Food Safety News - 04/01/2022 Five strains of bacteria found at infant formula plant; none match samples from two patients

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Five strains of bacteria found at infant formula plant; none match samples from two patients By Coral Beach on Apr 01, 2022 12:05 am The FDA has confirmed five different strains of Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria at a production plant that makes infant formula that has been linked to four illnesses and two deaths. None of the five different strains match two available samples from sick babies, according to an announcement from the Food and Drug Administration. The agency found... Continue Reading Oatly recalls drink because of Bacillus cereus; 2 sick with 27 other complaints filed By Joe Whitworth on Apr 01, 2022 12:04 am Oatly has blamed a quality issue for recalling an oat drink in two European countries. The company has received 29 complaints and two people reported stomach illness. Detection of Bacillus cereus led to the recall of Oatly 1 liter in Finland and Estonia with a best before date of Dec. 1, 2022 and lot code... Continue Reading New organic dairy rule taps down on how to expand herds By Dan Flynn on Apr 01, 2022 12:02 am A major rule change was rolled out this week for the rapidly growing organic dairy industry in the United States. The USDA Origin of Livestock rule announced this week puts a premium on cows used to produce organic milk. Those cows likely become the “few and the proud” as cows under conventional care will only... Continue Reading Tips for spring cleaning your kitchen from Fight BAC! By News Desk on Apr 01, 2022 12:01 am Spring is here, even if the weather might not quite feel like it yet in some parts of the country. It’s a great time to get started on some spring cleaning. According to the CDC, every year, an estimated 1 in 6 Americans get food poisoning, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from foodborne diseases.... Continue Reading City officials report Salmonella outbreak in Amarillo, TX, related to church event By News Desk on Mar 31, 2022 07:57 pm Public health officials in Amarillo, TX, are warning people who attended a church event to throw out food because of potential Salmonella contamination. The city’s Public Health Department and its Environmental Health Department are investigating an outbreak of Salmonella infections related to a meal served at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. The enchilada meal was served... Continue Reading Over 160,000 pounds of Skippy peanut butter recalled over steel pieces in product By News Desk on Mar 31, 2022 05:14 pm Skippy Foods LLC is recalling certain SKIPPY brand Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread, Reduced Fat Chunky Peanut Butter Spread and Creamy Peanut Butter Blended With Plant Protein because of the possibility of stainless steel pieces from manufacturing equipment in the products. In total, Skippy Foods, LLC is recalling 9,353 cases, or 161,692 total pounds,... Continue Reading