Monthly Archives: March 2014

Science Direct –  Antimicrobial resistance of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria innocua from meat products and meat-processing environment.

Science Direct – Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis spores in Korean rice: Prevalence and toxin production as affected by production area and degree of milling.

Science Direct – Use of acetic and citric acids to control Salmonella Typhimurium in tahini (sesame paste).

Ingenta Connect – Survival of Salmonella during Baking of Peanut Butter Cookies.

Ingenta Connect – Thermal Resistance Parameters of Acid-Adapted and Unadapted Escherichiacoli O157:H7 in Apple-Carrot Juice Blends: Effect of Organic Acids and pH.

Mary Ann Leibert – Large-Scale Gaseous Acetic Acid Treatment to Disinfect Alfalfa Seeds Inoculated with Escherichia coli

Mary Ann Leibert – Advanced Oxidation Technology with Photohydroionization as a Surface Treatment for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes on Stainless Steel Surfaces and Ready-to-Eat Cheese and Turkey

– Researches Demonstrate Potential Routes of Transmission of Salmonella and Campylobacter in Turkeys.

FDA 

Fresh Express Incorporated has issued a recall of a limited number of cases of 10 oz. and 6oz. Italian Salad with the already expired Use-by Date of March 26 and a Product Code of H071A11A due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported in association with the recall and no other Fresh Express products are being recalled.

The company is confirming with retailers that the expired product has already been removed from store shelves and inventories in accordance with its strict procedures for products that have reached their expiration date.

Only Fresh Express Italian Salad with the specific Product Code of H071A11A and March 26 Use-by Date is included in the recall. Consumers who have the recalled product should not eat it but rather discard it. Consumers with questions may call Fresh Express at (800) 242-5472 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. EDT.

Although the product was already expired and no illnesses were reported, the company elected to issue a recall as a precaution when it learned a single sample in a random test had yielded a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes. Fresh Express is coordinating closely with regulatory officials.