Food Safety News - April 28, 2015 Home-Canned Potatoes Served at Potluck Probably Caused Botulism Outbreak

Home-Canned Potatoes Served at Potluck Probably Caused Botulism Outbreak By News Desk Ohio public health officials announced Monday that potato salad containing home-canned potatoes was the likely cause of a recent botulism outbreak following a potluck luncheon at the Cross Pointe Free Will Baptist Church in Lancaster, OH. They said that their conclusion was based on lab tests and interviews with those who attended the potluck on... Continue Reading Skyline Provisions Recalls 1,029 Pounds of Beef Products for E. Coli Risk By News Desk Skyline Provisions Inc. of Harvey, IL, is recalling 1,029 pounds of beef products contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Produced between April 15-25, 2015, the following products are subject to recall: 17.5 boxes of Aurora Packers Intact Beef Round Flats On April 15,... Continue Reading Waymouth Farms Recalls Raw Pine Nuts for Possible Salmonella Contamination By News Desk Waymouth Farms Inc. of New Hope, MN, is recalling RAW PINE NUTS in various sizes because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The product was distributed nationwide through retail stores and mail order under the Good Sense® brand. A list of packaging sizes, UPC codes and expiration dates is found below: Packaging/Size... Continue Reading Mother Wants to Honor Daughter's Memory With Hospital 'Mobile Playrooms' By Cathy Siegner It’s been nearly a year since her daughter, Olivia, 3, passed away from complications relating to an E. coli infection, and Haley Cruz wants something positive to come from the tragedy. Along with a bakery in Van Alstyne, TX, named after her daughter, Sweet Olivia’s Bake Shoppe, Cruz has started a special project to help... Continue Reading DOJ: Wilkerson's Move for Acquittal in PCA Trial Isn't New and It's Too Late By Dan Flynn Government attorneys have roared back at the former quality control manager for a Blakely, GA, peanut processing plant who claims she was wrongly convicted of obstruction of justice. Mary Wilkerson wants a federal judge to grant her an acquittal for the crime a jury convicted her of last September. But U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys... Continue Reading Report: FSIS Hazards Analysis Regulation Still Lacking in Key Areas By News Desk Almost 20 years ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) introduced a food safety program called Pathogen Reduction/Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points (PR/HACCP) aimed at verifying the effectiveness of the food safety systems at meat and poultry facilities. That program, however, has at least two ongoing problems, according to a new report... Continue Reading More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2015 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. Marler Clark LLP, PS, 1301 2nd Avenue Suite 2800 Seattle WA 98101 USA Change your address or unsubscribe.

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