December 31st, 2007 laurie
20-year old dance teacher Stephanie Smith has been in a drug-induced coma for the past nine weeks after she ate E. coli contaminated ground beef from Sam’s Club. Doctors put Stephanie into a coma in attempt to save her life. Her seizures, complications of advanced E. coli poisoning, were so severe it isn’t […]
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December 31st, 2007 amy
The FDA is warning consumers not to eat raw oysters harvested from West Karako Bay, a section of Growing Area 3 in Louisiana. These oysters, harvested from Dec. 3 through Dec. 21, may be contaminated with norovirus.
FDA has received reports of norovirus infection in seven individuals who ate raw oysters on Dec. 13 at a […]
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December 28th, 2007 amy
Yesterday, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public warning statement alerting consumers to the possibility of E.
coli contamination in approximately 14,800 pounds of ground beef products produced by Texas American Food Service Corporation dba American Fresh Foods. The alert came after a refrigerated truck containing the potentially contaminated meat produced by […]
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December 28th, 2007 amy
Massachusetts health officials are warning consumers not to drink milk products from Whittier Farms in Shrewsbury after two elderly men in Worchester County died from consuming the listeria-contaminated products. The Department of Public Health has identified four cases of the listeriosis, including the two deaths. Whittier Farms has suspended operations and distribution until […]
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December 27th, 2007 amy
After recalling over 400,000 pizzas for potential E. coli contamination in November, General Mills is now reporting a second quarter loss of $20 million on its operating report. Tonitno’s and Jeno’s pepperoni pizzas were found to be potentially contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7 by federal and state authorities investigating 21 related illnesses spanning 10 […]
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December 27th, 2007 amy
Topps Meat Company, which filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in November, closed its doors for business after having to recall 21.7 million pounds of beef for E. coli contamination in September. The federal Centers for Disease Control said more than 100 people in eight states and Canada became sickened after eating the meat. Now, […]
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December 26th, 2007 amy
The Maramont Corporation, a Brooklyn, N.Y, firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 88 pounds of a beef patty product that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The following product is subject to recall:
2-oz packages of “BROILED BEEF PATTY (MICROWAVE).” The products were individually packaged and […]
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December 26th, 2007 amy
New Era Canning Company of New Era, Michigan is voluntarily recalling
171 cases/ 6 cans per case of 6 lbs. 5 oz. GFS Fancy Blue Lake Cut Green Beans, 4 Sieve, lot code 19H7FL , because they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death from botulism. Consumers are […]
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December 26th, 2007 amy
Top Line Specialty Produce of Los Angeles Ca, is voluntary recalling its 12 x 1 pound boxes of “Green Paradise label” Fresh Italian basil, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and […]
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December 26th, 2007 amy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to illnesses from Salmonella Newport associated with fresh ground beef products contaminated with multi-drug resistant Salmonella that may have been ground and sold at Safeway supermarkets in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and […]
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