“Got Milk?” Better check to see if it is produced by Whittier Farms and is distributed to customers in the greater Worcester/Shrewsbury area. Brand names produced at Whittier Dairy include Whittier, Schultz, Balance Rock, Spring Brook and Maple. Consumers were warned by the Health Department not to drink any milk products from Whittier Farms in
2007 Lisertia recalls add up
With all the E. coli outbreaks, Listeria has taken the back seat during 2007. The year’s recall list –a long one– maintained by the Food Safety & Inspection Service started with 290 pounds of listeria contaminated hog head cheese. That was on Jan. 3, 2007. The responsible party was Pap’s Louisiana Cuisine. 
Two days later
North Carolina Issues Listeria Warning
Numerous media outlets are reporting that the North Carolina Division of Public Health has issued a listeria warning after identifying three cases of the disease in women in Moore, Durham and Mecklenberg counties and another potential case in Buncombe County.
Here’s where to go for the official word from Public Health.
Listeriosis is an infection
Listeria Contamination in Queso Fresco, Fresh White Cheese
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — October 12, 2007 — New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today warned consumers in the Kings County, New York area not to consume certain "Queseria Mexico, Queso Fresco, Fresh White Cheese," made by Quesos Mexico LLC, 2905 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11218 due to possible Listeria contamination.
The
Listeria found in lettuce at Fla. market
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 29 (UPI) — Listeria, a bacteria capable of making people sick, was found in lettuce being sold at an Orlando grocery store, Florida agriculture officials announced.
Listeria has been linked to lettuce imported from California and sold at a Fresh Market store, WKMG-TV in Orlando reported Saturday. Store officials said late Friday
Warning issued for unpasteurized cream
The Kentucky Department for Public Health is warning consumers not to use unpasteurized cream labeled "Organic Pastures Grade A Raw Cream."
The product is sold in one-pint plastic bottles coded for Sept. 14-21 and marketed by Organic Pastures in Fresno, Calif.
State warns against tainted tofu from South San Francisco
State health officials warned people today not to eat tofu products from a South San Francisco company because the food may be tainted with a dangerous bacteria.
The company, Quong Hop and Co. , has recalled all varieties of its Soy Deli brand tofu with a date code of Dec. 17, 2007, and three other
Raw cream is recalled in California
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 10 (UPI) — The California Department of Food and Agriculture ordered the Organic Pastures Dairy Co. to recall its Grade A raw cream due to possible contamination.
Recalled is Organic Pastures Grade A raw cream with code dates SEP 14 through SEP 2. The CDFA also ordered the company to halt production of
IFS Inc. sandwiches are recalled
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of 7,500 IFS Inc. vending machine and store-sold sandwiches due to possible contamination.
The FDA said the South Elgin, Ill., company discovered some of the sandwiches might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes
Business owner pleads guilty
The Miami Herald recently reported on an interesting case:
Timothy DeLong, president of Atlantis Foods, acknowledged that his company failed to notify clients that six shipments of food in 2003 were tainted with Listeria monocytogenes.
According to the two-count information charging DeLong, he failed to initiate a product recall or to tell customers that his