Food Safety News - August 26, 2015 E. Coli Infects 24 People, Hospitalizes 5, in 4 Canadian Provinces

Food Safety News

E. Coli Infects 24 People, Hospitalizes 5, in 4 Canadian Provinces

By News Desk

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is warning the public about an outbreak of a potentially deadly form of E. coli after at least 24 people became infected and five of them ended up being hospitalized. The 24 cases of Escherichia coli O157 occurred between July 12 and Aug. 8, 2015, with the "peak... Continue Reading

Michigan Officials Warn Public About Products Made in Unlicensed Facility

By News Desk

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is warning consumers who may have purchased products labeled with any of the following names to dispose of all products immediately because they were manufactured in an unlicensed facility not using required controls for the safe production of processed foods: Brandy's "Jam"boree-N-More Brandy & Dutch Weigand Pier... Continue Reading

At Least 60 People Sickened After Eating at Southern CA Chipotle Restaurant

By News Desk

At least 60 people were sickened after eating at a Chipotle restaurant in Simi Valley, CA, this past week, reports NBC4 in Southern California. After customers reported the illnesses to Chipotle, the “fast casual” restaurant notified health department officials and closed for a day to clean and bring in new food before reopening on Saturday. It’s unclear... Continue Reading

Kraft Heinz Recalls Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon for Possible Spoilage Problem

By News Desk

Kraft Heinz Foods Company of Newberry, SC, is recalling approximately 2,068,467 pounds of turkey bacon products that may be adulterated because it may spoil before the "Best When Used By" date, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Tuesday. The problem was discovered by the establishment during an investigation into spoilage-related consumer complaints.... Continue Reading

Business Groups Support Appeal to Keep DeCosters Out of Prison

By Dan Flynn

Sending food industry executives to jail for company food safety violations, even if they did not know about them, might seem a useful way to bring about more compliance, but corporate America is rising up to strike down the practice. Amicus briefs are pouring in from industry groups to support the appeal to the St. Louis-based U.S.... Continue Reading

Food Freedom Campaign Wants to Turn Back Time to 1967

By News Desk

Even though their two raw milk bills have gone nowhere, a bipartisan “food freedom caucus” in Congress has decided to expand its federal agenda. In a campaign helped by Virginia farmer and author Joel Salatin, the group has added House Resolution (HR) 3187, the Processing Revival and Interstate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act, to allow states to... Continue Reading

Judge: Transfer Offer After Moldy Applesauce Report Wasn't Retaliatory

By News Desk

In 2011, when applesauce from Snokist was making children sick as far away as North Carolina, USDA Agricultural Marketing Services local inspector Wendy Alguard told Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigators arriving on the scene in Yakima, WA, about the problem. She thought FDA ought to know that Snokist employees often had to scrape mold from... Continue Reading

More Food Safety News

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.

You're receiving this newsletter because you are subscribed to Food Safety News
Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser.

No comments:

Post a Comment