Manda Packing Company, a Baker, La., establishment, is expanding its recall to include approximately 468,000 pounds of roast beef, ham, turkey breast, tasso pork, ham shanks, hog head cheese, corned beef, and pastrami due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Each
10 tons of roast beef deli meat recalled due to Listeria contamination
Manda Packing Company, a Baker, La., establishment, is recalling approximately 20,166 pounds of cooked roast beef deli meat due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
Various weights of the following products are subject to recall:
- Manda Supreme Roast Beef
- Four Star Cajun
Class Action Lawsuit to be filed against West Village Restaurant Linked to Hepatitis A Scare
Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of foodborne illness outbreaks, and Underberg & Kessler filed a class action lawsuit today against Alta Restaurant. The lawsuit was filed in New York County Superior Court on behalf of named plaintiff Michael Piacente and other restaurant patrons who received hepatitis A vaccinations after alleged
“Ready to Cook” Frozen Meals with E. coli can be very, very Dangerous
The CDC is reporting a total of 27 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121 (STEC O121) from 15 states. 81% of ill persons are 21 years of age or younger and 35% of ill persons have been hospitalized. Two ill people developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type
Mayor Bloomberg: Don’t Ban Big Gulps, Order Hepatitis A Shots!
Dessert customers of New York’s Alta’s Restaurant are lining up for preventative Hepatitis A vaccines today and for the next few days. Hopefully the vaccines do the trick and the thousands who were exposed do not get sick. However, had that employee, who had his or her hands in you dessert, been vaccinated before, those
A Very, Very Nasty Virus – Hepatitis A
Incubation period for Hepatitis A is 28 days (range: 15–50 days).
While dessert patrons of New York’s Alta’s Restaurant line up for preventative vaccines, it is wise to recall a bit of history.
Pennsylvania State health officials first learned of a Hepatitis A outbreak when unusually high numbers of hepatitis A cases were reported in
Pierce County Washington Linked to E. coli O121 Outbreak
King 5 News reports that the state Department of Health is warning people that several types of frozen products widely distributed in Washington – Farm Rich, Market Day, and Schwan’s brands – have been recalled due to possible E.coli contamination.
The recalls are related to a national E. coli outbreak has sickened 27 people from
New York City Health Department Warns Patrons of Alta Restaurant Of Possible Exposure To Hepatitis A
Anyone Who Ate Dessert at Alta Restaurant (64 W 10th St) Between From March 23 To April 2 Should Get Hepatitis A Vaccine as a Precautionary Measure
Patrons Should See Their Doctor or Visit Health Department Clinic
In response to a case of Hepatitis A in a food handler at Alta restaurant in the West
CDC: 27 with E. col O121 Linked to Farm Rich Frozen Foods
A total of 27 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121 (STEC O121) have been reported from 15 states.
81% of ill persons are 21 years of age or younger.
35% of ill persons have been hospitalized. Two ill people developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney
Smoked and Pickled Herring Recalled Due to Botulism Risk
Little Mermaid Smoke House is recalling Smoked Herring and Pickled Herring fish because the products were found to be uneviscerated, and have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or