December 4th, 2008 joshua
Canadians living in the capital province of Ontario are being warned not to eat a certain type of ricotta cheese because it could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, along with International Cheese Co. is warning those Canadians not to eat Santa Lucia brand Ricotta Cheese. The cheese was sold in 500-gram […]
December 3rd, 2008 laurie
Looks like the end of the China melamine scandal isn’t coming anytime soon. BBC News reports that authorities in Hong Kong have found melamine in an additional brand of Chinese eggs.
The Centre for Food Safety said it had tested 307 egg samples and found four of them to have almost twice the legal limit […]
December 3rd, 2008 joshua
Chinese exports on dairy products, namely infant milk, have dropped 92 percent when compared with figures from a year ago.
This news comes at the same time as a Chinese health official revising the number of infants who have died from melamine poisoning. Now, six infants have died in China as a result of ingesting baby […]
December 2nd, 2008 laurie
Battling the backlash that it has done a poor job safeguarding the nation’s food supply, the FDA released a report Monday detailing its efforts to protect consumers. The report details the long-awaited implementation of the Food Protection Plan to protect both domestic and imported food from accidental and intentional contamination.
“Science and 21st century technologies […]
December 2nd, 2008 joshua
Ready-to-eat frozen beef sandwiches are the latest product recalled because of a Listeria contamination.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that 5,250 pounds of the beef sandwich portions, manufactured by Home Market Foods Inc., of Norwood, Mass., could be contaminated with the harmful bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.
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December 1st, 2008 laurie
On October 3, in the heart of the China melamine scandal, the FDA said there was no safe threshold for allowing the toxic chemical melamine in a baby’s forumal. Now the Associated Press reports that the FDA has “found a way to settle on a standard that allows for higher levels than those found in […]
November 28th, 2008 joshua
Earlier this week we reported on the finding of trace amounts of melamine in U.S. supplies of infant formula. Since then, many have pressured federal regulators and manufacturers to issue recalls of their products.
One consumer group and the Illinois Attorney General have demanded the Food and Drug Administration issue a recall, but so far no […]
November 28th, 2008 joshua
Consumers who did not properly cook frozen pot pies likely led to last year’s widespread salmonella outbreak, but manufacturers must do more to indicate they contain raw foods.
According to Forbes, more than 400 salmonella poisoning cases in 41 U.S. states were reported in 2007 linked to frozen pot pies. In the most recent issue of […]
November 27th, 2008 joshua
Mars Petcare US announced a recall of various varieties of its dog and cat food because of potential salmonella poisoning.
The pet food in question was manufactured at the company’s Allentown, Pa., site, and features a Best By date of August 11, 2009.
The speculative food was sold at BJ’s Wholesale Club, ShopRite Supermarkets and Wal-Mart in […]
November 24th, 2008 laurie
Parties, family dinners, and other gatherings where food is served are all part of the holiday cheer. But the merriment can change to misery if food makes you or others ill. Typical food poisoning symptoms are stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, which often start a few days after consuming contaminated food or drink.
The symptoms […]
