Fresh Express has issued a recall of Fresh Express Spinach, 8-ounce size, with product code G332 and a use-by date of Dec. 15, and Publix Spinach, 9-ounce size, with product code G332 and a use-by
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Fresh Express recalls salad kit products because of a positive Listeria test
Fresh Express Inc. is recalling three varieties of branded and private-label salad kit products produced at the company’s Morrow, GA, facility because of a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes.
The recalled products are no…
Continue Reading Fresh Express recalls salad kit products because of a positive Listeria testFDA investigations continue in three foodborne illness outbreaks
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating three ongoing foodborne illness outbreaks.
The agency declared one outbreak over on March 8. That outbreak investigation, shown on the table below as closed, found a total of…
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FDA, CDC declare deadly, multi-year romaine-related Listeria outbreak over
Federal officials are reporting that a deadly multi-year outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to romaine lettuce is over.
As of March 8 the patient count stood at 10 with one person in Pennsylvania having…
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Publisher’s Platform: 53 sick, 30 hospitalized, 4 with kidney failure and 3 dead
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I suppose it should not be a surprise. Outbreaks associated with lettuce, specifically the “pre-washed” and “ready-to-eat” varieties, are by no means a new phenomenon. In fact, the frequency with which this…
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2021 outbreaks included fresh produce, cured meats, poultry and frozen shrimp
Although the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the news in terms of illnesses, foodborne pathogens also sickened people across the United States in 2021. Packaged leafy greens were behind four outbreaks.
Two outbreaks of infections from Listeria…
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FDA investigates new E. coli outbreak; continues work on other outbreaks
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of E. Coli O157:H7 infections but has not yet identified a source of the pathogen.
The only specific information available as of Dec. 29 is…
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Publisher’s Platform: Could Dole and Fresh Express face criminal charges for Listeria outbreaks?
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Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938 in reaction to growing public safety demands. The primary goal of the Act was to protect the health and safety of the public…
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FDA and CDC investigate Listeria outbreak connected to Fresh Express salads
The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections. According to the CDC, as of Dec. 21, 2021, 10 people infected with the outbreak …
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Fresh Express recalls salads after testing finds Listeria
Fresh Express is recalling products produced within their Streamwood, IL facility because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, responded to the recall with this statement
“The…
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