The Buncombe County North Carolina Department of Health received final test results from the North Carolina Department of Public Health laboratory confirming that the unopened bag of culture that was added to the tempeh tested positive for the matching strain of Salmonella Paratyphi B linked to the current disease outbreak. Rockville Maryland Tempeh Online sold
May 2012
Organic Pastures Raw Milk Linked to Campylobacter Illnesses
Raw milk, raw skim milk (non-fat), raw cream and raw butter produced by Organic Pastures Dairy of Fresno County is the subject of a statewide recall and quarantine order announced by California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Whiteford. The quarantine order came following the confirmed detection of campylobacter bacteria in raw cream.
Consumers are strongly urged…
Tempeh Salmonella Paratyphi B Hit 63
On Thursday, May 10, Buncombe County Department of Health received final test results from the NC Department of Public Health laboratory confirming that the unopened bag of culture that was added to the tempeh tested positive for the matching strain of Salmonella Paratyphi B linked to the current disease outbreak.
The US Food and Drug…
Indiana Lone Star Restaurant has Hepatitis A Positive Employee
The Vanderburgh County Health Department and the Indiana State Department of Health are investigating a case of Hepatitis A in a food worker at the Lone Star Restaurant located in the Eastland Place Shopping Center at 943 N. Green River Road Evansville IN, 47715-2418.
“We’ve been in contact with Lone Star and we wanted to…
Norovirus Linked to Reusable Grocery Bags
The city that I live in just banned “will that be paper or plastic” from our local grocery store. I wonder how the eco-friendly city fathers and mothers are feeling after this AP article:
Oregon investigators have traced an outbreak of norovirus to a reusable grocery bag that members of a Beaverton girls’ soccer team…
CDC Webinar: Foodborne Illness Outbreaks and Law
I have the honor and pleasure of giving an one hour webinar tomorrow sponsored by the CDC. Here are the slides:
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Moon Fishery, maker of Tuna Scape, Recalls Tuna Strips
Moon Fishery (India) Pvt. Ltd., the Manufacturer of the Yellow Fin Tuna Nakaochi Scrape that was recently recalled by a U.S. Distributor, is also recalling its 22 pound cases of “Tuna Strips” Product of India AA or AAA GRADE because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious…
More Pet Food Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk
Solid Gold Health Products for Pets, Inc., El Cajon, California, announced a voluntary recall of one batch of WolfCub Large Breed Puppy Food and one batch of Solid Gold WolfKing Large Breed Adult Dog Food after being notified by Diamond Pet Foods regarding the presence of Salmonella in Diamond’s Gaston, South Carolina facility.
Solid Gold…
Taco Bell, a.k.a., Mexican-style fast food restaurant chain, Restaurant Chain A linked to Salmonella Enteritidis Illnesses
CDC collaborated with public health officials in multiple states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections which was associated with eating food from a Mexican-style fast food restaurant chain, Restaurant Chain A. Investigative efforts were unable to identify a specific food associated with illness, but…
Please, Think Twice Before You Feed Your Child Raw Milk
According to Oregon Public Radio, A mother, whose two-year-old has been hospitalized for 28 days after drinking raw milk tainted with E. coli O157:H7, recommends not giving children milk that hasn’t been pasteurized.
In last few weeks as many as 21 cases of food-borne illnesses have been traced to raw milk from a…
