Pinnacle Foods of Iowa is recalling about 32,479 pounds of heat-treated, shelf-stable Armour dried beef products because of a processing deviation that may have led to Staphylococcal enterotoxin and clostridial toxin contamination. There have been no confirmed ports of adverse reactions due to the consumption of these products. The items were produced on January 2, … Read more
A new study conducted at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America has found that one-quarter of the 100 samples taken from food served in hospitals tested positive for Clostridium difficile. While no cases of human illness were linked to that food, … Read more
According to Lisa LaPlante, Communications and Marketing Manager of the Kent County Department of Health, the source of the April 15, 2012 food poisoning outbreak at the Kent County Jail has been discovered. Laboratory tests have revealed that there was Clostridium perfringens, a spore-producing bacteria, in a rice and cheese product. The food was prepared, … Read more
According to the CDC, deaths from gastroenteritis, the illness caused by bacteria, doubled from 1999 to 2007. The findings were presented at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious diseases in Atlanta, Georgia. Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the stomach and intestines that causes the characteristic symptoms of food poisoning: vomiting and diarrhea. Lead author Aron Hall, … Read more
On February 22, 2012 Charcuterie La Tour Eiffel recalled Parisian Cooked Ham because it may have been contaminated with what the recall said were “dangerous bacteria or parasites.” Another recall was issued Wednesday for more products from the same company. This time, the recall was issued because the products may be contaminated with Clostridium perfingens. … Read more