FDA announced today that Carol’s Cuts LLC, Kansas food processor, is recalling 594 pounds of fresh cut cantaloupe packaged in 5-pound trays as chunks and as an ingredient in 8-ounce mixed fruit medley because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The Carol’s Cuts recall is part of a larger recall involving
A press release from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) indicated that the five isolates sent to CDC do match the Listeria multistate outbreak. The agencies anticipate that Kansas will soon be added to the CDC’s report.
In addition to the newly confirmed Kansas cases, the
Del Bueno of Grandview, Washington is recalling all 16oz. size packages of Queso Fresco Casero Fresh Cheese with a date stamp of September 14, 2011 because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A routine sampling program by Washington State Department of Agriculture revealed that the cheese is contaminated with Listeria
Jon Ebelt of the Clark Fork Chronicle reported today that the Montana Department of the Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) is currently investigating two cases of listeriosis identified in Gallatin and Yellowstone counties. According to Montana health authorities, one case, in Yellowstone County, has been definitively linked to the outbreak of listeriosis linked to
An FDA press release announced that Jensen Farms, of Holly, Colorado is coordinating with the State of Colorado to voluntarily recall their shipments of Rocky Ford whole cantaloupe because of possible Listeria contamination.
The whole cantaloupes in question were shipped between July 29, 2011 and September 10, 2011, and distributed to the following states:
Fine Mexican Food Products, Inc. (FMP), located in the City of Ontario in California, is recalling 1,423 Cases of 12/2 lb. Frozen Avocado Pulp and 1,820 Cases IQF 8/3 lb. IQF Avocado Halves as distributed since June 2010 because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The company initiated the recall after it received
Atlanta Oriental Food Wholesale Company of Atlanta, GA, is recalling containers of Cut Napa Kimchi after routine testing by the company revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected product was sold in a 1 gallon, clear plastic package and a 5 gallon bucket marked with lot # 56090959 on the side of the
On August 12, 2011, both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall of products possibly contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
After a routine sampling by the FDA, Listeria monocytogenes was found in the imported avocado pulp used in various Layer Dip
It seems as though ground turkey is not the only product that’s been affected by a recall recently. Last week on Friday, August 5, 2011, Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market Inc., an El Segundo, California company, announced that it is recalling its Fresh & Easy brand organic baby spinach because it could be contaminated with
On July 19, 2011, Flying Food Group LLC of Lawrenceville, Georgia announced that it was recalling certain products upon the request of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) because they had the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Yesterday, the company significantly expanded that recall to include products made for Core-mark Atlanta Division
