Health Officials Link Calif. Apple Packer to LISTERIA Deaths
Strains of listeria found inside a California apple packing facility match listeria bacteria that have sickened 32 people across the country, including at least three deaths, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Frozen spinach from Stanwood tied to listeria contamination
Also on Monday, Amys Kitchen, of Petaluma, Calif., issued a voluntary recall of nearly 74,000 cases of products that may include frozen spinach potentially tainted with listeria. The products include frozen vegetable lasagna, brown rice and vegetable.
Sabra recalling hummus due to possible listeria. - WGN-TV
THE FDA says, Listeria monocytogenes is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy��.
Deaths From Cantaloupe LISTERIA Rise
At least 13 people, most of them elderly, have died after eating cantaloupe contaminated with listeria in the deadliest outbreak of food-borne illness in the United States in more than a decade.
Arrests Made in Colorado Outbreak of Listeria
Federal prosecutors said the owners of a cantaloupe farm in southeastern Colorado were arrested on misdemeanor charges of introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce.. Owners of Colorado cantaloupe farm are arrested on charges stemming from 2011 listeria epidemic that killed 33 people in one of nations deadliest outbreaks of food-borne illness.
Small Cheesemaker Defies F.D.A. Over Recall
Estrella Family Creamery’s battle is symbolic of a larger fight between small food producers and regulators.
Sabra hummus recalled over possible LISTERIA contamination
Sabra Dipping Company has voluntarily recalled 30,000 cases of its Classic Hummus due to possible contamination with Listeria. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that a routine sample of Sabra��.
Sabra Recalls 30000 Cases Of Hummus For Possible Listeria Risk
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Firm Recalls Caramel Apples Amid Listeria Fears
A Missouri firm is recalling its Happy Apple brand caramel apples because of the potential that they could be contaminated with listeria. The recall comes after at least three deaths and at least 29 illnesses in 10 states have been linked to an outbreak of the deadly bacteria.
Number of people sickened in listeria case grows
The three in Texas also were hospitalized at some point from 2011 to 2014 for unrelated problems when they developed listeria, the CDC said in a statement. They apparently became ill when they ate Blue Bell ice cream produced at the companys plant in .
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(CNN) -- Sabra Dipping Co. is recalling 30,000 cases of hummus due to possible contamination with Listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The nationwide recall is voluntary. So far, no illnesses caused by the hummus have been .
Stores stop sales of Blue Bell on listeria fears
On March 22, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported a chocolate food service cup that tested positive for Listeria was found in a hospital in Wichita, KS. The cup was produced in the Broken Arrow facility. As a result, at that point.
Sabra Recalls 30,000 Cases of Classic Hummus for.
Sabra Dipping Co. LLC of White Plains, NY, has recalled 30,000 cases of Sabra Classic Hummus due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Sabra Classic Hummus After routine inspections at a Kroger outlet in��.
Probation Recommended for Colorado Farmers Tied to Listeria Outbreak
Two Colorado farmers whose listeria-contaminated cantaloupes killed 33 people in 2011 should be sentenced to five years of probation, a prosecutor told a court on Friday.
CDC Update: 8 Sickened in Blue Bell-Linked LISTERIA Outbreak
According to an update Wednesday night from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been eight people sickened by strains of Listeria monocytogenes linked to Blue Bell Creameries products in��.
Blue Bell Creameries Suspends Operations at Oklahoma Plant Following.
Blue-Bell_406x250 After Listeria in ice cream from Blue Bell Creameries sickened five adults in Kansas, the company announced Friday that it is voluntarily suspending operations at its manufacturing plant in Broken Arrow, OK. ���The Broken Arrow.
Fatal listeria cases linked to Blue Bell ice cream
BRENHAM, Texas -- The Food and Drug Administration has issued an advisory after five cases of listeriosis were linked to Blue Bell ice cream from the production facility in Brenham. All five patients ate the ice cream while being treated at a hospital.
Sabra Recalls Hummus Over Possible Listeria Contamination
The pesticide that sickened a Delaware family in the Virgin Islands is banned for indoor fumigation but U.S. growers will still legally use more than 375 metric tons of the chemical on fields this year through special waivers, federal regulators said.
U.S. Government Sues Wholesome Soy After Listeria Outbreak
http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-image-mung- The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit against Wholesome Soy Products of Chicago, attempting to stop the company from distributing food products after an outbreak of Listeria was linked to the companys .
Blue Bell expands ice cream recall over listeria concerns.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney ��� April 8, 2015) ��� Blue Bell Creameries has expanded an ongoing recall of ice cream after a serving produced at a facility in Oklahoma tested positive for listeria contamination. The company said��.
Sabra Recalls Classic Hummus Over LISTERIA Contamination.
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer��.
F.D.A. Issues Clarification, but Cheese Makers Are Wary
Cheese makers remain suspicious even after the Food and Drug Administration said late Wednesday that it had erred.
LISTERIA In Sabra Hummus Prompts Latest Food Safety Recall
Sabra hummus���a staple in many refrigerators, including my own���has just been recalled due to the risk of Listeria infections. No one has been sickened; the recall is precautionary, after contaminated samples were found during a routine grocery inspection.
Farmers Are Sentenced in Deadly LISTERIA Outbreak
The farmers, who are brothers operating a cantaloupe farm in Colorado, were sentenced to probation, community service and fined in the outbreak that killed 33 people.. Eric and Ryan Jensen, Colorado cantaloupe farmers who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from listeria outbreak in 2011, are sentenced to five years of probation and six months of home detention.
As Cheesemaking Blooms, So Can LISTERIA
The number of small-scale, artisan cheesemakers has boomed in recent years, but little or no formal training in food safety is required.
Thousands of cases of Sabra hummus recalled over Listeria.
(CNN) ��� Sabra Dipping Co. is recalling 30,000 cases of hummus due to possible contamination with Listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The nationwide recall is voluntary. So far, no illnesses��.
Regulating Artisan Cheesemakers
By applying standards used in industrial-style food plants, advocates of small farmers and artisan producers say the Food and Drug Administration may quash small, innovative food makers.
30,000 Cases of Sabra Hummus Recalled Amid Fears of.
Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, the FDA says. Although some people may suffer only short-term��.
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. PARALYZES MOM. WPEC-TV CBS12 News :: News - Top Stories - Listeria in Sabra hummus. Wednesday, April 8 2015, 09:22 PM EDT. Listeria in Sabra hummus prompts national recall by Sabra. Listeria in Sabra hummus prompts national recall by Sabra .
Listeria Thrives in a Political Hotbed
SINCE summer, foods contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria have killed 7 people, sickened 46 and caused 3 miscarriages. This month Wampler Foods, a division of Pilgrims Pride, recalled over 27 million pounds of poultry products it had manufactured, in the largest such recall in the history of the Agriculture Department. A proposal to require regular testing for listeria that might have prevented the outbreak was approved in the waning days of the Clinton administration; since then it has encountered one obstacle after another on the way to final approval. At a congressional hearing in March, Dr. Elsa Murano, the departments under secretary for food safety, said that the earliest it might take effect is next year.. Continuing threat posed by Listeria monocytogenes bacteria is highlighted by Wampler Foods recall of over 27 million pounds of poultry products; proposal to require regular testing for listeria that might have prevented outbreak was approved in waning days of Clinton administration, but has since encountered one obstacle after another on way to final approval--which may be years off (M)
Despite Strides, LISTERIA Needs Vigilance
Recalls of listeria-contaminated foods have dropped, but some are still at risk.
Sabra Hummus Recalled Over Listeria Concerns ��� The.
About 30,000 cases of Sabra hummus sold nationwide is being recalled due to a possible Listeria contamination. Listeria is a food-borne illness that can cause high fevers and nausea in minor cases, but the infections can be��.
Listeria Outbreak Traced to Cantaloupe Packing Shed
The outbreak, the deadliest incident of foodborne illness in the last 25 years, grew out of unsanitary conditions at a Colorado farm, investigators found.. Officials say that nationwide listeria outbreak that has killed 25 people who ate tainted cantaloupe was likely caused by unsanitary conditions in the packing shed of Jensen Farms, in Granada, Colo, where the melons were grown; outbreak is the deadliest caused by foodborne disease since 1985 with a total of 123 people in 26 states affected.
Thousands of cases of Sabra hummus recalled over LISTERIA.
The potential for contamination was discovered when a routine, random sample collected at a Michigan store on March 30 tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Source: FDA. The FDA issued a list of the products in the��.
Sabra hummus recalled over Listeria concerns
(CNN) ��� Sabra Dipping Co. is recalling 30,000 cases of hummus due to possible contamination with Listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The nationwide recall is voluntary. So far, no illnesses caused by the hummus have been .
LISTERIA Cantaloupe Farmers Seek Probation
Two Colorado cantaloupe farmers who pleaded guilty to charges related to a deadly listeria outbreak in 2011 are asking a federal judge for probation, saying jail time for them is excessive because justice has been served with the federal governments imposition of new food guidelines.
Possible listeria contamination in hummus prompts Sabra to issue national recall
In healthy individuals, Listeria monocytogenes may cause short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. But it can cause serious, and sometimes fatal, infections in young children, frail or.
Thousands of cases of Sabra hummus recalled over Listeria.
Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, the FDA says. Although some people may suffer only short-term��.
Number of people sickened in listeria outbreak grows
HOUSTON ��� An outbreak of a foodborne illness linked to some Blue Bell ice cream products has grown to include three people in Texas who became ill, according to federal authorities. Carol Crawford, a spokeswoman for the Centers for Disease Control .
Colorado: Melons Recalled After Listeria Outbreak
A melon farm has issued a recall of cantaloupe following a deadly Listeria outbreak that has spread to several states.
Listeria Traced to 2nd Blue Bell Ice Cream Production Plant
A foodborne illness that contributed to the deaths of three people has been traced to a second production facility operated by Blue Bell Ice Cream, a company spokesman and health officials said Tuesday.
National News Briefs; LISTERIA Toll Rises
The death toll has climbed to eight in a bacterial outbreak linked to a Michigan meat-processing plant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today.. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that death toll climbs to eight in bacterial outbreak linked to Bil Mar Foods meat-processing plant in Zeeland, Mich; agency finds listeria contamination in unopened package of hot dogs handled at Bil Mar plant (S)
Thousands of Cases of Sabra Hummus Recalled Over.
Sabra Dipping Co. is recalling 30,000 cases of hummus due to possible contamination with Listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The nationwide recall is voluntary. So far, no illnesses caused by��.
Thousands of cases of Sabra hummus recalled over LISTERIA concerns
(CNN) ��� Sabra Dipping Co. is recalling 30,000 cases of hummus due to possible contamination with Listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The nationwide recall is voluntary. So far, no illnesses caused by the hummus have been .
Sabra recalls hummus over possible LISTERIA contamination.
Sabra Dipping Co. announced the voluntary recall of its Classic Hummus due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects five SKUs of Sabras Classic Hummus sold nationwide. Other products arent��.
Thousands of cases of Sabra hummus recalled over LISTERIA.
(CNN) ��� Sabra Dipping Co. is recalling 30,000 cases of hummus due to possible contamination with Listeria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The nationwide recall is voluntary. So far, no illnesses��.
Blue Bell Expands Recall Again After Tests Find Listeria.
The latest testing of Blue Bell products found Listeria monocytogenes in the companys pint-size banana pudding-flavored ice cream. It appears that grocers who removed all Blue Bell Creameries products from their shelves��.
Denmark: Fatal Outbreak Tied to Meat
An outbreak of listeria tied to contaminated Danish meat has killed 12 people since last September, with most of the deaths in the past three months, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries said Tuesday.. Denmarks Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries says that listeria outbreak tied to contaminated Danish meat has killed 12 people since September 2013.
F.D.A. Shuts Cheese Plant After LISTERIA Death
The agency said on Tuesday that its inspectors found unsanitary conditions at Roos Foods in Kenton, Del., including a badly leaking roof and rusting and deteriorating equipment.. Food and Drug Administration halts operations at Roos Foods, cheese plant in Kenton, Del, after outbreak of listeria linked to the company’s cheese killed one person and sickened seven others.
Canada Campaign Tainted by Listeria Joke
An attempt at levity by a Canadian cabinet minister over a tainted food epidemic has turned into an unexpected issue in Canada’s election campaign.
Blue Bell expands ice cream recall over listeria concerns
NEW YORK (CNNMoney ��� April 8, 2015) ��� Blue Bell Creameries has expanded an ongoing recall of ice cream after a serving produced at a facility in Oklahoma tested positive for listeria contamination. The company said Tuesday it is recalling pints of .
Blue Bell Listeria Monocytogenes Outbreak Grows to Eight.
The Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to Blue Bell Creameries ice cream has grown to include eight sick in two states, according to the CDC. The outbreak consists of two clusters involving people sickened with this��.