We have been doing a series of videos to help explain why and how we do what we do. Here is the next installment:
River Ranch Recalls Salmonella Romaine Lettuce
River Ranch Fresh Foods of Salinas, Calif., issued a voluntary recall of romaine lettuce heads Nov. 4 as a precaution against salmonella contamination.
The bulk-packed, 24-count cartons bore the lot code 13816291, according to a news release by the California Department of Public Health.
The heads were distributed to 36 restaurant and foodservice clients in
Alaska orders recall of Listeria contaminated salmon
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has requested the recall of a batch of smoked salmon from a Fairbanks producer after it found a shipment contaminated with Listeria. The department has targeted half-pound bags of Santas Smokehouse Cajun-Style Smoked Keta Salmon sold between Aug. 27 and Nov. 6.
The department found the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes
FDA: Lot of Mauri Gorgonzola cheese positive for E. coli O157:H7 – Cheese was sold in Colorado Costco stores
* Mauri Gorgonzola cheese with sell-by dates of 01/13/11 and 01/14/11 is being recalled because of a positive test for E. coli O157:H7. DPI Specialty Foods of Tualatin, Ore., cut, packaged and distributed the cheese to Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco) stores in Colorado.
* Consumers who have any of this cheese should not eat it.
“A Lawsuit a Day, keeps E. coli Away” Suit filed against Baugher’s Orchard
An E. coli lawsuit was filed today against Baugher’s Orchard and Farm, the Westminster, Maryland farm that recalled its unpasteurized apple cider products after they were identified by Maryland public health authorities as the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak among at least 7 state residents. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Baltimore
Brokenhearted and Disappointed in Shanghai
On a day the China Daily ran a story touting a new openess to the public about foodborne illnesses, I am sitting in the magnificent Shanghai Airport about to leave on a flight to the US East Coast in a few hours – yes, it is Thursday here. This is my fourth trip to China
Second E. coli O157:H7 lawsuit filed against Bravo Farms Raw Milk Dutch Style Gouda Cheese Linked to Outbreak in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada – more to follow
From our Complaint filed in Arizona moments ago – On or about October 17 or 18, 2010, Shannon Miller consumed a sample of Bravo Farms’ Dutch Style Gouda Cheese at the Costco Warehouse located at 1703 West Bethany Home Road in Phoenix, Arizona. The sample was contaminated by E. coli O157:H7 bacteria, a potentially lethal
CDC – Now 33 in in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada with E. coli O157:H7 linked to Bravo Raw Milk Gouda Cheese
The number of ill are keeping just ahead of the lawsuits we are filing. The numbers have increased in Arizona, California and Colorado. The CDC reports that thirty-three persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from five states. The number of ill persons identified in each state with this
Video – Food Safety Attorney, Bill Marler, Explains E. coli O157:H7 Infection
With E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks linked to Bravo Raw Milk Gouda Cheese and Baugher’s Apple Cider, I thought it might be helpful to explain an E. coli O157:H7 infections and its complication, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome or HUS:
Cilantro recalled due to Salmonella risk
A shipment of fresh cilantro, produced and distributed by EpicVeg Inc., which is based in Lompoc, California, is causing a wave of product recalls. The shipment may be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported
Among EpicVeg Inc.’s customers is Field Fresh Foods, a produce supplier that in turn supplies Orval Kent, a maker