The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) Food and Drug Safety Program (FDSP) is warning the public not to consume any cheese products produced by El Ranchero del Sur, LLC of South River, NJ. On March 2, 2012, a 38-week pregnant woman was diagnosed with Listeria monocytogenes infection at a New Brunswick
“Pink Slime” is now a choice in your school lunch
Thanks to Bettina Siegel, whose blog “The Lunch Tray,” and her online petition on Change.org asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to “put an immediate end to the use of “pink slime” in our children’s school food,” she has now, according to breaking AP news, forced the U.S. Department of Agriculture to offer schools choice in
CDC – Foodborne Disease Outbreaks Due To Imports Rise
According to a recently released CDC Report, foodborne disease outbreaks caused by imported food appeared to rise in 2009 and 2010, and nearly half of the outbreaks implicated foods imported from areas which previously had not been associated with outbreaks.
CDC experts reviewed outbreaks reported to CDC’s Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System from 2005-2010 for
Final Report – Organic Pastures Raw Milk Linked to 2011 E. coli Outbreak
I just received a copy of the State of California Report. Here is the summary:
In November 2011, a cluster of five young children with Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0157:H7 infection with matching pulse-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns was identified. Illness onsets were from August 25 to October 25, 2011. All five children reported
“Pink Slime” and Food Safety
BPI (without asking) has put out a quote of mine (from a newspaper months ago on a diferent topic):
“BPI has demonstrated a commitment to food safety. I see it as a big step in the right direction.”
I admit, I said it. I said it, however, in the context of BPI’s move to test
Jimmy John’s Sued over E. coli Sprouts in Michigan – Again!
What the Grave of a Listeria Cantaloupe Victim Looks Like
Someone from our “greatest generation” – a hero in war – killed by a cantaloupe. What a country he fought for.
Rest in peace Mr. Schwarz – Section 51 Row 1 Grave 3. From one of his sons:
Today Paul A Schwarz Jr would have turned 93! The last time I was there was on
GAO suggests USDA could be more aggressive on pre-slaughter interventions to reduce E. coli in cattle
The GAO – U.S. Government Accountability Office, an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress, released a report (http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-257) this week that calls into question what the USDA/FSIS is doing (not doing) presently to reduce the risk of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in cattle.
The report suggested a number of pre-slaughter interventions
Outbreak of E. coli O26 Infections Linked to Raw Clover Sprouts at Jimmy John’s Restaurants in Alabama, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Michigan, Arkansas, Ohio, and Wisconsin
A total of 25 persons infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O26 have been reported from 8 states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Iowa (5), Missouri (3), Kansas (2), Michigan (9), Arkansas (1), Ohio (3), and Wisconsin (1).
Six ill persons have been hospitalized, and
Vibrio fulvialsis Death Linked to Martin’s Super Market Shrimp
The St. Joseph County Health Department is investigating the death of a South Bend Indiana man related to recently recalled shrimp from Martin’s Super Markets. On February 17, Memorial Hospital alerted the county health department it had a patient with Vibrio fulvialsis.
Vibrio fulvialsis is found naturally in many seafoods including shrimp.
The recalled product