A Salmonella outbreak at the Jewel store in Tinley Park, IL may have been caused by deli meat, according to local reports. After being contacted about reported illnesses by the Cook County Health Department on Wednesday, the store, located at 171st St, and Harlem Ave., closed its deli for several hours to deep clean the are and remove foods. There are three confirmed cases of Salmonella infection, called salmonellosis, and six probable cases. Test results on the probable cases are pending. Store employees have been asked to submit stool samples so health authorities can determine how the bacteria made its way into the deli area. Food poisoning from Salmonella happens when people eat food that is contaminated with microscopic amounts of fecal matter. Salmonella bacteria typically live … [Read more...]
List of Retailers Recalling Manda Deli Meat For Listeria Swells To 46 Pages
Deli meats produced by Manda Packing Company of Baker, La. that are potentially contaminated with Listeria are being recalled from 19 states. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection (USDA FSIS) has published an updated list of retailers that carried the recalled products which is now 46 pages long. To see the list click here. The Manda products under recall include: roast beef, ham, turkey breast, tasso pork, ham shanks, hog head cheese, corned beef, and pastrami and were sold under a variety of brand names at grocery store deli counters. The recalled meats were sold in packages with “Sell by” dates ranging from May 13-June 22, 2013 and had the establishment number “EST. 8746A” inside the USDA mark of inspection. However, if consumers purchased these products … [Read more...]
Listeria Concern Prompts Deli Meat Recall At Walmart, Dollar General And More
Deli meats produced by Manda Packing Company of Baker, Louisiana are being recalled for potential Listeria contamination by a number of retailers, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS). Listeria can cause serious, sometimes fatal illness but, at this time, no illnesses have been associated with the recalled meat. The problem was initially discovered by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture when routine testing on a sample of cooked roast beef taken from a retail establishment on April 5, 2013 was positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The Manda products under recall include: roast beef, ham, turkey breast, tasso pork, ham shanks, hog head cheese, corned beef, and pastrami and were sold under a variety of brand names at … [Read more...]
