The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) advises consumers that they should not eat certain products produced by Farmstead Inc. of 186 Wayland Ave. in Providence. Certain food items purchased from the Farmstead Inc. retail shop or through http://www.farmsteadinc.com are being voluntarily recalled due to food safety concerns.
HEALTH inspectors initiated an investigation after receiving
Community Members with Symptoms Asked to Contact the Health Unit
The Peterborough County-City Health Unit is investigating an outbreak of lab-confirmed cases of Salmonella linked to Ming’s Restaurant, located at 554 Lansdowne Street West in Peterborough, Ontario. The Health Unit has ordered the restaurant closed until testing can determine the source.
The Health Unit is
Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC is voluntarily recalling 371 cases of ready-to-eat cold smoked salmon products because of possible contamination by Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled products, “Nathan’s Brand 3oz Cold Smoked Atlantic Salmon” (Product of Chile) and “LASCCO Cold Smoked Nova Atlantic Salmon 4 oz” (Product of Chile) were distributed to various retailers and distribution centers
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Loblaw Companies Ltd. are warning the public not to consume certain Butcher’s Choice Beef Burgers because this product may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The affected products include:
Butcher’s Choice Garlic Peppercorn Beef Burgers, is sold frozen in 1.13 kg packages bearing UPC 0 60383 89363 7
Taylor Farms is recalling 110 cases of Taylor Farms Hearts of Romaine 10 oz. bags of romaine lettuce due to possible contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product bears a UPC of 0-30223-04032-3 and features a best-by date of today, Dec. 13, 2012.
The product was sold in California and Florida.
No reported illnesses have
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the Golden Boy brand Inshell Mixed Nuts described below because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The affected product, Golden Boy brand Inshell Mixed Nuts are sold in 1.36 kg (3 lb) mesh bags bearing UPC 0 4684 10948 0.
This product
The final summary is in for this year’s installment of our semi–annual late-fall/early-winter E. coli O157 leafy greens outbreak. The CDC now counts 33 ill people in 5 northeastern states (CT, VA, PA, MA, and NY). Two of those were confirmed to have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome. 26 of the victims were residents of
Fresh-cut processor Freshway Foods is recalling sliced apple packs over listeria fears.
The Dec. 8 voluntary recall covers product that is already out-of-date. No illnesses linked to the recalled product had been reported as of Dec. 10, said Amy Philpott, a company spokeswoman.
About 6,670 pounds of sliced apples packaged on Nov. 12 using a
The CDC reports that a total of 33 ill persons infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O157:H7 were reported from five states. The number of ill people identified in each state with the outbreak strain was as follows: Connecticut (2), Massachusetts (3), New York (26), Pennsylvania (1), and Virginia (1).
46% of ill persons
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced that, beginning in 60 days, the Agency will require producers to hold shipments of non-intact raw beef and all ready-to-eat products containing meat and poultry until they pass Agency testing for foodborne adulterants.
“This new policy will reduce foodborne illnesses and