According to the Milford Daily News, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) issued a warning today warning consumers not to drink any milk products from Whittier Farms in Shrewsbury because of listeria bacteria contamination, which has contributed to the death of two people. Four cases of listeriosis infection have been identified by DPH,
December 2007
I Don’t Eat Oysters – Botulism or Not
Ubber (yet newbie) Foodblogger, Foodsnark (watch out Barfblog), beat me to another botulism story. The Snark found an article by Jared Taylor, of the South Texas Monitor – Botulism or not? – Bad oysters caused botulism, consumer says
Whether the lawyer has botulism or picked-up some other disease from this bottom-feeding, bivalve (no I’m…
Maramont Corporation Recalls Beef Patty Products For Listeria Contamination – Recall Release CLASS I RECALL – HEALTH RISK: HIGH
FSIS announced today that the Maramont Corporation, a Brooklyn, N.Y, firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 88 pounds of a beef patty product that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The beef patty products were produced on December 18 and distributed on December 19 to schools in the Jersey City, N.J., area. The following product…
Poultry Workers and Pig Farmers May Spread Bacteria Too
Well, the stocking are hung and the presents are all wrapped, and I am surfing the net to see what there is to blog about (my version of the “Night Before Christmas”) when I found this quote:
“Nine billion food animals are produced and slaughtered in the United States annually, and all of those animals
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Three people from Nevada contract Salmonella Newport from eating ground beef
Some people gamble in Reno, others eat hamburger. Perhaps the odds of winning or loosing are about the same. Steve Timko from the Reno Gazatte-Journal reported on the continuing problem of Salmonella-tainted burger (remember, Salmonella in hamburger is not considered an adulterant). According to the Gazatte-Journal, three people in Nevada might have contracted a…
Salmonella – The Movie
With two recalls of Salmonella-tainted product in the last two days, I have received a few emails asking for an explanation on how this nasty bug attacks the human body and complications, like Reiter’s Syndrome. Click on camera for a nice video clip. The explanation of the clip is as follows:
1.Salmonella…
Salmonella fear prompts recall of basil shipped to California, Texas and Illinois
AP reported that 5,500 pounds of "Green Paradise" brand basil has been recalled. The basil was shipped in sets of 12 one-pound boxes marked with lot No. 1219. The basil grown in Mexico and sold in the United States has been recalled because of fears it may be infected with Salmonella. The basil was…
Botulism Beans Banned in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia
New Era Canning Company of New Era, Michigan announces the recall of 171 cases with six cans per case of GFS Fancy Blue Lake Cut Green Beans because they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death from botulism. Consumers are warned not to use the…
Washington Post (finally) weighs in on the E. coli Uptick
Annys Shin, Washington Post Staff Writer, weighed in an article she authored a few days ago – Beef’s Wake-Up Recall – A Year of Problems Has USDA Rethinking Safety Rules. And, here, in part is why the concern:
USDA officials did not learn that Topps had begun testing its ground beef less frequently until
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Salmonella Newport Recalled Safeway Hamburger sickens 38 in Arizona, California, Idaho and Nevada
According to the CDC, An estimated 1.4 million cases of Salmonellosis occur annually in the United States. Salmonella Newport is the third most common Salmonella serotype in the United States. During 1997–2001, the number of laboratory-confirmed Salmonella Newport infections reported to CDC increased from 1,584 (5%) of 34,608 reported Salmonella infections to 3,152 (10%) of…