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Continue Reading Parasite striking Texas with both in-state and national outbreaks
Yoakum Packing Co. in Yoakum, Texas is recalling approximately 12,388 pounds of smoked venison sausage that contains pork products that were not represented on the label, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety…
Continue Reading Venison sausage products recalled for misbranding
Health officials say four infants in Texas have developed botulism poisoning after consuming honey. The children, all less than a year old, had all been given pacifiers containing honey before they became sick.
The first…
Continue Reading Botulism strikes 4 infants; FDA warns parents against using honey on pacifiers
A company that makes food for 7-Eleven stores is recalling more than 200 pounds of ready-to-eat salads because of potential contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.
Prime Deli Corp. of Lewisville, TX, produced the…
Continue Reading Prime Deli Corp. recalls 7-Eleven salads for risk of Listeria, Salmonella in corn
More than 60 people who ate at a San Antonio, TX, restaurant in recent days have reported symptoms of foodborne illnesses, city officials reported yesterday. Inspections of the restaurant in the past year revealed multiple…
Continue Reading Dozens of Pasha’s patrons in Texas report symptoms of food poisoning
Texas officials warned the public Monday about a seasonal increase in infections from Cyclospora parasites, reporting there have been 56 confirmed cases since the beginning of May.
Neither this week’s outbreak notice nor a June…
Continue Reading Texas officials report dozens sick from parasitic infections
Somewhat mixed messages are coming from health and agriculture officials in Pennsylvania in relation to antibiotic-resistant Brucella infections traced to unpasteurized, raw milk.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture sent raw milk producers an alert about…
Continue Reading State says ceasing Brucella vaccinations could reduce illnesses
Additional state and federal investigators have joined New Jersey, issuing public warnings about unpasteurized, raw milk being illegally distributed by Udder Milk. The milk has been linked to a case of antibiotic-resistant brucellosis.
New Jersey’s…
Continue Reading FDA warns against Udder Milk; urges treatment even if not sick
Public health officials have ordered a New Jersey company to cease and desist its illegal sales of unpasteurized, raw milk following confirmation that a woman who drank it was infected with antibiotic-resistant brucellosis.
The New…
Continue Reading New Jersey orders Udder Milk to stop illegally selling raw milk
Following a consumer complaint about plastic in the product, J & B Sausage Company Inc., doing business as J Bar B Foods in Waelder, TX, Thursday recalled more than 6 tons of fully cooked shredded…
Continue Reading HEB shredded beef products recalled for extraneous material
Texas health officials agreed yesterday to allow a raw milk dairy to resume sales, but warned that the threat of antibiotic-resistant brucellosis infection remains for anyone who drank the dairy’s unpasteurized milk this summer.
The…
Continue Reading State OKs raw milk dairy to resume sales; Brucella risk remains