Food Safety News - 05/21/2022 People urged to cook frozen fruit and vegetables because of Listeria findings

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People urged to cook frozen fruit and vegetables because of Listeria findings​ By Joe Whitworth on May 21, 2022 12:03 am Listeria monocytogenes has been detected in a number of frozen vegetables tested in Ireland. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) said findings show a potential risk of illness for consumers who have non-ready-to-eat (RTE) frozen vegetables, fruits or herbs without cooking. After a 2015 to 2018 listeriosis outbreak in Europe traced to uncooked non-RTE... Continue Reading 90 tons of bacon topping recalled because of metal pieces​ By News Desk on May 20, 2022 03:58 pm Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. of Sioux Center, IA, is recalling 185,610 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) bacon topping products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that the problem was discovered after the firm received a customer complaint reporting they found... Continue Reading QueensMade drinks recalled in Cincinnati over lack of inspection​ By News Desk on May 20, 2022 01:15 pm QueensMade Lemonade LLC Cincinnati is recalling all its juice-type products, including all lemonade flavors as well as its Ginger Turmeric shots. The products included in this recall are adulterated because they were produced without the benefit of inspection and the safety parameters were not able to be verified. The juice products were sold at various... Continue Reading