Food Poisoning Blog

Canned tuna contains too much mercury, according to researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team led by UNLV environmental health professor Shawn Gerstenberger, discovered more than half the tuna samples obtained from a local grocery exceed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) safety standards. Five percent of over 300 samples surpassed Food & [...]

National Steak and Poultry, an Oklahoma meat-manufacturing facility, has been sued by the parents of a boy who became ill from E. coli contamination that affected 21 people in a multi-state outbreak, reported the Salt Lake Tribune.
Last October, the 14-year-old boy, identified as “CD,” became seriously ill after eating infected meat, according to [...]

Pepper, any every day spice, could be the reason for a 1.24 million-pound salami recall, speculate some food safety experts, according to USATODAY.com.
Daniele Inc., of Pascoag, R.I., recalled ready-to-eat pepper-coated salami, sausage and other cured meats Saturday, saying they could be contaminated with salmonella.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the salmonella [...]

Another Parkers Farm recall..the second in a week. This time, cheese logs and cheese balls sold by Wisconsin Cheeseman, Inc. of Sun Prairie, WI have been pulled because of possible Listeria monocytogenes bacteria contamination.
Nine of the recalled Parkers Farm products are cheese logs/cheese balls distributed by The Wisconsin Cheeseman but purchased from Parkers Farm. [...]

Giant Eagle, a Pennsylvania grocery store chain, is recalling frozen hash browns because they could be contaminated with Listeria. Giant Eagle operates 222 supermarkets and 154 fuel and convenience stores throughout western Pennsylvania, Ohio, north central West Virginia and Maryland.
This recall involves Giant Eagle and Food Club brand frozen loose hash browns. The recall [...]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced two new recalls of potentially contaminated nuts. An increasing number of firms have recently recalled nuts, specifically hazelnuts, because of related concerns.

Salmonella is an organism that can cause severe, sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly persons, and others with weakened [...]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced that HP Hood is recalling select Heluva Good brand 8-ounce plastic cup containers of Cold Pack Cheese Food because they might contain Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported yet in connection with the product and codes listed below:

• 8-ounce plastic cup containers [...]

The FDA recommends that no one consume any variety of HAPPYTOT Stage 4 and certain varieties of HAPPYBABY Stage 1 and Stage 2 baby foods in pouches distributed by Nurture Inc. The company is recalling these items because some pouches are swollen or leaking, indicating a potential problem. The products could be contaminated by bacteria [...]

You might want to order a bottled drink instead of your favorite soda fountain beverage, which could host food borne bacteria. In one Virginia enclave , about half of 90 drinks from soda fountain machines tested positive for coliform bacteria, a consideration for potential fecal contamination, according to CNN.  The study appeared in this [...]

Botulism worries have prompted a Boiled Horse Mackerel recall. Sold by Bao Ding Seafood of New York, NY., consumers who bought this product are advised not to eat it, but should return it to the place of purchase.
Food contaminated with clostridium botulinum can cause debilitating illness or death. Symptoms could include blurred or double vision, [...]