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March 26, 2009 • Salmonella
Just A Year Ago, Alamosa Was A Town In Crisis
A year ago, the town of Alamosa was in crisis. Hundreds of people were sick from a Salmonella outbreak. The whole town was drinking bottled water because the city’s public water supply was contaminated. The head of the Alamosa County Nursing Services, which is responsible for public health in the …
March 25, 2009 • Salmonella
Something Other Than Peanuts Being Recalled By Georgia Nut Company–Its Pistachios!
The FDA announced today that the Georgia Nut Company is recalling certain bulk wholesale and retail products containing shelled pistachio nuts that have the potential to be contaminated with the Salmonella organism. The Company said it identified the potential as a result of a rigorous sampling and testing regimen …
March 24, 2009 • Press Releases
Fresh & Easy Technical Conference (2009)
Denis Stearns addressed the Fresh & Easy Technical Conference being held March 26 in Manhattan Beach, CA. Quality assurance, product development, and technical personnel from the company’s private-label suppliers attended the company conference. …
March 24, 2009 • Outbreaks
Drew Falkenstein to Address Virginia Food Safety Task Force
Drew Falkenstein will address the Virginia Department of Health’s conference titled “Recalls and the Lessons That we Have Learned” on Thursday, March 26 in Richmond, Virginia. The conference has been put together by the Virginia Food Safety Task Force. …
March 24, 2009 • Listeria
Michigan-Made Mexican Cheeses Recalled By Torres Hillsdale Country
Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese of Reading, Michigan has recalled Asadero and Oaxaca soft Mexican-style cheeses due to potential Listeria contamination. Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause Listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Listeriosis can also …
March 24, 2009 • Outbreaks
March 19, 2009 • Outbreaks
March 19, 2009 • Salmonella
SunSprout-Caused Salmonella Outbreak In Midwest Is All Too Common
The outbreak that’s sickened people in four Midwest states has been tied to SunSprout Enterprises’ sprouts that were distributed to grocery stores and restaurants. The Omaha company "voluntarily" recalled its products. Nebraska health officials say 84 cases of Salmonella saintpaul have been confirmed near Omaha, Lincoln and Kearney. Iowa …
March 17, 2009 • Outbreaks
March 17, 2009 • Outbreaks
March 17, 2009 • Hepatitis A
Bodies & Body Parts From War in Mexico Foul Imperial Beach Waters, But Surf Is Up!
The war in Mexico between drug dealers and the government last year saw more than 5,300 killed, including 843 just across border in the 120-year old city of Tijuana. Its neighbor to the north is Imperial Beach, CA. North and south of the Imperial Beach Pier is the Tijuana Estuary …
March 17, 2009 • Listeria
Canadian Researchers Find Listeria Traffic Spiked When People Were Getting Sick
Those Canadian researchers who found that searches for “listeriosis” spiked before last summer’s outbreak caused by dirty ready-to-eat meat cutting machines at Maple Leaf’s Toronto plant was announced publicly did not at all surprise us. Canadians were getting sick prior to the public announcement, and their doctors were giving them …
March 16, 2009 • Salmonella
Fish Recalled For Salmonella Contamination: No Peanuts Involved!
Crown Farms has recalled its "Gulsha" brand of frozen fish because of possible bacterial contamination. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) said Asia Cash & Carry Inc. of Maspeth, N.Y., recalled the Bangladeshi freshwater fish because of the potential of salmonella contamination. The fish, with a production code of "AUG …
March 12, 2009 • Outbreaks
March 12, 2009 • Salmonella
Omaha Sprout Outfit Recalls Products In Face Of Growing Midwest Salmonella Outbreak
Just as FDA was putting out the press release for SunSprout’s "voluntary recall," counts of illnesses due to the sprout-caused salmonella outbreak were going up in the impacted states. KELO-TV in Sioux Falls today was reporting that: "South Dakota health officials say the state is reporting 24 more probable …
March 11, 2009 • Outbreaks
March 11, 2009 • Outbreaks
March 10, 2009 • Outbreaks
March 10, 2009 • Outbreaks
March 10, 2009 • Salmonella
“Confirmed Case” Count Rises to 683; List of Recalled Peanut Products Continue To Grow
As of 9 PM EDT, Sunday, March 8, 2009, 683 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 46 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arizona (13), Arkansas (6), California (76), Colorado (17), Connecticut (11), Florida (1), Georgia (6), Hawaii (6), Idaho (17), […] …
March 10, 2009 • Outbreaks
March 10, 2009 • Outbreaks
March 10, 2009 • Outbreaks
WA Family Files Salmonella Lawsuit Against Kellogg Company in Contaminated Peanut Butter Outbreak
As the Salmonella outbreak traced to tainted peanut products continued to grow, one family filed suit against The Kellogg Company, manufacturer of the peanut butter cracker sandwich product that made them ill. The Rector family of Blaine, Washington filed suit on Friday in the United States District Court, Western District …
March 09, 2009 • Salmonella
5-State Salmonella Outbreak Caused By Omaha-based SunSprout Enterprises, Inc
About 50 cases from Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and South Dakota have been linked to the outbreak, according to a recent press release from the South Dakota Department of Health. Nebraska has identified 15 ill. South Dakota has identified five cases from five of its southeastern counties and that …
March 09, 2009 • Listeria
Peregrina Cheeses Swept Up In Listeria Recall
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late Monday warned Americans not to eat Queso Fresco Fresh Cheese Mexican style soft cheese (two specific lots) or any Queso Cotija Molido Mexican style grated cheese manufactured and distributed by Peregrina Cheese Corp. of New York City. The cheese products could be …
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