Maple Leaf Foods in Canada, responsible for 20 deaths from listeria that rode out of its Toronto plant on ready-to-eat meats, is not really out of the woods yet. Its turned to a new listeria-fighting additive–sodium diacetate–as a preservative at its plant.
Health Canada approved on Sept. 20 the use of sodium diacetate as a
Roast and corned beef made by Maple Leaf Consumer Foods may be contaminated with listeria bacteria, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIC) warns tonight.
According to Canada’s AHN News:
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
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 Lancaster Intelligencer Journal had a delightful story about the gathering. Here’s how it started:
Hundreds of people gathered under a
Captains Select Seafood of Twin Cities in Minnesota has published both a letter to its "friends and customers" and an affidavit from safety consultant William (Bill) Spinali of Gloucester, MA. Both are response to the enforcement action the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is taking against Captains Select Seafood in federal court in Minnesota.
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
Well at least the raw milk people, whom we’ve been hearing from, will know we are not picking on them. The lastest listeria scare is due to worries about an old standby–soy sprouts.
Boston’s Metrowest Daily News is reporting that the Whatley, MA-based Chang Farms is recallings it soy spouts brand due to concerns about
Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) is a foodborne disease-causing bacteria; the disease is called 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
After monitoring the two most recent recalls of raw milk in Pennsylvania, we’ve wondered about the amount of time between testing for listeria and the public notice when it’s bad.
Washington State may have the same problem.
A routine sample of unpasteurized milk taken April 7 from Our Lady of the Rock Dairy in San Juan County
Ben Hackman, writing for the Lebanon Daily News, reports Raw Milk testing positive for listeria. The farm near Jonestown, PA is one of 113 farms with Raw Milk permits from the state. Hackman writes:
Milk from a Jonestown-area farm has tested positive for bacteria that can make people sick, prompting a warning to customers to
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.
Milk from a Jonestown-area farm has tested positive for bacteria that can make people sick, prompting a warning to customers to