U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Urbanski Virgnia has recommended to pay $12m in injury claims related to a Salmonella outbreak in Peanut products. The settlement must now be approved by a bankruptcy court judge, as the Peanut Corporation of America filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in February 2009, after salmonella was linked to peanut products from [...]
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US Government Releases Risk Assessment of Pathogenic Avian Influenza
August 29th, 2010 by Tony
The Federal Government has released an assessment of potential food risks posed by highly pathogenic avian virus (HPAIV, commonly called bird flu), providing health authorities and others with a science-based approach to preventing human illness from the virus. The Risk Assessment was developed by an interagency work group that included the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [...]
Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Beef Due to E. coli O26 Contamination
August 29th, 2010 by Tony
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. of Wyalusing, Pennsylvania is recalling approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The product subject to recall includes: 42-pound cases of “Ground Beef Fine 90/10,” containing three (3) – approximately [...]
New York Firm Recalls Deli Meat for Possible Listeria Contamination
August 29th, 2010 by Tony
Zemco Industries, of Buffalo, New York is recalling approximately 380,000 pounds of deli meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). These products were distributed to delicatessens where they were further processed into sandwiches. The products subject to recall include: 25.5-pound [...]
NY Fish Recalls Uneviscerated fish
August 29th, 2010 by Tony
NY Fish Inc, 738 Chester St, Brooklyn, NY, 11236 is recalling NY Fish Brand (cold) Smoked Herring, with a code of 141, found to be uneviscerated by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors during a routine inspection. This product may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum spores, which can cause Botulism, a [...]