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New England Meat’s QA officer pleads guilty in falsified tests case
By Dan Flynn on Sep 25, 2019 12:05 am Debbie L. Smith, a quality control officer for New England Meat Packing LLC, has entered a guilty plea that could send her to federal prison for five years. Her sentencing is scheduled for December. Smith, 60, from Ellington, CT, plead guilty to falsifying E. coli tests required by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).... Continue Reading
Swedish officials investigate Salmonella outbreak
By Joe Whitworth on Sep 25, 2019 12:04 am Authorities in Sweden are investigating a national outbreak of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium which has affected almost 40 people. Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden) reported that the source of the infections is still unknown. During September, there was an increase in the number of cases of Salmonella. The outbreak was identified thanks to Folkhälsomyndigheten’s microbial... Continue Reading
Former PCA quality control officer Wilkerson moves into half-way house
By Dan Flynn on Sep 25, 2019 12:03 am Mary Wilkerson, quality control officer for now-defunct Peanut Corporation of America, has been released from a federal prison in Tallahassee, FL to a half-way house in Atlanta. Wilkerson, 46, has also had her full release date moved up by one month to Feb. 4, 2020. Supervision of her release process has moved to the U.S.... Continue Reading
Belgian Salmonella outbreak traced to tartare sauce
By News Desk on Sep 25, 2019 12:02 am A Salmonella outbreak that sickened almost 200 people at a Belgian school was likely caused by eggs used to make a tartare sauce, according to authorities. The Agency for Care and Health (Zorg en Gezondheid) and Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) investigation detected Salmonella in the freshly prepared tartare sauce.... Continue Reading
More pig ear pet treats recalled because of Salmonella
By News Desk on Sep 25, 2019 12:01 am TDBBS is recalling some of its pig ear pet treats because state testing found Salmonella in a sample. As with other pet product companies recently, the TDBBS recall comes amidst a nationwide outbreak among people who have links to such pet treats. “This recall is the result of routine sampling conducted by the Michigan Department... Continue Reading
Listeria risk prompts recall of salad kits, bagged kale
By News Desk on Sep 24, 2019 10:54 pm Randsland Farms Inc. is recalling bagged salad kits and kale because federal inspectors found they are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. “This recall was triggered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) inspection activities,” according to a recall notice on the agency’s website. “The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to... Continue Reading
State testing finds Listeria risk; salmon filets under recall nationwide
By News Desk on Sep 24, 2019 05:40 pm Euphoria Fancy Food Inc. of Brooklyn, NY is recalling some of its packages of “CAPITAN K” salmon slightly salted pieces because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. “The contamination was discovered after sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Market Food Inspectors and subsequent analysis by Food Laboratory personnel revealed the presence... Continue Reading
Wed 9/25/2019 4:02 AM
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New England Meat’s QA officer pleads guilty in falsified tests case
By Dan Flynn on Sep 25, 2019 12:05 am Debbie L. Smith, a quality control officer for New England Meat Packing LLC, has entered a guilty plea that could send her to federal prison for five years. Her sentencing is scheduled for December. Smith, 60, from Ellington, CT, plead guilty to falsifying E. coli tests required by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).... Continue Reading
Swedish officials investigate Salmonella outbreak
By Joe Whitworth on Sep 25, 2019 12:04 am Authorities in Sweden are investigating a national outbreak of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium which has affected almost 40 people. Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden) reported that the source of the infections is still unknown. During September, there was an increase in the number of cases of Salmonella. The outbreak was identified thanks to Folkhälsomyndigheten’s microbial... Continue Reading
Former PCA quality control officer Wilkerson moves into half-way house
By Dan Flynn on Sep 25, 2019 12:03 am Mary Wilkerson, quality control officer for now-defunct Peanut Corporation of America, has been released from a federal prison in Tallahassee, FL to a half-way house in Atlanta. Wilkerson, 46, has also had her full release date moved up by one month to Feb. 4, 2020. Supervision of her release process has moved to the U.S.... Continue Reading
Belgian Salmonella outbreak traced to tartare sauce
By News Desk on Sep 25, 2019 12:02 am A Salmonella outbreak that sickened almost 200 people at a Belgian school was likely caused by eggs used to make a tartare sauce, according to authorities. The Agency for Care and Health (Zorg en Gezondheid) and Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) investigation detected Salmonella in the freshly prepared tartare sauce.... Continue Reading
More pig ear pet treats recalled because of Salmonella
By News Desk on Sep 25, 2019 12:01 am TDBBS is recalling some of its pig ear pet treats because state testing found Salmonella in a sample. As with other pet product companies recently, the TDBBS recall comes amidst a nationwide outbreak among people who have links to such pet treats. “This recall is the result of routine sampling conducted by the Michigan Department... Continue Reading
Listeria risk prompts recall of salad kits, bagged kale
By News Desk on Sep 24, 2019 10:54 pm Randsland Farms Inc. is recalling bagged salad kits and kale because federal inspectors found they are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. “This recall was triggered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) inspection activities,” according to a recall notice on the agency’s website. “The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to... Continue Reading
State testing finds Listeria risk; salmon filets under recall nationwide
By News Desk on Sep 24, 2019 05:40 pm Euphoria Fancy Food Inc. of Brooklyn, NY is recalling some of its packages of “CAPITAN K” salmon slightly salted pieces because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. “The contamination was discovered after sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Market Food Inspectors and subsequent analysis by Food Laboratory personnel revealed the presence... Continue Reading
