Another recall today (actually, the queso fresco recall was announced yesterday, but expanded upon today by the FDA). This one concerns cheese (queso fresco soft mexican cheese) due to potential contamination by listeria monocytogenes. The FDA’s cheese recall announcement states as follows:
Del Bueno of Grandview, WA is recalling all size packages of Queso
The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced its endorsement of the Rapid Recall Exchange, an online service that standardizes and accelerates food and product recalls and withdrawals. Kroger will be the first national retail chain to encourage its suppliers to subscribe to this industry-leading program.
The Rapid Recall Exchange, developed by GS1 US in collaboration
In her blog at eFoodAlert.com, Phyllis Entis today discussed France’s approach, or lack thereof, to letting the food-consuming public know about foodborne threats to their health. The story arose from an outbreak of staphylococcal enterotoxin contained within three batches of cheese that were made using unpasteurized milk (aka "raw milk") from a single milk
No it’s not a "foodpoisoning" issue in the classic sense of the word, but it still involves food, it still involves food that was manufactured according to specs, and it still involves a resulting risk, I guess, to the consuming public. The USDA’s food safety and inspection service announced today that:
North American Bison
The FDA has announced that Whole Foods Market is recalling its frozen "Whole Catch Yellow fin Tuna Steaks" with a best by date of Dec 5th, 2010 because of possible elevated levels of histamine. The elevated levels histamine may cause symptoms within minutes to an hour after consumption.
The FDA provided this identifying information on the recalled product:
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The USDA’s food safety and inspection service announced this morning the recall of ham products (bad timing) that are potentially contaminated by listeria. The USDA’s statement reads as follows:
Lorentz Meats, a Cannon Falls, Minn., establishment, is recalling approximately 100 pounds of ham products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department
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The CDC updated its statement on the large Salmonella outbreak linked to now-recalled salami and red and black pepper. According to the CDC’s April 1 statement, the outbreak has sickened 252 people in 44 states and the District of Columbia. The outbreak strain of Salmonella is Montevideo, but Salmonella Senftenberg has also been found in
The FDA announced today another food recall. Today’s is by NY Gourmet Salads, Inc., of Brooklyn NY, which is recalling 50 pounds of its 5 pound tubs of chick pea salad due to potential Listeria contamination. NY Gourmet Salads had contacted their customers today and has retrieved 40 lbs of the distributed product. The Chick Pea
KITV.com reports that Peppa’s Korean BBQ in Honolulu has reopened after several E. coli O157:H7 illnesses were linked to the restaurant. The station reports that "the State Health Department said they found no signs of E. coli in an investigation of the Peppa’s Restaurant on South King Street," and as a result, gave the restaurant clearance
Over at the Des Moines Register, Phil Brasher has written a great piece on Marler Clark’s efforts to create a searchable foodborne illness outbreak database.
The nation’s top private food regulators, otherwise known as the Marler Clark law firm out of Seattle, are putting together a database for tracking food-borne illness. That’s something you