Law enforcement and health investigators were trying to trace the source of a food-borne outbreak that sickened dozens of people who attended a Mother’s Day garden party and food fair at a Buddhist monastery in Carmel, New York, May 13. Sticky rice balls were suspected as a possible culprit, a Town of Kent police detective… [Read more…]
A recall of approximately 1,080 pounds of Berk Lombardo stuffed chicken products because of misbranding and undeclared ingredients, including known allergens is being conducted. The products may contain any of the following combinations of undeclared ingredients: eggs, milk, monosodium glutamate (MSG) or soy, which are not noted on the label. The products subject to recall… [Read more…]
by Doug Powell Alex Paul of the Albany Democrat-Herald reports the first confirmed victims of a February outbreak of Salmonella panama that eventually affected 20 people in 10 states and was traced to cantaloupe that came from a single farm in Guatemala, was in Albany, NY. “We found one person confirmed and two others presumed… [Read more…]
Farmers around New York’s hardest-hit regions are trying to assess the damage caused from Hurricane Irene, which dropped several inches of rain in some places, spewing mud and sediment over cropland, the Associated Press reported August 30. The state Department of Agriculture and Markets is working with the New York Farm Bureau and the U.S.… [Read more…]
I wonder how this new restaurant is going to do in NYC. After all, the chef, Daniel Angerer serves pumpkin seed encrusted cheese made from human breast milk, with Concord grapes. The chef famous for serving diners cheese made from his wife’s breast milk has abandoned his three restaurants and will be opening up a… [Read more…]
May 16, 2012 by foodsafeguru
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