A state barbeque firm is recalling some pork barbeque due to possible listeria contamination.
Washington, DC — Griffin’s Barbeque of Williamston, Inc., a Williamston, NC, firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 30 pounds of pork barbeque that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The product subject to recall is:
5-pound plastic tubs of “Griffin’s, Pork BAR-B-Q, UNSKINNED PORK WITH SAUCE.” Each package bears the establishment number “Est. 07404” inside the USDA mark of inspection and the sell by date, “04/10/06.”Continue Reading NC Firm Recalls Pork Barbeque For Possible Contamination

Nutrition and Animal Sciences researchers at CSU are conducting a study to learn more about Listeria, a microorganism that causes illness in humans. We are seeking rural families with children ages 14 and under who live on the premises with or without ruminant animals.
The study involves meeting in your house for 4 visits approximately…

January 21, 2006
The Australian
Verity Edwards
THE smallgoods company at the centre of the fatal listeria outbreak in South Australia has been linked to a third death.
The state Health Department said there was evidence a Victorian woman ate meat from Conroy’s Smallgoods before a massive recall of its products when they were linked to two other deaths in early December.
The monocytogenes strain of listeria that led to the January 8 death of the elderly woman at Adelaide’s The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) was the same one that killed Royal Adelaide Hospital patient Richard Formosa in October and Gawler Hospital cancer patient David Davies-Colgate in November.Continue Reading Listeria clue links firm to third death

January 14, 2006
The Advertiser (Australia)
Kara Phillips
http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17815890%255E2682,00.html
PROCESSED cold meats and salads have been removed from the menu for pregnant women at Flinders Medical Centre, following the recent listeria outbreaks across SA.
FMC dietics and nutrition manager Liz Kellett said the new menu was introduced to further protect pregnant women.
“Listeriosis can result…

January 6, 2006
The Advertiser (Australia)
Sam Riches
CONROY’S Smallgoods products rolled off the production line and into supermarkets yesterday, with shoppers confident stringent quality control, following the listeria outbreak last month, no longer is an issue.
While only selected products, including fritz and cabana, were available at retail outlets, it was expected 95 per cent of the range would be back in shops by Wednesday. Joint managing director Pat Conroy was “delighted” to see products rolling out again as the company attempted to recover from losses estimated at nearly $2 million after a forced shutdown.Continue Reading Cleared Conroy’s back on shelves

January 5, 2006
FishUpdate.com
THE EU rapid alert for week 52 found Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon fillets from Denmark, notified by Italy. The same was found in sliced smoked salmon from Spain, also notified by Italy. Norway notified that it had detected unauthorised nitrates in its smoke salmon, and Cyprus notified that it had found listeria monocytogenes in its marinated salmon ìgravlax” slices. Listeria monocytogenes were found in frozen pangasius fillets from Vietnam via Belgium, notified by Italy.
Germany notified that they had found ethoxyquin in frozen Atlantic salmon fillets from Chile, and high content of iodine in dried seafood from Japan.
Finally, Italy also had detected listeria monocytogenes in sliced smoked salmon from Denmark.Continue Reading EU rapid alert finds listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon

December 30, 2005
The Advertiser
Lisa Allison
THE grieving widow of the state’s second listeria food-poisoning victim fears she may never know how her husband of 38 years contracted the deadly bacteria.
Breaking her silence to The Advertiser, Lorna Davies-Colgate said she was still waiting for the Health Department to tell her how her husband David, 60, was infected.
Although he had been seriously ill, Mrs Davies-Colgate had been hopeful her husband would celebrate Christmas with their family.
She said she felt the listeria had “cheated” her of precious time with her husband and it had been a “sad Christmas” and would be an “even sadder New Year”.Continue Reading Listeria widow’s search for answers

December 29, 2005
ABC News Online
Adelaide smallgoods company Conroy’s will resume limited production today in a bid to reopen its doors after a food poisoning outbreak.
The company’s ready-to-eat meats were recalled about two weeks ago after traces of listeria were found in its factory.
The bacterial strain identified is the same as that found to have infected two patients in the Royal Adelaide Hospital, one of whom died.
Conroy’s managing director Pat Conroy says today’s test run will be boosted after new results from tests it commissioned.Continue Reading Conroy’s tests production processes