The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for frozen ready-to-eat pork mortadella products that may have been illegally imported from Ecuador, a country ineligible to export meat and poultry products to the United States.
The problem was discovered when FSIS
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Norwegian officials are investigating a national outbreak of Salmonella that may be linked to alfalfa sprouts.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said 23 people had fallen sick with Salmonella Newport from nine regions.
Patients have been reported since mid-October. They range in age from 18 to 79 with
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This year’s resurgence of Listeria outbreaks is not just a food safety failure; it is a costly indictment of systemic leadership shortcomings. Despite advances in science, education, and policy, Listeria continues to thrive in environments where proactive measures have been neglected. For leaders in the food industry, this should be
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The European Commission has gone ahead with changes to the rules concerning Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) food.
According to the Chilled Food Association (CFA), a section of the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed confirmed the draft regulation amendments by a vote of 25 to two
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Already under recall in the United States, whole cucumbers from Mexico and distributed by SunFed LLC are now being recalled in Canada.
The cucumbers have been linked to a Salmonella outbreak in the United States that has sickened 68 people across 19 states. As of Dec. 3, no illnesses had
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Genetic testing has shown that an E. coli outbreak thought to be limited to St. Louis, MO, is spread across six other states. Health officials suspect leafy greens are the source of the pathogen.
The outbreak associated with Andre’s Banquets and Catering and Rockwood Summit High School is actually part
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An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections traced to slivered onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has been declared over.
As of Dec. 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed 104 patients from 14 states. The CDC reported that 38 people required hospitalization and one patient died.
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Russ Davis Wholesale of Wadena, MN, is recalling multiple products sold under several brands because they contain recalled cucumbers from Baloian Farms which have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The recalled products include bulk items, individual wraps and individual salads, according to the company’s recall notice posted by
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Taylor Fresh Canada Foods, ULC is recalling Taylor Farms brand Sweet Kale Chopped Kit from the marketplace because of possible Salmonella contamination.
This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results.
The recalled product was distributed in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec
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Blue Ridge Beef is recalling their 2 lb log Puppy Mix because of Salmonella contamination.
The problem was discovered when a customer’s litter of puppies became ill and reported the issue to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS). On Nov. 27, 2024, the firm was notified by
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