On July 20, 2011, Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, a Mount Pleasant, Texas company initially issued a recall of ready-to-eat chicken products due to a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Pilgrim’s Pride is expanding its recall by an additional 7,072 pounds. The problem
Listeria monocytogenes
Company Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products for Possible Listeria Contamination
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a press release today announcing that Flying Food Group, LLC, a Lawrenceville, Ga., establishment, is recalling approximately 204 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken wraps and plates that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
FSIS became aware of the contamination after it conducted…
CFIA Warns That Certain Sandwich Products May Contain Listeria
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and King’s Processing Ltd., (Establishment number 514) Alberton, PEI, are warning the public not to consume certain sandwich products because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products affected by this alert include sandwiches, subs, wraps, burgers, breakfast muffins and bagels. For a complete list of…
CFIA Warns Public Not to Consume Rose Brand Semi Hard Ripened Cheese
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Fromagerie La Vache à Maillotte are warning the public not to consume the Rose brand Semi Hard Ripened Cheese because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The affected bears the lot # 011 and is sold in 2 kg and 200 g units. In addition…
Italian Cured Meats Recalled in Canada Over Possible Listeria Contamination
On May 24, 2011, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) warned the public not to consume Fumagalli La Salumeria brand Seasoned Dry Cured Pork Loin due to the possibility that the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Yesterday, CFIA expanded the warning to include Fumagalli Pronto e Fresco brand Spianata Romana Salami that…
CFIA Warns the Public Not to Eat King James brand Blue Stilton Cheese
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and The Tree of Life Canada are warning the public not to consume the King James brand Blue Stilton Cheese, product of England, because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Tree of Life, the importer of the cheese based in Surrey, British Columbia, is voluntarily recalling…
Chives Recalled Due to Listeria Contamination
Goodness Gardens, Inc., a company based in New Hampton, New York, announced today that it is voluntarily recalling chives Lot # 0201111 due to a risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination. A routine sampling program by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection revealed that the product lot contained the Listeria bacteria.
According to the company’s…
Smoked Salmon Recalled Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Last week the Food and Drug Administration posted a press release from Woodsmoke Provisions, LLC announcing that it is voluntarily recalling 160 packages (40 pounds) of the Fresh Market Signature Collection Atlantic Smoked Salmon because they may potentially be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The company said the problem was noted after routine inspection by the…
Seafood Mousses and Dips Potentially Contaminated With Listeria
Yesterday, April 15, 2010, Charcuterie La Tour Eiffel, Inc., a company based in Blainville, Canada, warned the public not to consume certain Summersweet Fine Foods Ltd. products. Summersweet, a leading Canadian Manufacturer and Distributor of packaged foods that has developed business across Canada and the U.S., announced that it was recalling a variety of seafood…
Missouri Dairy’s Raw Milk Cheese Production Stopped Due to Listeria and Staph
Inspectors with the Missouri Department of Agriculture have halted production and distribution from Morningland Dairy located in Mountain View, after raw cheese from the dairy tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus.
The cheese samples were seized June 30 in California; Missouri officials were made aware of the California department’s test results today.
Inspectors…