Lipari Foods is expanding their January 8, 2020 recall of Premo and Fresh Grab sandwiches for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. JLM expanded their recent recall to include additional sandwiches that may be contaminated with this pathogen. An environmental test at the JLM facility found Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this issue. The sandwiches were distributed exclusively by Lipari Foods to food service and retail stores in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Lipari started shipping these products on January 3, 2020. The recalled items include Fresh Grab products: Breakfast Muffin Sandwich, Chicken & Swiss Sandwich, and … [Read more...]
What Are the Symptoms of Common Foodborne Pathogens?
Since 48,000,000 Americans are sickened with food poisoning every year, which hospitalizes 128,000 and kills about 3,000, consumers should know the symptoms of these illnesses so they can get prompt treatment. There are 31 different pathogens that are known to cause foodborne illness, but the three most common are Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), and Listeria monocytogenes. What are the symptoms of common foodborne pathogens? Salmonella Symptoms Symptoms of a Salmonella food poisoning illness include a mild fever, a headache, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea that may be bloody. Symptoms usually start 12 to 72 hours after ingestion of the pathogen. Most people do recover on their own without medical treatment, which is why food safety experts use … [Read more...]
Lipari Wedge Deli Sandwiches Recalled For Possible Listeria
Lipari Wedge Deli Sandwiches are being voluntarily recalled for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. These Premo and Fresh Grab Sandwiches, made by JLM Manufacturing, were recalled after environmental sampling returned a positive test result for Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with this issue. Lipari Foods began shipping this product on December 31, 2019.They were distributed by Lipari to food service and retail store in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The recalled products include these Premo brands: Wedge Ham & Cheese on Wheat, Wedge Egg Salad on Wheat, Wedge Chicken Salad on Wheat, and Wedge Tuna Salad on Wheat. The Fresh … [Read more...]
Fresh Location Recalls Protein Snack Tray For Possible Listeria
Fresh Location recalls Protein Snack Tray and Protein Trail Mix because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Their facility is located in Lenoir city, Tennessee. These products contain Almark Foods hard boiled eggs that are linked to a deadly Listeria monocytogenes outbreak. There have not been any reports of illness related to the consumption of the Fresh Location products to date. The recalled products are: Protein Snack Tray, 6.44 oz total weight, packaged in a 4-compartment plastic tray with UPC: 8-5511000804-6 and with Fresh by lot dates of: 12/21/19, 12/22/19, 12/24/19, 12/27/19, 12/28/19, 12/29/19, 12/31/19, 01/03/20, 01/04/20 Protein Trail Mix, 3.52 oz total weight, packaged in a 10.5 ounce plastic cup with UPC: 8-5511000813-8 and with Fresh by … [Read more...]
Salvadorean String Cheese Recalled For Possible Listeria
Limena LLC of Palm Springs, Florida is recalling 1 pond blocks os Salvadorean String Cheese (Quesillo Cheese), a semi-soft cheese, because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with this recall. The recalled produts, Salvadorean String Cheese was distributed to retail stores and was also sold through mail order. The product has a blue and white label and comes in a 1 pound (16 ounce) clear plastic vacuum package marked with lot number 1041020 on the top. The expiration date is blank. The problem was discovered when routine testing by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services found Listeria monocytogenes in one sample of a 1 pound block of Salvadorean String Cheese. … [Read more...]
MiniMeals2Go Protein Pack and Avocado Toast Recalled For Listeria
FiveStar Gourmet Foods is voluntarily recalling two fresh produce snack products: MiniMeals2Go Protein Pack and MiniMeals2Go Avocado Toast, since both products may have been made with recalled hard cooked eggs produced by Almark Foods. There is a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to recalled Almark Foods hard boiled eggs, but there are no illnesses reported to date related to these particular FiveStar Gourmet Foods products. The recalled products are MiniMeals2Go Protein Pack, sold in 6/8.25 ounce clear plastic packages, with SKU number FG10461, UPC number 8-50012-79311-3, and lot numbers 34619, 34719, 35019, 35119, 35219, and 35719. The best by dates on these products are 12/26/19, 12/27/19, 12/30/19, 12/31/19, 01/01/20, and 01/06/20. They were sold in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, … [Read more...]
Meijer Recalls Diced Hard Boiled Eggs For Possible Listeria
Meijer recalls diced hard boiled eggs for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. These eggs were produced by Almark Foods. Some of the Almark Foods hard cooked eggs are linked to a deadly Listeria monocytogenes outbreak that has sickened at least seven people. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the eggs sold at Meijer. The diced hard cooked eggs were sold on two salad bars at two stores in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Those stores are: The Knapps Corner Meijer at 1997 East Beltline Road in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and The Rockford Meijer at 2799 10 Mile Road NE in Rockford, Michigan. The eggs were sold between October 25, 2019 and December 23, 2019. The recalled product is Diced Eggs Frozen, with UPC number 79379900993 and in 5 pound containers. Almark Foods … [Read more...]
Almark Eggs Secondary Recalls For Listeria Monocytogenes Listed
Since Almark Foods recalled their hard boiled eggs on December 20, 2019, there have been several secondary recalls issued for products made with those eggs. There is a deadly Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to those eggs, although none of these recalled products have been associated with that outbreak. We are keeping the recalls here so you can refer to them if necessary. The deadly outbreak has sickened 7 people in 5 states. One person who lived in Texas died and four people have been hospitalized. The illness onset dates in this outbreak range start on April 10, 2019. That's pretty typical for a listeriosis outbreak, since investigators use the PulseNet system to find people sickened by the same bacterial strain. These are all of the recalls of Almark Foods hard boiled eggs … [Read more...]
Cece’s Veggie Fresh Veggie Ramen With Chicken Broth Recalled
Veggie Noodle Co., LLC is voluntarily recalling its Cece's Veggie Fresh Veggie Ramen with Chicken Broth because the separately packaged egg, which is branded Peckish and included in the product, may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. This product was produced by Almark Foods, which has recalled their hard boiled egg products that are associated with a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak. There have been no reports of illness associated with the recall of this product. No other Veggie Noodle/Cece's products are affected by this recall. The recalled product is Cece's Veggie Fresh Veggie Ramen with Chicken Broth, sold in 11.5 ounce packages. The UPC number on the product is 5228700653. All expiration dates are recalled. This product was sold at retail stores … [Read more...]
Great American Deli Egg Salad Sandwich Recalled For Listeria
Great American Deli of Ooltewah, Tennessee is recalling their Egg Salad Sandwich for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The eggs were supplied by Knott's Fine Foods, which buys hard cooked eggs from Almark Foods. There is a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak associated with Almark Foods hard-boiled eggs, but there are no reports of illness related to the consumption of these egg salad sandwiches. The recalled product is GAD #114 Egg Salad Sandwich sold in 4.8 ounce packages. The UPC number on the product is 7-41431-00114-2. The affected lots are: 19094, 19107, 19129, 19155, 19158, 19218, 19237, 19259, 19274, 19297, 19304, 19310, 19322, 19336. The product could have been sold in these states through convenience stores, micro markets and vending machines: Wisconsin, Iowa, … [Read more...]
