Nutiva, an Organic Superfoods company, has initiated a voluntary product recall of the following O’Coconut™ products after being notified by supplier that samples of a raw material in this product have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. “We are choosing to voluntarily recall three of our O’Coconut items as a precautionary measure to provide
March 2015
Salmonella Recall: Macadamia Nuts
Texas Star Nut and Food Co., Inc. of Boerne, Texas is voluntarily recalling Nature’s Eats Natural Macadamia Nuts, Lot Code #31435001, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy…
Listeria Prompts Costco Spinach Dip Recall
La Terra Fina is issuing a voluntary recall of its Organic Spinach Dip due to a potential health risk from Listeria exposure. The recall of product available in Bay Area Costco stores is a precaution. This is the only product that has been impacted and there have been no reports of illness.
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CDC Outs “Company A” as Link in 2014 Listeria Outbreak
MMWR reports today that on July 19, 2014, a packing company in California (company A) (a.k.a. Wawona Fruit) voluntarily recalled certain lots of stone fruits, including whole peaches, nectarines, plums, and pluots, because of concern about contamination with Listeria monocytogenes based on internal company testing. On July 31, the recall was expanded to cover…
Beef Cheeks with E. coli Recalled
A Chicago wholesale meat company is recalling nearly 170,000 pounds of meat products that may be contaminated with bacteria that can cause illness.
The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced the recall Thursday of meat that may be tainted with a dangerous type of E. coli bacteria. The recall affects beef cheek products distributed to stores…
Mac & Cheese Recalled Over Metal Pieces
Hmm, there are things called metal detectors.
Kraft Foods is recalling about 242,000 cases (about 6,000,0000 boxes) of its macaroni & cheese after eight consumers complained about possible pieces of metal in the well-known blue boxes.
It is possible some boxes may contain small pieces of metal, Northfield-based Kraft said Tuesday. The company said no…
South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control Testing Key in Breaking Blue Bell Listeria Outbreak
According to the CDC and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, five patients who were treated in a single hospital (Via Christi Saint Francis) in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes. Illness onset dates range from January 2014 to January 2015. Thus far five were sickened and three…
Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak Settled – Finally
After three years and six months, the civil litigation on behalf of sixty-six families of the injured and the dead has been resolved against all remaining defendants. The settlement was finalized late last week. The settlement amount is confidential and the parties agreed to the following statement:
“The matter was resolved by mutual agreement of…
Blue Bell’s Listeria Press Release Forgot to Say – “Sorry for the Sick and Dead”
From a Blue Bell press release:
For the first time in 108 years, Blue Bell announces a product recall.
One of our machines produced a limited amount of frozen snacks with a potential listeria problem.
When this was detected all products produced by this machine were withdrawn. Our Blue Bell team members recovered all…
Listeria Kills Three in Kansas
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has been working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to investigate an outbreak of listeriosis cases in five adult Kansas residents linked to ice cream consumed from…