The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that these products should not be consumed. A
Continue Reading Public health alert issued for ground beef sold at Whole Foods because of E. coli risk
Health inspectors shut down a Whole Foods Market in Cupertino, CA, earlier this month after finding widespread vermin violations, including live rodents in multiple parts of the store.
The affected location, at 20955 Stevens Creek Blvd., had rodent droppings throughout the store and live rodents spotted in eight locations, prompting
Continue Reading Whole Foods in Cupertino shut down after repeated vermin violations
SunOpta Inc’s subsidiary, Sunrise Growers Inc., is recalling specific frozen fruit products linked to pineapple provided by a third-party supplier because of the potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Consumers are urged to check their freezers for the recalled product. The products have shelf life well
Continue Reading Frozen fruits sold by Walmart, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target, Aldi, and AWG recalled because of Listeria contamination
The FDA is investigating an outbreak of infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes that are linked to certain Brie and Camembert cheeses that were sold nationwide.
Old Europe Cheese, Inc. of Benton Harbor, MI, today recalled multiple cheese products in relation to the outbreak. A list of those products along with
Continue Reading FDA links Listeria outbreak to cheeses sold at Whole Foods, Safeway and other retailers
The USDA has issued a public health alert for certain organic ground beef distributed to Whole Foods stores because it may contain pieces of hard plastic.
There is concern that consumers may have the organic ground beef in their home refrigerators or freezers, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and
Continue Reading USDA posts public alert about plastic in some organic ground beef sold by Whole Foods stores
Alpine Fresh Inc. of Doral, FL, is recalling its 1-pound packages of “Hippie Organics” french green beans after company testing found contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The company distributed the organic green beans in Whole Foods stores in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois and Maryland; in Aldi stores in Florida; and in
Continue Reading Company recalls fresh organic green beans from Whole Foods, Aldi and Lidl after testing finds Listeria
It does not look like there is going to be any recall of mislabeled beef, but new studies do mean there is more uncertainty at the meat counter. The study findings, published in Science on April 7, mean a label claim that meat products are “raised without antibiotics” or RWA
Continue Reading Studies call into question ‘raised without antibiotics’ claims; Whole Foods named
Officials say a Salmonella Weltevreden outbreak linked to imported, cooked, frozen shrimp is over, but they are concerned some consumers may have the shrimp on hand.
As of Sept. 21 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the outbreak over. At least nine people in four states were sickened.
Continue Reading Outbreak linked to shrimp ends; consumers urged to check freezers
Consumer Reports still has a knack for finding something hiding in plain sight that many people will find outrageous. The find this time is bottled Starkey Spring Water manufactured by Whole Foods and also sold by Amazon. It’s the arsenic king of bottled water.
The problem with Starkey bottled water
Continue Reading Bottled water’s arsenic king remains legal but still loaded with heavy metal
Having originally reported that an outbreak was linked to clover sprouts used by Jimmy John’s restaurants, the FDA now says the E. coli outbreak is related to products from Chicago Indoor Garden that were distributed to Whole Foods, Coosemans and other entities.
The new public recommendation posted yesterday by
Continue Reading Unclear if Jimmy John’s still implicated in outbreak; FDA posts new public notice
