As the latest in a succession of food contamination problems in Pennsylvania, K. Heeps, Inc., an Allentown company, is recalling approximately 17.5 pounds of fully cooked turkey breast products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The products subject to recall
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today advised consumers who purchased aged hard cheddar cheese made with raw milk from Milky Way Farm in Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, to discard the product immediately because of potential bacterial contamination. The Bureau of Food Safety has identified 20 pounds of raw milk cheddar cheese that entered the consumer market.
Nathan Pipenberg of the Daily Collegian today reported on an apparent case of E. coli O157:H7 infection that may be linked to food served on campus during a tennis camp at Penn State University.
An East Halls tennis camper left University Park early last week — then told Penn State this week his doctor
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With annual costs attributable to foodpoisoning outbreaks topping $152 billion, there is little doubt that food-related illnesses are a major public health concern. Salmonella, just one of many potentially lethal bugs, causes approximately 40,000 confirmed cases of salmonellosis every year in the US, though the number of actual cases is likely more than 30 times
In addition toE. coli and campylobacter in goat’s milk and E. coli in bison meat, Azteca Linda Corp. of Brooklyn, NY, this weekend announced a recall of its Queso Fresco and Queso Hebra cheeses with an expiration date of July 7, 2010. The recall was announced because the products have the potential to be contaminated
At almost the same time that Colorado announced an E. coli O157:H7 and campylobacter outbreak linked to raw goat milk produced by Billy Goat Dairy in Longmont, New York announced that the license to sell raw milk held by Breese Hollow Dairy has been suspended due to positive tests for both campylobacter and listeria monocytogenes.
Breese Hollow Dairy, located in
On July 1, 2010 Tri-Union Seafoods announced a recall of Chicken of the Sea 12 ounce cans of solid white tuna packed in water. The company cited a production error that may have created defective seals during the production process, thus creating a risk for the germination of botulism spores.
These products were distributed in ten states
On Friday we learned that Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, a Henderson, Colorado meat business, was recalling approximately 66,000 pounds of bison products due to potential contamination by E. coli O157:H7. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service became aware of the problem during the course of an on-going investigation into a cluster of E. coli
The Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington is a great place to see a concert. Unfortunately, a
number of concert-goers at the Sasquatch Festival, held over this past Memorial Day weekend, ended up victims of a Salmonella outbreak.
Health officials in Grant County, Washington have reported that 7 cases of salmonella have been confirmed in people
Just in time for the 4th of July, Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, a Colorado company, is recalling approximately 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison products due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7, a potentially deadly pathogen.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall yesterday after an on-going investigation into