FDA “cracks” down on Sunland Peanuts
The FDA suspends Sunland Inc.’s Food Facility Registration; Facility Prohibited from Distributing Food
In the interest of protecting public health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suspended the food facility registration of Sunland Inc., a producer of nuts, and nut and seed spreads. Registration with the FDA is required for any facility that manufactures, processes,
China Bans Sunland Peanuts from Import
For a company that has poisoned its customers, recalled years of product and been closed for months, China’s decision likely does not come as a surprise.
According to China Daily, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine will suspend import of nuts produced by Sunland Inc.
The Quarantine branches will step up checks
Forever Cheese Listeria Outbreak over for some
• A total of 22 persons infected with the outbreak-associated strain of Listeria monocytogenes were reported from 13 states and the District of Columbia.
• 20 ill persons were hospitalized. Four deaths were reported. Public health officials determined that two of these deaths were related to listeriosis. One fetal loss was reported.
• Collaborative investigation
E. coli Sickens 28 in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia with Wegmans brand Organic Spinach and Spring Mix blend
The CDC just reported that four leftover packages of Wegmans brand Organic Spinach and Spring Mix blend collected from four ill persons’ homes yielded the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened a total of 28 persons.
The number of ill people identified in each state with the outbreak strain is as follows:
Wegmans spinach & spring mix E. coli Outbreak hits 20 in New York
At least 20 people have been counted ill in the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to packaged Wegmans spinach & spring mix sold at Wegmans stores in New York state.
Six of those victims were hospitalized, but all have since been discharged. Patients ranged in age from 6 to 66 years old.
No other states
FDA: Yes, you Did! Sunland: No, we Didn’t!
Wednesday the FDA posted the following:
The FDA found that between June of 2009 and August of 2012, Sunland Inc. had distributed, or cleared for distribution, portions of 11 lots, or daily production runs, of peanut or almond butter after its own testing program identified the presence of at least one of nine different Salmonella
Salmonella-Tainted Peanut Butter Shipped by Producer – It’s Nuts
Sometimes I just do not get it. Why do manufactures of food think it is OK to feed us crap? These people need to be held accountable.
The FDA has made the observations from its recent inspection of Sunland Inc. publicly available. The inspection was conducted between September 17 and October 16, 2012, and became
First Lawsuit Filed in New York Spinach E. coli Case
Marler Clark and Rochester-based Underberg & Kessler filed a lawsuit Tuesday against State Garden, a Massachusetts-based company whose product was identified as the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak among upstate New York residents in October, 2012. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Sandra Isaac, an Ontario, NY resident who alleges she became
Marler Clark and Underberg Kessler Hired to Represent Wegman Spinach E. coli Victims
Wegmans also recalled 5 and 11-ounce packages of Wegmans store brand Organic Spinach & Spring Mix sold in its stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts between October 14 and November 1. New York State officials linked the Wegmans spinach, provided by State Garden, Inc. of Chelsea, Massachusetts, to E. coli