There were no “Innocent Sellers” in this tragedy. Retailers in Colorado have both a moral and legal responsibility to those who were sickened, and the families of those who died,… Continue Reading
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CSU’s Cantaloupe Safety Symposium Seems to Skip Consumer Victims
The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports that Colorado State University will host a Cantaloupe Safety Symposium that will compare findings from recent multistate outbreaks of Listeria and Salmonella. “The Cantaloupe Safety… Continue Reading
Tennessee Testing Prompts Louisiana Listeria Recall
Manda Packing Company, a Baker, La., establishment, is recalling approximately 20,166 pounds of cooked roast beef deli meat due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s… Continue Reading
Atlantic Salmon Recalled in Canada for Listeria
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Central-Epicure Food Products Ltd. are warning the public not to consume Central-Epicure brand Smoked Atlantic Salmon because it may be contaminated with Listeria… Continue Reading
Chicken Polish Sausage and Chicken Breakfast Link Recall Due to Listeria
Hot Springs Packing Co., Inc., a Hot Springs, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 6,120 pounds of chicken polish sausage and chicken breakfast link products due to possible contamination with Listeria… Continue Reading
Not Learning from History: a Listeria and Salmonella Outbreak a Year Apart
I am always a bit shocked that we seem never to be able to learn from history – even if it is recent. Largest Death Toll in Decades In September… Continue Reading
Raw Milk Cheese – 50 to 160 Times Greater Risk of Listeria
On Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a draft quantitative assessment of the risk of listeriosis from soft-ripened cheese consumption in the United States and Canada. The risk… Continue Reading
Cantaloupe on my mind – Without Pathogens Please!
I had the opportunity to meet a number of the best and the brightest in the produce industry today, and learned much about what they are now doing to make… Continue Reading
Whole Foods Recalls Listeria Salmon
Whole Foods Market is recalling one lot code of Whole Catch Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon (4 oz), cold smoked and sliced, sold in stores in 12 states, because it may… Continue Reading
Listeria Cheese Killing People Down Under
A further three cases of listeriosis have been reported in NSW in people who have consumed recalled soft cheeses. There are now 21 cases of Listeria infection nationally, and a… Continue Reading