Listeria Found at Kellogg's Eggo Plant
The Food and Drug Administration said it found bacteria in a Kellogg Co. (K) Atlanta manufacturing plant and warned the company about sanitation violations.
In a Jan. 27 warning letter, the FDA said it found the presence of the bacterium listeria monocytogenes in at least three places inside the plant, including the wheels of a forklift. The warning letter was posted on the FDA's Web site Tuesday.
The FDA inspected the Atlanta plant last October after a batch of Eggo buttermilk waffles tested positive for listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause foodborne illness.
"During our inspection, we documented conditions and practices that may lead to contamination of your products with pathogens such as L. monocytogenes," the FDA said.
Virgin Blue is shaking up the airline business in Australia. It made a big mistake, however, when it chose Wollongong’s GMI Food Wholesalers Pty. Ltd., trading as Australian Poultry and Food Wholesalers, as its poultry supplier.
The dairy products that most concern LA County health officials are Queso Fresco, Panela, Queso Seco, Asadero, Queso Oaxaca, Queso Cotija and Cream, says Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding, the county's director of public health. 
Before we get going, let’s acknowledge the obvious. We pay such little attention to Canada that we are far from experts on our neighbors to the north.
Senior Judge Frederic Block of the New York Eastern District, himself a Brooklyn native, will now decide what happens to Peregrina Cheese, Inc., (Peregrina Cheese), and two of its officers: Javier Peregrina and Isabel Peregrina.
Clearly, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has run out of patience with Peregrina. It went to Benton J. Campbell, U.S. District Attorney for Eastern New York, and Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Civil Division to get the full weight of the Justice Department behind FDA's threat to shut Peregrina down.
According to the Vancouver Sun, front-line meat inspectors and supervisors on Monday told parliamentarians they were "grossly" understaffed prior to the outbreak and more resources are still needed to ensure food is safe to eat.
We love Canada and the UK. After every major outbreak, there is always some high level inquiry or royal commission to hear from. This time, its Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, making the report on the 
According to the Spokane Newspaper, Washington State health investigators are still attempting to solve several cases of food-borne infections that have caused several pregnant women to lose their babies since January.
Maple Leaf food products is over.
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The Okanagan region of southeast British Columbia is a long way from the Maple Leaf Foods ready-to-eat meat processing plant outside Toronto.
"significantly" lower standards than those applied to his company, and it's time to create national rules for the sake of Canadian consumers.
One-kilogram packages of Sure Slice Roast Beef with a best-before date of Aug. 9 and Sure Slice Corned Beef with an expiration date of Aug. 23 have already been recalled by Maple Leaf from restaurants, hospitals and nursing homes, but the CFIC is taking extra precautions with its alert after listeria bacteria was found in the meat products.
What were the Amish in Pennsylvania doing to celebrate the 4th of July this year? Inviting over their political allies of course to plot strategy for the raw milk crusade. Or something like that. 
The violations of the federal Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations documented by the FDA pose a public health hazard because, without adequate controls, products made by Captain’s Select Seafood could harbor pathogenic bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes. Food products with these kinds of pathogens can cause serious illnesses in people who eat them.
The Department of Public Health (DPH) is issuing a warning to the public not to consume any soy sprouts produced from Chang Farms in Whatley, Mass. because of the presence of bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes). 
Milk from a Jonestown-area farm has tested positive for bacteria that can make people sick, prompting a warning to customers to throw away any raw milk purchased there in the past month. 
We've been watching the HBO series on John Adams. We've been struck during the first five or so episodes at how often Mr. Adams was sick. His life certainly was not an easy one. Making those crossings of the North Atlantic in the winter under sail would be enough to give anyone a good cold.
listeriosis. Listeria can invade the body through a normal and intact gastrointestinal tract. Once in the body, Listeria can travel through the blood stream but the bacteria are often found inside cells. Listeria also produces toxins that damage cells. Listeria invades and grows best in the central nervous system among immune compromised persons, causing meningitis and/or encephalitis (brain infection). In pregnant women, the fetus can become infected, leading to spontaneous abortion, stillbirths, or sepsis (blood infection) in infancy. 
On Thursday, lawmakers squashed a bill that would have allowed farmers to sell unlimited quantities of unpasteurized milk. Supporters of the bill called it a watershed measure that would have bolstered local economies and significantly improved prospects for small- and mid-size dairy operations in the state.
"Officials charged with overseeing public health and ensuring the safety of our food have some explaining to do over their handling of two listeria contaminations this month.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a new draft compliance policy for control of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods that for the first time creates different policies for foods that support growth of the organism and foods that do not. AMI has long sought the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to adopt a similar science-based policy which reflects international standards adopted by Europe, Canada and other nations. 
from Bulgaria's southern municipalities of Dupnitza, Rila, and Kocherinovo will be examined for the dangerous Listeriosis infection after consuming contaminated milk in their kindergardens.
bratwurst made by J&B Meats. MDA officials says consumers should avoid both the smoked pork and beef bratwurst made by the Barnesville, MN meat company.
As a dairy farmer and milk processor, the century old Whittier Farms was unique in Massachusetts. The decision announced by Wayne Whittier that the family-owned corporation would not re-open its processing plant comes as no surprise to the hard pressed Massachusetts dairy farm industry. 
the products to the plant, now it would be nice to know exactly how that happened, but that is part of the ongoing investigation," said Dr. Alfred DeMaria, state director of communicable disease control.
Linda Bock at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette News yesterday (Jan. 9) wrote what might end up being the definitive wrap up piece on the Whittier Farms listeriosis outbreak. 
Dead is an 87-year old Norfolk County man. State health officials are declining to give out the man's name. He died in the hospital, where he had been sent after becoming ill in November.
…has taken a unique approach to farming as we milk the cow, haul the raw milk to our processing plant in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and then sell the processed milk at our milk store and at our processing plant. The whole process from cow to cup is two days, which means farm fresh milk to our satisfied and loyal customers. We have revived the old method of bottling milk in glass bottles. The glass bottles keep the milk colder, which means the milk stays fresher, giving the milk a sweet and smooth taste. Our milk is also bottled in plastic and cardboard for those who prefer this convenience. 
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Cochise County health officials are warning residents about risks associated with eating cheese made from milk that has not been pasteurized.
Imagine going to your doctor with joint pain and leaving with a prescription for ginger. 
