Velvet Ice Cream Company Inc.’s ice cream manufacturing facility in Utica, OH, was inspected by the FDA from Jan. 23 to Feb. 14 and the results were not good. Lab tests showed the plant was
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FDA updates recalled RTE sandwiches, wraps, salads
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.
Ready-To-Eat Chicken Soup recalled for misbranding and undeclared allergen
Blount Fine Foods, of Fall River, MA, is recalling an undetermined amount of ready-to-eat chicken soup products because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection
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Swiss and Finnish checks find Listeria
Separate testing in Finland and Switzerland detected Listeria monocytogenes in a variety of products last year but no samples contained the pathogen at levels above legal limits.
The Finland customs authority (Tulli in Finnish) detected
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Irish Brand Banger Sausage recalled by North Country Smokehouse
The New Hampshire-based North Country Smokehouse, located in Claremont, on Tuesday recalled 2,600 pounds of pork sausage due to misbranding, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The recalled
Russ David Wholesale recalls chicken wraps because of undeclared eggs
A Colorado company is recalling almost half a ton of chicken wrap sandwiches because they contain eggs, a known allergen that is not declared on the product label as required by federal law.
Russ David
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Complaints about metal pieces in Jimmy Dean sausage prompt recall
CTI Foods LLC is recalling almost 30,000 pounds of Jimmy Dean sausage links because consumers have reported finding pieces of metal in the product.
Complete distribution details were not immdiately available. The U.S. Department of
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Ready-to-eat and raw meat and poultry products recalled for not listing allergens
Chunwei Inc. of Huntington Park, CA, is recalling 65,000 pounds of various ready-to-eat and raw meat and poultry products — including chicken feet and duck tongues —because they are misbranded and may contain soy, wheat,
Taylor Farms recalls pork carnitas bowls because of risk of Salmonella, Listeria
Taylor Farms Northwest is recalling ready-to-eat pork carnitas bowls because one of its suppliers reported tomatillos used in the product might be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.
The recalled entrees have plain white
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Journal of Food Protection reports on risks of ready-to-eat meats
A recent issue of the Journal of Food Protection, published by the International Association for Food Protection, sheds some light on the apparent risks posed by ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry. High risks were
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Listeria illnesses spurs recall of ready-to-eat ham products; one person dead
Smithfield, NC-based Johnston County Hams Inc. initiated a recall on Wednesday of more than 89,000 pounds of ready-to-eat ham in relation to Listeria monocytogenes infections. Some of the recalled products have a shelf life through
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