A. News of the Outbreak
On November 27, 2007, a health department officer in central Massachusetts contacted the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) to report a Listeria infection in an 87 year old man. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) performed on the patient’s Listeria monocytogenes isolate produced a pattern indistinguishable from that of isolates from
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL
FSIS-RC-056-2009 HEALTH RISK: HIGH
Lone Star Brisket Company, a Thorndale, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 14 pounds of smoked beef products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
* 2.5- 3-pound vacuum sealed packages of "Texas Star
Quong Hop & Co. failed to maintain its Airport Boulevard plant in a sanitary condition, didn’t stop pests from entering food-processing areas and didn’t ensure that food was protected from contamination, said John Wilson, a San Mateo County deputy district attorney.
There was no evidence, however, that anyone got sick from eating products made by
A recall of nuts that could be contaminated with listeria has been traced to a California plant, and a small number of those nuts made their way to consumers, John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. said Wednesday in a filing with federal securities regulators.
Elgin-based Sanfilippo, best known for its Fischer nuts, on Friday issued
FDA Takes Enforcement Action Against Ready-to-Eat Sandwich Manufacturer
The complaint alleges that FDA investigators have found L. mono inside Rel’s production facility on numerous occasions since 2002. Additionally, routine laboratory testing by the Department of Defense and the California Department of Public Health, Food and Drug Branch (CFDB) found L. mono in the company’s processing
According to Meat International online, the UK Chilled Food Association (CFA) has raised concerns about the lengthy shelf life of some listeria-prone ready-to-eat foods (RTE) in some countries as the EU said it would help fund a study on the issue. Kaarin Goodburn, of the CFA said increasing incidents of listeria monocytogenes could be linked