Kellogg announced today the recall of approximately 28 million boxes of cereal. According to a Wall Street Journal report, "some consumers could experience such temporary symptoms as nausea and diarrhea because of the liner in the packaging."
The cereal maker, working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said the
voluntary recall covers certain boxes
The Clostridium perfringens outbreak at Central Louisiana State Hospital in Pineville has claimed additional victims. In a good article on the outbreak and the officials who have resigned, or retired, in its wake,the Town Talk reports as follows:
The administrator and associate administrator at Central Louisiana State Hospital both left the facility this
The State of Oregon’s press release today is Exhibit A in our recent commentary on the significant public health threat posed by recalled products remaining on store and consumer shelves. In summary, the release states that, despite a widely publicized outbreak and recall linked to ConAgra’s Marie Callendar brand frozen foods, certain stores in Oregon
Lancaster Foods LLC, of Jessup, Maryland, recalled 10-ounce packages of Krisp-Pak Ready to Eat Hydro-Cooled Fresh Spinach yesterday after tests by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in product samples.
The packages have the code: “Best Enjoyed By: 23 Jun 10, Product of USA, 10/158/09:17/1/05.”
State
The folks over at barfblog.com have created the following table showing outbreaks involving pre-cooked microwavable chicken products. Clearly, the first and best line of defense in outbreaks involving pre-cooked products is for the product manufacturer to not use contaminated ingredients, or ensure that the harmful bacteria are fully eradicated by cooking it thoroughly.
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Ongoing (?) Salmonella outbreaks linked to Subway sandwiches and ConAgra’s Marie Calendar’s Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen meals have spawned two law suits against the food companies. We filed suit on Monday against the Illinois Subway restaurant, and Doctors Associates (the parent corp for Subway), on behalf of Alicea Bush-Bailey, and on Tuesday against
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South Gate Meat Co., a South Gate, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 35,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The products subject to recall include:
*20-, 30- and 40-pound bulk packages of "SOUTH GATE MEAT
Crown I Enterprises, Inc., a Bay Shore, N.Y., establishment, is recalling approximately 3,700 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The products subject to recall include:
*24, 8-ounce burgers in 12-pound boxes of "W.B. STOCKYARD
At least six cases of Salmonella have been reported in people living in or near Berea, Kentucky. Both County and State health officials are investigating the illness, which covers three Kentucky counties. According to an online report:
While it’s not unusual to see this many cases of salmonella sickness in a year, it’s unusual to see them
Late last week, ConAgra recalled Marie Callendar’s brand Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen entrees due to Salmonella contamination. The recall occurred because the CDC had notified ConAgra of a possible association between its Marie Callendar’s product and at least 8 Salmonella Chester infections in people nationwide. The CDC has since expanded the case-count in the