Government May Have Known About Turkey Bacteria
Federal officials may have known about a dangerous form of salmonella at the Cargill turkey plant as early as last year, but didn’t elect to recall the meat until an outbreak killed one and sickened 77 others. Cargill announced the third-largest meat recall in history last week, impacting 36 million pounds of ground turkey. In April of this year, salmonella Heidelberg was discovered by inspectors in a package of ground turkey that came from the Cargill Arkansas plant. This led …
Continue →Tainted Black Pepper Coating Blamed for Salami Salmonella Recall
Black pepper used to coat salami included this week in a huge recall of the food is likely to blame for a salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 200 people in 40 states, state health officials said.
Continue →Massive Salami Recall: 1.24 Million Pounds Affected
More than 1.24 million pounds of pepper-coated salami from a Rhode Island meat company have been recalled after being linked to an outbreak of the foodborne bacteria salmonella.
Continue →E. Coli Prompts Huge Ground Beef Recall
About 864,000 pounds of ground beef from a Southern California meat processor have been recalled because the food may be tainted with E. coli, a potentially dangerous form of bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
Continue →Dog Treats Recalled Over Salmonella Fears
Merrick Beef Filet Squares dog treats are being recalled because they may be tainted with the bacteria salmonella and pose a risk of serious illness in dogs and their human handlers.
Continue →FDA Issues Baby Food Bacterial Contamination Warning
Selected varieties of HAPPYBABY and HAPPYTOT brand baby foods are being recalled because pouches of the products may contain bacteria that can cause serious illness or death to newborns, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Continue →More E. Coli Found in Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough
Seven months after the sweeping recall of all Nestle Toll House premade cookie dough products prompted by dozens of reports of consumers becoming ill, two more samples of the food have tested positive for E. coli, a potentially fatal form of foodborne bacteria.
Continue →Food Recall Announced Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Numerous food products produced by Parkers Farm Inc. are being recalled today because the packages may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, a foodborne organism that is a leading cause of potentially fatal food poisoning.
Continue →Seafood Recall: Bacteria May Cause Food Poisoning
Mackerel from a New York City food company is being recalled because the fish may carry clostridium botulinum, a form of bacteria which can cause fatal food poisoning in consumers.
Continue →Roaches, Bacteria Found Inside Airline Food Facility
We’ve all heard the jokes about how bad airline food is, but this is no joke. The Food and Drug Administration has warned LSG Sky Chefs, a leading producer of in-flight food, about recent inspections which found live and dead roaches and the potentially deadly bacteria listeria inside the company’s Denver food-processing plant.
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