Egg safety is important at all times of year, but at Easter it's really critical. Many eggs can carry Salmonella bacteria, and there have been quite a few outbreaks linked to shell eggs. Are they safe to eat? The USDA has some answers. Salmonella can not only be present on the eggshell, but inside the egg itself. If hens have bacteria in their ovaries, it will be inside the egg as it develops. Plus, the shell is porous, and bacteria can easily pass through the shell. So you need to be careful about handling them. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before and after handling raw eggs. After the eggs are cooked, you can dye them. Never dye uncooked eggs. Make sure that the eggs are hard boiled first. And cook the eggs well done. To safely hard cook eggs, put the raw … [Read more...]
Eat Sum More Beef Biltong Recalled in Canada For Salmonella
Eat Sum More Beef Biltong, a dried cured meat, is being recalled in Canada for possible Salmonella contamination. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of this product. The recalling firm is Eat-Sum-More Inc. The recalled product was sold online and in the province of Ontario at the retail level. The recalled product is Eat Sum More Beef Biltong in original flavor. The package size for this item is variable. The UPC number that is stamped on the package label is 0 84672 48931 8. And the codes on the product label are 0212 13188 2024. This recall was triggered by test results. The recall notice did not state whether the teats were conducted by the company or by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The government is … [Read more...]
Trader Joe’s Roasted Salted Cashews Recalled For Salmonella
Trader Joe's Roasted Salted Cashews are being recalled for possible Salmonella contamination. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with this issue. The recalling firm is Wenders LLC of Dublin, California. The nuts were sold at Trader Joe's stores in these states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Washington. The recalled item is Trader Joe's Roasted Salted Cashews that are packaged in a 16 ounce clear plastic bag with a beige label and brown printing. The nuts have the following lot number/best before date pairs: T12139 and February 21, 2025, T12140 and March 1, 2025, T12141 and March 8, 2025, and T12142 and March 10, 2025. The SKU number is … [Read more...]
Roland Tahini Recalled For Possible Salmonella Contamination
Roland Tahini is being recalled for possible Salmonella contamination. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of this item. The recalling firm is Roland Foods LLC of New York, New York. The recalled product is Roland Tahini (100% ground sesame seeds) that is packaged in a 16 ounce jar. The batch number for this item is P024581, the production code is X0419, the UPC number is 10041224701509, and the Best By Date is October 19, 2024. The tahini was distributed to many states through retail stores and foodservice outlets. The states were not named in the recall notice. The recall only applies to this specific product with those identifying numbers. The recall was triggered by routine sampling that was conducted by the Michigan … [Read more...]
USDA Develops Technology to Reduce Pathogens in Shell Eggs
The USDA has developed technology to reduce pathogens in shell eggs. Raw eggs and egg products can carry Salmonella bacteria and cause illness and outbreaks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the pathogen causes about 1.35 million illnesses, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 deaths every year in this country. Pasteurizing eggs does work, but less than 3% of commercial shell eggs are pasteurized in the United States. Conventional pasteurization is a long process. The eggs are submerged in hot water for more than 57 minutes to inactive Salmonella bacteria. Researchers at the Agricultural Research Service's Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, used a novel thermal technology that has a much shorter processing time. The technique uses … [Read more...]
Eggs Recalled in Canada For Possible Salmonella Contamination
Eggs recalled in Canada for possible Salmonella contamination include several brand names. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of these eggs. The recalling firm is Star Egg Co. Ltd. The eggs were sold in Saskatchewan at the retail level. The recalled eggs include Compliments large eggs packaged in 12 egg containers. The UPC number for this product is 0 55742 35750 9, and the code is 2024MR14 S-21. Also recalled is Harman medium eggs packaged in a 12 egg container. The UPC number is 0 63902 00202 2 and the code is 2024MR28 S-21. Star Egg extra large eggs are included in this recall. The package holds 15 dozen eggs and there is no UPC number. The code is 2024MR07 S-21. Star Egg large eggs are also recalled. They are packaged in … [Read more...]
Fratelli Beretta Salmonella Charcuterie Meats Recalled For Under Processing
Fratelli Beretta Charcuterie Meats are being recalled for possible under processing. The meats contain Coppa that may be under processed, which could have resulted in Salmonella or other pathogen contamination. The recalling firm is Fratelli Beretta USA of Mount Olive, New Jersey. There is a Salmonella outbreak that may be linked to Fratelli Beretta Charcuterie samplers that has sickened at least 47 people in 22 states and has hospitalized 10. The Minnesota Department of Health found the outbreak strain of Salmonella I 4:I:- in an unopened package of the twin pack of Busseto charcuterie sampler that was taken from a patient’s home. Both Busseto and Fratelli Beretta Charcuterie samplers have been recalled. During the investigation of that outbreak, FSIS collected unopened ready … [Read more...]
Quaker Adds a Granola Bar to Product Recall For Salmonella
Quaker adds a Granola Bar to their large product recall for possible Salmonella contamination. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of this item. The recalling firm is Quaker of Chicago, Illinois. The newly recalled product, which was mentioned on news reports and not on the FDA recall notice, is Quaker Chewy Dipps Llama Rama that was discontinued in September 2023. This product has the best if used by date of February 10 and February 11, 2024. The granola bar, as well as many of the other recalled products, were sold at the retail level in all 50 states and were also sold in Puerto Rico, Saipan, and Guam. No picture of the recalled product was provided in the recall notice. The recall notice states that the granola bar is in … [Read more...]
Urban Fare UF Chia Tropical Fruit Parfait Recalled For Salmonella
Urban Fare UF Chia Tropical Fruit Parfait and Yogurt Parfait are being recalled in Canada for possible Salmonella contamination. They were made using granola that was recalled in the United States by Quaker Oats for possible Salmonella contamination. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with this issue. The recalling firm is Pattison Food Group. These products were sold in Alberta and British Columbia at the retail level. The recalled products include Urban Fare UF Chia Tropical Fruit Parfait that is sold in an approximately 385 gram container. The UPC number that is stamped on the product label is 0 288779 908998. All best before dates up to and including 2024/JA/19 are included in this recall. Also recalled is Urban Fare Yogurt Parfait that is … [Read more...]
Eagle Frozen Corn Recalled in Canada For Possible Salmonella
Eagle Frozen Corn is being recalled in Canada for possible Salmonella contamination. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of this product. The recalling firm is Gentro Foods Inc. The recalled product is Eagle Frozen Corn that is packaged in 1.75 kg clear plastic bags. The words "Eagle Brand," "Corn," and "Mais Congele," are printed on the package in black letters. The UPC number for this item that is stamped on the product label is 0 55722 96964 7. The code on the label is 02/01/2025. It was sold in Ontario at the retail level, and may have been sold in other provinces and territories. This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results. The government is conducting a food safety investigation … [Read more...]
