Food Safety News - July 16, 2015 Pickles and Sauces Recalled in WA for Clostridium Botulinum Risk

Pickles and Sauces Recalled in WA for Clostridium Botulinum Risk By News Desk Homemade of Leavenworth, WA is recalling pickle and sauce products because they may have been improperly produced. Washington State Department of Agriculture routine sampling discovered that a bottle of Homemade Bread and Butter Pickles had a pH level high enough to allow the growth of Clostridium botulinum. Required records were not available to support that safe... Continue Reading Chicken Nuggets Recalled for Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Risk By News Desk Murry's Inc. of Lebanon, PA, is recalling approximately 20,232 pounds of gluten-free breaded chicken nugget product that tested positive for Staphylococcal enterotoxin, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday. The following product is subject to recall: 12-oz. boxes of "Bell & Evans Gluten Free Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets" with... Continue Reading CDC Analysis of Recent E. Coli O157 Outbreaks Shows Food was Major Mode of Transmission By Lydia Zuraw The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a summary of E. coli O157 outbreaks in the United States in recent years caused by food, person-to-person contact, contact with animals, and water. As in previous reports, the analysis of data from multiple federal surveillance systems, reports to CDC, and searches of PubMed found... Continue Reading Top Appellate Lawyer Will Try and Keep the DeCosters From Going to Jail By Dan Flynn Whether Austin "Jack" and Peter DeCoster can be jailed under Park Doctrine prosecutions — meaning where the government did not have to show they had any knowledge or intent, let alone negligence, regarding food safety infractions involving their businesses — will get a big test starting Monday in St. Louis. The opening briefs from the defendant appellants... Continue Reading Bill Banning State GMO-Labeling Laws Moves to House Floor By James Andrews The U.S. House Agriculture Committee has approved a bill that would put an end to state-level laws regulating the labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food. The bill, H.R. 1599, or the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, would require a national standard for labeling laws related to GMOs — one that did... 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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