A Class II recall has been reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) for over 210,000 pounds of ready-to-eat hot dog products. According to the USDA, John Morrell and Co., based in Cincinnati, Ohio, recalled the hot dogs – produced on January 26, 2017 – after receiving three … Read more
The (FDA) has announced that multiple BrightFarms salad products have been recalled due to the possible presence of metal construction materials. This contamination arose due to construction at the Elkwood, Virginia (Culpeper County) greenhouse farm where the salad greens were grown. The BrightFarms branded salads were distributed to and sold at Giant Food stores (Giant … Read more
Almost 2,148 pounds of Italian chicken sausage links have been recalled by Perdue Foods LLC, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Perdue Foods is headquartered in Gainesville, Florida. The company issued the recall after they received reports on May 5, 2017, that three people who bought the … Read more
Cal Poly has recalled six varieties of its chocolate candy bars for undeclared allergens and possible microbial contamination. The university makes chocolates at a food processing lab on campus that is managed by students. The chocolate may contain undeclared peanut, milk, or soy allergens and may have been exposed to bacteria, yeast, or mold. There … Read more
Princess House is recalling some of its Marissa Tangerine Appetizer Plates because they may leach cadmium and lead into the food they hold.The heavy metals are contained in the decorative plate decals, and they contain lead and cadmium at levels exceeding FDA and/or California Proposition 65 guidance levels. Not all plates distributed by this company have … Read more
Stonyfield is extending its voluntary recall of YoBaby Peach/Pear Yogurt first issued on April 25, 2014. The recall now includes an addition 1,344 six-packs shipped to 271 more stores. The stores that carry the product are mostly Safeway and Fred Meyer stores in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Alaska, and northern California. The yogurts may contain Klebsiella … Read more
Research at Texas A&M is looking at E. coli contamination on leafy vegetables. The research looks at how the likelihood that a crop will be contaminated by E. coli before harvest is strongly influenced by both farm management and environmental factors. The study is published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Contaminated produce is … Read more
More than 300,000 residents of West Virginia have been forced to use bottled water since a chemical spill contaminated the water supply in the Elk River. A Freedom Industries plant had a 40,000 gallon tank of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol next to the river. Officials say that about 7,500 gallons leaked into the river, but no one … Read more
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Thrifty Foods Port Place are warning the public not to consume Nanaimo Hot Barbecue Chicken products because they may have chemical contamination. There is no word on what the contamination may be, and no illnesses have been reported in connection with this problem. The recalled products are all under … Read more
Red and green bell peppers have been recalled in California for possible Salmonella contamination. That makes this study even more relevant. Applied and Environmental Microbiology has published research about identified risk factors associated with contamination of produce fields with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The study found that management practices are crucial to development of effective … Read more