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Irish Cheese Recall – High Level Listeria monocytogenes
| Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese: Wicklow Blue Irish Farmhouse Cheese (“a mild creamy blue veined brie cheese”); pack size: 150g, approval number: IE1915EC | |
| Batch Code: | BATC11326B; best before date: 31/01/2012 |
| Country Of Origin: | Ireland
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Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese Ltd is recalling a batch of cheese as outlined above, due to the detection of a high level of Listeria monocytogenes. No other products at this stage are known to be affected by this recall. Investigations at the manufacturing premise are underway.
US – Cold Smoked Salmon – Listeria monocytogenes
A Maine food processing and storage company destroyed its cold smoked salmon product under the supervision of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after inspectors found Listeria monocytogenes within the firm’s facility and on processing.
Based on conditions at Mill Stream Corp. of Hancock, Maine, FDA investigators ordered an administrative detention of the firm’s cold-smoked salmon product, a ready-to-eat food, during an inspection in December 2011. Once the food was detained, Mill Stream Corp. agreed to voluntarily destroy the cold-smoked salmon, under FDA supervision.
The FDA may order the detention of food when an investigator has a reason to believe that the food is adulterated or misbranded. Food subject to an FDA detention order may not be moved, without agency permission, until the agency releases it or the detention order expires. A detention order may remain in place for up to 30 days
Iceland Recalls Frozen Mince – Salmonella
Iceland is recalling its frozen minced lamb because some batches may be contaminated with salmonella. Salmonella is a bacterium that causes food poisoning. The affected batches have a ‘best before’ date of 11 October 2012. If you have bought the product don’t eat it. The Agency has issued a Product Recall Information Notice.
The product being recalled is:
- Iceland Frozen Lamb Mince, 454g
- Best before date: 11 October 2012
Iceland has recalled the affected product. Customer notices have been displayed in stores, explaining why the product has been recalled. If you’ve bought the product, don’t eat it. You can return it to the store for a full refund.
No other Iceland products are known to be affected.
FDA – Cheese Recall – Listeria monocytogenes
Kradjian Imp Co, Glendale, CA is recalling 231 Cases, 22Lb / Cs of Cedar Tree brand Tresse Cheese, 16 oz and Cedar Tree brand Shinglish cheese, 16 oz because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Tresse Cheese and Shinglish cheese were distributed in Southern California, Northern California, Washington State, Minnesota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee,Arizona and Michigan to Mediterranean specialty markets.
Salmonella in Alfalfa Seed Sprouts – US Recall
January 19, 2012 – LEASA Industries Co., Inc. of Miami, FL is recalling 346 cases of LEASA Living Alfalfa Sprouts with use by date 2/1/12, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonellacan result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
LEASA Living Alfalfa Sprouts with use by date 2/1/12 were distributed through FL, GA, AL, LA, and MS through retail stores and food service companies on 1/4/12, 1/5/12, 1/6/12, 1/7/12 and 1/8/12.
The affected product is in 6 oz. clear plastic containers with a UPC code of 75465-55912 and has an expiration date of 2/1/12. The UPC code is located on the side of the label at the side of the container. The expiration date of the package is located on the side of the container.
No illnesses have been reported to date
US Based Outbreak Alert Website and Database
US-based, but interesting to filter food microbiology outbreaks since 1990 with over 6000 outbreaks logged. The data can be filter by products groups, organisms and US state and year. Might be good to check where and if your products have been involved in outbreaks.
US – E.coli in Milk
A Tenino dairy says it’s recalling its fluid raw milk products because of the danger of contamination with potentially harmful E. coli bacteria.
There have been no reported illnesses related to the recalled products, the dairy said.
US – Sliced Herring Recall – Listeria – Ukranian Product
The recalled Sliced herring fillet (Forelka) comes in both 330 gram and 600 gram plastic containers with a code date of best before 03/06/2012. They were sold in the New York Metropolitan Area. It is a product of Ukraine.
The recall was initiated after routine sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets Food Inspectors & subsequent analysis of the product by Food Laboratory personnel found the product to be positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.
Jesen Farms Cantaloupe – Listeria Outbeak Report
Some findings :
– Condensation from cooling systems draining directly on to the floor.
– Poor drainage resulting in water pooling around food processing equipment.
– Hard to clean roller brushes on processing equipment (where Listeria was found).
– No chlorine or other antimicrobial solution used to wash cantaloupe.
– No equipment to remove field heat from cantaloupe before they were moved to cold storage.
Food and Drug Administration investigators, concluded that the outbreak could have been avoided had Jensen Farms followed existing guidance for processing melons. The FDA pointed to Jensen Farms’ modified processing equipment, and its failure to chlorinate the water used to wash its melons, as two likely causes of the outbreak.
The Jensen brothers, however, told the congressional Committee they changed their equipment on advice from one of their auditors.
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