On September 16, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced a ground beef recall due to contamination by E. coli O157:H7. The beef was produced by XL Foods Inc. Wearing her detective hat, Phyllis Entis at www.efoodalert.com has figured out where the beef went . . . in the United States. Walmart, Safeway, Kroger and
McDonald’s inside Walmart Linked to Hepatitis A Risk
Anyone who may have eaten at a College Avenue McDonald’s on August 25, 26, 27 and 30 is being advised by the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) that they may have been exposed to the Hepatitis A virus.
This McDonald’s restaurant is inside the Walmart store on 3412 College Ave. in
Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak Caused by Hedgehogs
The CDC reports tonight that a total of 14 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 6 states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Indiana (1), Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Ohio (2), and Washington (5).
Three ill persons have been hospitalized.
F&S Produce Co. Inc. Recalls Mango Products Because of Salmonella Risk
F&S Produce Co. Inc., recalled a number of mango products distributed in the Northeast Saturday because of potential Salmonella contamination. The products in question have an expiration date of Aug. 28, but the company, F&S Produce Co. Inc., working with the Food and Drug Administration, issued the voluntary recall regardless.
The measure follows a recall
Urine and Feces Found in Montana Courthouse Coffee Pot
According to news reports, urine was discovered in county employees morning brew at the Anaconda Court House early last month.
On June 7th, two county employees unknowingly drank the tainted coffee and are now being tested for hepatitis A, according to Connie Ternes Daniels, Anaconda-Deer Lodge interim chief executive.
To make matters worse, four days
Update – Microbiological Data Program Saved? Change.org Petition to President Obama
According to Food Safety News:
After an uptick in press coverage on the impending shutdown of the Microbiological Data Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has decided to keep the produce testing program running, at least through the end of the year.
As Food Safety News reported last week, if the program were to shut
BPI Pink Slime Lawsuit Press Conference Postponed
According to KTIV this morning:
We’ll have to wait a while longer to learn the details of a lawsuit being filed by a former employee of Dakota Dunes-based Beef Products Incorporated. Bruce Smith has postponed a news conference he had scheduled for this afternoon at company headquarters. No explanation was given for the postponement and
BPI Pink Slime – It’s Baaaack – As a Lawsuit?
“PINK SLIME” Press Release
You are invited to attend:
Former Beef Products (BPI) EHS Director, Bruce Smith, will be holding a press conference on June 26, 2012, commencing at 1:30 pm at Sterling Green Estates Meeting Room, 320 Dakota Dunes Blvd., Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, to announce his filing of a civil lawsuit against a
Golden Glen Creamery Recalls Red Pepper Onion & Garlic Cheddar Because Of Listeria
Golden Glen Creamery of Bow, WA, in cooperation with the WSDA is voluntarily recalling Red Pepper with Onion & Garlic Cheddar produced on August 30, 2011 because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The Creamery agreed to recall the product after a sample taken by the WSDA returned with a positive
New York State Agriculture Warns Do Not Drink Castle Farms Raw Milk
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine today warned consumers in and around Chautauqua County to not consume “unpasteurized” raw farm milk from Castle Farms due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination.
Castle Farms, located at 1051 Route 249 in Irving, New York, holds a Department permit to legally sell raw milk at the