Gaspésien brand ham, pork recalled after Listeria testing By News Desk  Les Cuisines Gaspésiennes de Matane Ltée of Ottawa, Canada, is recalling Gaspésien brand pork products from the marketplace because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The recall covers clear packages of various cuts of smoked pork, marked with various UPC numbers and production codes listed below. This recall was triggered by CFIA test results. To date, the company has received no reports of illness associated with... Continue Reading
Latest organic controversy involves carrageenan as an additive By Dan Flynn  The growing, but increasingly fractured organic industry does little these days that is not without controversy. USDA’s decision earlier this week to buck a recommendation and allow carrageenan as an ingredient in organic products is just another example. With 7 percent domestic and 11 percent international growth rates, sales of organic foods are approaching $50... Continue Reading
Organic milk recalled when improper pasteurization discovered By News Desk  Producers of organic milk sold in parts of New York are recalling an undisclosed amount of whole milk after state inspectors found the product was improperly pasteurized. Pelleh Farms Inc. in Swam Lake, NY, voluntarily recalled the Bethel Creamery brand whole, non-homogenized, organic milk, according to a consumer alert from New York State Agriculture Commissioner... Continue Reading
Panera Bread emerging as possible source of E. coli illnesses By News Desk  New Jersey and four of its counties are investigating a cluster of E. coli illnesses that might be linked to a Panera Bread restaurant in Phillipsburg, NJ. Local media reported the investigation earlier this week, with initial details implicating three counties and what public health officials described as a "chain restaurant." Officials declined to discuss... Continue Reading
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