The FDA has announced that 114,350 pounds of shelled hazelnuts have been recalled due to concerns that they may be contaminated with Salmonella. The nuts were marketed by Willamette Shelling of Newberg, Oregon. To this point, no illnesses have been reported.
The FDA provided this information on identification of the products involved:
All products subject to recall were
Walworth County (WI) and Zinninker Farm have reached a settlment regarding potential fines following an outbreak of campylobacter jejuni linked to raw milk sold by the farm. The Janesville Gazette reports:
The district attorney’s office filed 24 citations against Zinniker Farm, N7399 Bowers Road, charging the sale of non-compliance milk. The citations carry a total
Tests Highlight Need for Congress to Address Shipping Platforms in Food Safety Bill
Press Release Source: Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) On Wednesday December 16, 2009.
In a random sampling of wood pallets used to ship food in Portland, ME, and Philadelphia, PA, numerous pallets tested positive for Listeria and abnormally high counts of bacteria
New research suggests a connection between foodborne E. coli bacteria and urinary tract infections. This report details the findings of Professor Amee R. Manges, McGill University, on the link. The study was recently published in the January issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
E. coli is the generic term for a family of bacteria that includes a
An editorial from today’s Bismark Tribune hits the nail squarely on the head–the job of public health departments is to protect and oversee the public’s health. That’s why it is somewhat frustrating that many months after 150 people became ill from Salmonella infections after consuming or being exposed to contaminated food prepared by an unlicensed
USDA FNS is issuing a final rule requiring school food authorities participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or the School Breakfast Program (SBP) to develop a school food safety program, based on the hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) system.
Organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
Source: Federal Register: December 15
Click on image below to download Safety Guide. E. coli – www.about-ecoli.com
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are members of a large group of bacterial germs that inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and other warm-blooded animals (mammals, birds). More than 700 serotypes of E. coli have been identified. Their “O” and “H” antigens on their
MediaNews Editorial
A consumer group made a disturbing discovery recently when it made random purchases of Foster Farms chickens in supermarkets. An outside laboratory conducted tests for salmonella and campylobacter and found fewer than 20 percent of the chickens purchased were free from contamination from one or the other. Talk about an abysmal number.
What’s
I know my friends over at Weston A. Price Association and the Complete Patient think I spend all my time beating up on raw milk (hmm, did they notice what I did to Cargill last week?). What really gets to me about the "raw milkies," is their religious passion for their personal freedom trumping the
