Foster Farms Faces Legal and Insurance Issues After Salmonella Food Recall Foster Farms has been the source of a salmonella outbreak for the past year, but until Thursday, July 3rd, the company had not issued a salmonella food recall. Although the USDA regulates food-borne pathogens, such as e. Coli, a certain amount of salmonella is regularly found in chicken, and in most circumstances, thoroughly cooking poultry can kill the disease. This means that salmonella is not considered a pathogen under USDA food safety regulations, but an … [Read more...]
Chobani Greek Yogurt Fungus Causes Illness
July 10, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Study Shows Consumers of Chobani Greek Yogurt Fungus Causes Issues A study on Chobani Brand Greek Yogurt, much of which was under a food recall last year after consumers began to complain of gastrointestinal problems, found that a Chobani greek yogurt fungus in the recalled yogurt was a common strain that often made consumers sick. Last September, Chobani issued a voluntary food recall after several consumers complained about gastrointestinal problems. However, the company said that the strain of Mucor circinelloides was not very likely to … [Read more...]
Protein “Medley” Chia Seed Powder Recall for Salmonella
July 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Oriya Organics Protein Medley Chia Seed Powder Recall For Salmonella Contagion Oriya Organics, LLC, has issued a voluntary chia seed powder recall for their Oriya Organics Superfood Protein Medley, because it contains the recalled Organic Sprouted Chia Seed Powder, which may contain salmonella. There have been no reports of food poisoning directly related to consuming Oriya Organics Superfood – however, 21 consumers in the US and 52 consumers in Canada have reported becoming sick with salmonella after consuming the chia seed powder, which is … [Read more...]
House Reps Introduce Salmonella Bill To Prevent Food Poisoning
July 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Preventing Food Poisoning: House Democrats Push for Bill Requiring Salmonella Outbreaks to be Subject to Recall The number of salmonella cases due to contaminated Foster Farms chicken continues to increase – as of June 2014, the amount of people who contracted salmonella after consuming the company’s chicken products has risen to 600. However, Foster Farms has never issued a food recall for its chicken because, under current federal law, salmonella is not a pathogen but an “additive.” Although it's not subject to recall, it does not change … [Read more...]
Massive Mad Cow Food Recall of Beef Amid Mad Cow Scare
June 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Mad Cow Food Recall for Beef after Noting Possible Mad Cow Disease The US Department of Agriculture has announced a large food recall for beef products that have been distributed to two restaurants and a grocery chain. The food recall was issued by Missouri-based Fruitland American Meat, and although it is voluntary, the food recall covers 4,012 lbs of beef that may contain parts of the nervous system which could carry properties related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. Mad cow disease can be transmitted between cows … [Read more...]
Egg Titan Pleads Guilty in Salmonella Food Recall Lawsuit
June 5, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Father & Son Team Behind Massive Salmonella Egg Recall Plead Guilty to Charges On Tuesday, June 3rd, a father and son team behind one of the largest egg providers, and the largest salmonella-based food recall, in the US have pleaded guilty to charges of violating federal food safety laws, as well as bribery. Austin “Jack” DeCoster, 79, and his son Peter DeCoster, 51, from Iowa, pleaded guilty to violating food safety regulations, which led to 62,000 people contracting food poisoning because of salmonella, as well as a food recall that … [Read more...]
Selling Chicken Contaminated by Salmonella is OK?
May 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Foster Farms’ Salmonella Cases Rise to 574, But Still No Food Recall The number of people have contracted food poisoning by salmonella as a direct result of consuming Foster Farms chicken has risen to 574, but the poultry processor still has not issued a food recall for any of its products. In the last few months, 50 more people have reported salmonella contamination after ingesting Foster Farms chicken, which raises the total number since March 2013 to 574. That is an average of eight new salmonella cases a week since last … [Read more...]
Sprouts Food Recall Due to E. Coli
May 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Sprouts Face Food Recall Due to E. Coli Contamination On Wednesday, May 21st, health officials in both Idaho and Washington announced that a recent outbreak of e. Coli in the two states could be linked back to raw clover sprouts produced at a farm in Idaho, triggering a food recall. Five of the reported e. Coli cases came from Spokane County, and three others from Kootenai County, in Washington State. Five of those patients have been hospitalized with that illness; so far, no one has died from the outbreak, and a proper food recall has been … [Read more...]
Food Recall for Trader Joe’s Hummus
May 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Trader Joe’s Issues Food Recall for Hummus Due to Listeria On Thursday, May 22nd, a food recall was issued for hummus sold at Trader Joe’s and Target stores across the country, due to a potential listeria contamination. Listeria ingestion can cause food poisoning. Symptoms of food poisoning include: fever diarrhea vomiting abdominal cramps Food poisoning is typically not serious, and most people typically recover within a few days. However, in some instances, serious complications can arise. Hot Mama’s Foods, based in … [Read more...]
Multistate e. Coli Outbreak Linked to Food Recall
May 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Ground Beef Under Food Recall Linked to Multistate e. Coli Outbreak On Monday, May 19th, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that they would work with other US public health officials across many states, as well as the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS), to investigate a multistate outbreak of e. Coli, which has been traced back to a food recall for ground beef. The likely source of e. Coli, according to the CDC, is about 1.8 million pounds of ground beef under food recall from the … [Read more...]
