Urban River Spirits, LLC is recalling Urban Spirits non-alcoholic drink mixes because the products were produced in an unlicensed and uninspected facility and are potentially under-processed. Under-processing may lead to Clostridium botulinum contamination.
According to the letter to consumers from Urban River Spirits, LLC, unmet shelf stability testing requirements from
Continue Reading Potential under-processing leads to recall of non-alcoholic drink mixes
By legislative action, Oregon is putting up $9 million for the Oregon Department of Agriculture to conduct state meat inspections.
Oregon’s State Inspection Program meets the same regulatory safeguards that USDA requires. Before the Oregon State Inspection Program was officially sanctioned by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), all meat for
Continue Reading Oregon invests $9 million to become one of 29 states approved to inspect meat
Aaron’s Gourmet Smoked Fish is issuing a voluntary recall of all smoked fish products because of the lack of licensure and regulatory oversight by the state agency.
The products are packaged in both glass jars and vacuum-packed plastic bags, according to the company’s recall notice posted this afternoon by the
Continue Reading Few details, no photos posted in recall notice for smoked fish
At least three people are sick with E. coli O157:H7 infections after eating ground beef sold by New Seasons Market stores. The retailer is recalling an unrevealed amount of meat.
Although the implicated ground beef was sold between Oct. 19 and 23, there is concern that some people may have
Continue Reading Three infected after eating ground beef from grocery store meat counters
Oregon’s 12,000 grocery stores, egg handlers, bakeries, shellfish and seafood outlets, food storage warehouses, locker plants, licensed domestic kitchens, beverage processors, and meat and dairy facilities are not getting inspected enough by the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
And its become a bit embarrassing because the Statesman Journal newspaper first reported
Continue Reading Oregon having difficulty catching up on food safety inspections
Although a county epidemiologist reported extensive details this week on a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella linked to tuna, federal agencies won’t release information on the investigation, which began more than a month ago.
Before the epidemiologist’s presentation to the Clark County, WA, health board on Wednesday, no agencies at the
Continue Reading FDA, CDC won’t release details on tuna Salmonella outbreak
An ongoing coast-to-coast outbreak of Salmonella paratyphi linked to tuna is apparently being investigated by federal officials, but as of Thursday night, a county public health officer appears to be the only person taking publicly about it.
To view the entire set of slides from the
Continue Reading Tuna linked to Salmonella outbreak; investigation just revealed
Oregon officials are warning consumers to check their homes for hazelnuts from the Schmidt Farm and Nursery farm stand and to immediately discard them because they have been named the cause of a Salmonella outbreak.
The warning Friday from the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division reported five people have
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak traced to hazelnuts from Oregon farm
An increasing workload and problems with turnover, management oversight and inefficient use of data have all contributed to an inspection backlog of thousands of licensed businesses in Oregon. That’s according to a recently released performance audit of the state’s food safety program, which is housed within the Oregon Department of
Continue Reading Audit: Oregon struggling with food safety inspection backlog
State agriculture officials will not be inspecting Oregon farms for compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act anytime soon under a resolution unanimously approved last week by the Oregon State Board of Agriculture. The resolution, adopted June 8 at the board’s meeting in John Day, OR, states that since
Continue Reading Oregon delays seeking federal funds for on-farm FSMA compliance checks
