The Star Tribune reported yesterday that the “state says condemned raw milk is missing from Gibbon farm,” and is now seeking an order of contempt. For those who recall, raw milk produced by Hartmann was blamed for causing eight cases of E. coli O157:H7 in May, and seven instances in July and August of Campylobacter
Is it time to treat sprouts like raw milk?
Raw milk is banned from interstate sale and is limited in many others because of the risk of foodborne illness. Yet, sprouts, which have been causing a number of outbreaks recently, and over the decades, can be sold and bought whenever and wherever.
Bruce Blythe of the Packer exploded this in his article a few
FDA and CDC – 125 sickened by Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:- Tainted Sprouts but Grower Disputes Findings
According to reports from the FDA and CDC:
• From November 1, 2010, through January 11, 2011, 125 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:-, whose illnesses began since November 1, have been reported from 22 states and the District of Columbia. Results of the investigation indicate a link to
FDA Environmental Assessment of 2010 E. coli O145 Freshway Lettuce Outbreak Linked to Unnamed Arizona Farm
Readers of my blog might well remember the CDC, FDA and the State of California investigations and tracebacks on E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks:
Interesting thing about those investigations is that the FDA, et. al, named all names – including the farms that grew the
What to do after the Tucson Shootings?
I donated $5,000 to Miriam’s Kitchen in D.C. on behalf of those killed and wounded in Tucson and their families – http://miriamskitchen.org/. I did it because I can not help thinking of how many times one of my three daughters attended a political event to participate in our democracy.
Joe Marler – England Rugby Prop – I wonder if we are relations?
Seems we have some similar interests:
FDA Cracks down on Mystical One Juice for failing to have a HACCP Plan
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice today filed a complaint for permanent injunction against a Jamaica, N.Y.-based beverage company to prevent it from processing and distributing juice and other products.
Hank J. Hagen and Milton S. Reid and their company, Mystical One LLC (also known as Mystical One Juice LLC), are charged with violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by failing to have a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan for certain juice products, such as the company’s carrot juice products, and by failing to comply with current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP).
The FDA requires all juice processors to prepare and implement HACCP plans that identify and control food hazards associated with their juices, and it requires all food manufacturers to follow cGMP. The FDA is not aware of illnesses associated with Mystical One’s juice products.
Among the violations observed by FDA investigators were failures to:
• adequately heat low-acid vegetable juices to destroy or prevent growth of dangerous microorganisms;
• properly clean food-contact surfaces; and
• maintain and monitor sanitation conditions at the manufacturing facility to prevent sources of possible food and water contamination.
Failure to identify and control food hazards could lead to the formation of Clostridium botulinum bacteria that can germinate in the carrot juice made by the company. The neurotoxin formed by these bacteria, when ingested in even very small amounts, could cause paralysis, difficulty breathing and death from asphyxiation. In 2006, six cases of botulism in the United States and Canada were linked to refrigerated carrot juice.
The complaint also charges Mystical One, Hagen and Reid with failing to conform to cGMP requirements for making, packing, or holding human food. Beverage products produced under conditions that do not comply with HACCP or GMP requirements are considered adulterated under the Act.
Violations cited by the FDA involved the following brands:Continue Reading FDA Cracks down on Mystical One Juice for failing to have a HACCP Plan
MS Fish Co., Issues Listeria Alert for Ossie’s Schmalts Herring
MS FISH CORP 808 ALABAMA AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11207 is recalling Ossie’s Schmaltz Herring due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail, or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy persons may suffer only short-term symptoms such as
Humboldt County keeps raw milk sales ban
Donna Tam of Times-Standard reported today on the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors decision to unanimously maintain the status quo of Humboldt’s ban on raw milk sales. According to documents presented by the Department of Health and Human Services, 10 raw dairy outbreaks with 138 illnesses and one pasteurized dairy outbreak with 23 illnesses were
Is it time for Sprout Seeders and Growers to stop the E. coli and Salmonella Madness?
I seem to be constantly updating this chart as more and more outbreaks and illnesses are reported.
Year Type Pathogen Cases
1990 Alfalfa S. Anatum 15
1995 Alfalfa S. Stanley 128
1995 Alfalfa S. Newport 133
1995 Alfalfa S. Newport 69
1996 Alfalfa S. Stanley 30
1996 Alfalfa S. Montevideo 650
1997 Alfalfa S. Infantis