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 →City to Pay $1.45 Million to Car Accident Victim
The city of Palo Alto, Ca. will pay $1.45 million to a man who was severely and permanently injured in a car accident caused by a city worker who was reaching for his cell phone while driving a city vehicle.
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 →MRSA Infections Increasing, Cal. Officials Say
More cases of a drug-resistant strain of staph infection called MRSA are turning up in California, state health officials say.
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.
Continue →FDA Seeks to Shut Down New Jersey Cheese Manufacturer
The Food and Drug Administration has asked a court to shut down a New Jersey-based cheese manufacturer because the company has repeatedly failed to correct insanitary conditions blamed for causing a string of outbreaks of potentially deadly foodborne bacteria.
Continue →Shelled Hazelnuts Recalled; May Be Tainted By Salmonella, FDA Warns
More than 114,000 pounds of shelled hazelnuts processed by Willamette Shelling of Newberg, Oregon have been recalled because the nuts may be contaminated with salmonella, a form of bacteria associated with potentially deadly food poisoning.
Continue →Holiday Safety Tips from CPSC
It’s that time of year again — time for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to release its list of ways to reduce injuries caused by holiday decorations.
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