Food Poisoning Blog

We have an update on the Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs.   According to the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Wright County Egg is expanding the recall it issued last week.
Now a total of 380 million eggs are involved.  The expanded egg recall includes those sold under the brand names Albertsons, Farm Fresh, James [...]

Fresh Express is issuing yet another salad recall due to food poisoning concerns.  This time, the company is recalling 2,825 cases of Veggie Lovers Salad that might be tainted with Listeria monocytogenes.
Fresh Express is characterizing this latest recall as precautionary.  According to the recall notice, one package of Fresh Express Veggie Lovers Salad yielded a [...]

This measure should be adopted nationwide. Today, the New York City health department revealed a new Web site to compliment the initiation of its A-B-C restaurant inspection disclosure system of more than 24,000 restaurants in the five boroughs.
Daniel Kass, a deputy commissioner, told The New York Times,“There is no shortage of sources of information [...]

Pasco Processing, LLC, Pasco WA is recalling 2087 cases of 20lb. bulk packaged Corn and Poblano peppers, (SKU 10071179017738) because of potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
No illnesses have been reported and no other items are involved in this call back. The product was produced by Pasco Processing, [...]

At least 10 people have Salmonella poisoning, possibly linked to a Green Bay, Wisconsin restaurant that officials with the Kenosha County Health Department have now closed.
A department official confirmed that it closed Baker Street Restaurant & Pub, 6208 Green Bay Road, but the spokesperson would not comment further.
However, Tom Stemple, an employee of Tricoli Restaurants, [...]

In a move that  involves millions of cereal packages, Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling select 
Kellogg’s® Corn Pops®, Kellogg’s® Honey Smacks®, Kellogg’s® Froot Loops®,
and Kellogg’s® Apple Jacks®, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced.
Kellogg is working with the FDA to implement the voluntary recall due to an uncharacteristic off-flavor and smell emitting from [...]

Crown I Enterprises, Inc. of Bay Shore, N.Y. is recalling approximately 3,700 pounds of ground beef products that might be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) just announced.
This is a Class I recall which means there is a reasonable probability that use of this [...]

There has been a rise in the number of Salmonella Enteritidis cases across the province of Ontario, reports Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Arlene King. Although the source is still under investigation, a possible reason is thought to be improper handling of food in the home, including inadequate cooking of breaded, [...]

Fresh Express, a subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International, is voluntarily recalling a specific selection of Fresh Express Romaine-based ready-to-eat salads with the expired Use-by Dates of May 13th through May 16th and an “S” in the Product Code because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. [...]

Based on an advisory by its Brazilian corned beef supplier, Grace Foods USA has joined the voluntary Class II recall of two batches of canned Corned Beef produced for the USA market because they have higher than acceptable levels of a drug used to treat cattle for parasites. The recall involves more than 22,000 12-ounce [...]