Pondering the news from this week’s food safety beat, I found myself perplexed, paranoid and peeved. A terrifying trio of unrelated stories was begging for a beach beating. I was passionate enough to think I would not need to court the muse. Three hours later, nothing worth reading had crossed my keyboard. 
The “Pathogens’ Field…
New Salmonella case has FDA pondering internet recall issues
More than 20 years after consumers began buying food via the internet, federal officials are considering whether they should develop recall procedures and notification methods specific to online retailers. 
Garden of Life provided the label sample on the left to FDA for posting with its Jan. 29 recall notice. As the…
Garden of Life RAW Meal Salmonella Outbreak Not Quite Over
According to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Salmonella has been confirmed in one person in Wisconsin likely associated with recalled Garden of Life RAW Meal. DATCP is collaborating with Wisconsin Department of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate the latest illness, including tracing the source…
Investigation ends; Garden of Life powders pose ongoing threat
Federal officials have concluded their investigation into a Salmonella Virchow outbreak traced back to Garden of Life brand organic shake and meal replacement powders, warning that additional people could become ill. 
Garden of Life provided the label sample on the left to the FDA for posting with its recall notice. As…
Outbreak grows; Garden of Life renames recalled protein powder
Garden of Life provided the label sample on the left to the FDA for posting with its recall notice. As the outbreak linked via DNA to its “Raw Meal” powders spread across the country, the company redesigned its labels and added a word to the product name, as shown on…
More sick from Salmonella in Garden of Life organic Raw Meal
As of Feb. 17 there were 18 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Virchow in a multi-state outbreak linked by laboratory tests to Garden of Life’s powdered Raw Meal. The outbreak now involves 15 states scattered from coast to coast and from the Canadian to Mexican borders, according to an update from the…
FDA joins Salmonella investigation linked to organic Raw Meal powders
The Food and Drug Administration has joined the investigation into a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Virchow that has been linked to Raw Meal brand powdered organic shake mixes distributed by Garden of Life LLC. “The epidemiological and laboratory evidence available at this time suggests that Raw Meal Organic Shake & Meal Replacement products manufactured by…
Garden of Life expands recall of Raw Meal products linked to Salmonella outbreak
Company officials at Garden of Life LLC say they have identified the source of Salmonella Virchow contamination in their Raw Meal branded organic shake and meal powders and they expanded their product recall today. 
The Palm Beach Gardens. FL, company added more than two dozen Raw Meal products to the recall, which it initiated Jan.…
Multistate Salmonella outbreak tied to RAW Meal organic shake powders
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has joined states in an investigation or a Salmonella Virchowa outbreak that has infected at least 11 people across nine states. “The epidemiologic and laboratory evidence available at this time suggest that RAW Meal Organic Shake & Meal products made by Garden of Life LLC are a likely…