Lisa Lupo of QA Magazine gives the lowdown on the “loathsome cockroach.”
• According to a University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) publication, “Cockroaches have been found to be the cause of Salmonella food poisoning that can be life-threatening.” Noting that other pathogenic bacteria, including Staphylococcus, Streptococcus and coliforms, have been found in cockroaches, UNL explains, “This
Summary
10 raw dairy outbreaks with 105 illnesses
1 pasteurized dairy outbreak with 23 illnesses
1 queso fresco Mexican-style cheese outbreak with 5 illnesses
3 sporadic illnesses from illegal Mexican-style cheese Recalls
5 raw dairy recalls (3 raw milk, 2 raw cheese)
3 queso fresco cheese recalls
The firestorm of comments on my blog that have surrounded the recall, quarantine and destruction of cheese at Estrella and Morningland got me thinking once again of the 2006 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to Organic Pastures in California. I have posted about that outbreak often (some would argue too often):
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is issuing a public health alert for an undetermined amount of various meat and poultry products produced without the benefit of Federal inspection by N.Y. Gourmet Salads Inc., a Brooklyn, NY establishment.
The public health alert is initiated based on evidence collected during an ongoing
Announced through a press release, Attorney General Chris Koster has asked the Howell County Circuit Court to require Morningland Dairy, located in Mountain View, to destroy contaminated cheese products that were produced at the facility between January 1 and August 26, 2010.
Morningland Dairy makes cheese products and sells them nationwide. The state of
I always enjoy teaching at law school when I can. Next week I get to spend a few days with some graduate students at the University of Arkansas School of Law.
KOSHER FIRST LLC. 502 FLUSHING AVE. is recalling TUV TAAM SALADS NOVA LOX SALAD due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The problem was discovered after routine sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors and subsequent analysis of the product by Food Laboratory personnel found the product to be positive for Listeria
In a blow to Republic Underwriters and Southern Insurance Companies (and to insurers everywhere), the Federal Magistrate in Oklahoma sided with the 341 victims of the largest E. coli O111 outbreak in United States history. The court ruled that the 341 victims may share in the insurance proceeds of $4,000,000 as opposed to the $3,000,000
Boy, have I heard it from the raw milik, locavore, anti-government folks over the last few days. I now agree with them. Big agribusiness and small local farmers should be treated the same. Any company with several months of Listeria problems and an inspection report like this, should be shut down.
Observation 1. Failure to
Autentico Foods, a Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., firm, is recalling approximately 54,000 pounds of ready-to-eat pork products that were not produced in accordance with its food safety plan for its Listeria prerequisite program, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Oct. 27.
The recall involves pork products that bear the establishment number “EST 31810″
