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US Recalls – Salmonella and Listeria

Posted on August 13, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning Bulletin

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is recalled fresh cilantro sold at certain stores after testing found it may be contaminated with Salmonella. The particular serotype of the bacteria has not been announced. The cilantro was grown in California; the MDA is working with the FDA and the State of California to find the source of the herb.

Food Safety News

Burch Equipment LLC in North Carolina is expanding its recent recall of nearly 189,000 cantaloupes to now include all of this growing season’s cantaloupes and honeydew melons distributed in 18 states because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Food Poison Journal

Ready Pac Foods Inc. is recalling apples shipped to 36 U.S. states for restaurants and grocery stores because of potential contamination from the bacterium Listeria.

 

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Australia -Dried Mint Recall – Salmonella

Posted on August 10, 2012 by | Leave a comment

FSANZ

Grand Foods has recalled Mint Tr Kuru Nane (Tr) – dried mint from Grand Foods retail outlet in Campbellfield, VIC due to Salmonella contamination. Food products contaminated with Salmonella may cause illness if consumed. Consumers should not eat this product and should return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

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US- Grape Tomato’s Recall – Salmonella

Posted on August 9, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

Menno Beachy of Cresco, Iowa, is recalling one-pint containers of Certified Organic Grape Tomatoes because they may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

According to FDA, a food distributor in Minnesota sold 15 cases containing 12 one-pint containers of the grape tomatoes to retail stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan between July 26 and August 6.

FDA said the recall was initiated after the Minnesota Department of Agriculture tested a sample of the grape tomatoes at a Minnesota distributor and a state official confirmed that the sample was pulled as part of the the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Microbiological Data Program.
The sample that tested positive for Salmonella was from lot MB725GT0. In their press release, Menno Beachy said they are investigating the source of the contamination.

According to FDA, no illnesses have been associated with the product.

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US – Two More Recalls – Listeria monocytogenes – Cantaloupes and Potato Salad

Posted on August 9, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning Bulletin 

Food Lion has pulled cantaloupe from 463 Food Lion and Reid’s store locations throughout The Southeast because they are possibly contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause serious, sometimes fatal infections.  The melons were produced by Burch Equipment LLC  of N.C. which announced a recall on July 28 after a random sample tested positive for Listeria. No illnesses have been reported with this recall.

Food Safety News

The Rhode Island Department of Health has warned Target customers not to eat certain deli salad items under the Market Pantry and Archer Farms brand names, as they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

No illnesses have been linked to this recall.

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US Cheese Recall – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on August 9, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

A California company is recalling 133 pounds of two types of cheese because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. 

Tomales Bay Foods Inc. issued a voluntary recall of all partial wheels of its Shepard’s Way and Tumalo Farms label cheeses Wednesday after both internal testing and testing by the California Department of Food and Agriculture revealed Listeria in the product.
 
The Shepherd’s Way cheese subject to recall is called “Big Woods Blue” and was made between July 19 and 27, 2011. Tumalo Farms’ Pondhopper cheese is marked with a pack date of April 25, 2012. The products were distributed to restaurants and retail stores in California, North Carolina and Florida between June 25 and July 27 of this year. 
 
No illnesses have been linked to the recalled product so far. 

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CIFA – Expand Dried Basil Recall – Salmonella

Posted on August 8, 2012 by | Leave a comment

CIFA

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public, distributors and food service establishments not to consume, sell, serve or use the dried Basil products described below because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.

This is an ongoing food safety investigation.  The CFIA is working with various parties to identify and remove all affected basil products that were made with the dried basil recalled by Shah Trading Co. Ltd., Scarborough, Ontario on August 3, 2012.

Brand

Product

Size

UPC

Lot #

Dino’s
Grocery

 Basil Various weights Begins with
200120		 Sold at Dino’s Grocery Mart, 460 Notre Dame, Winnipeg, MB from February 23, 2012 to August 7, 2012 inclusive

Artisan Tradition

 Sweet basil flakes 70 g 8 37789 24002 6 bq, cq, dq, eq, fq, gq

Artisan Tradition

 Sweet basil flakes 250 g 8 37789 24002 6 bq, cq, dq, eq, fq, gq

CRAC – sold from bulk bin

 Basilic # 1 herbe coupée (Basil leaf) Various weights None Sold from bulk bin at Le CRAC Aliments sains 690 Rue Saint-Jean, Québec, QC from July 16, 2012  to August 7, 2012

These products have been distributed in Quebec and Manitoba. However, they may have been distributed in other provinces.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

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US – Home Made Prison Alcohol – Botulism

Posted on August 7, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Botulisim Blog

The Arizona Republic reports that four state prison inmates were hospitalized with suspected botulism poisoning Friday after apparently drinking homemade prison alcohol, authorities said.

This is not the first time that prison inmates have been diagnosed with botulism following what is suspected to be an attempt at making homemade alcohol.

In 2011, 12 inmates at the Utah State Prison in Draper developed botulism after drinking a concoction made from fruit, potatoes, bread, water and sugar.

In 2004, four California inmates were hospitalized after contracting botulism from a two-gallon batch of prison-made alcohol.

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USDA – Product Recall Poultry Salad – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on August 5, 2012 by | Leave a comment

USDA

Garden Fresh Foods, a Milwaukee, Wis. establishment, is recalling approximately 13,600 pounds of meat and poultry salad products. The salads contain diced onions that are the subject of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recall by Gill Onions, due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

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RASFF Alerts – E.coli, Salmonella, Aflatoxins, Scombroid, Listeria

Posted on August 2, 2012 by | Leave a comment

RASFF – E.coli in Chilled Clams in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella in Mechanically Recovered Frozen Chicken Meat in Italy sourced in Poland.

RASFF – Salmonella in Chorizo in Spansih Chorizo

RASFF – Aflatoxins in Pistachios in Germany sourced in Iran

RASFF – Scombroid Syndrome Yellow Fin Tuna in Italy sourced in Sri Lanka

Alert – Listeria in Fresh Sticks (Salad) in Belgium

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FSA – Recall Chicken Pakora – Food Safety Issue

Posted on August 2, 2012 by | Leave a comment

FSA

Good Foods Chicken Pakora has been recalled by Glasgow City environmental health department. The product was handled and packaged in an unapproved establishment. If you have bought the product, don’t eat it. The Agency has issued a Food Alert For Action.

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