Raw Farm recalls raw milk and cream for Salmonella contamination in California. These products are linked to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least nine people in San Diego County and seven people in Orange County. All fluid raw whole milk and raw heavy cream are included in this recall. The recalling firm is Raw Farm LLC of Fresno, California. The best by dates for these products range from 10/11/2023 to 11/6/2023. They were sold in California. UPDATE: the retail distribution list for this raw milk has been posted by the California Department of Public Health. The list includes these venues: Bristol Farms, Clark’s Nutrition, Elliott’s Natural Foods, Erewhon Market, Frazier Farms Market, Jimbo’s, Lassen’s Natural Foods, Lazy Acres, Lunardi’s, Mother’s Market, Nugget … [Read more...]
Retriever Mini Chunk Chicken Dry Dog Food Recalled For Salmonella
Retriever Mini Chunk Chicken Dry Dog Food is being recalled for possible Salmonella contamination. The dry dog food was sold in these states: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. No human or pet illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with this problem. The recalling firm is Texas Farm Products Company doing business as TFP Nutrition of Nacogdoches, Texas. The recalled product is Retriever All Life Stages Mini Chunk Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food that is packaged in a 50 pound bag. The recalled product has production codes of BEST BY 10 2024 3277 TFP and BEST BY 10 2024 3278 TFP on the label. It was manufactured on October 4 and 5, 2023 at the company's facility in Texas. Dogs can contract … [Read more...]
Gills Diced Onions Recalled For Salmonella in Outbreak Investigation
Gills diced onions are being recalled in relation to the FDA's investigation into a possible Salmonella outbreak. The recall notice states, "The FDA notified [the company] that the recalled products were part of the agency’s traceback investigation into an ongoing Salmonella Thompson outbreak." There is a Salmonella Thompson outbreak on the FDA's CORE Outbreak Investigation Table that has sickened at least 72 people. So far, the FDA has not officially named a product for that outbreak. The recalling firm is Gills Onions of Oxnard, California. These onions are well beyond their use by dates, which are all in August 2023, and are no longer available for purchase. But consumers may have them frozen as an ingredient in casseroles or soups. You can see the use by dates and lot codes and … [Read more...]
FDA Warns Restaurants About Future Seafoods Raw Oysters
The FDA is warning restaurants not to serve Future Seafoods raw oysters from Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada, because they may be contaminated with Salmonella and generic E. coli bacteria. Restaurants and food retailers in these states may have recently purchased those oysters: Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Consumers may have purchased the oysters. The Future Seafoods harvest number is PE 4217 SP). The oysters were harvested in October 10, 2023 from the harvest area PE9B and then sold to those restaurants and retailers. Contaminated oysters can cause serious illness if they are eaten raw. Food that is contaminated with pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli will look, smell, and taste normal, and their texture is not … [Read more...]
Does Indiana Cantaloupe Have a Salmonella Problem?
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) closed without solving its investigation of a Salmonella Newport outbreak that sickened 11 people in August. But information the agency gathered during its probe unearthed a troubling finding. During interviews with patients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) learned that people who got sick had eaten cantaloupe or watermelon before developing symptoms of Salmonella infections. Tracing the source of the melons back from the point of purchase, the FDA was able to determine that the melons were grown in Southwest Indiana. Three environmental samples collected from farms there matched the outbreak strain of Salmonella Newport. Other samples from a “farm of interest and surrounding areas” were positive for … [Read more...]
More Darwin’s Natural Pet Food Tests Positive For Salmonella
More Darwin's Natural Pet Food has tested positive for Salmonella, according to the FDA. The FDA tested the product again after receiving a consumer complaint. To date, the firm has not recalled any of the affected product lots of the pet food that was manufactured in 2023 despite the FDA recommendation. The FDA is issuing this advisory because these lots of Darwin's Natural Pet Products cat and dog food "pose a significant risk to human and animal health." FDA samples from these lots tested positive for Salmonella. They are all Darwin's Natural Pet Products brand. The items are manufactured by Arrow Reliance Inc. doing business as Darwin's Natural Pet Products, and are sold online. The items are sold and stored frozen. Natural Selections Chicken Recipe with Organic Vegetables … [Read more...]
Fresh Start Foods Cantaloupe Recalled in Canada For Salmonella
Fresh Start Foods Cantaloupe is being recalled in Canada for possible Salmonella contamination. The recall notice did not state whether or not any illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of this fruit. The recalling firm is Fresh Start Foods. The cantaloupe was sold at the retail level in these provinces: Alberta and British Columbia. The recalled product is Fresh Start Foods Cantaloupe that is sold in a 3 count package. The UPC number for this item contains these numbers: 6 20868 12079 7. The Julian numbers for this cantaloupe are: 258, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 268, 269, and 270. If you purchased this cantaloupe, do not eat it. You can throw it away in a secure trash can with a tight fitting lid after first double bagging or … [Read more...]
FDA Releases Food Safety Guidance For Producing Sprouts
The FDA has released its final food safety guidance for producing sprouts. That ingredient has been linked to many outbreaks over the years, including a Salmonella outbreak earlier this year caused by Sun Sprouts alfalfa sprouts that sickened at least 63 people in eight states and hospitalized 10 of those patients. The 2023 Final Guidance updates and finalizes these sections of the original draft guidance that was issued in 2017: Cleaning and Sanitizing, Agricultural Water in Sprout Operations, Seeds for Sprouting, Environmental Monitoring, and Recordkeeping. Some sections of the 2017 document have been reissued and one new section is in the revised guidance. The update and new sections are on Equipment, Tools, and buildings, Sampling and Teting of Spent Sprout Irrigation Water, and … [Read more...]
Central Seafoods Whole Octopus Recalled For Salmonella
Central Seafoods Whole Octopus is being recalled for possible Salmonella contamination. There is no word on whether or not any illnesses have been reported to the company to date because this n notice as posted on the FDA's Enforcement Reports page and not the regular recall page. The recalling firm is CenSea Inc. of Northbrook, Illinois. The octopus was sold in these states: Ohio, Florida, Georgia, and Illinois, at the retail level. About 281 cases are included in this recall; each case weighs about 30 pounds. No picture of the recalled product was included in this recall notice. The recalled product is individually quick frozen (IQF). It is Central Seafood whole octopus that has several item codes/GTIN numbers depending on the size of the individual product. For item 10400: 2 … [Read more...]
Kandy Whole Cantaloupe Recalled for Possible Salmonella
Kandy whole cantaloupe 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 Eagle Produce LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona. About 6,456 cases of whole cantaloupe are included in this recall. The fruit was distributed at the retail level in these states: California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and in Washington D.C. It was available for purchase from September 5 to September 16, 2023. The recalled product is Kandy whole cantaloupe. The cantaloupe has the UPC number 4050, and these lot codes: 797901, … [Read more...]
