The Costco Warehouse at 10921 Causeway Boulevard in Brandon, Florida failed a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspection this week. On Monday, December 14, 2015, food safety inspectors found enough problems in the “Club Demonstration Services” area that it was closed under a “Stop Use Order.” Inspectors found live roaches in that area … Read more
The FDA has released two inspection reports on Jeni’s Ice Cream facility in Missouri. A 2008 report found problems, as did a 2015 report. The Missouri Department of Agriculture found Listeria monocytogenes bacteria in Jeni’s ice cream in April 2015, and the plant shut down to find the problem. The 2008 report found that plant … Read more
Kalle USA of Chicago is recalling approximately 168,473 pounds of pork products from Denmark that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection. Without the benefit of full inspection, a possibility of adverse health consequences exists. The recalled items, produced between Oct. 18, 2013 and Nov. 19, 2014, include: 2,976 – 44.10 lb. … Read more
Vigil Beef Jerky of New Mexico is recalling about 48 pounds of beef jerky products because they were shipped with the mark of inspection when they were produced under a retail exemption. No reports of illness have been received to date. The recalled products are 1-ounce bags of “VIGIL’S BEEF JERKY CO. ORIGINAL BEEF JERKY” … Read more
On Thursday, July 31, 2014, the USDA published the final rule of the Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection, the highly controversial change in poultry slaughter plants that food and worker safety advocates deplore. That rule removes USDA inspectors from plants and replaces them with company employees, and increases slaughter line speeds from 140 birds per … Read more
Sun Hing Foods of California is recalling about 1,282 pounds of Canadian liver pâté products that were produced without the benefit of full USDA inspection. This is a Public Health Alert because the product was not presented for inspection at the U.S. border. No reports of illness related to the consumption of these products has been … Read more
Santa Maria Foods of Ontario, Canada is recalling about 8,895 pounds of various meat products because they were made without full USDA inspection, according to the FSIS. A “remote possibility” of adverse health consequences exists. No reports of illness have been received to date. The recalled products are 11.1 ounce packages of Sopressata Salami with … Read more
Rancho Feeding Corporation of California is recalling about 8,742,700 pounds of meat products because it processed “diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection,” according to the USDA. These products are adulterated because they are “unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and … Read more
The recall of beef products from Rancho Feeding Corporation for lack of inspection has expanded. In addition to the products previously recalled, the company has added 420 pounds of 30 pound boxes of “Book Tripe” to the recall. Earlier this week, about 41,683 pounds of meat products were recalled because they were not inspected by … Read more
Rancho Feeding Corporation of California is recalling about 41,683 pounds of various beef products because they were made without the benefit of inspection, making them unfit for human food. No reports of illness have been received to date in connection with this problem. The realled products are “Beef Carcasses”, 50 pound boxes of “Beef Feet”, … Read more