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Cut Fruit Mix Recalled for Salmonella

December 8, 2019 by foodsafeguru

Tailor Cut Produce of New Jersey, is recalling its Fruit luau, cut honeydew, cut cantaloupe and cut pineapple products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled fruit products were distributed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware between November 15 and December 1, 2019. The product comes in 2/1 […]

Leafy Greens with Listeria Sold at Major Supermarkets

July 26, 2019 by foodsafeguru

by Trisha Calvo Consumer Reports found the bacteria in prewashed and unbagged products. Here’s how to stay safe when eating greens. A new Consumer Reports test of 284 samples of fresh greens—such as lettuce, spinach, and kale—found six samples tainted with Listeria monocytogenes, a potentially deadly bacteria. The samples were purchased at several grocery store […]

Chopped Romaine Lettuce Recalled for E. coli; 35 people infected in 11 states

April 13, 2018 by foodsafeguru

Information collected to date indicates that chopped romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona growing region could be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 and could make people sick. At this time, no common grower, supplier, distributor, or brand has been identified. Advice to Consumers(https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2018/o157h7-04-18/advice-consumers.html): Consumers anywhere in the United States who have store-bought chopped romaine lettuce […]

Produce Recalled at Giant and Martin’s for Metal Pieces

May 19, 2017 by foodsafeguru

BrightFarms is initiating a recall of packaged produce sold in Giant Food stores due to the potential presence of metal as a result of construction at its Elkwood, Virginia (Culpeper County) greenhouse farm. The affected BrightFarms branded products are sold at the Giant Landover, Giant Carlisle, Peapod and Martin’s Food Markets in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, […]

Foods you should never put in the freezer

October 13, 2015 by foodsafeguru

By Sheela Prakash It’s been said before that a stocked freezer is the best and easiest way to win in the kitchen. And that’s true—most of the time. But there are a handful (well, a couple of handfuls) of foods that get strange when frozen and then defrosted. Here are a few of them: 1. […]