Jensen Tuna of Louisiana is recalling frozen ground tuna imported from JK Fish, because it may potentially be contaminated with Salmonella, according to a recall notice posted on the FDA’s website Tuesday afternoon.
The recall
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CDC declares Salmonella outbreak over; continues warning about ground beef
Public health officials say a Salmonella outbreak traced to ground beef from the world’s largest beef producer is technically over, but there is a continuing threat because unknowing consumers likely still have some of the
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Yuma romaine growers hopeful harvest will end without E. coli issues
“Guarded optimism.” That’s the way Elston Grubaugh, general manager of the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District in the eastern Yuma, AZ, growing area describes his thoughts about the current romaine lettuce season.
In 2018, an
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Don’t get sham-rocked by food — or An Bodhran — poisoning on St. Pat’s Day
Contributed
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, you might be thinking of eating a home-cooked meal of corned beef and cabbage, and of course, consuming a few (or more) beers to go along with it. But,
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CDC, FDA warn of ongoing danger from tahini recalled during outbreak
Ten months after the beginning of the first confirmed illness in a Salmonella Concord outbreak traced to tahini, the CDC has declared the outbreak over. However, there is a good chance some consumers are unaware
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Beach Beat: CDC says outbreak’s over; USDA says it’s ‘engaging’ industry; what will chicken producers say?
Opinion
I’ve always been partial to shades of gray, possibly because we didn’t get a color TV until I was almost 9 years old. That’s when I discovered that the black, white and gray stripes
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Letter From The Editor: The Winter of Discontent
Opinion
Usually, I hold my opinions until the weekend, but this week it dawned on me that we may be experiencing the winter of raw milk’s discontent. I thought it best to speak up immediately.
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FDA lifts suspension, but Working Cow Homemade isn’t making ice cream
After suspending an ice cream company’s food facility registration in late 2018 during a foodborne illnesses investigation, the FDA is allowing Working Cow Homemade Inc. to reopen, but not as a manufacturer.
The company, in
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FDA confirms Salmonella in tahini product; company hasn’t initiated recall
FDA public health alert
A public health alert posted today by the FDA warns consumers about Salmonella found in another tahini product. The implicated company, Soom Foods, had not initiated a recall at the time
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Food recalls in final quarter of 2018 reveal problems with bacteria, labeling
Bacterial contamination was the No. 1 cause of almost all recalls posted by the USDA during the fourth quarter of 2018, while undeclared allergens were the top cause for recalls of food under the FDA’s
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Report says listeriosis cases linked to caramel apples show need for controls
On Dec. 1, 2017, PulseNet, CDC’s molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance, identified a cluster of three Listeria monocytogenes clinical isolates with indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern combinations. These isolates were closely related
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