August 5, 2005
By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL Advertisement
Raw or undercooked meat, poultry, fish or eggs should be ìoff the menu– for pregnant women, says Heidi Murkoff, author of What to Expect: Eating Well When You–re Expecting (Workman Publishing).
Cooking these foods well kills any bacteria or viruses that pose potential hazards, and unpasteurized dairy products and refrigerated smoked seafood carry the risk of listeria and also should be avoided, she says.
Murkoff, who includes government seafood guidelines in her book, advises moms-to-be to make meals of tilapia, cod, sole or flounder.Continue Reading Belly up to the table

Wednesday, August 3, 2005BY LOIS MAHARG
Ann Arbor News Bureau
‘When in doubt, throw it out” is never better advice than during picnic season, when food sits out in the hot summer sun.
“Bacteria grow well between 70 and 120 degrees, but they grow most rapidly between 90 and 110 degrees,” said Joan Miller, extension educator at Michigan State University Extension. “And in a picnic setting generally there’s a lot of moisture in the air that allows bacteria to grow fast.”
These bacteria – E. coli 0157, Salmonella, Listeria, Campylobacter – can wreak havoc on the gastrointestinal tract and, in some cases, lead to serious illness and death.Continue Reading Cutting down onfood-borne illness Leave E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria and Campylobacter off the guest list

Recall Release CLASS I RECALL
FSIS-RC-040-2004 HEALTH RISK: HIGH
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WASHINGTON, – Whole Foods Mid-Atlantic Kitchen, a Landover, Md. firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,275 pounds of chicken products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The products subject to recall are:
12 oz.”WHOLE FOODS CHICKEN POT PIE.” Each package contains a best if used by date of “11/02/04.”
10 lb. bags of “WHOLE FOODS Classic Chicken Salad.” Each bag has a use by date of “11/01/04.”
15 oz. containers of “WHOLE FOODS CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP, SMALL.” Each container has a sell by date of “11/04/04.”
30 oz. containers of “WHOLE FOODS CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP, LARGE.” Each container has a sell by date of “11/04/04.”
All products bear the establishment number “P-18768” inside the USDA seal of inspection.Continue Reading Maryland Firm Recalls Chicken Products for Possible Listeria Contamination

BY SAMANTHA CRITCHELL
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Raw or undercooked meat, poultry, fish or eggs should be “off the menu” for pregnant women, says Heidi Murkoff, author of “Eating Well When You’re Expecting.”
Cooking those foods well kills any bacteria or viruses that pose potential hazards, and unpasteurized dairy products and refrigerated smoked seafood carry the risk of listeria and should also be avoided, she says.
Murkoff, who includes EPA seafood guidelines in her book, advises moms-to-be make meals of tilapia, cod, sole or flounder.Continue Reading Pregnant moms get food advice

Product May Have Been Contaminated With Listeria
July 29, 2005
About 3,200 pounds of Chef Pronto ready-to-eat chicken products are being recalled because of a possible listeria contamination.
The products, made by Ilyssa Manufacturing Corp. of New York, include 16-ounce. packages of tortellini with grilled chicken and sun-dried tomatoes, and 12-ounce packages of grilled chicken…