Today the FDA released its Form 483 Inspection Observation Report from the on-site inspections it recently conducted at Wright County Egg’s egg laying farms/plants, and the findings are nothing short of disgusting. Here are just a sampling of the conditions witnessed by FDA’s inspectors:
Food Safety Advocate has Petitioned USDA
Seattle, WA (August 30, 2010) The recent outbreak of E. coli O26 linked to three illnesses and the recall of four tons of ground beef products produced by Cargill Meat Solutions is the precise reason these pathogen needs to be monitored, says Seattle food safety attorney, Bill Marler
Sometimes major food-safety events (i.e. large-scale outbreaks and recalls) have the effect of bringing important issues to the fore, thereby preventing them from being ignored any longer. The 2006 Spinch E. coli O157 recall certainly did; the Leafy Green Marketing Agreement–which sets forth standardized, fairly stringent rules for the production of leafy greens–came out the other
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In light of this weekends recall by Cargill Meat Solutions of approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26, and the sickening of three people, it is time for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to deem another six “enterohemorrhagic
BJ’s grocery establishments in 8 states appear to be the only retailers to have received the Cargill ground beef products that have sickened 3 people in New York and Maine since early August. The 8 states where BJ’s stores are known to have received recalled product are New York, Maine, Connecticut, Virginia, New Jersey
At least 3 people have been sickened recently in Maine and New York after consuming ground beef manufactured by Cargill (but sold under various brand names) that was contaminated by E. coli O126, a rare strain of shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli. There is no indication yet whether any of the victims developed hemolytic uremic
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., a Wyalusing, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
* 42-pound cases of "GROUND BEEF FINE 90/10," containing three (3) – approximately 14 pound chubs each.
Sheila Mclaughlin at the Cincinnati Enquirer today reported that as many as 264 restaurants in the greater Cincinnati, Louisville, and Indianapolis metro areas received recalled eggs from Wright County Egg company, which has been linked to a major Salmonella outbreak that has sickened thousands.
Documents from the Indiana Department of Health indicate that 264
Inspectors with the Missouri Department of Agriculture have halted production and distribution from Morningland Dairy located in Mountain View, after raw cheese from the dairy tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus.
The cheese samples were seized June 30 in California; Missouri officials were made aware of the California department’s test results today.
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Over the course of the last several months, I have periodically reviewed major Salmonella outbreaks that have occurred at various restaurants, and from other food sources, over the first 2/3 of 2010. Obviously, this fourth installment is heavy on the eggs. No matter how you cook it up, 2010 has been a year dominated by