R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Lee Huttenbach, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Southeast Region, Office of Inspector General, and David Bourne, Special Agent in Charge, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations, announce the filing of a two-count Information charging defendant Timothy Delong with
May 2007
Investigators: Boynton man knowingly sold contaminated seafood products
A Boynton Beach businessman knew the seafood products he had shipped to retailers from his Lantana office in 2003 were contaminated but didn’t tell customers or ask for a recall, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said today.
Timothy DeLong, president of Atlantis Foods Inc., also sold misbranded products, claiming a fish spread contained rainbow trout when…
Simple equations track Listeria trails
Circles, slaloms, figure eights, and loop-the-loops , biologists studying the motion of Listeria monocytogenes sensed that these paths were related, but they didn’t have a good way to define what fit in and what didn’t.
A remarkably simple new mathematical description, published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [Abstract], reproduces all…
Consumer warning: raw milk may be tainted with Listeria
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture issued a consumer alert yesterday regarding the consumption of raw milk from a Pennsylvania dairy:
Consumers who have purchased raw milk from Misty Meadow Farm in Bernville, Berks County, any time after April 16 should discard it immediately due to the risk of Listeria contamination, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said
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Sprouts recalled for potential Listeria contamination
The Minnesota Department of Health’s routine inspection at Calco Sprouts resulted in a recall after Listeria monocytogenes was discovered in a sample collected during the inspection. According to a story at wcco.com, the recall includes radish, alfalfa, and bean sprouts distributed to retail stores and restaurants in Minnesota.
Listeria in Pennsylvania
Consumers who have purchased raw milk from Misty Meadow Farm in Bernville, Berks County, any time after April 16 should discard it immediately due to the risk of Listeria contamination, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said today. Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized or homogenized. "During routine inspection of the dairy, a…
Consumer Advisory Issued For Contaminated Sprouts
Minnesota State officials are advising consumers not to eat sprouts from Minneapolis-based Calco Sprouts. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says they may be contaminated with Listeria bacteria. Officials say the contamination was first detected in a sample collected during a routine store inspection. Investigators are now working to determine the source of the contamination. There…
North County markets pull turkey products
SAN DIEGO — Managers at North County supermarkets Wednesday said that they had pulled all Diestel ready-to-eat turkey products from their shelves, after county health officials announced that the Sonoma-based company had voluntarily recalled nearly 7,000 pounds of product because of fears the meat was contaminated with bacteria.
County officials, meanwhile, said that local residents…
Turkey Recalled Over Listeria Concerns
SONORA, Calif. – A California ranch is recalling 7,000 pounds of turkey products that may be contaminated.
The Diestel Family Turkey Ranch in Sonora says the food might be tainted with listeria bacteria.
Monday, the USDA notified the ranch that one piece of Honey Roasted Turkey Breast tested positive. Ranch officials say their own tests…