July 2005

Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Staff reports
The three Central New York women who were hospitalized with listeriosis in the previous two weeks didn’t get it from eating recalled tuna. In CNY Ways to protect produce / Page E-4
“That was a dead end,” Onondaga County Health Commissioner Dr. Cynthia Morrow said of the investigation into what contaminated food product is to blame for the sometimes-fatal bacterial infections. Morrow said she expects to learn later this week whether the three women are infected with the same strain of listeria.
People can become infected with the bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes, from eating contaminated foods such as meat, unpasteurized dairy products or raw produce.Continue Reading Tuna ruled out as source of listeria

By JANE LERNER
jlerner@thejournalnews.com
THE JOURNAL NEWS
Golden Taste of Spring Valley has issued several recalls of its products lately
Thursday: Baked salmon salad in 3.5-ounce, 7.5-ounce and 5-pound plastic containers. The salad had an expiration date of Aug. 11.
June 28: 3.5-ounce, 7.5-ounce and 5-pound plastic containers of tuna deluxe, with expiration dates of July 24 and Aug. 1; scallion tuna deluxe with expiration dates of July 5 and July 12; and whitefish salad with an expiration date of July 14.
June 10: Tuna deluxe in 3.5-ounce and 7.5-ounce clear plastic containers with expiration dates of July 3.Continue Reading Spring Valley food maker issues 3rd listeria recall

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Golden Taste, Inc.
845-356-4133
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Spring Valley, NY — July 7, 2005 — Golden Taste, Inc., 45 S. Central Avenue, Spring Valley, New York 10977 is recalling its Golden Taste Baked Salmon Salad in 7.5 oz. and 3.5 oz. and 5 lb. plastic containers because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy persons may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.Continue Reading Golden Taste, Inc. Recalls Golden Taste Baked Salmon Salad Due to Listeria Contamination

ONONDAGA COUNTY
7/8/2005
SYRACUSE (AP) – Three Syracuse-area residents have been diagnosed with listeriosis – a rare and potentially fatal bacterial disease caused by eating contaminated food.
Onondaga County health officials said the three women, ages 48, 70 and 77, have been hospitalized and one is “quite ill.” Officials have yet to determine the source…

Onondaga County health officials investigate possible link to three cases.
Friday, July 08, 2005
By James T. Mulder
Staff writer
The Onondaga County Health Department is investigating whether three residents with a rare bacterial infection ate food that was recalled late last month because of possible contamination.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced June 28 a recall of Golden Taste Tuna Deluxe, Scallion Tuna Deluxe and White Fish Salad because they may contain listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause listeriosis, a rare and potentially fatal infection.
Three unrelated county residents – women ages 48, 70 and 77 – have been hospitalized for treatment of the infection after becoming ill between June 26 and Saturday.Continue Reading Listeria Probe Looks At Recalled Food

The Onondaga County Health Department is warning the public about a rare outbreak of a food-borne illness.
Three cases of Listeriosis were reported in Onondaga County in the past week. Listeriosis is described as a serious infection, usually caused by eating contaminated food. Pregnant women, newborns, the elderly and adults with weakened immune systems are considered high risk for contracting the illness.
Possible symptoms include fever, muscle aches, severe headaches, convulsions and loss of balance, but healthy people may not experience any symptoms.Continue Reading Onondaga County Listeria Outbreak

Thursday, July 7, 2005 8:41 AM
SYRACUSE, N.Y.(AP) — Three Syracuse-area residents have been diagnosed with listeriosis — a rare and potentially fatal bacterial disease caused by eating contaminated food.
Onondaga County health offcials say the three — ages 48, 70 and 77 — have been hospitalized and one is “quite ill.” Offcials have yet…

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July 7, 2005
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Three Syracuse-area residents have been diagnosed with listeriosis — a rare and potentially fatal bacterial disease caused by eating contaminated food.
Onondaga County health offcials say the three — ages 48, 70 and 77 — have been hospitalized and one is “quite ill.” Offcials have yet to determine the source…