Category: Food Poisoning
USDA Proposes Rules to Limit Salmonella in Chicken
January 22, 2015 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed new rules to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter contamination in chicken and turkey products. About half of ground chicken is contaminated with Salmonella, but the bacteria is typically killed...
Rader Farms Fresh Start Smoothie Mix Recall
January 20, 2015 -- Inventure Foods, Inc. has issued a recall for Rader Farms frozen smoothie mixes sold at Costco and Walmart because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. None of the products that were shipped to stores tested...
Caramel Apple Recall Hits Pacific Coast Fruit
January 20, 2015 -- Pacific Coast Fruit, of Portland, Oregon is joining a recall for caramel apples that may be a food poisoning risk due to contamination with Listeria. Pacific Coast Fruit did not manufacture caramel-coated candy apples, but they...
1 Death Linked to Listeria Outbreak from Soft Cheese
January 19, 2015 -- The Yakima Herald reports that an outbreak of listeriosis has killed at least one person who ate soft cheese from a local cheesemaker. The product came from Queseria Bendita, a Yakima-based cheesemaker that had the same...
Minnesota Issues Health Warning for 16 Caramel Apple Brands
January 14, 2015 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has issued a consumer advisory for possible Listeria contamination in 16 brands of pre-packaged caramel apples. The warning is part of a larger recall involving Granny Smith and Gala apples produced...
Cold-Smoked Salmon Recalled Due to Listeria Risk
January 13, 2015 -- Santa Barbara Smokehouse, Inc., has recalled smoked salmon products that were packed last month due to possible contamination with Listeria, a bacteria that can cause severe food poisoning. The recall was issued on January 8 for...
Bidart Brothers Apples Linked to Listeria Outbreak
January 12, 2015 -- The FDA has reported that two strains of Listeria collected inside an apple processing plant are believed to be the same strains associated with a food poisoning outbreak blamed on commercially-produced caramel apples. The processing plant,...
Granny Smith, Gala Apples Recalled for Listeria Risk
January 8, 2015 -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued an update to warn that Gala apples and Granny Smith apples imported from the United States by California-based Bidart Brothers have been recalled due to possible contamination with Listeria....
Listeria Risk Leads to Kroger Candy Apple Recall
January 6, 2015 -- Happy Apple Co. is expanding their recall for caramel apples to include Kroger Brand candy apples that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products include plain caramel apples and candy apples topped with nuts or...
Whole Foods Recalls Raw Milk Cheese for Listeria Risk
January 6, 2015 -- Whole Foods has issued a recall for certain cheeses sold in California, Arizona, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania after one of their suppliers, Bleating Heart Cheeses, reported that several raw milk cheeses tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. No...