LISTERIA RECALL ISSUED FOR CHICKEN
The USDA has announced a 285 pound recall of ready-to-eat chicken products that may be infected with Listeria Monocytogenes. FSIS has not received any reports of illnesses associated with the consumption of these chicken products as of yet.
The FSIS discovered the problem through microbiological sampling and are now working with World Class Canapés Inc. to locate the source of the infection.
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FRESH CILANTRO RECALLED DUE TO SALMONELLA
A voluntary recall by a California company that distributes fresh cilantro in Western Canada and the U.S has been issued after the Michigan Department of Agriculture discovered it in a routine inspection.
Currently there has been no illness reported from the strain discovered, but officials have insisted it is not the same as the St. Paul strain that is currently responsible for over 1300 people getting sick since April.
Currently 3 Provinces and 23 States have been affected by the recall and in Canada the CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall issued.
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Kroger Expands Recall
In response to the USDA's identification of Nebraska Beef as the supplier of Beef related to the E.coli outbreaks throughout Michigan and Ohio, Kroger Co. has expanded its recall of products.
The recall now includes Private Section Natural ground beef and ground beef products in Styrofoam tray packages, wrapped in clear cellophane or purchased from an in-store service counter from various Kroger establishments.
As a precaution, Kroger has also removed all ground beef supplied by Nebraska Beef during the dates specified by the USDA.
Nebraska Beef orders recall in connection with Kroger
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Nebraska Beef Ltd has recalled over 500 thousand pounds of ground beef components that may have been contaminated with E.coli O157:H7.
Nebraska Beef Ltd. Has been identified as a common supplier to Kroger stores in addition to two federally inspected establishments where the FSIS obtained a positive ground beef sample that was matched to the outbreak of E.coli throughout Michigan and Ohio.
Additional Vegetables being tracked for Salmonella
With the massive U.S. salmonella outbreak still lingering, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has broadened its investigation to include other vegetables in addition to tomatoes. In an attempt to source the outbreak the FDA safety chief Dr David Acheson stressed "Tomatoes aren't off the hook, it's just that there is clearly a need to think beyond tomatoes".
Items commonly served with fresh tomatoes is the only hint the F.D.A. has disclosed as they search for the reason that the outbreak continues, with 869 people now confirmed ill.
Kroger Recalls Possible Contaminated Beef
Kroger Co. is recalling ground beef products that may be contaminated with E.coli O157:H7 following an outbreak of cases throughout Ohio and Michigan. The products include all varieties and weights of ground beef products bearing a Kroger label sold between May 21 and June 8, 2008 at Michigan and Ohio Kroger retail stores.
The recall was initiated after test results released by the Michigan and Ohio Departments of Agriculture and Health confirmed that there was an association between the ground beef products and the illnesses.
Michigan & Ohio E.coli cases linked to ground beef
The Ohio and Michigan health departments are investigating multiple illnesses linked to an outbreak of E.coli O157:H7. There have been 19 cases in Ohio and 15 cases in Michigan, many of which resulted in hospitalizations.
Test results released by the Ohio department of Health and Agriculture have confirmed that a raw ground beef sample provided by an Ohio case is linked to the multistate outbreak.
More than half of the Michigan patients have reported purchasing and consuming ground beef from Kroger Food Stores. &Kroger is fully cooperating with sate and federal investigators,& said Michigan Department of Agriculture Director Don Koivisto.