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The U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert regarding Wegmanss frozen fully cooked chicken breast nuggets. The alert, released on Monday, January 27, highlights concerns that the nuggets may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically bone fragments, according to a notice on the USDA’s recall page. The FSIS says it became aware of the issue after multiple consumers reported finding such fragments in the chicken, although no injuries have been confirmed related to the product. A recall has not been issued since the product is no longer available for purchase. However, consumers may still have the chicken nuggets in their freezers, as the “best by” date is not until this summer. Details about the impacted product Product Name: Wegmans Fully Cooked Chicken Breast Nuggets Packaging: 46-oz. plastic packages labeled Wegmans FAMILY PACK FULLY COOKED Breaded Chicken Breast with Rib Meat Best By Date: August 26, 2025 The affected product, made exclusively for Wegmans Food Markets, was sold in the frozen food section at Wegmans locations across several states: New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Virginia Maryland Delaware Massachusetts North Carolina Washington, D.C. You can find images of the product, including labels, on the USDA website. What if I have this product in my freezer? FSIS advises customers to check their freezers and discard any affected packages. Alternatively, customers may return the product to the store where it was purchased for a full refund. If you have consumed the product and experience symptoms such as oral injury or discomfort, seek medical attention immediately.
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One of President Trumps more unexpected Day One executive orders was to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. The move was met with laughter and ridiculebut now the worlds preeminent mapping giant, Google Maps, is saying its software will reflect the name change. And thats not going over well with many of Googles users. Here’s what to know: Can Trump rename the Gulf of Mexico? After some of the laughter died down, people started to wonder if the president of the United States could unilaterally rename an internationally recognized body of water. It turns out he can, although within limits. As Fast Company previously reported, a president can rename geographic constructs in official documents and other government publications. However, a big caveat to this power is that the rest of the world doesnt have to recognize the name changeother countries can keep on referring to the Gulf of Mexico as they always have. The same is true for private American mapping companies. A private company is under no legal obligation to change its name on its maps. However, given how Americas tech oligarchs have cozied up to Trump, its no wonder that one of Americas largest tech giants has now announced it will also rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its maps. Google recognizes the name change Google Maps is the most popular mapping solution in America and in much of the world. And now the company has announced that it will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its maps. In a series of posts on X yesterday, the official @NewsFromGoogle account announced that Google Maps will now display Gulf of America instead of Gulf of Mexico. Weve received a few questions about naming within Google Maps,” the post read. “We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources.” It went on to explain that it takes its U.S. names from the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Google then explained that when the GNIS has been updated with the Gulf of America name change, as well as the name change of Mount McKinley from its current name, Denali, the GNIS changes will be reflected in Google Maps. When that happens, we will update Google Maps in the U.S. quickly to show Mount McKinley and Gulf of America, the company said in another post. Google faces backlash to the name change While some users seemed happy to embrace Googles relabeling of the Gulf of Mexico, the companys posts on X were also met with harsh backlash. Many threatened to remove Google apps from their devices: I will remove EVERYTHING fking Google thing from phone and pc. Fking senile leader and you cave.— Deborah (@deborahc613) January 28, 2025 Others asked if Googles announcement was a joke. Still, others likened Googles relabeling to the Freedom Fries era in America in the early 2000s. At the time, a number of Republicans embraced the idea of renaming French fries to Freedom fries due to Frances opposition to the invasion of Iraq. Others accused Google of kissing up to Trump. Then, there were those who said they would be switching from Google Maps to Apple Maps. Time to move to Apple Maps for good— Yul (@yul_magdaleno) January 28, 2025 Fast Company has reached out to Google for comment. We’ve also reached out to Apple to ask if it plans to relabel the Gulf of Mexico. What name will the rest of the world see? Finally, some users in other parts of the world were concerned about whether they too would see the relabeled name. Google clarified that this wouldnt necessarily be the case. In a post on X, Google said it would continue to abide by its longstanding practice: When official names vary between countries, Maps users see their official local name. Everyone in the rest of the world sees both names, the post explained. That applies here too.
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Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches.The average price per dozen nationwide hit $4.15 in December. That’s not quite as high as the $4.82 record set two years ago, but the Agriculture Department predicts prices are going to soar another 20% this year.Shoppers in some parts of the country are already paying more than double the average price, or worse, finding empty shelves in their local grocery stores. Organic and cage-free varieties are even more expensive.Some grocery stores have even limited how many eggs shoppers can buy.“It’s just robbery,” said Minneapolis resident Sage Mills, who bought eggs to bake a birthday cake last week. “Eggs used to be kind of a staple food for us, but now you know, you might as well just go out to eat.” What is driving up prices? The bird flu outbreak that started in 2022 is the main reason egg prices are up so much.Anytime the virus is found on a poultry farm, the entire flock is slaughtered to help limit the virus’ spread. And with massive egg farms routinely housing more than one million chickens, just a few infections can cause a supply crunch.The problem tends to linger because it takes months to dispose of all the carcasses, disinfect barns and bring in new birds.More than 145 million chickens, turkeys, and other birds have been slaughtered since the current outbreak began, with the vast majority of them being egg-laying chickens.Cage-free egg laws in 10 states may also be responsible for some supply disruptions and price increases. The laws set minimum space for chickens or cage-free requirements for egg-laying hens. They’ve already gone into effect in California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and Michigan. At a Target in Chicago on Monday, a dozen large conventional eggs cost $4.49 but a dozen large cage-free eggs were selling for $6.19. Why is the virus so hard to control? Bird flu is primarily spread by wild birds such as ducks and geese as they migrate. While it is fatal to a variety of animals, those species can generally carry it without getting sick, which offers the virus a chance to mutate and thrive.The virus can be spread through droppings or any interaction between farm-raised poultry and wild birds. It’s also easily tracked into a farm on someone’s boots or by vehicle.Unlike previous outbreaks, the one that began in 2022 didn’t die out in high summer temperatures.The virus found another new host when dairy cattle started getting sick last March. That creates more opportunities for the virus to linger and spread and unlike poultry, cattle aren’t slaughtered when they get sick because they rarely die from bird flu.More than five dozen people have also become ill with bird flu and one person died since last March. Nearly all of them worked around sick animals. Health officials haven’t yet found evidence of the disease spreading from person to person. What is being done to stop the virus? Farmers go to great lengths to protect their flocks.Many poultry farms installed truck washes to disinfect vehicles entering their property and require workers to shower and change clothes before stepping inside a barn. They have also invested in duplicate sets of tools so nothing used in one barn is shared.Some poultry farmers have even invested in lasers that shoot beams of green light in random patterns to discourage ducks and geese from landing.Dairy farmers isolate any sick cattle and do additional testing before moving animals off the farmespecially if there has been a nearby outbreak or if the cows are being sent to a meat processing plant. The government is also testing milk.Future vaccines might help, but it’s not practical to vaccinate millions of chickens through shots, and other countries might refuse to purchase meat from vaccinated birds.Health officials emphasize that any sick birds or cattle are kept out of the food supply. Cooking meat to 165 degrees (74 Celsius) kills bird flu, E. coli, salmonella, or anything else. Pasteurization also kills the virus in milk. Raw milk is the only food product linked to illnesses so far. How much has the outbreak cost so far? It is impossible to know how much farmers have spent to seal barns, build shower houses for workers or to adopt other biosecurity measures.“Over the last five years, my small farm alone has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on biosecurity,” said Minnesota turkey farmer Loren Brey. “But not only that, it’s the time daily that you’re attending to biosecurity.”The U.S. Department of Agriculture has spent at least $1.14 billion compensating farmers for the birds they have had to kill. A similar number wasn’t immediately available for how much has been spent to aid dairies.USDA spokeswoman Shilo Weir said the department also spent more than $576 million on its own response.The prices of turkey, milk, and chicken have also seen some pressure from bird flu.Mike Vickers, a manager at Sentyrz Liquor & Supermarket in Minneapolis, said he can’t even stock any organic, cage-free, or brown eggs right now and is limited instead to selling large or jumbo eggs. He understands the pain customers are feeling.“It’s the first time in my life that I’ve ever had to be kind of embarrassed on what I’m selling eggs for,” he said. “And it’s not our fault. We’re paying today $7.45 for a dozen eggs. We’re selling for $7.59. We’re making $0.14. That’s doesn’t pay the bills.” Funk reported from Omaha, Nebraska. Vancleave contributed from Minneapolis and Durbin from Detroit. Josh Funk, Mark Vancleave, and Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press
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