October 22nd, 2008 laurie
The Maple Leaf plant which shipped processed meats associated with 20 listeriosis deaths will resume next week with federal permission, the United Press International reports.
The Maple Leaf plant was closed Aug. 20 after a rash of listeria-related illnesses were reported, most of them in institutions such as nursing homes. The company issued a recall […]
October 1st, 2008 laurie
Food Evolution, a Schiller Park, IL, firm, is recalling approximately 16 pounds of ready-to-eat turkey product that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. The problem was discovered through FSIS microbiological sampling.
The recalled turkey product came in 13-ounce individually wrapped packages of “Turkey […]
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 10th, 2008 laurie
The Goderich Signal Star reports that as of Sept. 7, the number of confirmed cases of Listeriosis in Canada reached 39; with 29 confirmed and ten under investigation. Fifteen people have died as of Monday, with four of those deaths undetermined as to whether or not Listeriosis was responsible.
Maple Leaf, the company who produces […]
September 2nd, 2008 laurie
The Windsor Star reports an 81-year-old Leamington woman died last week after testing positive for listeria contracted the bacteria strain found in recalled Maple Leaf deli meats, health officials said Tuesday.
Elizabeth Schmidt died Aug. 27 after being hospitalized a week earlier for a medical condition unrelated to the listeria outbreak. A second listeria-infected woman died […]
August 27th, 2008 laurie
Interior Alaska Fish Processors, Inc. of Fairbanks, AK is recalling some of its Santa’s Smokehouse brand smoked keta salmon because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
The recalled product was sold […]
August 26th, 2008 laurie
Canadian health officials have now linked 12 deaths to a listeriosis outbreak from a Maple Leaf Foods plant in North York, Ontario. According to CTV.ca News, pike in deaths is because they have reworked the definition to include any cases where Listeria is an underlying or contributing factor to a person’s illness, said Agricultural Minister […]
August 21st, 2008 laurie
Canadian health officials said Wednesday that a listeria outbreak had killed one and sickened at least 16 others, as Maple Leaf Foods expanded a recall of nearly two dozen types of packaged meats. The Public Health Agency of Canada said it was working with officials in four provinces to establish any link between the outbreak […]
August 12th, 2008 laurie
The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced that Palama Holdings LLC of Kapolei, Hawaii, is recalling approximately 4,535 pounds of pork products in Hawaii for Listeria contamination.
The recall involves 16-ounce bags of “May’s Hawaii Kalua Brand Pork, Fully Cooked, Smoke Flavor Added.” The bags, available for retail purchase, have a “freeze-by” date […]
August 7th, 2008 amy
Sandwiches sold by 18 Roche Brothers and Sudbury Farms stores in Eastern Massachusetts have been recalled, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Several types of “roller sandwiches” manufactured by Wilmington, Mass. company DBC Inc. (doing business as World Class Canapés, Inc.) may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The sandwiches may have been offered […]
