Oregon Lox Company of Eugene, OR, is recalling various brands of “Wild Cold Smoked Keta Salmon Lox” because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The affected Wild Cold Smoked Keta Salmon product was distributed in Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington. The products were shipped frozen on common carriers.
The recall was
Continue Reading Routine sampling prompts salmon lox recall over Listeria concerns
Another child has been added to the list of patients in an E. Coli outbreak linked to local, organic yogurt. Some production at the implicated dairy, Pure Eire, remains shut down.
The Washington Department of Health reported to Food Safety News that the state has confirmed 16 people are sick.
Continue Reading Another patient confirmed in E. coli outbreak linked to local, organic yogurt
Continue Reading Washington State dairy warns consumers over E. coli in retail raw milk
A Washington State dairy is recalling unpasteurized, raw milk from retailers and consumers after state tests showed a sample was contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. Coli.
Williams Valley Family Farm LLC announced the recall today, warning consumers to stop using the implicated milk.
“The recall was initiated after routine sampling
Continue Reading State finds E. coli in raw milk; dairy initiates retail level recall
Phytosanitary certificates will have to accompany most plants and plant products — including some foods — entering the European Union (EU) counties beginning Dec. 14.
The new EU rules mean expanded inspections for U.S. plant products. Before plants and other raw and minimally processed plant products can enter EU member
Continue Reading Plants and plant products exported to EU countries must soon carry phytosanitary certificates
The Washington State Department of Agriculture is about to find out if appeasement works with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
In 2018 the FDA stopped sharing nonpublic information with the state department (WSDA), and a top state official says the action “had a significant negative impact” on food safety.
Continue Reading Exemptions added to state public disclosure act to get FDA to resume sharing information
Anyone who has retail raw whole milk, skim milk and cream on hand from Dungeness Valley Creamery should not consume it because samples have tested positive for E. coli, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal illnesses.
The Sequim, WA, based creamery issued the recall Tuesday after routine sampling conducted
Continue Reading Dairy recalls raw milk for E. coli; best-by dates through April 20
Laboratory tests have confirmed E. coli infections in a young child and an elderly person in Washington state who drank unpasteurized, raw milk from the same dairy.
The implicated dairy was linked to an E. coli outbreak in 2009 and recalled some of its raw milk in 2013 after state
Continue Reading State confirms illnesses; Dungeness Valley Creamery raw milk implicated
Unless it’s in the mail, the owners of Pride & Joy Dairy missed the deadline yesterday to respond to Washington state’s suspension of their license to sell raw milk for the retail market.
Two Salmonella illnesses have been traced to the dairy using genetic testing, but the dairy owners have
Continue Reading Raw milk dairy out of time to appeal retail license suspension
The showdown in Washington continues between owners of the Pride & Joy raw milk dairy and state officials in regard to pathogens that state inspectors found in the dairy’s unpasteurized organic milk.
Tuesday the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) reported its latest test results, which confirmed Salmonella in the
Continue Reading Raw milk producers refuse to believe positive Salmonella tests
