2011

Foreign products are to be avoided. Always wash your fruits before peeling them. Fruits should be refrigerated. If you have been applying these basic food preparation safety measures in your life then still you would have not been able to save yourself from the Listeria contaminated cantaloupes from Colorado. It doesn’t make any difference if… read more

A romaine lettuce recall previously limited to two states has now expanded to include nineteen and Canada, according to recent news sources. True Leaf Farms is expanding the recall of 2,498 cartons of lettuce due to Listeria contamination to Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio,… read more

A California-based company has recalled about 80,000 pounds of beef due to a positive test for the E. coli o157:H7 bacteria, according to recent news sources. The company, Manning’s Natural Beef, found the presence of E. coli during routine testing of their products. The Food and Drug Administration has been notified. Specifically, the following products… read more

Kraft Foods Inc. has issued a recall of their Velveeta Shells & Cheese single-serve microwaveable cups due to the possible presence of wire pieces in the product, according to recent news sources. About 137,000 cases are affected by the recall. The products were shipped all over the United States. No consumers have complained as of… read more

The dairy company Parmalat has issued a recall for two different milk products after it was found the milk was contaminated with a cleaning liquid, according to recent news sources. The products subject to recall are Pura 2 liter full cream milk and Daisy Fresh 3 liter full cream milk. The milk products that are… read more

Grape tomatoes are being recalled by a San Diego, California grower after they tested positive for Salmonella, according to recent news sources. The sweet grape tomatoes were shipped all over the United States from Andrew Williamson Fresh Produce located in San Diego. The tomatoes were grown in Baja, California and were sold from September 1… read more

A 36 million pound recall of ground turkey two months ago hasn’t stopped people from getting sick from the product, which is contaminated with salmonella, according to recent news sources. The turkey, produced by Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., has made 129 people in 34 states sick since February 27th. The most recent illness was reported… read more

Listeria contamination has led to another recall, this time of chopped romaine lettuce from a California farm, according to recent news sources. The recall is being conducted voluntarily by True Leaf Farms of Salina, California. Ninety cartons of chopped romaine are affected by the recall. The farm shipped the cartons to a food service distributer… read more

Health officials are saying that the Listeria outbreak that has killed 16 people and sickened 72 may continue to cause illness, according to recent news sources. The bacteria, which has caused the deadliest food-borne illness outbreak in this country in over a decade, has an incubation period that can last up to four weeks, and… read more

This month, the deadliest food-borne illness outbreak in a decade has claimed up to 16 lives. While the government has begun to take steps to make the processing of food and the regulations surrounding it more strict, you can also limit your exposure to harmful bacteria as a consumer. Consumers need to practice proper food… read more

According to news sources, as many as 16 people have died from the Listeria contamination that was traced to cantaloupes from Colorado. This outbreak is the deadliest food-borne illness in decades. Seventy-two people have been sickened from the cantaloupes. Thirteen have been confirmed as dead from consuming the fruit, and three other deaths may be… read more

Publix Supermarkets has recalled their packaged spinach dip due to findings that it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to news sources. Routine testing conducted by the company revealed the bacteria was present in some containers. The products affected have an expiration date of October 2010 and a UPC code of 41415-00062. The product… read more