January 2014

Grocer tests product for Salmonella, recalls it when found, and takes responsibility for any illnesses – most often none of this happens in the United States.

Swedish grocer, ICA, has withdrawn pork mince and beef mince which proved to contain Salmonella, the company stated in a press release today.  The discovery was made in a

On December 23, 2013, Flat Creek Farm & Dairy of Swainsboro, GA announced a recall of its Heavenly Blue Cheese and Aztec Cheddar cheese. The purpose of this updated press release is to provide the correct lot number for the Aztec Cheddar cheese. The lot number that appears on the Aztec Cheddar cheese is 130823XCAZ,

Lochiel Enterprises Limited of Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia, is recalling 56 lbs. of smoked salmon products because of potential Listeria contamination.

The recalled products are St. Mary’s River Smokehouses Oven Smoked Salmon Stix, Chili Mango Flavor, in a 4 oz. black Styrofoam tray with an outer sleeve bearing the UPC Code 6 2642510092 9. The recall

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) is reporting listeria in a sampling of bottled raw (unpasteurized) milk from Jerseydale Farms near Brookings, S.D.

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture advises consumers that bottled raw milk recently purchased from this business may contain harmful bacteria that can lead to listeria infection.

The contaminated bottled raw

After two Salmonella outbreaks (sickened over 500) linked to its plants that caused no shutdown, and an infestation of cockroaches (sickening zero) that caused a shutdown, according to today’s Foster Farms press release, Foster Farms resumed operations at its Livingston, Calif., poultry plant this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 22. All plant employees have been called back

Year old Salmonella outbreak announcement slipped into FDA Warning Letter

According to a recently released FDA Warning Letter, in early 2013 ARO was associated with three Reportable Food Registry (RFR) reports that detailed positive Salmonella findings detected in two shipments of raw pistachios.  In addition, according to the letter, a cluster of salmonellosis infections reported