when federal inspectors at JFK Airport examined a shipment of 12 cardboard boxes from Guinea.
They were addressed to Manneh and, according to a flight manifest, contained African dresses and smoked fish with a value of $780.
Instead, stashed underneath the smoked fish, the inspectors found what West Africans refer to as bushmeat: ’skulls, limbs and torsos of non-human primate species’ plus the hoof and leg of a […]
MORE:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/news/fsnews.cfm?newsid=22794
Related posts:
ONTARIO: Dairy farmer rejects deal in raw-milk court case - (Globe and Mail)
3 plead not guilty in plot to bomb JFK
SEATTLE: Marler Clark attorney comments on E. coli outbreak traced to Topps Meats - (MarlerClark)
NEW YORK: Elizabeth: More illness linked to beef - (New York Times)
US: Playing with danger: Germy playgrounds - (ABC News)
BARFBLOG: Ontario Farmer Michael Schmidt found guilty of contempt of court in raw milk case - (barfblog)
NEW YORK: State Health Department investigates gastrointestinal illness outbreak associated with Six Flags Resort - (from a press release)
NEW YORK: Fourth E. coli victim not linked to Yonkers supermarket’s meat recall - (The Journal News)
The New York Times por fin totalmente gratuito
NEW YORK: Consumer Alert: Possible botulism contamination in “Frozen Salted Croaker” - (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
iFSN INFOSHEET: Buffet worker stomps garlic with boots - (International Food Safety Network)
NEW YORK: Salmonella outbreak linked to raw fish consumption - (Reuters)
CHINA steps up scrutiny of U.S. food - (New York Times/Associated Press)
NEW YORK: E. coli scare: Dining hall meat not affected - (Washington Square News)
CALIFORNIA: UC Davis food safety expert George York dies - (San Francisco Chronicle)
NEW YORK: Unpasteurized dairy dispute heads to court - (Finger Lakes Times)
EDITORIAL: Would you like sick cow with those fries? - (New York Times)
NYC Health Department: Mice at Met Opera - (AP)
NEW YORKS tap water - (The New York Times)
NEW JERSEY: 21 suspected cases from Topps burgers - (Associated Press)
Diners across the U.S. head to the farm - (New York Times/Associated Press)
Yemeni sheik’s terror conviction thrown out
NEBRASKA: Critics decry U.S. food safety system - (New York Times/Associated Press)
3 more sick with E. coli in SE NEBRASKA - (The Associated Press)
NEW YORK: Who needs exterminators? Bring on the cat - (New York Times)
US: PFGE : Gold standard for human epidemiology - (National Meat Association)
US: Foodborne illness on the rise: New York Academy Of Sciences publishes open-access eBriefing - (New York Academy of Sciences)
NEW YORK: In city waters, beds (and a job) for oysters - (The New York Times)
NEW YORK: More testing of seafood to address mercury concerns - (The New York Times)
BARFBLOG: Pigeon poop payoff - (barfblog)
NEW YORK: Schumer calls for legislation on meat safety - (Capital News 9)
Questions on U.S. beef remain - (The New York Times)
Defendants in JFK terror plot head to U.S.
NEW YORK: Listeria contamination in local milk - (WSTM News)
NEW YORK: E. coli O157:H7 contamination in raw cows milk - (New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets)
NEW YORK: Burger King begins to restock tomatoes after scare - (CNN Money/Associated Press)
GEORGIA: Who likes asparagus? Men more than women - (New York Times/Associated Press/Washington post)
Ahmadinejad denied visit to 9/11 site
Avanzan índices en Wall Street en las primeras operaciones
Would you like spit with that? - (New Zealand Herald)
NEW JERSEY: Feds investigate N.J. meat plant after recall of tainted burgers - (Associated Press)
NEW YORK: Tyson sues USDA over antibiotic-free labeling - (Reuters)
NEW YORK: Taking worry off the plate - (The New York Times)
CALIFORNIA: State cites Colton day care center that ill tot attended; E. coli not involved - (The Press-Enterprise)
CALIFORNIA: Feds raid pot-laced-candy factory - (New York Times/Associated Press)
NEW YORK: Another year, another bout of stomach flu - (New York Times)
NEW YORK: Possible botulism contamination in Smoked Fish Kon Kue (Kuta) - (New York State Department of Agriculture)
NEW YORK: Fairbank Farms recalls 22,000 lbs. of ground beef after plastic pieces found - (Progressive Grocer)
US: Amid salmonella case, food industry seems set to back greater regulation - (The New York Times)
NEW YORK: NYS first in the nation to reach food safety milestone - (Yeshiva World News)
BLOG: E. coli cases linked to Nebraska Beef in cases now linked to Georgia, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, New York, Utah, Indiana, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Canada - (Marler Blog)
LETTERS: Waiter, is that mercury in my sushi? - (New York Times)
CANADA: Cook fiddleheads well to avoid gastrointestinal ailments, illness - (Canadian Press)
NEW YORK: City closes Stage Deli again - (New York Times)
PARIS: New recall of hamburger by Socopa, on the principle of precaution - (AFP (translated from French))
HONG KONG tests more food after egg scare - (USA Today/Associated Press)
NEW YORK: Salmonella cases found at Plainville Nature’s Fare - (9WSYR)
NEW YORK: Hoping to avoid the hepatitis A-list - (Associated Press)
WALES: Parents call for E.coli manslaughter trial - (Western Mail)
PENNSYLVANIA: Establishment of Topps meat recall registry for victims of E. coli poisoning - (from a press release)
NEW JERSEY: Many red flags preceded a beef recall - (New York Times)
New internet training course on good manufacturing practices - (New York Sea Grant (NYSG) and Cornell Cooperative Extension)
Indian school names monkey god chairman
US: Panel urges recall authority for FDA - (New York Times/Associated Press/Wall )
NEW YORK: Chola still not vermin proof: NYC Health Dept - (New York Indian Community Guide)
SWEDEN: Court: Diarrhea no excuse for speeding - (United Press, Intl.)
CHINA: Hu reassures US on Chinese product - (New York Times/Associated Press/Reuters)
NEW YORK: Suffolk collects $300M in health violations annually - (newsday.com)
COLORADO: Popcorn lung patient inhaled fumes - (Associated Press)
US: Food safety officials to review procedures after lapses in recall of tainted beef - (New York Times)
US: Bill would let small meat plants expand - (New York Times)
US: Huge beef recall issued - (Los Angeles Times/New York Times/USA Today)
NEW YORK: Wegmans said now requiring tuna suppliers to test for mercury - (Progressive Grocer)
US: Peril in a pot - (The New York Times)
NEBRASKA: Meat processors look for ways to keep ground beef safe - (New York Times)
CALIFORNIA: Calif. meat worker: I was following orders - (Associated Press/USA Today)
QUEBEC: Olymel LP fined $7,000 on two charges - (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
Texas defies world court, executes Mexican
COLORADO: Doctor links a mans illness to a microwave popcorn habit - (New York Times)
William Marler, Food safety attorney, urges ConAgra to recall all Banquet Pot Pies immediately to protect the public - (Business Wire)
DELAWARE: DuPont and USDA ARS to collaborate on new E. coli test in beef - (CNNMoney.com)
NEW YORK officials: Stomach ills on rise at summer camps - (Newsday.com)
AMERICANS are open to Chinese goods, poll finds - (New York Times)
William Marler, food safety attorney, urges Con Agra to recall all Banquet Pot Pies immediately to protect the public. - (Marler Blog)
NEW YORK: Food industry: Give FDA new recall power: Grocery lobby registers frustration with FDA power, urges Congress to let Agency force recall - (CNNmoney.com)
NEW YORK: More cases of shigellosis infection reported in Monsey, New Square - (The Journal-News)
NEW JERSEY: Topps will liquidate company after massive beef recall - (Associated Press)
WISCONSIN: Family settles following E. coli-related death 8 years ago - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/Associated Press)
NEW YORK: Bring back unpasteurized cider - (MPNnow.com)
ONTARIO: Another death tied to tainted meat - (Winnipeg Sun)
TENNESSEE: Cocke Co. toddler dies after being infected with E. coli - (WATE Channel 6/ WKBT/Associated Press)
NEW YORK: Grocery stores pull recalled Pedigree from shelves - (CNNMoney.com)
SPAIN:Court investigation continues into Legionnaires outbreak in Benalmádena last year which killed two Britons - (Typicallyspanish.com)
US: I love you, but you love meat - (The New York Times)
NEW YORK: Veterans steamed over ice - (The Brooklyn Paper)
NEW YORK: Health violations close renowned east side restaurant - (NY 1)
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Women better at hand hygiene habits, hands down - (press release)
WASHINGTON: For FDA, a major backlog overseas - (New York Times)
NEW YORK: Groton family files lawsuit for tainted Topps hamburger - (Ithaca Journal)
NEW YORK: To dismay of inspectors, prowling cats keep rodents on the run at city delis - (N.Y. Times)