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Illness at Ohio Chipotle caused by food-borne bacteria: local officials
by: Uday Sampath Kumar A type of bacteria found in meat and pre-cooked food left at unsafe temperatures was responsible for sickening hundreds of people who ate at a Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG.N) restaurant in Ohio, local health officials said on Thursday. The outbreak last month was the latest in a series of food safety […]
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Hostess Brownies Recalled
August 14, 2018
by foodsafeguru
Wegmans has posted the following recall on its website. Product Recall: Hostess Cookies ‘n Crème Brownies, 8.68 oz Sold at Wegmans: Yes Reason for Recall: Contains egg, an allergen not listed on the label. How to identify the recalled product: UPC: 8-88109-11357 Only packages with the following batch codes are affected: F052123000, F061123000, F071623000, F072323000 […]
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Kroger posts two Recalls
August 7, 2018
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Kroger has posted the following recalls on their website. BLUE DIAMOND ALMOND BREEZE VANILLA MILK, 1/2 GAL Affects Kroger stores located in Georgia; South Carolina; Auburn, Alabama; Greater Cincinnati (including Northern Kentucky and Dayton, Ohio plus South Eastern Indiana); Central and Northwest Ohio; Northwestern Virginia panhandle; Michigan; Indiana (except SE Indiana, -Evansville-); Illinois; Eastern Missouri; […]
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20,000 pounds of Raw Pork Sausage Products Recalled
August 4, 2018
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Star Natural Meats, LLC, Astoria, N.Y., is recalling approximately 20,000 pounds of raw, non-intact pork sausage products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products contain milk and soy, known allergens, which are not declared on the product label. In addition, the […]
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Egg Rolls Recalled for Soft Plastic
August 3, 2018
by foodsafeguru
Van Oriental Foods Inc., Dallas, Texas, is recalling approximately 10,385 pounds of heat treated but not fully cooked and not shelf stable pork egg rolls that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically soft plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The pork egg rolls were produced on […]
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CDC: Food category responsible for the most outbreak illnesses was chicken (3,114 illnesses )
August 3, 2018
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CDC: report Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks — United States, 2009–2015 Foods Outbreak investigators identified a food in 2,442 outbreaks (42%). These outbreaks resulted in 51,341 illnesses (51%) (Table 3). The food reported belonged to a single food category in 1,281 outbreaks (22%). The food category most commonly implicated was fish (222 outbreaks [17%]), followed […]
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August 17, 2018
by foodsafeguru
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