December 2007

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,

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

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

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

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

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