November 30th, 2007 amy
Last autumn’s spinach E. coli outbreak has sparked the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to consider a national safety regulation for leafy green vegetables, although it’s likely that the standards will only be voluntary.
In the wake of three deaths and around 200 illnesses from spinach traced to California farms, 99 percent of California farmers and […]
November 29th, 2007 amy
One of many Wisconsin families sickened by E. coli contaminated spinach in the autumn of 2006 have finally reached a settlement, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The family’s children, ages 6 and 3, became severely ill after eating the spinach in August of 2006.
The Grintjes’ six year old boy suffered a potentially deadly form of […]
November 28th, 2007 amy
The source of a recent Quizno’s salmonella outbreak which caused more than 20 Rochester Minnesota customers and employees to become ill has been traced back to tomatoes. Per the Post-Bulletin, “Larry Edmonson, an epidemiologist with Olmsted County Public Health, said studies showed that tomatoes delivered to the store were contaminated before they even got to […]
November 27th, 2007 amy
he Canadian Food Inspection and Cardinal Meat Specialists are warning the public of a recall on frozen burgers marketed under the Compliments and Cardinal Roadhouse brands, among others, because they might be tainted by E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. The recall includes:
- Cardinal Roadhouse Beef Burgers, 20 pcs., 5 lb. box, product code 01 1697
- Compliments […]
November 26th, 2007 amy
On November 21, the FDA posted a press release that Sweetwater Valley Farms, Inc. of Philadelphia, TN issued a recall of Southern Cheddar Jack Volunteer Special Cheese, which may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. […]
November 23rd, 2007 laurie
On Thursday, the Manitoba Co-operator reported the lifting of the “test and hold” policy put into place by the U.S. on Canadian meat shipments on November 8 after Canada’s Ranchers Beef packing plant was linked to the Topps beef recall, one of the largest meat recalls in U.S. history. The same strain of E. coli […]
November 21st, 2007 amy
After a New York woman spent five days on her bathroom floor ill from eating a very well done hamburger, she finally learned about the recall of Topps beef patties linked to numerous cases of E. coli illness. After she was strong enough to walk again, she went to return the remaining beef patties to […]
November 20th, 2007 amy
Popcorn Workers Lung victims have sued and won millions of dollars, but they’re still suffering. The term Popcorn Workers Lung refers to a form of bronchitis contracted by people working in microwave popcorn plants using diacetyl, a chemical that makes popcorn taste buttery.
This form of bronchitis isn’t reversible, and it can become so severe that […]
November 19th, 2007 amy
When one man received word that his 78 year old father, who had been in good health, had suddenly passed away, he was alarmed to find three discarded Banquet pot pie packages in the recycling bin and several more of the recalled pot pies in his father’s freezer. The Banquet Pot Pies, which were recalled for […]
November 16th, 2007 amy
Congress is debating whether or not injecting carbon monoxide into meat should be banned in the U.S., a practice which is already banned in Europe, Canada and Japan. In July of 2004, the FDA approved the technology used to pack meet with gas in order to keep meet looking fresh longer. In fact, it can […]
