According to Food Safety News: After an uptick in press coverage on the impending shutdown of the Microbiological Data Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has decided to keep the produce testing program running, at least through the end of the year. As Food Safety News reported last week, if the program were to shut down, as […]
According to Jill Jensen of the Post-Bulletin in Rochester Minnesota, the first Salmonella outbreak in years is linked to Denny’s Restaurant in Rochester. Three confirmed cases and one suspected case of Salmonella montevideo are being investigated by Olmsted County Public Health Services and the Minnesota Department of Health. As of Friday, they had not found […]
For those who are touting Colorado cantaloupe today being back on store shelves, take some time to remember one of your (former) customers. In working on this case, I got a note from the family on one of the last few days of Frances’s life. Here is one of the hardest parts: The focus now […]
According to the Dayton & Montgomery County Health Department, as a result of eating food at a picnic at Neff’s Lawn Care in Germantown, at least 62 individuals have become ill. Of those, 13 have been hospitalized. Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County is continuing an investigation into the cause of the foodborne outbreak. […]
As the press gushed over the last few days over cantaloupes grown in Colorado making it back on to store shelves, I thought the above headline might well be more appropriate. And, for those who have forgotten, on December 8, 2011, the CDC determined that deadliest foodborne illness outbreak was officially over and issued its […]
A total of 144 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Newport, and Salmonella Lille have been reported from 26 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (4), Arizona (1), Delaware (1), Georgia (5), Illinois (1), Indiana (3), Kansas (1), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (1), Maine […]
The Allegheny County Health Department and Whole Foods Market are recalling cheese sold at the Whole Foods store in East Liberty over concerns of Listeria bacterial contamination. The recall was prompted by one illness that has been reported. The recalled cheese, labeled Jean Perrin Edel de Cleron, was cut and packaged in clear plastic wrap […]
Germantown Picnic the likely source – no food item implicated yet. As a result of eating food at a picnic at Neff’s Lawn Care in Germantown, at least 61 individuals have become ill and 11 have been hospitalized. Of the ill, 11 have been confirmed to be infected by E. Coli O157. Public Health – […]
Nine Hospitalized According to a press release from the Dayton & Montgomery County, as a result of eating food at a picnic at Neff’s Lawn Care in Germantown, Ohio at least 36 individuals have become ill. Of those, 9 have been hospitalized. Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County is continuing an investigation into the […]
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that noroviruses cause nearly 21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis annually, making noroviruses the leading cause of gastroenteritis in adults in the United States. So it should come as no surprise that, according to press reports, the highly contagious stomach virus that sickened more than a […]
From Real Raw Milk Facts: The use of heat is central to the culinary arts and dates back to the beginning of human civilization. Heat enhances the flavor of animal- and plant-based foods. Heat is also a way to destroy harmful germs that can cause disease or spoil the food. Pasteurization is the term used […]
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 […]
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 Talbot Road, London, Ontario on June 27, 2012. The […]
Buona Vita, Inc., a Bridgeton, N.J. establishment, is recalling approximately 324,770 pounds of various frozen, ready-to-eat meat and poultry products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The packages bear the establishment number “P-954” or “Est. 954” inside the USDA mark of inspection. […]