December 16, 2005
The Australian
Tom Richardson
SOUTH Australia’s deadly listeria crisis has exposed a rift in state Government ranks, with one senior minister suggesting that a “zero tolerance” policy on food contamination may be “too rigorous” on meat producers.
Two patients have died in the state’s public hospitals in recent weeks after an outbreak of listeria poisoning that has been linked to meat from local producer Conroy’s Smallgoods, which has accused the Rann Government of overreacting by recalling its entire ready-to-eat product range.Continue Reading Political row over listeria response

December 14, 2005
The World Today
Reporter: Nance Haxton
KAREN PERCY: The South Australian Government has been accused of not acting quickly enough to recall suspect smallgoods products after a food poisoning outbreak claimed two lives.
Two more people are still recovering.
The Conroys Smallgoods factory in Adelaide has already axed 30 casual jobs, and the future of the 90 people permanent employees is dependent on whether a firm link can be established between Listeria found on meat produced by Conroys and the meat eaten by four hospital patients.Continue Reading A Govt under fire after food poisoning outbreak

New tests have confirmed that food products from an Adelaide company
were contaminated with the same strain of listeria that contributed
to the death of a man at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Another person died in hospital in Gawler, while two women are
recovering from the illness.
Yesterday, products from Conroy’s Smallgoods Bowden factory were
recalled.Continue Reading Smallgoods listeria strain matches sample

December 10, 2005
FSIS Recall Release
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL
FSIS-RC-052-2005 HEALTH RISK: HIGH
WASHINGTON – ConAgra Foods, a Marshall, Mo., firm, is voluntarily expanding its December 1 recall of approximately 9,550 pounds of various bologna, ham and turkey lunch meal products to a total of 2.8 million pounds due to possible contamination after cheese provided by its supplier tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.Continue Reading Missouri firm expands recall of meat lunch makers products for possible listeria contamination

December 9, 2005
The Age
South Australian hospitals are safe despite an outbreak of food poisoning linked to the death of two patients, the state government says.
Two people, aged between 50 and 70, have died with health officials saying listeria was a probable contributor to their death.
Two other patients were recovering on antibiotics from listeria detected in the state’s public hospitals.Continue Reading Listeria outbreak suspected in two deaths

Thursday, October 13, 2005
By Kati Phillips,
Special to The Star
Tinley Park, IL – Yeasty juice may be to blame for an outbreak of stomach cramps and nausea at a Park Forest middle school last week.
Tests ordered by Ceres Food Group indicate mixed fruit juice served to sixth-graders at Forest Trail Middle School in Park Forest/Chicago Heights School District 163 had higher than normal levels of yeast.
The juice tested negative for harmful bacteria such as listeria, E. coli, salmonella, lactic acid and other toxins, said Ceres president John Koubek.
High levels of yeast can result in an upset stomach, but there are no long-term effects from its consumption, he said.Continue Reading Juice that sickened students drank had more yeast than normal

New Jersey processor calls in sausage products.
Buffalo Meat & Provision, a Linden, New Jersey, processor, is voluntarily recalling approximately 890 pounds of sausage products that may be cross- contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.
According to an FSIS release, products subject to recall include:
* One- and 10-pound packages of SOMOS HISPANOS, CHORIZO JALAPENO BRAND, EL CASERO.Each package bears the sell by date 11.15.05
* 10-pound packages of San Carlos Authentic Morcilla, Argentine Brand Blood Sausage, andContinue Reading LISTERIA RECALL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, October 7, 2005
CONTACTS: Michael Schommer, Communications Director, 651-297-1629
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) today announced that Dave’s Quality Meats, a state-inspected meat processor based in Foley, Minn., has voluntarily withdrawn and destroyed approximately 124 pounds of smoked bratwurst product that may have been contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.
The products in question were bulk packages of smoked bratwurst distributed to the Stone Creek Golf Course in Foley. Each package bore the establishment number ì726″ inside the MDA seal of inspection and the Julian lot number 05265. This product was served during a cross-country meet at the golf course on September 24, 2005.Continue Reading MDA reports listeria in smoked bratwurst served at golf course event