Food Safety News Sat 11/23/2019

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Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Romaine outbreak No. 5 met with ‘frustration and heartbreak” by Salinas growers for those infected By Dan Flynn on Nov 23, 2019 12:13 am Like last year, shoppers are probably going to avoid romaine lettuce and maybe other leafy greens like spinach just ahead of Thanksgiving due to fears over yet another expanding multistate outbreak of E. coli O157: H7. Officially, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says consumers should not eat, and retailers should not... Continue Reading Tiger Brands earnings dented by slow recovery of meat unit By Joe Whitworth on Nov 23, 2019 12:11 am Tiger Brands’ full-year results have been impacted by a slower than anticipated recovery in the part of the business that includes Enterprise Foods. The results cover the year ended Sept. 30, 2019. Enterprise Foods is in the Value Added Meat Products (VAMP) business of Tiger Brands. Although there was a steady improvement in VAMP’s performance... Continue Reading Eighty sick in Chile with Salmonella linked to sushi By News Desk on Nov 23, 2019 12:10 am At least 80 people are sick in Chile from Salmonella after eating at a sushi restaurant. The people affected are men and women aged from 2 to 66 years old. The first cases presented symptoms after consuming chicken sushi, shrimp and other items, at a Bokado sushi store in Maipú, a commune in Santiago Province.... Continue Reading Pieces of plastic cause 86.3 ton recall of chicken fried rice products By News Desk on Nov 23, 2019 12:09 am Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., located in Oakland, MS, has recalled approximately 172,692 pounds of chicken fried rice products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of plastic, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The not-ready-to-eat, frozen chicken fried rice items were produced from July 9, 2019... Continue Reading 515,000 pounds of pork products recalled By News Desk on Nov 22, 2019 12:57 pm Maywood, IL-based Morris Meat Packing is recalling 515,000 pounds of various raw, intact pork products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection. These items were shipped to distributors and retail locations in Illinois. The alert from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says the problem was discovered when they received an... Continue Reading Marler Clark Donates $25,000 to Pearl City High School for Science Scholarship By News Desk on Nov 22, 2019 10:18 am A new Marler Clark scholarship is being offered to students at Pearl City High School who are interested in pursuing a college degree in a science or medical field. Seattle-based food safety law firm Marler Clark made a $25,000 contribution to the Pearl City High School in November to foster student interest in a career... Continue Reading