Knoxville, Tennessee-based House of Thaller, Inc. recalled 529 pounds of Smoked Salmon Dip on October 29th for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. According to the FDA recall release, the salmon dip was distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia and was sold in Kroger-brand packaging. The Georgia Department of Health identified the problem during routine retail sampling.Continue Reading Kroger Salmon Dip Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Castleberry’s botulism outbreak update
News Radio 1420 out of Lubbock, Texas, reported last week that Marissa Cisneros, a young victim of the botulism outbreak traced to Castleberry’s chili products, may be returning to school soon.
Last July, Castleberry’s recalled canned meat products that were distributed nationwide, with the exception of Great Value chili products which were exported only to
More ground beef recalled for possible E. coli contamination
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that Blue Ribbon Meats, a Florida company, is recalling 8,200 pounds of frozen ground beef products for possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The ground beef was produced between September 14 and September 27, and was shipped to two distributors. The ultimate destinations the meat was designated for
Listeria monocytogenes – a serious foodborne pathogen
The Times-Argus of Barre and Montpelier, Vermont, featured an article about Listeria monocytogenes, a foodborne pathogen. The article focuses on the need for specific populations (i.e. pregnant women, elderly people) to be aware of the risks Listeria poses to them, and on the importance of public knowledge about Listeria since it is present in many
Quiznos Back Open After Minnesota Salmonella Outbreak
Quiznos is back open for business after ten confirmed cases of salmonella shut it down. Officials were able to zero in on that particular Quiznos because the bacteria in each case matched.
The state health department inspected the restaurant on Wednesday.
Officials say the bacteria could have come from a contaminated product or possibly from
Consumers: the last line of defense
This week’s food safety infosheet from the International Food Safety Network focuses on proper cooking temperatures for food.
We’ve learned more about proper cooking temperatures in recent weeks since ConAgra recalled chicken and turkey pot pies for Salmonella contamination. Microwave temperatures vary, and using a food thermometer to measure a food’s internal temperature and
First Lawsuit Filed over ConAgra Salmonella Outbreak
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A Minnesota couple is suing Omaha-based ConAgra Foods for the salmonella outbreak that allegedly made their 19-month-old daughter sick.
Amy and Joshua Reinert took their daughter Isabelle to the emergency room in August when she had a seizure and lost consciousness. Reinert said her daughter continued to have diarrhea for nearly six weeks.
It’s the
Stephanie Smith, Rocori grad sickened by E. coli strain
Amy Bowen of the St. Cloud Times has written about Stephanie Smith, 20, (Just for Kix instructor) who is struggling for her life after contracting what appears to be a critical case of E. coli poisoning. She was on life support Friday in the intensive care unit at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester. Doctors are
McDonald family of Knoxville Tennessee hit by Cargill E. coli
E. coli hospitalizes four children in East Tennessee
The Associated Press reported that four children in East Tennessee have been hospitalized in recent days for symptoms of food-borne E. coli bacteria. Jim McDonald, father of an ill 4-year-old boy and 1-year-old girl, told reporters he suspected his children became sick from eating tainted frozen hamburger
ConAgra Salmonella Pot Pie Plant Shuts Down
The ConAgra plant that produces the company’s Banquet pot pies was closed yesterday among concerns of Salmonella contamination in Banquet chicken pot pies that had been manufactured in the plant. The Associated Press reported on the closure today:
ConAgra Foods Inc. voluntarily stopped production Tuesday at the Missouri plant that makes its Banquet pot pies