In 2019 and 2020, Wilbert Finley was a production manager with food safety responsibilities at Kraft Heinz’s Newberry, SC, plant, producing bacon and other packaged meats. Things became contentious when Finley repeatedly paused production because of safety concerns about the products, including improperly sealed bacon packages (“leakers”) and overly large
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After whole genome sequencing showed a sample of Boar’s Head deli meat was contaminated with the outbreak strain responsible for a deadly Listeria outbreak, the company expanded its recall to include an additional 7 million pounds of products.
The Jarratt, VA, company announced the expanded recall on July 30. The
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The CDC is reporting a link between an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections and Boars Head brand deli meat.
The outbreak has sickened 34 people across 13 states. All but one of the patients have been admitted to hospitals. Two patients have died, one from Illinois and one from New
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for various Farmstead Butcher Block not-ready-to-eat pork and beef bacon products because of sodium nitrite levels exceeding the regulatory limit.
Consumption of hazardous amounts of sodium nitrites can lead to life-threatening illness and/or
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the Sept. 6 recall of European Butcher brand bacon “chuncks” and smoked side bacon slices distributed in Ontario for fear of Listeria contamination.
CFIA said its food recall warning issued on Sept. 6 has been updated to include additional product information. This
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European Butcher is recalling European Butcher brand “Bacon Chuncks” from the marketplace because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The recalled product was distributed in Ontario, CA.
This recall was triggered by test results. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the
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Bacon and other cured pork meats have been identified as risk factors for hepatitis E virus (HEV) in England by researchers.
They found consuming bacon, cured pork meats, and pigs’ liver were significantly associated with HEV infection, confirming previous links to processed pork products.
Scientists investigated risk factors for HEV
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Blue Grass Quality Meats initiated a recall of more than 121,000 pounds of bacon and turkey products after a supplier notified the company of an undeclared allergen, soy, in one of the ingredients.
The Erlanger, KY, meat producer reported that there haven’t been any confirmed injuries or other adverse reactions
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Consumers are still at risk from recalled Ready-To-Eat (RTE) sandwiches, wraps, and salads after the FDA posted an extended recall notice of the implicated Great American Marketing Inc. products, which could be contaminated with Listeria.
In addition to the previously reported RTE sandwiches, wraps, and salads, more products have joined
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More than 3,300 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products, ranging from roast beef wraps to chicken salads, are being recalled from retail locations in Texas because the FDA found Listeria monocytogenes on a shared FSIS and FDA processing area within the establishment at the production facility.
According to the
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