An outbreak of Listeria infections traced to ready-to-eat chicken and meat products has turned deadly.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Nov. 22 that an infant in California has died in the outbreak linked to food from Yu Shang Inc. The multi-state outbreak has sickened 11 people.
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TORONTO — Two sessions at the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) conference dealt with the complexities of Listeria and performance standards.
Sanjay Gummalla, from the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), said the premise that a single cell of Listeria monocytogenes can cause disease does not have scientific basis.
Gummalla
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert over concerns that fully cooked, ready-to-eat (RTE) pasta sauce labeled as pizza sauce contains anchovies and milk, known allergens, as well as ground beef and sulfites, which are not declared on the product
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I am writing this in response to Dan Flynn’s raw milk article which appeared in Food Safety News on April 28. Mr. Flynn’s article reported on raw milk legislation currently being considered in Georgia, Missouri and Iowa.
The article reports that Georgia’s proposed Raw Milk Dairy Act,
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The New York City Health Department is currently investigating a cluster of three patients with Listeria monocytogenes infections.
All three patients reported purchasing ready-to-eat products from a deli counter, prior to illness onset, at NetCost Market at 3100 Ocean Ave. in Brooklyn. All three are from Brooklyn.
Patrons who purchased
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An analysis of more than 1,000 ready-to-eat (RTE) spreads and dips in Ireland has found the majority free from contamination.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) survey investigated the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Enterobacteriaceae, and E. coli, which is an indicator of fecal contamination, in refrigerated RTE
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A customer complaint about what appears to be undercooked chicken has prompted Tarantino Wholesale Foods Distributor to recall more than 1,000 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken breasts.
Undercooked chicken can result in the potential survival of bacterial pathogens in the products, according to the recall notice posted by the USDA’s Food
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Researchers have provided alternatives to the zero-tolerance approach used in the United States to manage Listeria in low-risk foods.
The U.S. has this method for all ready-to-eat (RTE) foods, regardless of risk profile, so all positive tests prompt a recall.
“A blanket zero-tolerance policy for all RTE foods provides a
Continue Reading Researchers call for change in approach to Listeria in low risk foods
Listeria was detected in almost a quarter of frozen vegetable samples in England, according to a study.
Between December 2018 and April 2019, 1,050 frozen fruit and vegetable samples were collected. Listeria monocytogenes or other Listeria species were detected in 167 samples of vegetables. Listeria monocytogenes was present in 10
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The factory of a sandwich producer in England linked to an illness was contaminated by Listeria for almost three years, a report into the incident has found.
In July 2017, Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from the blood of a 53-year-old in a hospital in Yorkshire and Humberside with an underlying
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