Patrick Cudahy, a Cudahy, Wisc., firm, is recalling approximately 3,590 pounds of bacon bit products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Its the first listeria recall of 2009.
The tainted bacon bit products were produced on Nov. 13, 2008, and
There is a rich Hispanic culture in Denver. You can have authentic breakfast burritos delivered hot to your office by folks who will remember your name and what you like. So why anyone on the Front Range would stoop to buying their breakfast burritos at 7-Eleven is a mystery. Nevertheless, some do
Christmas did not pass at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service without the need to issue a Class I, High Health Risk recall. (We wonder if those new appointees are being told by the Obama transition team that they have to work weekends and holidays?)
Anyway, here’s what is happening.
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According to the Toronto Star, Maple Leaf Foods has agreed to pay as much as $27 million to victims of last summer’s listeria outbreak. The funds will be divided based on the severity of the illness. Here is what is problematic: Class actions were filed across the country and involved as many as
Cambrooke Foods, LLC, of Framingham, MA, has recalled all batches of its Low Protein Imitation Cream Cheese (“Cheddar Wizard,” “Herb & Garlic,” and “Plain” flavors) due to possible listeria contamination.
Listeria was detected during routine testing before shipment in batches of Imitation Cream Cheese at the company’s Randolph, MA facility. These batches of Imitation Cream
Canada and Chile are combatting listeria. The Canwest News Service reports:
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a warning Wednesday about Toronto-made 
ricotta cheese possibly contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.
Consumers are urged not to eat Santa Lucia brand ricotta cheese sold in 500 gram packages with the best before date of Jan. 1
These long holiday weekends rarely pass without a recall of some sort of food product. This time it’s Home Market Foods, Inc., a Norwood, Mass., firm, which is recalling approximately 5,250 pounds of ready-to-eat frozen beef sandwich portions that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The recall involves: 3.5-ounce individually wrapped packages of "Blimpie FULLY
The ZEIGLER WIENERS produced last Sept 22 and sold to food service institutions and retail establishments in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee were quickly recalled after listeria contamination was discovered and reported by the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued the recall last Saturday for 28,610 pounds of hot dog products thought to be contaminated with Listeria. Georgia issued the first public warning on last Friday. The hotdog maker, the R. L. Zeigler Co., Inc., is based in Selma, AL.
The USDA press release can be found here. A complete product recall list follows.
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Who ever knew? Mississauga, Ontario is a rapidly growing, debt free suburb of Toronto with a 
population larger than Seattle. Its known for its architectural excellence (Civic Center is pictured here).
As of yesterday, however, its known for something else: Mariposa Meats. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) yesterday warned the public not to
The aftermath of the listeria outbreak caused by contaminated ready-to-eat meats produced by Maple Leaf Foods in Toronto, Canada continues to generate some interesting news. The class action lawsuit that’s underway has attracted support from some 4,000 plaintiffs including the families of the 20 people who died in the outbreak.
Then there’s the joint investigation