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Service Smoked Fish Corp. Recalls Smoked Nova Salmon Because of Possible Health Risk

Posted on November 20, 2009
Service Smoked Fish Corp. of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling specific "Use-By" dates and lot codes of Brooklyn's BEST brand SMOKED NOVA SALMON because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...

San Miguel Produce Inc Recalls Listeria Kale

Posted on November 14, 2009
A warning is out about vegetables possibly infected with bacteria. San Miguel Produce Inc. is urging consumers to discard packages of 'Cut 'N Clean Greens' Kale. The Ohio Department of Agriculture says kale from the California company tested positive for Listeria...

Listeria Causes Illness at Much Lower Dose

Posted on November 13, 2009
Pregnant women may get ill from Listeria at lower doses than previously thought, U.S. researchers found. The risk of fetal or infant mortality among pregnant women who consume food containing 1 million cells of the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes in soft cheeses and other food is estimated at about 50 percent, suggesting five stillbirths potentially could occur when 10 pregnant women are exposed to that amount...

Whittier Farms Pasteurized Milk Listeria Outbreak 2007

Posted on October 31, 2009
A. News of the Outbreak On November 27, 2007, a health department officer in central Massachusetts contacted the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) to report a Listeria infection in an 87 year old man. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) performed on the patient's Listeria monocytogenes isolate produced a pattern indistinguishable from that of isolates from three other cases identified in residents of central Massachusetts in June, October, and early November 2007...

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Lone Star Brisket Company, a Texas Firm, Recalls Smoked Beef Brisket Product For Possible Listeria Contamination

Posted on October 21, 2009
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-056-2009 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Lone Star Brisket Company, a Thorndale, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 14 pounds of smoked beef products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S...

Quong Hop & Co. ordered to pay $90,000 for violating food-safety laws

Posted on October 16, 2009
Quong Hop & Co. failed to maintain its Airport Boulevard plant in a sanitary condition, didn't stop pests from entering food-processing areas and didn't ensure that food was protected from contamination, said John Wilson, a San Mateo County deputy district attorney...

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc., Recalls Listeria Walnuts

Posted on October 14, 2009
A recall of nuts that could be contaminated with listeria has been traced to a California plant, and a small number of those nuts made their way to consumers, John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. said Wednesday in a filing with federal securities regulators...

Rel's Foods Inc. Listeria Sandwich Recall

Posted on October 09, 2009
FDA Takes Enforcement Action Against Ready-to-Eat Sandwich Manufacturer The complaint alleges that FDA investigators have found L. mono inside Rel's production facility on numerous occasions since 2002.  Additionally, routine laboratory testing by the Department of Defense and the California Department of Public Health, Food and Drug Branch (CFDB) found L...

Longer shelf life contributes to increased listeria

Posted on October 05, 2009
According to Meat International online, the UK Chilled Food Association (CFA) has raised concerns about the lengthy shelf life of some listeria-prone ready-to-eat foods (RTE) in some countries as the EU said it would help fund a study on the issue. Kaarin Goodburn, of the CFA said increasing incidents of listeria monocytogenes could be linked to longer shelf lives allowed for foods such as RTE smoked salmon, meats and specialist cheeses in many continental European countries compared to the UK...

FSIS Releases List of Retailers Who Got Burritos From Windsor Foods

Posted on September 16, 2009
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Tuesday published a list of retailers that might have received one of the 126 cases of Listeria- tainted burritos. Riverside, CA-based Windsor Foods recalled the 2,268 pounds of 'Butcher Boy Red Beef & Bean Burritos' Sept...

Windsor Foods Recalls Beef & Bean Burritos

Posted on September 13, 2009
 Riverside, CA-based Windsor Foods has recalled approximately 2,268 pounds of beef and bean burrito products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)...

Government of Canada Accepts All 57 Recommendations From Weatherill Report

Posted on September 12, 2009
Canada's conservative government says it will implement all 57 recommendations from an independent investigator it asked to look into the 2008 listeria outbreak that was blamed on ready cut meats from the Maple Leaf Foods Toronto plant. The recommendations from food safety expert Sheila Weatherill will cost about $75 million to implement...

Big Boy's Ready To Eat Meals For Kids Are Recalled For Listeria Contamination

Posted on September 04, 2009
In the last ten days, two brands of meal kits for kids made for  Big Boy restaurants were prepared; distributed at both wholesale and retail levels ; tested positive for Listeria contamination; and subjected to a Class 1, High Health Risk recall...

Kellogg's Buttermilk Eggo Waffles Made In Atlanta Are Being Recalled

Posted on September 02, 2009
The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) has found Listeria monocytogenes in a test sample of Kellogg's Buttermilk Eggo Waffles manufactured at an Atlanta plant. The positive sample part of a routine inspection by GDA of the Kellogg's plant at 5601 Bucknell Dr...

Canada's Food No Safer Than It Was Before Maple Leaf Listeria Outbreak, Says Sun Newspaper

Posted on September 01, 2009
For its year-after editorial about the Maple Leaf listeria outbreak that killed 22 mostly elderly Canadians living in provincial long-term care facilities or hospitals, the Vancouver Sun sought out some experts. The newspaper waned to know if Canada's food was safer after all those who died after consuming deli meats contaminated with listeria produced at a government-inspected plant...

Quesos Mi Pueblito Expands List Of Cheese Products Recalled For Listeria

Posted on August 28, 2009
Quesos Mi Pueblito, LLC of Passaic, NJ is greatly expanding its previous recall (see below) with the following cheese products with Sell by Date from February 2, 2009 to present: LA FE OAXACA STRING CHEESE EL VIEJITO OAXACA CHEESE MI PUEBLITO COTIJA/AñEJO MI PUEBLITO CUAJADA FRESCA MI PUEBLITO QUESO COLOMBIANO DE ARRIERO MI PUEBLITO QUESO MOLIDO MI PUEBLITO QUESO COTIJA TRIANGULO MI PUEBLITO QUESO FRESCO MI PUEBLITO QUESO FRESCO DE RANCHO MI PUEBLITO QUESO CASERO MI PUEBLITO QUESO OAXACA MI PUEBLITO REQUESON MI PUEBLITO SERRANO No illnesses have yet been associated with this recall, but the cheese products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes...

Mi Pueblito Queso Fresco Soft Mexican Cheese Recalled Due To Listeria Contamination

Posted on August 24, 2009
Passaic, NJ-based Puebla Foods Inc. said it is recalling its Mi Pueblito Queso Fresco soft Mexican cheese because of possible listeria contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the recalled cheese, sold in a clear plastic 14-ounce packages with a "Sell by Date" of "09/08/09" may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections...

Listeria Outbreak On Virgin Blue Airlines Came From The Chicken Wraps

Posted on August 20, 2009
Virgin Blue is shaking up the airline business in Australia.   It made a big mistake, however, when it chose Wollongong's GMI Food Wholesalers Pty. Ltd., trading as Australian Poultry and Food Wholesalers, as its poultry supplier. The airline used the poultry in 'chicken wraps' fed to passengers, but that's where things really went badly...

Los Angeles County Health Officials Fear Sale of Latin American Cheeses By Street Vendors Is "A Recipe For Disaster"

Posted on August 19, 2009
 Los Angeles County's public health officials are joining some of their counterparts in Utah by warning consumers NOT to purchase Latin American-style soft cheeses from unlicensed manufacturers or vendors because they may be unsafe to eat. The dairy products that most concern LA County health officials are Queso Fresco, Panela, Queso Seco, Asadero, Queso Oaxaca, Queso Cotija and Cream, says Dr...

Culinary Circle Macaroni & Cheese Recalled By Supervalu Stores

Posted on August 17, 2009
Frozen Culinary Circle™ Gourmet Macaroni and Cheese products are being recalled because they may have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products are found in the frozen foods section in a 38 oz. package and were sold at SUPERVALU-owned stores including Acme®, Albertsons®, bigg's®, Cub Foods®, Farm Fresh®, Hornbacher's®, Jewel-Osco®, Lucky®, Shaw's/Star Market™, Shop ‘n Save®, and Shoppers Food & Pharmacy® in all of the states where they operate...

Listeria Problem That Put Peregrina Cheese In Federal Court Brings Recall Of All Products Since Last St. Pat's Day

Posted on August 13, 2009
We previously reported on Brooklyn's Peregrina Cheese Inc. and the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York entering into a 16-page Consent Degree with many requirements---including the recall of all food products the company has distributed since March 17, 2009...

MAPLE LEAF INITIATES PRECAUTIONARY RECALL OF NINE WIENER PRODUCTS

Posted on August 04, 2009
What follows is a company press release: TORONTO, Aug. 4, 2009 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Maple Leaf Foods today announced it is proceeding with a recall of nine wiener products produced under the Hygrade, Shopsy's and Maple Leaf brands at its plant in Hamilton, Ontario, due to the possibility that they may contain traces of Listeria monocytogenes...

Haifa Smoked Fish's Cold Smoked Whitefish Recalled For Listeria

Posted on July 28, 2009
Haifa Smoked Fish, Inc has recalled all Haifa Smoked Fish brand Cold Smoked Whitefish sold between December 7, 2008 and June 18, 2009. The smoked fish is being recalled because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...

The "Weatherill Report" On 2008 Maple Leaf Listeria Outbreak Cites "Void In Leadership"

Posted on July 22, 2009
Before we get going, let's acknowledge the obvious. We pay such little attention to Canada that we are far from experts on our neighbors to the north. When we do pay attention to Canada its usually because of some natural or man-made disaster. Canadians tough out what mother nature sends their way, but man-made disasters are another story...

Chang Farm (Again & Again) Recalls Sprouts Because Of Listeria Contamination

Posted on July 15, 2009
Sample testing by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed contamination of Soy Bean Sprouts with Listeria monocytogenes (L. Monocytogenes) at Chang Farm on River Road in Whatley, MA. The positive test results have led to a recall the product  packaged in 10 lb bags (bulk) and 12 oz plastic bags (retail), labeled under the Chang Farm Brand as Soy Sprouts and have a 'Sell By' date of July 17, 2009...

Peregrina Cheese Inc. To Remain Open Under Consent Degree With FDA; Recalls Everything Its Made Since March 17, 2009

Posted on July 14, 2009
Brooklyn's Peregrina Cheese Inc. and the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York have entered into a 16-page Consent Degree with many requirements---including the recall of all food products the company has distributed since March 17, 2009...

Fate of Peregrina Cheese Now In Hands of A Federal Judge In Brooklyn

Posted on July 09, 2009
Senior Judge Frederic Block of the New York Eastern District, himself a Brooklyn native, will now decide what happens to Peregrina Cheese, Inc., (Peregrina Cheese), and two of its officers: Javier Peregrina and Isabel Peregrina. Clearly, the U.S...

Accountability Is Key To Food Safety, Says Canada's Grant Robertson

Posted on July 05, 2009
Grant Robertson from National Farmers Union-Ontario has some comments today in Canada's Sun Times newspaper about the investigation into Maple Leaf listeria outbreak.  In part, he says: "The Maple Leaf Listeria outbreak pulled back the curtain on an inspection system that was no longer serving Canadians...

In Canada, MPs Issue Report With Recommendations Following Listeria Outbreak

Posted on June 22, 2009
 Canada's food safety system ranks among the best in the world and is highly regarded by our trading partners. Some feel, however, that the listeriosis crisis of summer  2008 cast a shadow on its reputation and has motivated members to find ways to improve the food safety system with a view to preventing another tragedy...

More Listeria Found At Torres Hillsdale; Third Recall Since March

Posted on June 16, 2009
Reading, MI-based Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese just cannot get it right. On March 24th, the Michigan cheese-maker recalled Asadero and Oaxaca soft Mexican-style cheeses due to potential Listeria contamination. Four days later on March 28th, it added New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida and Alabama—to the recall of Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese's Asadero and Oaxaca soft Mexican-style cheeses...

Kirklees Targets Listeria Warnings At Pensioners/Elderly: Deaths Double In Decade

Posted on June 13, 2009
Annual English deaths due to listeria have doubled during the decade and one metropolitan borough is trying to do something about it by targeting pensioners in a campaign warning about the dangers of ready-to-eat meats. Two of England's 161 deaths by listeria last year were of Kirklees residents...

I ? NY Listeria-Contaminated European Style Smoked Salmon Recalled By Brooklyn Company

Posted on June 10, 2009
Brooklyn-based N.Y. Fish, Inc. has recalled I ♥ NY Fish brand Imperial-European Style Smoked Salmon in vacuum packed 3 oz, 8 oz, 16 oz, and whole side 'to be weighed at time of sale' sizes. The recall covers lots starting with the numbers 142...

We "Follow the Money" As New York Warns Consumers Not To Drink "Raw Milk" From Breese Hollow Dairy

Posted on June 05, 2009
New York State officials are out with a warning not to drink "raw milk" from the Breese Hollow Dairy in Hoosick Falls. The diary is allowed to sell raw or "unpasteurized" milk on the farm and is subject to regular inspections by the NY Department of Agriculture...

Long Island's Schaller & Weber Finds Listeria In Its Duck And Sausage, Issues A Recall

Posted on June 04, 2009
Schaller Mfg. Corp. (Schaller & Weber), a Long Island City, N.Y., firm, is recalling approximately 564 pounds of duck leg confit and kolbase sausage products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced late on June 3rd...

Deli Roast Beef Recalled In South Australia But Precise Cause Remains A Mystery

Posted on June 02, 2009
There is a bit of a mystery down-under. South Australia (SA) Health cannot find any listeria in other products at either Kyana Farms at Wingfield nor Conroy's Smallgoods at Bowden. Bulk meat that ended up in 100 gram pre-packaged IGA Deli roast beef slices and sold at South Australia supermarkets originated at Conways and was sold to Kyana, which supplied the markets...

Listeria Found (Again) In Chang Farms Bean & Soy Sprouts

Posted on May 28, 2009
For the second year in a row, Chang Farms of Whatley, MA is recalling bean and soy sprouts because of the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes (L. Monocytogenes) contamination. Testing at a retail store in New York was positive for Listeria...

Canada's Meat Inspectors Tell Special Hearings Into Listeria Deaths That They are Over-Worked

Posted on May 26, 2009
The special hearings on the state of food safety in Canada --called after people consumed meat contaminated with listeria last summer from a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto, resulting in the death of 22 Canadians---continue up north. Latest to weigh in with their opinions are Canada's meat inspectors...

The Unanswered Questions In Listeria Outbreak Gets Canadian Food Inspection Agency Award Nomination

Posted on May 19, 2009
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is in the running as one of the nominees for the prestigious Code of Silence award, recognizing the most secretive government, department or agency in Canada.  The award is made by Canadian Association of Journalists and the winner will be made at Saturday in Vancouver at CAJ's annual gala...

Raw Milk Cheese Makers Look To FDA For Understanding

Posted on May 11, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "is currently conducting a risk analysis of the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes in foods like dairy products, deli meats and fresh produce, and has encouraged raw milk cheesemakers to contribute data to the study...

Canada's Ag Minister Blames Previous Liberal Government

Posted on May 04, 2009
 In case anybody was wondering, political tactics remain the same world-wide.   In the United States, President Obama is still blaming President Bush for most anything that might stick.   In Canada, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz of the Conservative government in Ottawa just blamed a 2005 decision by the previous Liberal government for last year's listeria outbreak that killed 21 people across Canada...

Canada's Food Inspection Agency Warns Public Not To Eat Several Piller's Products

Posted on April 30, 2009
 Ever since the Maple Leaf listeria outbreak that killed 21 in Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has sure been on the case. We have two more listeria-related recall alerts from north of the border.  Both involve Piller.  The first was issued on Monday of this week, and the second yesterday...

Michigan Cheese Maker Recalls More Product Out Of Fears About Listeria

Posted on April 23, 2009
Reading, MI-based Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese has been recalling its various cheeses since last month. It has now put out another request for return of it Oaxaca soft Mexican-style cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The cheese was distributed in Illinois and Minnesota...

Ontario Says Federal Government of Canada Isn't Cutting It When It Comes To Food Safety; Hearings on Listeria Outbreak Set For Monday

Posted on April 17, 2009
We love Canada and the UK. After every major outbreak, there is always some high level inquiry or royal commission to hear from. This time, its Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, making the report on the listeria outbreak blamed on the meat cutting machinery at Maple Leaf Foods Toronto plant...

Amalgamated Produce, Inc. Recalls Sprouts Because Of Listeria Contamination

Posted on April 10, 2009
Here's another listeria-related recall of sprouts just in from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Amalgamated Produce, Inc. (API), Bridgeport, CT, announced a voluntary recall today of its Specialty Farms, Vermont Sprout House, Nature's Promise and BroccoSprouts (noted as distributed by API, Bridgeport, CT) sprout items with sell by date codes of March 31 through April 27, 2009...

FDA: Routine Tests Uncover Listeria Contamination in Strubs Norwegian Style Steelhead Salmon

Posted on April 07, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned consumers not to eat Strubs Norwegian Style Sliced Smoked Steelhead Salmon in 300 gram packages because of potential contamination with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria  monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that can cause serious illness and death...

The Journey to Food Safety Leadership By Maple Leaf CEO Michael McCain

Posted on April 03, 2009
Since August 2008 twenty-one Canadians have died after eating Maple Leaf deli meats contaminated with Listeria.  We all watched in horror as the worst food safety crisis in modern Canadian history rolled across the country. There are six different kinds of Listeria...

Torres Hilldale Expands Recall Of Its Mexican-Style Cheeses

Posted on March 28, 2009
 Four big states -- New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida and Alabama—have been added to the recall of Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese's Asadero and Oaxaca soft Mexican-style cheeses. The recall was expanded to the four states after initially covering Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin...

Michigan-Made Mexican Cheeses Recalled By Torres Hillsdale Country

Posted on March 24, 2009
Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese of Reading, Michigan has recalled  Asadero and Oaxaca soft Mexican-style cheeses due to potential Listeria contamination. Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause Listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease...

Canadian Researchers Find Listeria Traffic Spiked When People Were Getting Sick

Posted on March 17, 2009
Those Canadian researchers who found that searches for 'listeriosis" spiked before last summer's outbreak caused by dirty ready-to-eat meat cutting machines at Maple Leaf's Toronto plant was announced publicly did not at all surprise us. Canadians were getting sick prior to the public announcement, and their doctors were giving them suspected causes of their illnesses...

Peregrina Cheeses Swept Up In Listeria Recall

Posted on March 09, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late Monday warned Americans not to eat Queso Fresco Fresh Cheese Mexican style soft cheese (two specific lots) or any Queso Cotija Molido Mexican style grated cheese manufactured and distributed by Peregrina Cheese Corp...

Raw Cheese Contaminated With Listeria Blamed For Baby Deaths

Posted on March 07, 2009
  According to the Spokane Newspaper, Washington State health investigators are still attempting to solve several cases of food-borne infections that have caused several pregnant women to lose their babies since January. They suspect the women in Yakima, Klickitat and King counties ate unpasteurized cheese that was contaminated with listeria bacteria...

Test Positive For Listeria In Canada, And You Will Have To Tell The Government

Posted on March 01, 2009

Giant Foods And Stop & Shop Calling Back Spuds With Listeria

Posted on February 23, 2009
Possible listeria contamination has prompted the recall of some potato products by the Giant Food and Stop & Shop chains. They've recalled 20 oz. bags of Simply Potatoes Shredded Hash Browns, Simply Potatoes Homestyle Slices and Simply Potatoes Red Potato Wedges...

Pennsylvania's Phillips Mushroom Farm In Listeria Recall

Posted on February 01, 2009
Media in Pennsylvania tonight are reporting that the much-touted Phillips Mushroom Farm of Kennett Square is recalling packages of enoki mushrooms because they may be contaminated Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause the potentially fatal disease known as listeriosis...

Bacon Bits With Listeria Being Recalled After Customer Testing

Posted on January 04, 2009
Patrick Cudahy, a Cudahy, Wisc., firm, is recalling approximately 3,590 pounds of bacon bit products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).  Its the first listeria recall of 2009...

7-Eleven's Burrito Maker Recalls Product Due To Listeria Contamination

Posted on December 31, 2008
 There is a rich Hispanic culture in Denver.   You can have authentic breakfast burritos delivered hot to your office by folks who will remember your name and what you like.  So why anyone on the Front Range would stoop to buying their breakfast burritos at 7-Eleven is a mystery...

T. Piekutowski European Style Sausage Recalled Due To Testing Positive For Listeria

Posted on December 25, 2008
Christmas did not pass at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service without the need to issue a Class I, High Health Risk recall.   (We wonder if those new appointees are being told by the Obama transition team that they have to work weekends and holidays?) Anyway, here's what is happening...

Maple Leaf Puts Class Action Litigation Behind It

Posted on December 18, 2008
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Cambrooke Cheese & "Peanot" Recall After Finding Listeria

Posted on December 15, 2008
Cambrooke Foods, LLC, of Framingham, MA, has recalled all batches of its Low Protein Imitation Cream Cheese (“Cheddar Wizard,” “Herb & Garlic,” and “Plain” flavors) due to possible listeria contamination. Listeria was detected during routine testing before shipment in batches of Imitation Cream Cheese at the company’s Randolph, MA facility...

Ontario Ministry of Health Says Maple Leaf Listeria Outbreak Is Over

Posted on December 09, 2008
Dr. David Williams, Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health, said the listeria outbreak associated with Maple Leaf food products is over. The date of onset of illness of the last individual associated with the outbreak was September 26. Laboratory results for any listeria cases were monitored until November 26 since the incubation period for listeria can be as long as 70 days...

Chile And Canada Are Both Up Against Listeria

Posted on December 05, 2008
Canada and Chile are combatting listeria. The Canwest News Service reports: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a warning Wednesday about Toronto-made ricotta cheese possibly contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers are urged not to eat Santa Lucia brand ricotta cheese sold in 500 gram packages with the best before date of Jan...

Beef Shaved Steaks Recalled For Listeria Contamination

Posted on November 30, 2008
These long holiday weekends rarely pass without a recall of some sort of food product. This time it's Home Market Foods, Inc., a Norwood, Mass., firm, which is recalling approximately 5,250 pounds of ready-to-eat frozen beef sandwich portions that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes...

Kelowna Listeria Victim Not Related To Maple Leaf Strain

Posted on November 18, 2008
The Okanagan region of southeast British Columbia is a long way from the Maple Leaf Foods ready-to-eat meat processing plant outside Toronto. Nevertheless, an elderly Okanagan woman's death in September was blamed on the national outbreak of listeria that was blamed on Maple Leaf...

USDA Follows On Georgia Warning With Recall Of Zeigler Wieners

Posted on November 11, 2008
The ZEIGLER WIENERS produced last Sept 22 and sold to food service institutions and retail establishments in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee were quickly recalled after listeria contamination was discovered and reported by the Georgia Department of Agriculture...

Georgia Finds Listeria In Alabama-Made Zeigler Hot Dogs

Posted on November 07, 2008
 The Georgia Department of Agriculture is warning the public and advising the U.S. Department of Agriculture that some Zeigler Wieners are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. State food scientists found the listeria in a sample of the wieners...

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Warns Public Not to Eat Ham From Mariposa Meats

Posted on November 04, 2008
Who ever knew?   Mississauga, Ontario is a rapidly growing, debt free suburb of Toronto with a population larger than Seattle.  Its known for its architectural excellence (Civic Center is pictured here). As of yesterday, however, its known for something else: Mariposa Meats...

Investigations And Lawsuits Follow Up On Canada's Listeria Outbreak

Posted on October 28, 2008
The aftermath of the listeria outbreak caused by contaminated ready-to-eat meats produced by Maple Leaf Foods in Toronto, Canada continues to generate some interesting news.   The class action lawsuit  that's underway has attracted support from some 4,000 plaintiffs including the families of the 20 people who died in the outbreak...

Maple Leaf's CEO Calls For One Standard For Regulation In Canada

Posted on October 14, 2008
Maple Leaf Foods in Canada, responsible for 20 deaths from listeria that rode out of its Toronto plant on ready-to-eat meats,  is not really out of the woods yet.   Its turned to a new  listeria-fighting additive--sodium diacetate--as a preservative at its plant...

Is PM Harper's Government To Blame For Maple Leaf Outbreak That Has Killed 20?

Posted on October 06, 2008
Is Canada's conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper ultimately to blame for the listeria outbreak from the Maple Leaf Foods deli meats?   With 20 deaths already linked to the outbreak and another six under investigation,  the focus in Canada continues to be on blame...

Florida Nabs Bad NY FISH INC Smoked Salmon

Posted on September 30, 2008
Canada has pretty well dominated the listeria news of late, but that changed today when the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) distributed a company press release for NY FISH INC. The Brooklyn-based company is recalling its IMPERIAL-EUROPEAN STYLE SMOKED SALMON, vacuum packed, in 3 oz...

Maybe Canada's Maple Leaf Execs Should Visit This Plant In South Dakota!

Posted on September 24, 2008
Among our friends is one who is high enough up in the agricultural hierarchy of the United States that his appointment required U.S, Senate confirmation.  He has nothing directly to do with food safety, but is experienced and knowledgeable in the Ag industry...

Did You Hear The One About 18 Canadians Being Dead Mr. Minister?

Posted on September 21, 2008
The death toll in the listeria outbreak blamed on Maple Leaf Foods stands at 18, Canada's health authorities say. They confirmed that the Sept. 8th death of a British Columbia woman matched the national outbreak strain. The listeria bacterium was found embedded deep inside slicing equipment at Maple Leaf's Toronto plant...

Canada Charts Its Listeria Outbreak & Recall

Posted on September 15, 2008
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's listeriosis update as of Monday, September 15, 2008. << ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No. Total cases No. confirmed cases No...

"Waving the Bloody Shirt" In Ontario Means Bringing Up The Walkerton Tragedy

Posted on September 11, 2008
Less you thought "waving the bloody shirt" was a strictly American tactic, check on what's going on in Canada right now. The fatal listeria outbreak and big ham and cheese recall has opposition leaders saying Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty should be held accountable and the "bloody shirt" they are waving is the 2000 Walkerton Tragedy, where deadly E coli water contamination ended up killing seven and making 2,500 sick...

It Came From Deep Inside Slicing Machines, Says Maple Leaf CEO

Posted on September 06, 2008
The Windsor Star tonight is reporting that Maple Leaf Foods thinks its found where listeria contaminated many of its ready-to-eat products blamed for the death of at least 13 Canadians. The newspaper reports: The bacterium blamed in the deaths of 13 Canadians most likely came from "deep inside the mechanical components of two identical slicing machines" in Maple Leaf Foods' Toronto plant, the company's CEO says...

Deaths Mount In Canada's Listeria Outbreak As China Halts Imports

Posted on September 02, 2008
There are seven more deaths under active investigation in Canada that may soon be added to the list of 12 confirmed dead due to Maple Leaf Foods selling "ready-to-eat" meat contaminated with listeria. The Ottawa Citizen reports: A potentially deadly bacterium outbreak that has been linked to 12 deaths in Canada has prompted China to be the latest country to put a halt on all Maple Leaf Foods meat imports, according to a spokesman from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Monday...

Landshire Subs Sold By Circle K Stores May Be Contaminated With Listeria

Posted on August 29, 2008
We are very fortunate.  When traveling in the Midwest, we have never been so hungry that we were forced to dine at a Circle K.   Since we know there are people out there who might not be as lucky as we are, we are passing this along. Anyone who purchased one or more of the American Sub sandwiches sold "exclusively" by Circle K Convenience Stores in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania may want to check with their family physician or closest free clinic...

12 Listeria Deaths Now Linked to Maple Leaf Recall

Posted on August 26, 2008
Canadian health officials now say 12 deaths have been linked to a listeriosis outbreak from a Maple Leaf Foods plant in North York, Ontario. The spike in deaths is because they have reworked the definition to include any cases where Listeria is an underlying or contributing factor to a person's illness, said Agricultural Minister Gerry Ritz at a news conference Monday afternoon...

Alaska's Santa's Smokehouse In Small Recall Due To Listeria Contamination

Posted on August 22, 2008
About 150 pounds of Santa's Smokehouse brand smoked keta salmon is being recalled because may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause people serious infections. Fairbanks, AK-based Interior Alaska Fish Processors Inc. sold the keta in random weight portions and packaged in clear plastic vacuum sealed bags with the Santa's Smokehouse "teriyaki style smoked keta salmon" label on it...

Second Death In Canada's Listeria Outbreak

Posted on August 22, 2008
There's been a second death in Canada due to the listeria outbreak that may be linked to Maple Leaf Foods ready-to-eat meats. CTV reports: A second person is confirmed to have died from the deadly bacterial in Waterloo, Ontario. The victim is described as an elderly woman...

Maple Leaf Might Be Responsible For Ongoing Listeria Outbreak

Posted on August 20, 2008
The Public Health Agency of Canada is now investigating whether an outbreak of listeriosis since June 17 that has made 17 people ill and killed one, mostly in the Ontario area, can be blamed on Maple Leaf Foods Inc. And while they wait for those findings, Maple Leaf is recalling more of its packaged deli meats and temporarily closing the Toronto plant where they were made after some were found contaminated with listeria bacteria...

Canada Puts Warning Out On Listeria Tainted Roast Beef and Corned Beef

Posted on August 18, 2008
Roast and corned beef made by Maple Leaf Consumer Foods may be contaminated with listeria bacteria, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIC) warns tonight. According to Canada's AHN News: One-kilogram packages of Sure Slice Roast Beef with a best-before date of Aug...

Pork Products Recalled Due To Listeria

Posted on August 11, 2008
Routine microbiological testing by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) has led to recall of pork products made in Hawaii and distributed to food service and retail outlets on the islands of Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, and Oahu...

Class 1, High Health Risk Recall of Chicken Products For Listeria Contamination

Posted on August 05, 2008
Routine testing by the federal Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has led to a recall of approximately 285 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes...

What is Listeria?

Posted on July 30, 2008
Listeria is the common name for the pathogenic or disease-causing bacterium known as Listeria monocytogenes.  It is a foodborne illness that when ingested causes an infection known as listeriosis (Cossart & Bierne, 2001).  Approximately 2,500 illnesses and 500 deaths are attributed to listeriosis in the United States annually (CDC, 2005)...

Kroger Recalls Smoked Salmon In Houston Area Stores

Posted on July 26, 2008
Kroger stores in the Houston area are warning their consumers who bought smoked salmon that it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Shoppers were advised to check to see if they made purchases at Kroger fish counters since Tuesday to check the package dates and other information...

Salmolux Recalls 3 Ounce Salmon Packages

Posted on July 10, 2008
Salmolux Inc. is recalling its Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon Nova Lox sold in 3 ounce packages due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections The Federal Way, WA company recalled lot # 01418 of Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon Nova Lox...

Raw Milk Crowd Is Gathering of Strange Bedfellows

Posted on July 07, 2008
What were the Amish in Pennsylvania doing to celebrate the 4th of July this year?  Inviting over their political allies of course to plot strategy for the raw milk crusade.  Or something like that. The Lancaster Intelligencer Journal had a delightful story about the gathering...

California Cheese Company Recalls Its Burrata

Posted on June 23, 2008
If you buy Burrata cheese from retail outlets or at restaurants in Southern California or in the San Francisco Bay area, this recall is for you! Fresca Italia of Brisbane, CA is expanding its May 30th recall of Burrata, a type of cheese, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...

Captains Select Seafood Tells Its Side of The Story

Posted on June 10, 2008
Captains Select Seafood of Twin Cities in Minnesota has published both a letter to its "friends and customers" and an affidavit from safety consultant William (Bill) Spinali of Gloucester, MA.  Both are response to the enforcement action the U...

Ready-to-eat Chicken Recalled Due To Listeria

Posted on June 10, 2008
There's a very small recall --130 pounds of various ready-to-eat chicken products--underway at Gourmet Foods, Inc.,  of Rancho Dominquez, CA.   The chicken may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service...

Staph & Listeria Concerns May Force Shutdown Of Fish Company

Posted on June 06, 2008
The violations of the federal Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations documented by the FDA pose a public health hazard because, without adequate controls, products made by Captain’s Select Seafood could harbor pathogenic bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes...

87 Cases Of Corn Off Cob Recalled By Jersey Company

Posted on May 29, 2008
Late today (5/29), the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) came out with this: As a precautionary measure, Mahwah, NJ- based Supreme Cuts LLC announcedthat it is voluntarily recalling 87 cases of Off the Cob Fresh Kernel Corn in 12 oz bags.  The product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail and elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...

Watch That Pork Blood Sausage: There's A Listeria Risk

Posted on May 21, 2008
Last Wednesday (5/14/08), a Carson, CA company called Cecina Los Amigos produced 290 pounds of pork blood sausages.   Today (5/21/08), its being recalled because routine testing found it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The U...

Cheese contaminated with Listeria

Posted on May 15, 2008
Cheese contaminated with Listeria is back in the news.   Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin on 5/15/08 announced that his food scientists had found Listeria monocytogenes in a sample taken from Bright Water Smoked Salmon & Cheese Spread...

"Say Cheese!" Listeria In Bright Water Smoked Salmon & Cheese Spread

Posted on May 15, 2008
Cheese contaminated with Listeria is back in the news.   Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin on 5/15/08 announced that his food scientists had found Listeria monocytogenes in a sample taken from Bright Water Smoked Salmon & Cheese Spread...

Jerky Eaters Listen Up! Recall Of Beef Jerky Due To Listeria

Posted on May 10, 2008
Attention jerky eaters, especially ones who have some clue about the location of Castroville, Texas. Beef jerky "sold in quantities" on April 25, 2008 and later in Castroville, Texas by R&R Alsatian Sausage and Products may be contaminated with listeria...

Meat and Poultry Recalled For Listeria Contamination

Posted on May 03, 2008
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) was a day short of a month early Saturday  since its last recall when it put out the notice that it was seeking return of 286,320 pounds of fresh and frozen meat and poultry products...

Boston Sprouts Listeria At Chang Farms

Posted on April 21, 2008
Well at least the raw milk people, whom we've been hearing from, will know we are not picking on them.  The lastest listeria scare is due to worries about an old standby--soy  sprouts.Boston's Metrowest Daily News is reporting that the Whatley, MA-based Chang Farms is recallings it soy spouts brand due to concerns about listeria contamination...

Listeria in Raw Milk Found in Washington State

Posted on April 18, 2008
After monitoring the two most recent recalls of raw milk in Pennsylvania, we've wondered about the amount of time between testing for listeria and the public notice when it's bad.Washington State may have the same problem. A routine sample of unpasteurized milk taken April 7 from Our Lady of the Rock Dairy in San Juan County tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, according to a statement from Valoria Loveland, Washington State's director of agriculture...

Common Misspellings of Listeria - Lysteria, Listiria, Lystiria, Wisteria

Posted on April 18, 2008
Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) is a foodborne disease-causing bacteria; the disease is called listeriosis. Listeria can invade the body through a normal and intact gastrointestinal tract. Once in the body, Listeria can travel through the blood stream but the bacteria are often found inside cells...

More Raw Milk Found With Listeria

Posted on April 17, 2008
Ben Hackman, writing for the Lebanon Daily News,  reports Raw Milk testing positive for listeria.   The farm near Jonestown, PA is one of 113 farms with Raw Milk permits from the state.  Hackman writes:Milk from a Jonestown-area farm has tested positive for bacteria that can make people sick, prompting a warning to customers to throw away any raw milk purchased there in the past month...

More Listeria Found in Raw Milk, PA Ag Secretary Wolff Says

Posted on April 09, 2008
The Pennsylvania  Department of Agriculture wants anyone who bought raw milk from a dairy farm in Meadville after March 10 to discard it immediately. The milk, from Clark and Elaine Duncan's farm, is at risk for contamination with the bacteria listeria monocytogenes, the department said...

Missouri Group All But Calls Ban On Raw Milk Would Be Un-American

Posted on April 05, 2008
We've been watching the HBO series on John Adams.   We've been struck during the first five or so episodes at  how often Mr. Adams was sick.   His life certainly  was not an easy one.  Making those crossings of the North Atlantic in the winter under sail would be enough to give anyone a good cold...

Marler Writes About Listeria & Listeria-related Recalls

Posted on March 19, 2008
Bill Marler, writing for his Marler Blog, recently did a good wrapup on "Listeria in the News."  You might have seenn it there, if not we are providing it here.Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) is a foodborne disease-causing bacteria; the disease is called listeriosis...

Vermont Axes Plan To Expand Raw Milk Sales

Posted on March 17, 2008
The Vermont Legislature has opted NOT to expand the sale of raw milk by its loud and active small dairy farmers.   Had the dairy farmers expressed just a tad bit more concern for the harm raw milk might do to consumers, they might have done better with lawmakers...

Chicken & Meat Recalls Linked to Listeria

Posted on March 04, 2008
The United States Department of Agriculture has found a way to get "downer" cows, BSE, and E.coli out of the news.   They are doing it with back-to-back-to-back-to-back recalls due to listeria.Here goes the list, all issued between March 2-4, 2008 of products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocygenes: Meijer Distribution Center, a Grand Rapids, Mich...

Listeria Recall Hits Frozen Chicken Product

Posted on March 02, 2008
You can say a lot of things about our friends at the United States Department of Agriculture, but one thing you cannot say is that they do not work weekends.Another weekend has brought another recall annoucement, this one involving a frozen Red Curry Chicken & Jasmine Rice product that may be contimainted with listeria...

Writer Questions Government's Handling of Listeria Outbreaks In NZ

Posted on February 26, 2008
New Zealand's north island has been experiencing some listeria contamination and it has recieved some interesting comment down under.   Chris Barton, feature writer for nzheard, raises some pointed questions.  Here's some of what he says:"Officials charged with overseeing public health and ensuring the safety of our food have some explaining to do over their handling of two listeria contaminations this month...

FDA Issues New Listeria "Guidance For Industry"

Posted on February 18, 2008
Earlier this month, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration published a "guidance document" in the federal register.  The purpose is to provide "guidance for industry control of Listeria monocytogenes in refrigerated or frozen ready-to-eat foods...

Listeria Makes 1,300 Bulgarian School Children Sick

Posted on February 14, 2008
Another 1,300 children have fallen victims to something consumed at school.  This time the product was milk containing Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.   Children drinking the contaminated milk were attending Kindergartens in Bulgaria.The Sofia News Agency reports that:About 1300 children from Bulgaria's southern municipalities of Dupnitza, Rila, and Kocherinovo will be examined for the dangerous Listeriosis infection after consuming contaminated milk in their kindergardens...

Minnesota Warns Consumers About J&B Meats

Posted on February 10, 2008
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is out with a warning to consumers about bratwurst made by J&B Meats.   MDA officials says consumers should avoid both the smoked pork and beef bratwurst made by the Barnesville, MN meat company...

Whittier Farms Inc. Drops Milk Processing Business

Posted on February 04, 2008
As a dairy farmer and milk processor, the century old Whittier Farms was unique in Massachusetts. The decision announced by Wayne Whittier that the family-owned corporation would not re-open its processing plant comes as no surprise to the hard pressed Massachusetts dairy farm industry...

Listeria Found Inside Whittier Farms Dairy

Posted on January 17, 2008
Mark Pratt at the Boston bureau of the Associated Press is reporting that state officials have found the same strain of listeria inside the Whittier Farms Dairy processing plant that was responsible for three deaths and a miscarriage.  The AP says the investigation now has to figure out exactly how the milk came into contact with the deadly listeria...

Whittier Farms Outbreak Not Over Yet; 3rd Of Its Kind

Posted on January 10, 2008
Linda Bock at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette News yesterday (Jan. 9) wrote what might end up being the definitive wrap up piece on the Whittier Farms listeriosis outbreak. With three elderly dead and one pregnant woman suffering a miscarriage, Bock reports that health officials cannot say the outbreak is over...

Whittier Farms Milk Claims Another Life

Posted on January 07, 2008
Stephen Smith at the Boston Globe tonight is reporting there has been a third death from the contaminated milk produced at Whittier Farms in Central Massachusetts.Dead is an 87-year old Norfolk County man.  State health officials are declining to give out the man's name...

Two People Die After Drinking Listeria Tainted Milk In Massachusetts - Consumers Urged Not To Drink Milk Products From Whittier Farms

Posted on December 27, 2007
“Got Milk?” Better check to see if it is produced by Whittier Farms and is distributed to customers in the greater Worcester/Shrewsbury area. Brand names produced at Whittier Dairy include Whittier, Schultz, Balance Rock, Spring Brook and Maple...

2007 Lisertia recalls add up

Posted on December 24, 2007
With all the E. coli outbreaks, Listeria has taken the back seat during 2007. The year's recall list --a long one-- maintained by the Food Safety & Inspection Service started with 290 pounds of listeria contaminated hog head cheese. That was on Jan...

North Carolina Issues Listeria Warning

Posted on December 21, 2007
Numerous media outlets are reporting that the North Carolina Division of Public Health has issued a listeria warning after identifying three cases of the disease in women in Moore, Durham and Mecklenberg counties and another potential case in Buncombe County...

Sweetwater Valley Farms, Inc. Recalls Southern Cheddar Jack Volunteer Special Cheese because of Listeria

Posted on November 23, 2007
Sweetwater Valley Farms, Inc. of Philadelphia, TN is recalling Southern Cheddar Jack Volunteer Special Cheese because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...

Double B Foods recalls 98,000 pounds of frozen sausage rolls

Posted on November 18, 2007
Double B Foods Inc. is recalling about 98,000 pounds of frozen sausage roll products because of concerns about potential listeria contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the company's voluntary recall Thursday. The company found the potential problem during an in-plant testing program...

Listeria Contamination in Queso Fresco, Fresh White Cheese

Posted on October 31, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- October 12, 2007 -- New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today warned consumers in the Kings County, New York area not to consume certain "Queseria Mexico, Queso Fresco, Fresh White Cheese," made by Quesos Mexico LLC, 2905 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11218 due to possible Listeria contamination...

Kroger dip recalled after Ga. inspectors find bacteria

Posted on October 31, 2007
ATLANTA (AP) -- Kroger brand smoked salmon dip is being recalled in Ohio and other states, after Georgia inspectors reported finding Listeria in one package. Cincinnati-based Kroger says the product is packaged by a company in Knoxville, Tennessee, which issued the recall...

Listeria bacteria causes recall

Posted on October 10, 2007
The Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today that Aliki is recalling its Chicken Broccoli Fettuccine Alfredo products because routine sampling revealed possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.  According to the press release: Aliki Foods, Inc...

Listeria with your Salmon?

Posted on October 03, 2007
Jensen's Old Fashioned Smokehouse Inc. Recalls Jensen's Seattle Style Wild Smoked Salmon Spread Lemon Dill and Onion, Because of Possible Health Risk FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Seattle, WA -- October 2, 2007 -- Jensen's Old Fashioned Smokehouse Inc. of Seattle, WA is recalling 936 tubs of Jensen's Seattle Style Wild Smoked Salmon Spread Lemon Dill and Onion which was made by Carso's Pasta of Lynnwood, WA because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...

Listeria found in lettuce at Fla. market

Posted on October 02, 2007
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Listeria, a bacteria capable of making people sick, was found in lettuce being sold at an Orlando grocery store, Florida agriculture officials announced. Listeria has been linked to lettuce imported from California and sold at a Fresh Market store, WKMG-TV in Orlando reported Saturday...

Warning issued for unpasteurized cream

Posted on October 02, 2007
The Kentucky Department for Public Health is warning consumers not to use unpasteurized cream labeled "Organic Pastures Grade A Raw Cream." The product is sold in one-pint plastic bottles coded for Sept. 14-21 and marketed by Organic Pastures in Fresno, Calif...

Bay-area tofu products recalled for listeria

Posted on October 02, 2007
A South San Francisco company has recalled a number of its tofu products after a package was found to contain bacteria that could cause potentially fatal infections in children and seniors, state health officials announced Monday. A routine check by the Washington State Department of Agriculture uncovered the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes in a 12-ounce package of Quong Hop and Co...

State warns against tainted tofu from South San Francisco

Posted on October 02, 2007
State health officials warned people today not to eat tofu products from a South San Francisco company because the food may be tainted with a dangerous bacteria. The company, Quong Hop and Co. , has recalled all varieties of its Soy Deli brand tofu with a date code of Dec...

CFIA Issues Chopped Ham Recall

Posted on October 02, 2007
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Les Viandes Surfines Inc. are warning the public not to consume the Viandes Surfines Chopped Ham described below because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected product, Viandes Surfines Chopped Ham, is sold in a 250 g package bearing UPC 0 73493 19576 8 and the Best Before date 07OC13...

Raw cream is recalled in California

Posted on September 17, 2007
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The California Department of Food and Agriculture ordered the Organic Pastures Dairy Co. to recall its Grade A raw cream due to possible contamination. Recalled is Organic Pastures Grade A raw cream with code dates SEP 14 through SEP 2...

Ricotta Salata cheese recalled because of listeria

Posted on August 27, 2007
Georgia sample of Italian-made Ricotta Salata cheese, officials said this morning. The agriculture department said the contamination was found in a package imported under the brand name of Locatelli and marked to sell by Jan. 21. The cheese was imported by The Ambriola Company, Inc...

CONSUMER ALERT-VARIOUS RECALLS-August 17, 2007

Posted on August 21, 2007
Ocean King Enterprises is recalling Ready-to-Eat Seafood Dips. The company says the dips are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogens. The organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail and elderly people...