June 2011

Sandwiches, subs, burgers, breakfast muffins and bagels from King’s Processing are being recalled over possible listeria contamination.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency advised early Thursday that a list of products from the P.E.I. distributor may contain listeria.

The list of affected products includes different sizes of the cold cut subs, burgers, wraps, sandwiches and bagels.

Screen shot 2011-06-24 at 5.59.21 PM.pngSpecialities Agro Alimentation, a Millington, N.J. establishment, is recalling approximately 5,700 pounds of imported boneless Serrano ham products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The following products are subject to recall:

Approximately 11 lb. cases of “Noel Jamón Serrano Boneless Spanish Dry-Cured

Dole.jpgOfficials with the Westlake Village, Calif.-based Dole warned retailers and consumers that 2,800 cases of Dole-branded Italian blend salads could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Dole officials said they initiated the recall after “an isolated instance” in which one package of the salads yielded a positive result for Listeria during random testing by the Ohio

The FDA warned Kellogg Co that they found the illness-causing bacterium listeria monocytogenes while inspecting a company cookie plant in Augusta, Georgia.

In a letter dated June 7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it found “significant violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations for food manufacturers”. The CGMP regulations describe the

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment epidemiologists today announced that they are working with Denver Public Health and Denver Environmental Health on an investigation of three reported cases of Listeria infection in Denver since May 20, including two deaths. All three cases involve people of Hispanic/Latinoheritage. The two deaths were a male in his