A Miami company, Northwestern Meat, is recalling approximately 6,240 pounds of frozen boneless beef imported from Honduras that may contain the animal drug Ivermectin, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday. Ivermectin is a broad-spectrum anti-parasitic used as a de-worming agent in animals.There are no reports of illness associated with the beef. This is a Class...
A Canadian-based cheese company and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) are warning the public not to consume Primeridge brand Pure Cheese Curds because the product may contain Listeria monocytogenes. The Primeridge Pure cheese company said the cheese curds were sold at the Owen Sound Farmers' Market and Leslieville Cheese Market in Flesherton, Ont., from July 9, 2011.There have been no...
A New York company is recalling approximately 2,900 pounds of Assoulti Cooked Diced Bacon products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced very late Friday.Jetro Cash and Carry Enterprises LLC/R.D. Food Services LP was informed of the problem after FSIS routine testing on July 19 found that a...
A California company is recalling approximately 2,560 pounds of chopped beef products that were produced without federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced very late Friday. The recall by Bobby Salazar's Mexican Foods of Fowler, CA. is for Carne Asada Chopped Beef and Texture Wheat Protein in Red Hot Sauce.It was distributed in 16 lb....
While school is out for most kids around America, three groups of students are getting tested for their culinary skills. Last September, First Lady Michelle Obama and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched the "Healthy Kids Competition" which promotes healthy eating among children. The competition challenges school nutrition professionals, chefs, students and community members to create new, healthy dishes for...
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. is recalling approximately 11,240 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken nuggets and other products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reported Wednesday.The problem was discovered as a result of on-site internal testing at two of its Texas establishments -- in Mount Pleasant and Waco.The company says it...
A Georgia company is recalling about 204 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken prepared for Starbucks coffee shops in Georgia and Alabama. The chicken used in some of the coffee chain's "bistro box" meals may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said Tuesday.The Lawrenceville-based Flying Food Group was advised of the problem...
An Ohio-based meat company has recalled an unknown amount of beef products that may contain spinal cord and vertebral column, which under state and federal regulations must be removed from beef from cattle over 30 months of age due to the potential for the infective agent that causes Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). Valley Farm Meats of Strasburg, Ohio was informed of...
An Ontario, Canada company is recalling its frozen vegetarian burgers because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.Sol Cuisine of Mississauga and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) are warning the public not to eat Sol Cuisine brand Spicy Bean Burgers, which were distributed throughout Canada.There have been no reported illnesses associated with the burgers. The recalled Sol Cuisine brand frozen Spicy...
A Hawaii-based company is recalling approximately 1,550 pounds of convenience meals that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.Warabeya U.S.A, Inc. discovered the problem as a result of Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) microbiological tests. FSIS believes the products may have become cross-contaminated through contact with a food scale pan.There have been no illnesses reported. The recall includes the following products,...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says a Canadian company has recalled sandwiches, burgers and other bakery products because they may be contaminated with Listeria. The recall by King's Processing Ltd. of Alberton, Prince Edward Island, includes sandwiches, subs, wraps, burgers, breakfast muffins and bagels, which were produced for Circle K and Sub Delicious stores and distributed in Prince Edward Island, New...
A California company is recalling candies imported from India because they contain unsafe levels of lead. Bavan Food Company, based in Sacramento, issued a recall of its Sugar Rewari candy after tests by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) determined the candies contained as much as 1.2 parts per million of lead. California considers candies with lead levels of 0.10 ppm...
It was a cold, stormy Wednesday morning at Bainbridge High School during second period when I walked down to the lunch room to see if I could talk to Brian Parker--the food service manager at BHS-- about this article I am writing for Food Safety News. I opened the big door of the commons (lunch room) and smelled the aroma I...
After giving speeches and meeting with students at both Washington State and Western Washington Universities, Michael Pollan arrived at Bainbridge Island High School, likely a bit road weary. However, the three classes filled with students of Mr. Hoffman's World Civilization class never would have known. Perhaps it was because the students had actually read Pollan's award-winning The Omnivore's Dilemma, and...
The New York Times headline shouts: "Hunger in U.S. at a 14-Year High." President Obama says: "hunger rose significantly last year." But, researchers for a Department of Agriculture report will only say that people are experiencing "food insecurity" or even "very low food security." This latter terminology is politically motivated doublespeak. So why is the Department of Agriculture using the...
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