Two months ago Foster Farms filed suit against Orkin pest control for allegedly failing to control cockroaches at one Foster Farms processing plant. The FSIS suspended operations at that Foster Farms plant because the bugs were found on four occasions. The finding of the cockroaches resulted in a three-day shutdown of the plant in January
U.S. Attorney Seeks Salmonella Victims
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa is asking people who were sickened by eggs produced by Quality Egg, LLC between about the beginning of 2010 and August 2010 to contact their office.
On June 3, 2014, Quality Egg, LLC (also known as Wright County Egg) and two company officials pled guilty
621 Sick with Salmonella in 29 States Linked to Foster Farms Chicken
On July 4, 2014, the CDC reported a total of 621 individuals infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg from 29 states and Puerto Rico. Most of the ill persons (76%) have been reported from California. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows:
Alabama (1), Alaska (1), Arkansas (1),
Is this Chicken Adulterated if it has Salmonella on it?
Read the Federal Meat Inspection Act for yourself and decide.
Title 21 – FOOD AND DRUGS – CHAPTER 12 – MEAT INSPECTION – SUBCHAPTER I – INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS; ADULTERATION AND MISBRANDING – Sec. 601 – Definitions
As used in this chapter, except as otherwise specified, the following terms shall have the meanings stated below:
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“Good on ya,” Foster Farms and FSIS too
Over 1,000,000 pounds of chicken recalled. Over 170 types of products recalled.
A few years ago I spent several weeks “Down Under” giving a series of speeches on “Why it is a Bad Idea to Poison your Customers.” On of my favorite Aussie sayings when someone did something right was “Good on ya mate.” Seems
Canada Keeps Counting, US Far Behind in Salmonella Chia Outbreak
Canada 59 – USA 21
In the United Sates as of June 9, 2014, a total of 21 ill persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Newport (13 persons), Salmonella Hartford (6 persons), or Salmonella Oranienburg (2 persons) have been reported from 12 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is
Sprout E. coli Outbreak – Now 18
As of June 27, 2014, a total of 18 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121 (STEC O121) have been reported from five states.
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Idaho (3), Michigan (1), Montana (2), Utah (1), and Washington (11).
44% of ill
Leukemia Patient Files Listeria Lawsuit
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois on behalf of Vladimir Sokhatskiy, a Lake County resident sickened with Listeria monocytogenes that lead to meningitis. The Listeria infection is linked to the recall of Trader Joe’s Egg White Salad with Chives from prepared foods manufacturer Lansal, Inc.
On June 8,
Legislation Filed to Give FSIS Authority to do Job on Certain Salmonella
Food Safety News reports that Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY) are introducing a bill in the House of Representatives that would give the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) the authority to declare any foodborne pathogen an adulterant and recall contaminated products.
The “Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act”
Chia Seed and Powder Salmonella Newport, Hartford, Oranienburg, and Saintpaul Update – 73 Ill in US and Canada
In Canada, four strains of Salmonella causing illness have been associated with this outbreak: Salmonella Newport and Salmonella Hartford, Salmonella Oranienburg, and Salmonella Saintpaul. In total, 52 cases have been reported in British Columbia (13), Alberta (10), Ontario (26) and Quebec (3). Six cases have been hospitalized; five cases have been discharged and have recovered