November 15th, 2007 amy
ConAgra Foods, makers of the reluctantly recalled pot pies responsible for a salmonella outbreak nationwide sickening 272 people in 35 states, are back at the pot pie making game. ConAgra claims its plant hasn’t shown traces of salmonella since the October 11 recall, and that the only pies confirmed for salmonella contamination were made on […]
November 14th, 2007 amy
Del Rey tortillas were recalled yesterday after school children experienced vomiting, nausea and abdominal cramps. The recall is for flour tortillas of all sizes bearing the brand name Del Ray. The recalled tortillas are marked with the following dates: OCT/17/07; OCT/20/07; OCT/24/07; NOV/04/07; NOV/10/07; or NOV/11/07.
Testing is still being conducted to determine whether the Del […]
November 13th, 2007 amy
On October 11, ConAgra recalled its Banquet pot pies and store brand pot pies for Salmonella contamination, but not soon enough. Despite health warnings, ConAgra didn’t recall the pot pies right away and instead blamed consumers for not cooking the pies properly. The Center for Disease Control reports that nearly 300 people have tested positive […]
November 12th, 2007 amy
Since the recent E. coli outbreaks linked to meat, inspectors are questioning whether the “E. coli loophole” may be to blame. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) deems it acceptable for companies to sell meat which test positive for E. coli as long as the meat is placed in a special “cook only” category.
Because the USDA […]
November 9th, 2007 amy
More meat from the Topps ground beef recall that was issued more than a month ago is still being found on the shelves of at least one store in Passaic and 11 other New Jersey cities. According to the state Attorney General’s Office, investigators found five additional retailers selling recalled Topps meat and patties potentially carrying […]
November 8th, 2007 amy
he McDonalds, a Tennessee family, has filed a lawsuit against Cargill Meat Solutions Corp because their 4 year old son and 1 year old daughter were hospitalized for E. coli before the recall was announced. The four year old boy was hospitalized for 22 days, received kidney dialysis and had part of his colon removed. […]
November 7th, 2007 amy
Health officials are investigating a second norovirus outbreak in Redwood Falls Minnesota, this one linked to a McDonalds restaurant. Last month’s 54 cases of norovirus were believed to have originated at a Redwood Falls Burger King.
Several Redwood Falls physicians have recognized the norovirus in patients. Health officials have received four complaints from people who ate […]
November 7th, 2007 amy
Shrimp products sold nationally at M&M Meat Shops are being recalled because of possible drug contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Port Dover, Ontario based manufacturer are warning the public not to consume breaded shrimp and coconut shrimp products in 400 gram packages because they may be contaminated with nitrofurans.
Nitrofurans are banned for […]
November 5th, 2007 amy
Giant Food is recalling Giant ground beef with use-by/freeze-by dates of Oct. 31 and Nov. 3 as part of a larger nationwide recall by Cargill Meat Solutions, Giant’s ground beef supplier. Cargill’s Class I recall includes 1,084,384 pounds of ground beef for having the potential to be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. Giant Food […]
November 2nd, 2007 laurie
An E. coli outbreak linked to General Mills Jeno’s and Totino’s frozen meat pizzas prompted the company to recall more than 5 million frozen meat pizzas that were distributed throughout the country prior to October 30, 2007. So far, the General Mills Jeno’s and Totino’s frozen meat pizza E. coli outbreak spans ten states, including […]
