Food Safety News - August 21, 2014 Alaska Health Officials Suspect Botulism in One Death, Two Illnesses

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Alaska Health Officials Suspect Botulism in One Death, Two Illnesses

By News Desk

Officials with the Alaska Division of Public Health are reported to be looking into a potential botulism cluster in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta area west of Anchorage linked to the consumption of fermented fish heads. After four people shared a traditional Yupik meal of the fish heads, one later died and two others were sickened, said... Continue Reading
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Peanut, Almond Butters Recalled for Possible Salmonella Contamination After Four Sickened

By News Desk

Six brands of peanut butter and almond butter have been recalled for possible Salmonella contamination. The recall, announced Tuesday, includes peanut and almond butter products sold by Kroger, Safeway, Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods. nSpired Natural Foods Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain retail lots of Arrowhead Mills Peanut Butters, MaraNatha Almond Butters and Peanut Butters, and... Continue Reading
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12-Ounce Bottles of Corona Extra Beer Recalled for Possible Glass Particles

By News Desk

Constellation Brands Beer Division of Victor, NY, has announced a voluntary recall of select packages in the U.S. containing 12-ounce clear glass bottles of its Corona Extra beer that may contain small particles of glass. The recall covers 12-ounce clear bottles in select six-pack, 12-pack and 18-pack packages containing bottles with the production codes listed... Continue Reading
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PCA's Former Plant Manager Cross-Examined by Defense Team

By Dallas Carter

Samuel Lightsey, the former Peanut Corporation of American (PCA) plant manager with the government plea deal, spent more than six days on the witness stand answering every question put to him by prosecutors. On Tuesday, defense attorneys for the three former PCA executives on trial for a total of 71 federal felonies got their chance... Continue Reading
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Cronobacter Infections May Be More Common Than Previously Thought

By James Andrews

Infections from a lesser-known foodborne pathogen most commonly associated with infants may be more common in elderly populations — and even adults and adolescents — than previously thought, according to a new study by researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, set to be published in the September issue of... Continue Reading
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Correction

By News Desk

The Food Safety News report posted Aug. 18, 2014, about a recent Food and Drug Administration warning letter concerning Dr. Bronner's Magic “All-One!” Fresh Pressed Virgin Coconut Oil was incorrect in that the FDA letter did not say that the product contained trans fat, but rather that the product did not have a required statement... Continue Reading
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Trade Association Wants FDA to Change and Reissue FSMA Transport Rule

By News Desk

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) wants the Food and Drug Administration to make significant changes to its proposed rule for sanitary food transportation under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). In addition, the association is asking that FDA reissue language for parts of the rule like it plans to do with the produce... Continue Reading
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Canadian Cole Slaw Recalled Over Listeria Concerns

By News Desk

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that Roy Pope and Sons of Belleisle Creek, New Brunswick, is recalling Belleisle Farms brand cole slaw. The product comes in 227-gram packages (about 8 ounces), with a best-before date of Aug. 19 and UPC 0 33383 65260 3, and was distributed in the Maritime Provinces (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador,... Continue Reading
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Virginia Officials Warn of Botulism Risk from Corfinio Soups, Sauces

By News Desk

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is warning consumers not to eat any canned soups or sauces made by Corfinio Foods of Richmond, VA, because they were improperly processed and therefore susceptible to contamination with Clostridium botulinum. Ingestion of botulism toxin from improperly processed jarred and canned foods may lead to serious illness... Continue Reading
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How to Keep Bacteria Out of Your Child's Lunchbox

By News Desk

With back-to-school season right around the corner, the U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to make sure that parents keep their kids' lunches safe. Children are at high risk of contracting foodborne illness because their immune systems are still developing. Children younger than five have the highest incidence of Campylobacter, E. coli, and Salmonella infection in the United... Continue Reading
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Hidden Contamination at Checkout: Grocery Conveyor Belts

By Marc Dorfman

Few places are dirtier than the checkstand conveyor belts at your local supermarket. Going round and round, year after year, conveyor belts may look clean, but they are actually a breeding ground for unwanted bacteria. Shoppers place billions of products on these contaminated belts, exposing foods — and families — to potentially harmful pathogens. For... Continue Reading
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PCA's Former Lawyers Aren't Willing to Help Out Prosecutors

By Dan Flynn

Away from the jury in the criminal case against three former Peanut Corporations of America (PCA) executives, federal Judge W. Louis Sands is soon going to have to decide if he's going to let government prosecutors go through documents held by PCA’s former lawyers. It's a legal dispute brought on the eve of the trial... Continue Reading
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