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January 26, 2012
Food Safety News reports, a Massachusetts resident who first tested positive for brucellosis has now been confirmed to not have the infection, according to an...
January 26, 2012
On January 25, 2012, it was announced that Anytime Deli Turkey & Ham Footlong Sandwiches are being recalled due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The...
January 24, 2012
The FDA has announced that Jones’ Seasoning Blends LLC is conducting a recall of Jones’ Mock Salt Original as well as Jones’ Mock Salt Spicy Southwest Blend...
January 23, 2012
The Discovery of E. coli O157:H7 as a Cause of Human Disease The discovery of E. coli O157:H7 as a cause of human disease was...
January 22, 2012
Why is the public left to guess or hope for a reporter (or lawyer) to spill the beans (would they be refried)? After the CDC...
January 21, 2012
Seriously, which “Mexican-style fast food restaurant chain, Restaurant Chain A” has restaurants in all these states? As the CDC reported as of January 19,...
January 21, 2012
When AP reported this week that an owner of Jensen Farms was being fined by the U.S. Department of Labor for failing to provide safe...
January 20, 2012
That is the question I am asking myself after reading the letter Mark McAfee, CEO of Organic Pastures Dairy LLC received from the California Department...
January 19, 2012
Shhh, do not tell a soul which “Mexican-style Fast Food Restaurant” has sickened 68 with Salmonella in 10 states. Really, CDC? Do you think the...
January 19, 2012
Thanks to my good friend David Gumpert over at the Complete Patient for providing me the California Department of Public Health letter to Organic Pastures...
January 19, 2012
THe 32 death (30 reported by CDC, plus the miscarriage, plus Paul Schwarz) and a total of 146 ill is bad enough, now the AP...
January 19, 2012
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., today announced an immediate Class I voluntary recall of all LEASA Living Alfalfa Sprouts sold in the 6 oz. package with a...
January 18, 2012
The Recall: Frisia Dairy and Creamery says it’s recalling its fluid raw milk products because of the danger of contamination with potentially harmful E. coli...
January 18, 2012
#46. Bill Marler, Foodborne Illness Lawyer and Attorney – So says the Daily Meal. In the last several days since my father died, I have...
January 18, 2012
The Bullitt County Health Department updated its investigation into the event which sickened employees at the Zappos warehouse in Shepherdsville on December 5, 2011. A...
January 14, 2012
My father died last evening. I had the honor of being with him for the last days, hours, minutes and seconds of his long life....
January 13, 2012
Western U.P. Health Department is investigating a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 cases who became ill over the Christmas holidays. Initially 3 local and 2...
January 13, 2012
A Cook County Health Department spokeswoman says test results have confirmed that the number of people who contracted norovirus food poisoning connected to Bob Chinn's...
January 12, 2012
A few days ago I posted this: A few months ago I offered to give a book to each new person who subscribed to my...
January 11, 2012
I received this email this evening: Please view the video below. It is regarding food safety and Federal Register No. 2011-8408 Not Applying the Mark...
January 11, 2012
CDC Final Outbreak Report: A total of 190 illnesses due to Salmonella Heidelberg with the outbreak pattern were reported from 6 states. The number of...
January 10, 2012
I was reading the “Staff Report on the Investigation of the Outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in Cantaloupe at Jensen Farms” as it was released today....
According to the USDA, the use of hot water as a method to decontaminate cantaloupe is more effective than various other washing and physical treatments tested to date. The work presented in a USDA article demonstrates the utility of surface pasteurization to greatly reduce levels of Salmonella from the surfaces of cantaloupes.
