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July 09, 2012 • Listeria
Ohio Company Recalls 9,000 Pounds of Deli Meat
A Zanesville Ohio company is recalling about 9,000 pounds of fully-cooked deli items because of possible contamination with a bacteria that can cause a deadly disease. Carl Rittberger Sr., Inc. says it is voluntarily recalling spiced loaf, garlic bologna, natural casing wieners and other products. A positive test result for …
July 09, 2012 • Outbreaks
July 07, 2012 • Outbreaks
July 07, 2012 • Salmonella
Romaine Lettuce Recalled Due to Salmonella
Pacific International Marketing (“Pacific”) is voluntarily recalling 19 cases of bulk Romaine Lettuce sold at Vons and Pavilions stores in California and Nevada due to potential Salmonella contamination. The bulk Romaine Lettuce was sold in bulk produce bins from July 2, 2012 through July 4, 2012. The lettuce heads are banded with a red twist […] …
July 07, 2012 • Listeria
Friday Night Listeria Recall – Peas, Beef and Chicken
Peas: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Thomas Bros.Farm Market are warning the public not to consume the fresh shelled peas described below because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product, fresh shelled peas, was sold from Thomas Bros. Farm Market located at 5856 Colonel …
July 03, 2012 • Listeria
Mexicali Cheese Recalled Due to Listeria Risk
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel Aubertine today warned consumers in the metropolitan New York area, including Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, to not consume certain cheese products made by Mexicali Cheese Corp. located at 91-52 87th Street in Woodhaven, New York due to possible Listeria contamination. This alert, originally …
June 30, 2012 • Salmonella
Australian Bandicoot Linked to Sydney Salmonella Illnesses
I spent about five weeks in Australia in 2007 giving speeches on food safety and enjoying a great country. My daughter Sydney, loved the “I love Sydney” tshirts. I was interested in the the mystery source of a Salmonella outbreak that forced the closure of Sydney playgrounds and gave dozens …
June 30, 2012 • Salmonella
149 with Salmonella Linked to Turtles
A total of 149 persons infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona, and Salmonella Poona have been reported from 28 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Alaska (2), Arizona (5), California (26), Colorado (5), Delaware (3), Georgia (3), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), Kentucky (1), […] …
June 30, 2012 • Listeria
Dole Recalls 2,500 cases of bagged Romaine due to Listeria
Dole Fresh Vegetables, a unit of Dole Food Co. Inc. (DFC), said it is voluntarily recalling 2,598 cases of bagged salad due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes. The precautionary recall notification is being issued due to an isolated instance in which a sample of Dole Hearts of …
June 29, 2012 • Listeria
Mexicali Cheese Corp Recalls Queco Fresco Cheese Due to Listeria
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel Aubertine today warned consumers in the metropolitan New York area, including Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, to not consume certain “Queso Fresco, Fresh Cheese” products made by Mexicali Cheese Corp. located at 91-52 87th Street in Woodhaven, New York due to possible Listeria contamination …
June 27, 2012 • Outbreaks
June 27, 2012 • Salmonella
Banner Mt. Sprouts Recall Sprouts Due to Salmonella
Banner Mountain Sprouts is voluntarily recalling organic sprouts under the following names: 4oz. zesty greens, 5oz. sprout salad, 4oz. clover, 2lb. clover, 4oz. alfalfa/broccoli, 4oz. alfalfa sprouts, and 1lb. & 2lb. alfalfa sprouts because they may be contaminated with salmonella. Routine testing showed signs of Salmonella and Banner Mountain Sprouts …
June 25, 2012 • Salmonella
Step away from that chick – or duck – they might have Salmonella
CDC reports today: A total of 66 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 20 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alaska (1), California (2), Colorado (1), Georgia (1), Illinois (1), Indiana (8), Iowa (2), Kansas (10), Kentucky (1), Massachusetts (1), Missouri […] …
June 23, 2012 • Outbreaks
E. coli O145 Hits Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Tennessee – Source Unnamed
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June 22, 2012 • Outbreaks
June 21, 2012 • Salmonella
Wisconsin, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia and Texas hardest hit by Salmonella Tuna Sushi
The CDC reports a total of 390 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Bareilly (376 persons) or Salmonella Nchanga (14 persons) have been reported from 27 states and the District of Columbia. Illness onset dates range from January 1, 2012 to June 3, 2012. 376 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella […] …
June 21, 2012 • Outbreaks
June 21, 2012 • Salmonella
Sprouts Recalled Due to Salmonella Test
Leasa Industries Co. Inc., Miami, voluntarily recalled 433 cases of Leasa Living Alfalfa Sprouts because of possible salmonella contamination. The sprouts have use-by dates of July 2. The implicated sprouts are in 6-ounce, clear plastic containers with a Universal Product Code of 75465-55912, according to the recall notice posted by …
June 20, 2012 • Outbreaks
June 18, 2012 • Outbreaks
Asheville Tempeh Salmonella Outbreak Leads to Lawsuit
Marler Clark food poisoning attorneys are representing a Florida woman who was hospitalized with a Salmonella paratyphi B infection she contracted after consuming contaminated tempeh produced by Asheville, North Carolina-based Smiling Hara Tempeh. …
June 18, 2012 • Salmonella
Salmonella Tempeh Lawsuit Filed in Asheville North Carolina
In May, 2012, Buncombe County health officials and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services linked Salmonella Paratyphi B outbreak to unpasteurized tempeh produced by Smiling Hara Tempeh. Officials determined the source of the outbreak to be imported starter culture that was used as an ingredient in the …
June 18, 2012 • Listeria
June 15, 2012 • Listeria
Washington’s Golden Glen Creamery Voluntarily Recalls Red Pepper Onion & Garlic Cheddar Cheese
Golden Glen Creamery of Bow, WA, in cooperation with the WSDA is voluntarily recalling Red Pepper with Onion & Garlic Cheddar produced on August 30, 2011 because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The Creamery agreed to recall the product after a sample taken by the …
June 14, 2012 • Case News
Smiling Hara Tempeh Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits
Marler Clark Salmonella attorneys are representing victims of a Salmonella paratyphi B outbreak linked to the soy product tempeh. The law firm has filed 2 Salmonella lawsuits on behalf of victims of the tempeh outbreak. …
June 13, 2012 • Salmonella
What is it with Salmonella and Pet Food?
A total of 22 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Infantis have been reported. Twenty ill persons have been reported from 13 states and two ill persons have been reported from Canada. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), California (1), Connecticut (1), Illinois (1), Michigan […] …
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