Listeria monocytogenes

pilgrim's pride.jpgOn 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

Starbucks-chicken-listeria.gifThe 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

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

bmpLast 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

20110415d.jpgYesterday, 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

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.

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