Food Safety News - March 17, 2016 Pizza Ranch says no lab confirmation of E. coli in dough linked to outbreak

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Pizza Ranch says no lab confirmation of E. coli in dough linked to outbreak

By Coral Beach

State and federal officials believe that dough used by Pizza Ranch restaurants for desserts was the likely cause in a nine-state E. coli outbreak that started in December and continued through early February this year. Thirteen people have been confirmed as outbreak victims, with eight of them requiring hospitalization, said David Steigman, a spokesman for... Continue Reading

Senate splits over labeling food with genetically engineered ingredients

By News Desk

A divided U.S. Senate Wednesday could not invoke cloture to bring the Biotechnology Labeling Solutions Bill to vote. The cloture vote, which required 60 for passage, failed by a dozen votes, 48-49. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Pat Roberts, R-KS, would have stopped states from imposing their own labels on foods containing genetically modified ingredients.... Continue Reading

Bumble Bee Tuna recalled over process deviations

By News Desk

Bumble Bee Foods, LLC announced today that it is voluntarily recalling 3 specific UPC codes of canned Chunk Light tuna due to process deviations that occurred in a co-pack facility not owned or operated by Bumble Bee. These deviations were part of the commercial sterilization process and could result in contamination by spoilage organisms or... Continue Reading

Ashland Food Co-op recalls Macadamia nuts

By News Desk

Ashland Food Co-op is recalling Organic Raw Macadamia nuts because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and... Continue Reading

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