Minnesota State officials are advising consumers not to eat sprouts from Minneapolis-based Calco Sprouts. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says they may be contaminated with Listeria bacteria. Officials say the contamination was first detected in a sample collected during a routine store inspection. Investigators are now working to determine the source of the contamination. There
Improperly pasteurized milk warning
Evans Farmhouse Creamery is voluntarily recalling certain milk products due to improper pasteurization, state Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker said Friday.
The Norwich-based company sells the products under the names Evans Farmhouse All Natural Reduced Fat Cream on Top Not Homogenized Milk and Sunrise Family Farms Organic Reduced Fat Vitamin A & D Milk.
These products
17,252 confirmed cases of food poisoning in 2006 in US
The CDC today released its preliminary 2006 food-borne illness data from 10 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Tennessee. A total of 17,252 confirmed cases (actual cases may be anywhere between 20 and 30 times the confirmed cases) of food-borne illness were reported in those states in 2006,
Listeria confirmed in raw milk
WASHINGTON TWP. — The state Department of Agriculture has confirmed raw milk from a farm, about six miles north of Tunkhannock on Ellsworth Hill Road, is tainted with Listeria monocytogenes.
On March 26, tests conducted by the state indicated that listeria may be in raw milk sold at the farm, owned by Charles and Beth
Pennsylvania Agriculture Department Warns Consumers Of Tainted Raw Milk Sold By Wyoming County Dairy
Pennsylvania consumers who have purchased raw milk from the dairy of Charles Bartels in Meshoppen, Wyoming County, any time after March 1, 2007 should discard it immediately due to the risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said.
"During routine inspection, a preliminary test showed the presence of Listeria bacteria in some of
Patient ‘very likely’ contracted listeria from hospital sandwich
A patient has tested positive for the same rare strain of listeria that contaminated sandwiches provided to hospitals across London and the southeast, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has revealed.
The patient, who is believed to have had a weakened immune system, reported eating a sandwich which looked like those provided by Kent-based firm Anchor
Listeria concern in potato salad recall
The following recalls have been announced: DBC Foods Inc. is recalling potato salad sold both prepackaged and at deli counters, because it could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria is a microorganism that can cause serious or fatal infections in children, the elderly or those with weakened immune systems.
It can also cause miscarriages and
Tea Reduces Bacteria In Meats
Science Daily — Take a serving of extracts from green tea or Jasmine tea, mix in some wildflower dark honey and you have something more useful than a drink. It’s actually a scientific mixture that can be used to reduce pathogenic bacteria in meats.
“Our results indicated that Jasmine tea with honey and green tea
Listeria detection with full results in just 48hrs
The new method Rapid Listeria spp method provides the laboratories with a rapid and economical solution for Listeria spp detection, with full results in just 48hrs.
Principle: Rapid Listeria has been specifically developed for the detection of all Listeria species in just 24hrs only after 24hrs of enrichment, from environmental samples and food. During an
Georgia Dept. finds contamination in Oscar Mayer chicken strips
ATLANTA Commissioner Tommy Irvin said today that food scientists with the Georgia Department of Agriculture have found contaminated chicken strips in Oscar Mayer ready to eat chicken breast strips with rib meat.
He said the contamination was found in a six-ounce packaged sample marked as grilled fully cooked and ready to eat with a code