2011

According to the news, the recent Listeria outbreak has reached many Canada products. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has released an announcement pointing out that a certain ready-to-eat Special Combo made by the Ginger Beef Choice Ltd was recently recalled. According to the announcement, the recalled product bears the number UPC 6 65075 22980 2… read more

According to recent articles from the FDA, reports show that Golden Glen Creamery has issued a voluntary recall of their Raw Cheddar product. The Washington State-based company has stated that their raw cheddar might be potentially contaminated with an organism called Listeria monocytogenes that can cause fatal infections in children, persons with a weak immune… read more

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market Inc., in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration, has issued a voluntary recall of one of their spinach products, according to recent news sources. The recall is being conducted after a random sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The product affected by this recall is the fresh bagged… read more

Prepackaged sandwich products are being recalled by Nike All-American sandwiches after it was discovered they may be potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to recent news sources. The sandwiches affected by this recall are distributed by Landshire Inc., based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are 7.25 ounces each, with a UPC code of 0 9748801741… read more

Yamaya USA, Inc, based out of Torrance, California, is recalling one of their food products after it was discovered it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to news reports. The contamination was discovered by the Food and Drug Administration during a sampling. The product, Masago (Capelin Roe) was distributed to stores in Los Angeles,… read more

Bagged salad products have been recalled by River Ranch Fresh Foods of California after they were discovered to be contaminated with Listeria, according to recent news sources. About 2,154 cases of the products were recalled after the Ohio Department of Agriculture found the bacteria present. The salad products were distributed in Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Ohio… read more

Giant Eagle has announced a recall of their shredded iceberg lettuce due to fears of a listeria contamination, according to recent news sources. The packages are 8 ounces and have a sell by date of October 14, 2011. The contamination was discovered by the Food and Drug Administration in a routine sampling test. The lettuce… 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

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

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

The cantaloupes that the Food and Drug Administration linked the recent multi-state listeriosis outbreak with have caused a sharp rise in already high numbers of illness, with reports of 55 illnesses and eight deaths in 14 states, according to news sources. Yesterday, news sources reported four fatalities and 35 people sickened. The recalled cantaloupes are… read more