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Food Poisoning Law Blog

Covers news, issues and developments in food safety law.
By Pritzker, Ruohonen & Associates

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Last Entry: November 15, 2009 at 09:12:07

Dole Cantaloupe Recall

Posted on March 31, 2008
The FDA has announced a Dole cantaloupe recall due to possible contamination with Salmonella Litchfield. Dole Fresh Fruit Company, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, Inc., has voluntarily recalled all Honduran Cantaloupes grown, packed and shipped by an independent third-party grower, Agropecuaria Montelibano of San Lorenzo Valle, Honduras...

Chiquita Cantaloupe Recall

Posted on March 31, 2008
The FDA has announced a Chiquita cantaloupe recall. Chiquita Brands International, Inc. has recalled cantaloupes grown, packed and shipped by an independent third-party grower, Agropecuaria Montelibano in Honduras. The product was distributed to customers nationwide and is being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella...

USDA Considering Withholding Recall Information

Posted on March 29, 2008
In the wake of the country’s largest ground beef recall in history, the USDA is considering applying a new rule to inform consumers of retailers which supplied recalled products. This rule, however, would only cover Class I recalls, or those which the USDA considers most dangerous...

Salmonellosis Cases in Minnesota Linked to Milford Valley Farms Chicken Cordon Bleu

Posted on March 28, 2008
Minnesota health and agriculture officials have reported two recent cases of Salmonella Enteritidis infection (salmonellosis) in Minnesota linked to raw, frozen, breaded and pre-browned, stuffed chicken entrees. The implicated product is Milford Valley Farms Chicken Cordon Bleu with a stamped code of C8021...

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Report on FDA and Fresh Spinach Safety

Posted on March 28, 2008
This month, the United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a report on their investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to protect the safety of packaged fresh spinach entitled, “FDA and Fresh Spinach Safety...

Salmonella Food Poisoning and HIV

Posted on March 28, 2008
Salmonella infection is never pleasant, but for most healthy people who are exposed to the bacteria suffer from gastroenteritis and recover. For patients with AIDS, however, the same bacteria that result in uncomfortable food poisoning for most is often fatal...

FSIS Will Hold Meeting to Discuss E. Coli

Posted on March 28, 2008
In order to address the increasing prevalence of E. coli 0157:H7 in the nation’s food supply, the USDA’s FSIS has announced plans to hold a public meeting to discuss recalls and illnesses related to the deadly E. coli strain. The meeting will be held on April 9 and 10, and will include FSIS and CDC officials, legal representatives, and representatives from the food industry and consumer groups...

Another Salmonella Litchfield Cantaloupe Recall Connected to Honduran Cantaloupe

Posted on March 27, 2008
Tropifresh, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA has recalled Agrolibano’s Produce Brand whole Cantaloupes because they may be contaminated with Salmonella Litchfield.Whole cantaloupe fruits subject to this recall carry a “Mike’s Melons” sticker or may be unlabeled because this sticker has fallen off...

NIH Grant for Researching New Antibiotics

Posted on March 25, 2008
Widespread problems of Salmonella and E. coli 0157:H7 are not only rooted in food safety. There have also been issues lately with the treatment of infections due to these and other pathogens. More and more strains are becoming resistant to traditional antibiotics, bringing the need for new drugs and treatments to the forefront of the issue...

Salmonella Litchfield Cases in Washington Linked to Cantaloupe

Posted on March 25, 2008
According to the Washington State Department of Health,cantaloupe from Honduras grown by Agropecuaria Montelibano has been implicated in dozens of Salmonella Litchfield illnesses across 16 states, including nine cases of salmonellosis in Washington.The outbreak of Salmonella Litchfield illnesses has affected families in King, Lewis, Thurston, Pierce, and Spokane counties...

Honduras Cantaloupe Recall

Posted on March 25, 2008
There is now a nationwide recall of cantaloupe grown, packed and shipped by Agropecuaria Montelibano of Honduras. Central American Produce, Inc. of Pompano Beach, FL announced the voluntary recall earlier today. The recalled Honduras cantaloupe was distributed nationwide and Canada...

Salmonella Litchfield Outbreak Associated with Cantaloupe

Posted on March 23, 2008
The FDA has issued an import alert regarding entry of cantaloupe from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer, because, based on current information, fruit from this company appears to be associated with a Salmonella Litchfield outbreak in the United States and Canada...

The Most Dangerous States For Foodborne Illness

Posted on March 22, 2008
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention keep track of all outbreaks of foodborne illnesses in the country. The CDC defines an outbreak as two or more people becoming ill from the same food acquired at the same establishments. HealthInspections...

Texas Concludes Investigation into Illnesses

Posted on March 21, 2008
The Texas Department of State Health Services has finished its investigation of six gastrointestinal illnesses that occurred in the Bastrop area the first week of March and reports finding no common source of infection, no additional matching illnesses and no evidence of a continuing health threat...

Conference Analyzes Produce Outbreaks

Posted on March 19, 2008
The 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases discussed the growing number of foodborne illnesses related to vegetables, mainly leafy greens. It has been thought that the increase of leafy greens in the average American’s diet has led to the increase in disease related to those foods; however, data analyzed at the conference suggests something entirely different...

Listeria Contamination in Pennsylvania Raw Milk

Posted on March 19, 2008
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has warned consumers to discard raw milk purchased from Fisher’s Dairy Farm in Portersville, PA due to a high risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The dairy’s permit to sell raw milk was revoked in 2006, but state inspectors purchased raw milk from the dairy on March 6...

Reserch Identifies Most Dangerous and Prevalent E. Coli Strains

Posted on March 17, 2008
Recent outbreaks associated with a deadly form of the E. coli bacteria, known as the 0157:H7 strain, have made researchers wonder how the bacteria are evolving. A 2006 outbreak linked to contaminated spinach caused the removal of fresh produce from store shelves nationwide...

Shiga Toxin Sickens Five, Kills Child

Posted on March 17, 2008
We contacted the Texas Department of State Health Services for any updates on the illnesses caused by a shiga toxin. Six people, including three children, were sickened. One of the children died.Doug McBride, spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services, told us that there have been no additional cases reported...

Flying Tortilla Associated with Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on March 15, 2008
According to an Associated Press story in the Las Cruces Sun-News, 4 cases of Salmonella have been associated with the Flying Tortilla, a Santa Fe, New Mexico restaurant. The four people ate at the Flying Tortilla in Santa Fe from mid-January to mid-February, 2008...

Hallmark/Westland Worker Jailed

Posted on March 11, 2008
Luis Sanchez, a worker from Hallmark/Westland, who was seen in the video released by the Humane Society of the United States using an electric prod on cattle, is in jail and wondering why his superiors are free men. According to Sanchez, he was only following orders and was shown how to use a forklift to move “downer” cattle to slaughter...

FDA shuts down Castelberry's

Posted on March 11, 2008
The FDA has suspended the temporary permit assigned to Castleberry’s Food Company. The plant had to stop operations in the summer of 2007 when cans of chili produced at the plant were found to contain the bacteria that leads to botulism. The FDA suspended the temporary emergency operating permit given to Castleberry’s, forcing the plant to shut down entirely, according to NBC Augusta...

Hallmark/Westland and the Danger of BSE

Posted on March 11, 2008
When an undercover videographer from the Humane Society caught workers at the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. using forklifts and other inhumane practices to send cattle to slaughter, the attention of the American public was outraged and led to the largest recall of beef in United States history...

FSIS Enacts Interim Actions to Prevent Inhumane Treatment

Posted on March 07, 2008
In response to the violation of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act by the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co., which led to the largest beef recall in United States history, FSIS has implemented new interim actions to address issues pertaining to humane handling at slaughterhouses...

Listeria Causes Recall by Three Companies

Posted on March 07, 2008
The contamination of Discover Cuisine Red Curry Chicken & Jasmine Rice due to Listeria has led to recalls by three major companies. Costco Wholesale is recalling 10,368 pounds of the frozen entrees, Inovata Foods is recalling 3,780 pounds, and Meijer Distribution Center is recalling 2,184 pounds...

California Releases List of Business Selling Recalled Halamark Beef

Posted on March 07, 2008
The 143 million pounds of ground beef recalled by Hallmark/Westland was produced over the past two years and could have ended up in a variety of different places, including the School Lunch Program. According to Meatingplace.com, the California Department of Public Health listed around 3,000 restaurants and business that may have received the recalled beef in a 120 page report...

Hallmark Recall Reveals Faults in System

Posted on March 07, 2008
The Hallmark/Westland ground beef recall, largest in U.S. history, revolves around the failure of the company to abide by federal regulations and the failure of federal inspectors to catch the violations earlier. The recall questions the effectiveness of our nation’s food safety policies and whether or not they need to be improved or altogether changed...

The Importance of Maintaining Safety Standards

Posted on March 07, 2008
Consumers do not want to worry about the safety of their food when ordering an entree at a restaurant. In exchange for payment, the consumer expects a certain level of comfort knowing that the food being prepared is safe to eat. But at times, eating establishments don’t always hold up their end of the bargain...

Problems in School Lunch Program Go Beyond Hallmark/Westland

Posted on March 07, 2008
Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing, the target of the nation’s largest beef recall ever, has been especially disturbing due to their contract with the USDA to supply beef to the School Lunch Program. It is concerning that the government has been letting unsafe products into our nation’s schools...

Costco Recall Involves Frozen Chicken Entrees Produced in October 2007

Posted on March 04, 2008
Costco Wholesale, a Washington firm, has recalled approximately 10,368 pounds of frozen chicken entrées that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Costco recall announcement...

Alfalfa Sprouts May Be Contaminated with Salmonella

Posted on March 04, 2008
The California Department of Public Health has warned consumers not to eat alfalfa sprouts manufactured by Salad Cosmo and J.H. Caldwell and Sons due to possible Salmonella contamination. Routine testing discovered the possible contamination and the companies have voluntarily recalled their products...

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