Flat Creek Farm & Dairy of Swainsboro, Georgia is recalling cheeses due to potential health risk after a routine sampling program conducted by the Georgia Department of Agriculture revealed a possible contamination with Salmonella bacteria.
The recall affects Heavenly Blue cheese of lot code 130916XHB and Aztec Cheddar cheese of lot code 130823XAZ. Ninety pounds of Heavenly Blue and 78 pounds of Aztec Cheddar cheese have been recalled.
The affected cheeses were distributed in certain parts of Georgia and Florida and through online orders of Flat Creek Dairy website.
Consumers who have purchased the products in question are requested to return them to the place of purchase. They may also call Flat Creek Dairy & Farm at 478-237-0123 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST for more information.
Last month too, Flat Creek Farm & Dairy recalled 200 pounds of Heavenly Blue cheese because of potential contamination with Salmonella.
Posted in Bacteria, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Pathogen, Recall, Salmonella
Tagged Aztec Cheddar, Flat Creek Farm & Dairy, Georgia, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Heavenly Blue, salmonella bacteria, Swainsboro
Growers and processors of USDA certified organic foods are in need of suitable organic antimicrobials. The purpose of the research reported here was to develop and test natural antimicrobials derived from an all-natural by-product, organic pecan shells. Unroasted and roasted organic pecan shells were subjected to solvent free extraction to produce antimicrobials that were tested against Listeria spp. and L. monocytogenes serotypes to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of antimicrobials. The effectiveness of pecan shell extracts were further tested using a poultry skin model system and the growth inhibition of the Listeria cells adhered onto the skin model were quantified. The solvent free extracts of pecan shells inhibited Listeria strains at MICs as low as 0.38%. The antimicrobial effectiveness tests on a poultry skin model exhibited nearly a 2 log reduction of the inoculated cocktail mix of Listeria strains when extracts of pecan shell powder were used. The extracts also produced greater than a 4 log reduction of the indigenous spoilage bacteria on the chicken skin. Thus, the pecan shell extracts may prove to be very effective alternative antimicrobials against food pathogens and supplement the demand for effective natural antimicrobials for use in organic meat processing.
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Tagged aflatoxins, ppb
December 20, 2013 -Spokane Produce, Inc., of Spokane Washington is recalling approximately 59 lbs of Victor’s Sesame Hummus due to concerns about possible 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. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The following product is subject to the voluntary recall:
The hummus was distributed to retail locations (Rosauers, Brewster Market, SuperOne) in Washington and Montana.
No illnesses have been reported in association with this recall.
Listeria Species were discovered during routine testing of the newly released product. The listeria test utilized is an indicator of several species of listeria and does not specifically indicate listeria monocytogenes.
Consumers who have purchased Victor™ – Toasted Sesame Hummus are urged not to eat it and to dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.
