September 30th, 2008 laurie
The FDA announced today that NY Fish Inc of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling I ♥ NY FISH brand IMPERIAL-EUROPEAN STYLE SMOKED SALMON, vacuum packed, in 3 oz., 8 oz., 16 oz., and whole sides (“to be weighed at time of sale”) sizes with lot numbers 513 1340, 514 1340, 515 1340, and 516 1340, because […]
September 30th, 2008 laurie
Following the Salmonella outbreak blamed on tomatoes/peppers grown in Mexico, the government has developed a COOL law, which will let consumers know where their produce (and selected other products) was purchased. Unfortunately, the label rules don’t apply to everything.
AP Medical Writer Lauran Neergaard reports that the law requires retailers to notify customers of the country […]
September 30th, 2008 joshua
A recent study by U.S. and U.K. researchers concluded livestock and poultry are most likely to blame for food poisoning outbreaks.
Using an evolution-based method of gene-typing, the research team said 97 percent of all food poisoning bacteria strains. It was previously believed food poisoning outbreaks derived from wild animals or environmental sources, according to a […]
September 29th, 2008 laurie
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning that certain types of Mr. Brown 3-in-1 instant coffee are being recalled because they might contain melamine, a chemical often used in plastics.
The CFIA said in a statement that the instant coffee products were initially recalled in Taiwan and that their Canadian importer, Thai Indochine Trading Inc., is […]
September 26th, 2008 laurie
Michigan health officials said Thursday that the E. coli outbreak that began at Michigan State University (MSU) has spread to 24 people statewide.
“Obviously, it goes much further than MSU; it’s become a statewide issue,” said Dr. Greg Holzman, chief medical executive of the Michigan Department of Community Health.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
September 26th, 2008 joshua
Texas health officials have increased the number of people affected by a salmonella outbreak at an International House of Pancakes to 16. Last week, the total was 7.
Salmonella was detected at the IHOP in Amarillo, Texas, on Sept. 17, the day it closed its doors. This is the third time in three months that the […]
September 25th, 2008 laurie
USA Today reports that the New Zealand Food Safety Authority found dangerous levels of melamine in White Rabbit Creamy Candies manufactured by Shanghai Guan Sheng Yuan Food. This is one of China’s most popular candies and is frequently sold at Asian markets in the USA. The high levels of melamine were found during an extension […]
September 25th, 2008 joshua
The Environmental Protection Agency has ruled that a chemical ingredient in rocket fuel is not a dangerous component of public water supplies.
In a recent ruling, the EPA said that traces of the chemical perchlorate found in public water supplies is not dangerous and that efforts to remove it are unnecessary.
Perchlorate was dumped in the ground […]
September 24th, 2008 joshua
The strain of E. coli which sickened numerous students at Michigan State University in East Lansing has been found in cases across the state.
A student was found sickened with this same strain at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and among at a county prison.
This is leading investigators of this case to believe the […]
September 24th, 2008 laurie
Miss Bonnie’s Distributing, Inc. is recalling its Miss Bonnie’s Jalapeño Pepper Cheese Spread distributed between Aug. 28 and Sept. 19 with a Sell By Date of December 2, 2008 because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product is packaged in 8-ounce glass jars and was distributed to Kroger stores in […]
