“Nazareth Classic” and “Nazareth Light” cheese has been recalled by Atalanta Corporation, an Elizabeth, New Jersey based food distributor, because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although
Listeria Recall – Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste
Officials of an Illinois company say it is recalling Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste because of potential Listeria monocytogenes.
Nielsen-Massey Vanillas Inc. of Waukegan is voluntarily recalling lot No. 11123 of its Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria.
The recall extends to all
Brunkow Cheese Seized
On May 13, 2011, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, filed a complaint requesting that U.S. Marshals seize cheese products distributed by Brunkow Cheese of Wisconsin, Inc. Brunkow, a company based in Darlington, Wisconsin, manufactures, packs, labels, and distributes a variety of cheese products.
The complaint alleged that in February 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug
I made the Glenn Beck Show, well sort of
I must admit I cannot stand Glenn Beck. I think he is a self-promoting, unbalanced idiot, who with his rants does great damage to what little common ground we have between the left, right and center of our country. For that reason I was a bit shocked to see the below on his website &ndash
NPR – Food Politics: ‘Poisoned’
President Obama signed the Food Safety Modernization Act last January. It gives the FDA stronger authority to issue mandatory food recalls and to oversee facilities that grow, clean and sell our nation’s food. It’s also largely unfunded. Local attorney Bill Marler was instrumental in getting the Food Safety Modernization Act passed. He represented victims of
Interesting, what if government officials were held responsible for foodborne illness outbreaks?
I was reading this morning about Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov. According to press reports, he said that regional state administration heads will be held personally responsible if there are legal violations during the summer holidays in children’s camps. Azarov said at an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday that there must
The water you drink – A cautionary E. coli tale worth $72,000,000
Today the Ontario government announced that it has paid out more than $72,000,000 ($74,457,478.90 US) in compensation to victims of Walkerton’s tainted water tragedy and their families.
In May 2000, thousands became ill after E. coli from a nearby farm contaminated the water supply in the small community in southwestern Ontario. Stan Koebel, the former
Is Bad News for Distiller’s Grain Bad News for E. coli?
Over the years I have followed the grain fed issue as it relates to the prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 in cows guts and hides at slaughter. Frankly, the data has been mixed. A year ago I penned, “Has the nail been driven into the coffin of the conventional wisdom that grass-fed beef is safer
It is time for real Food Safety reform in China
Exploding watermelons caused by the application of forchlorfenuron, a growth accelerator, hit the Chinese and international press today. Chinese media, apparently encouraged by the government (for now anyway), has been exposing the lax farming practices, shortcuts and excessive use of fertilizer behind a rash of food safety scandals. The exploding melons, follows discoveries of the
Meatingplace – FSIS suspends E. coli testing
I always start my morning on Meatingplace, in part to see what nasty thing the tools of the meat industry have to say about me, but also for breaking news they get with their close relationship to FSIS. I was drawn to the story this morning by Michael Fielding:
Citing a complete lack