Salmonella contamination not unusual in chickenBy News Desk on Jul 01, 2022 12:06 amOne-third of samples tested by Consumer Reports showed Salmonella contamination of ground chicken, including product from one of the nation’s largest producers. The investigation by the non-profit consumer watchdog group included testing of 75 samples of ground chicken from Perdue and other companies. Purdue sells under its own brand and supplies chicken to Trader Joe’s... Continue Reading Seven face charges in deadly Listeria outbreak in SpainBy Joe Whitworth on Jul 01, 2022 12:05 amSeven people are set to stand trial as part of Spain’s largest ever Listeria outbreak, which occurred in 2019. A judge in a court in Seville this week decided to continue proceedings against seven defendants for offences including alleged crimes against public health and injury to a fetus resulting in abortion. At the conclusion of... Continue Reading Final docket hearing called for July 22, just ahead of jury trial of former Blue Bell presidentBy Dan Flynn on Jul 01, 2022 12:04 amPau Kruse, the retired 67-year-old former president of Blue Bell Creameries in Brenham, TX, is ordered to appear in federal court in Austin on July 22. Federal Judge Robert Pitman has set the Final Docket Call and Hearing date for all pending motions before the Aug. 1 jury trial. A Texas jury will determine if... Continue Reading Salmonella stops operations at Barry Callebaut chocolate plantBy News Desk on Jul 01, 2022 12:03 amBarry Callebaut has halted production at one of its factories in Belgium after detecting Salmonella. The company found the positive production lot on June 27 and blocked all chocolate products made at the Wieze site since testing on June 25. All chocolate production lines have been stopped at what some say is the largest chocolate... Continue Reading Two dozen people sick, one dead in new outbreak of Listeria infectionsBy News Desk on Jun 30, 2022 06:02 pmOfficials with the CDC have identified a new outbreak of infections from Listeria monocytogenes that has sickened people in 10 states, killing one. “Of the 22 people with information, 20 sick people reported living in or traveling to Florida in the month before they got sick, although the significance of this is still under investigation,”... Continue Reading FDA officially names Daily Harvest crumbles as being under investigation for illnessesBy Coral Beach on Jun 30, 2022 05:33 pmTwo weeks after the company began receiving reports of liver failure the FDA has announced it is investigating an outbreak of “adverse reactions” to Daily Harvest brand French Lentil & Leek Crumbles. As of June 28 the Food and Drug Administration had received at least 133 reports of what it calls adverse events from consumers... Continue Reading |