The California company at the center of a multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 associated with gourmet style, grab-and-go salads and wraps sold at Trader Joe's and other large and moderately sized retail chains is a fast-growing firm that only recently undertook a large expansion to serve a growing market. Now the company, known as Glass Onion Catering and Gourmet Foods, is the focus of investigation by three federal agencies and several state health departments in connection with its recall this week of 181,620 pounds of ready-to-eat salads and sandwich wrap products with fully-cooked chicken and ham that the feds say may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. So far, government officials say there are 22 people in California who have been confirmed as being infected by the outbreak … [Read more...]
Chicken Salad and Wraps Recalled After E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak
Glass Onion Catering of California is recalling 181,620 pounds of ready-to-eat salads and sandwich wrap products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. A cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses was reported beginning on October 29, 2013. FDA notified USDA on November 6, 2013 that authorities in California reported ill persons who consumed packaged salads made with grilled fully cooked chicken. The products were sold under the brand names Trader Joe's, Delish, Atherstone Fine Foods, Super Fresh Foods, and Lunch Spot. The California Department of Public Health, the Washington State Department of Health, and the Arizona Department of Health Services along with FSIS found there is a link between the grilled chicken salads and the sick people. Twenty-six people in three states are sick … [Read more...]
Trader Joe’s Frozen Chicken And Rice Recalled For Listeria
Trader Joe's Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice frozen meals are being recalled for possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. About 4,865 pounds of the product, which is made ny Aliya's, were distributed in Canada and the US. Products imported to the United States were distribute to Trader Joe's stores which have all been contacted and told to remove the product from store shelves. The products under recall are 12.5 oz boxes of "Trader Joe's Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice" with the product code "2012-10-31" and lot code "30512" Trader Joe's stores received 240 cartons of the product. Officials at the US Food and Drug Administration's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) are concerned that consumers may have the product in their feezers. Eating food … [Read more...]
