The FDA reports that Whole Foods Market is recalling ricotta salata sold in 21 states and Washington, D.C. that came from its supplier Forever Cheese Inc. of Long Island City, NY. Forever Cheese recalled this cheese product because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and […]
AP reports that Chamberlain Farm Produce Inc. of Owensville, Indiana, which has been linked to a deadly outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in cantaloupes that has sickened 204 people in 22 states, has now withdrawn its watermelon from the market. Indiana State Department of Health spokeswoman Amy Reel said the watermelon Salmonella Newport strain was found […]
This gem just dropped into my inbox: MEDIA ADVISORY BPI to Announce Major Lawsuit at Press Conference What: Beef Products, Inc., BPI Technology, Inc. and Freezing Machines, Inc. (collectively, “BPI”) will hold a press conference to announce a major lawsuit regarding defamation of its beef product, lean finely textured beef. Who: Dan Webb, Chairman, Winston […]
The CDC reports as of September 11, 2012, a total of 14 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 11 states and the District of Columbia. The cheese was sold to distributors for retailers and restaurants in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, […]
Late last night Forever Cheese recalled all Ricotta Salata Frescolina brand, Forever Cheese lot # T9425 and/or production code 441202, from one specific production date due to possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination. The cheese was sold to distributors for retailers and restaurants in CA, CO, D.C., FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MT, NJ, NM, […]
Forever Cheese Inc. is recalling all Ricotta Salata Frescolina brand, Forever Cheese lot # T9425 and/or production code 441202, from one specific production date due to possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy […]
Chamberlain Farms of Owensville, Ind. has expanded its original recall of cantaloupes to include watermelons distributed over this past growing season could have been contaminated with Salmonella newport. The cantaloupe recall and outbreak that has sickened 204 is Salmonella Typhimurium. Schnucks stores in Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa: In Schnucks, Logli and Hilander stores (outside […]
The FDA issued a warning letter on August 14, 2012 to Centrum Valley Farms following an inspection April 30 through May 4, 2012 after it “found that your facility had serious violations of the Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation regulation (the shell egg regulation), Title 21, Code […]
We got through the week with no increase in Salmonella cases. The CDC and FDA have reported that a total of 204 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 22 states linked to cantaloupe grown in Indiana. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: […]
This is an email I got today: Dear Mr. Marler, I should begin by saying I am not a victim of a foodborne illness. I am a Medical Technologist who has been very happily and proudly working for _______in ____________ for 11 years. The first time I heard you speak was at the 9th annual […]
As I said last week, shortly after I resolved the 1996 Odwalla E. coli O157:H7 outbreak on behalf of five kids that suffered Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), and long before Google became synonymous with searching on the Internet, we had compiled more information about that nasty bug and a few others, and their frightening and […]
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) in warning anyone who may have eaten at a College Avenue McDonald’s on August 25, 26, 27 and 30) that they may have been exposed to the Hepatitis A virus. This McDonald’s restaurant is inside the Walmart store on 3412 College Ave. in San Diego. […]
The CDC reports tonight that a total of 14 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 6 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Indiana (1), Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Ohio (2), and Washington (5). Three ill persons have been hospitalized. […]
Organic Pastures Dairy is requesting the return of Grade A Raw Whole Milk, Skim Milk, and Raw Cream, with code date of September 13, 2012. During routine state testing, California Dept. of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) detected campylobacter in one of our raw cream samples from that date code. As a precautionary action, CDFA is […]
Cruel and unusual punishment in the meals served at prisons? It was reported today that Saginaw Correctional Facility remains under quarantine as the number who are sick has climbed to 89 prisoners and seven staff members in a recent E. coli outbreak. Saginaw County Health Department officials have identified the outbreak as a result of […]