The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been pushing for over a decade to get out the message on the risk to at risk-populations of contracting the Listeria bacteria from cold cuts of meat, such as hot dogs and deli meat. The CDC urges those over the age of 50, and especially those over 65
Porky Products Announces Recall of Salted Smoked Split Herring
Porky Products Inc. of Carteret, New Jersey announced that it is recalling Salted Smoked Split Herring (bloaters) because it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can produce a harmful toxin, which causes the rare but potentially life-threatening bacterial infection, botulism.
The uneviscerated fish product was imported from Canada and distributed to
Video – Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. coli Outbreak that Changed the Way Americans Eat
Coming out on May 17th, Poisoned is the story of the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak that changed many lives, inclduing mine.
Raley’s Stores Announce Recall of Products Containing Grape Tomatoes
Previously, Six L’s of Immokalee, Florida announced that it was voluntarily recalling a single lot of grape tomatoes, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The product was distributed to North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, Georgia and Canada, and reached consumers through retail