Ground beef is the suspected source of an ongoing E. coli O145 outbreak. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) has opened an investigation into the outbreak but the agency has not yet provided key information such as how many people are sick or where the meat was sold […]
Lancaster Foods has issued a recall for butternut squash products that may be contaminated with Listeria. These products were sold at grocery stores in NC, VA, DC, MD, PN, NY, NJ, CT, RI, MA, NH, and VT. This recall is in effect at the same time another company has issued a recall for butternut squash […]
Pero Family Farms has issued a recall for packaged butternut squash spirals and chunks that may be contaminated with Listeria. Consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them as Listeria can cause serious illness and death. This recall includes butternut squash chunks and spirals sold in clear plastic containers at Publix and other grocery stores in Louisiana, […]
Pero Family Farms has issued a recall for microwavable trays of butternut squash cubes and spirals sold at Publix for possible Listeria contamination. Customers who purchased these products should not eat them as Listeria can cause serious illness and death. Symptoms of a Listeria infection, called listeriosis, usually develop within two weeks of exposure but sometimes can take […]
After ground beef, leafy greens are the most common source of E. coli outbreaks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But are some salad greens riskier than others? According to a recent report from the CDC, the answer is, yes. The study, entitled Lessons Learned from a Decade of Investigations of […]
The FDA is investigating an outbreak linked to a rare Salmonella serovar that has sickened seven people. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an investigation of a Salmonella Potsdam outbreak last week. The agency has not yet determined the food source of the outbreak and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has […]
Fresh Attitude brand spinach sold in NY, NJ, DE, CT, MD and PA is being recalled for Salmonella risk. Consumers who have purchased the product, produced by Vegpro International of Sherrington, QC CAN, should not eat it as Salmonella can cause serious illness. No other Fresh Attitude products sold in the U.S. are affected by […]
Tarantino Wholesale Foods Distributor of San Diego, CA, has issued a recall at 1,115 pounds of Mary’s fully cooked chicken breast which may be contaminated with bacteria due to undercooking. Customers who have received this product should not use or serve it as it could cause illness. The recalled product was distributed in 10-lb. cases […]
Hy-Vee, Inc. of West Des Moines, Iowa, has issued a recall Short Cuts vegetable mix that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were sold at Hy-Vee stores in eight states: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Customers who have purchased these products should not eat them as Listeria […]
Shenandoah Growers Inc. of Harrisonburg, VA has issued a recall for organic basil sold under a variety of brand names that may be contaminated with Cyclospora. The recalled basil, sold under the brand names Fresh Cut, The Fresh Market, Good & Gather, Nature’s Promise, O Organics, SE Grocers, Simple Truth, That’s Tasty, Wild Harvest, was […]
A food poisoning outbreak has been linked to AFC Sushi sold at two Harris Teeter locations in North Carolina, according to county health officials. More than 10 people who purchased the product at AFC Sushi kiosks inside the Harris Teeter stores on George W. Liles Pkwy and Concord Parkway, have been sickened. Information from shopper card […]
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. has issued a recall for Dole and Wild Harvest brand organic hearts of romaine lettuce for potential E. coli contamination. The romaine was harvested in Salinas, CA four weeks ago and should no longer be on store shelves. The Dole romaine E. coli recall includes the following products: Dole™ Organic Romaine […]