A sample of chocolate morsels at the Nestle manufacturing plant in Burlington tested positive for salmonella, Laurie MacDonald, a Nestle spokeswoman confirmed last week. “The product that tested positive was not shipped to customers and there is no recall. The positive test occurred a couple of weeks ago, there is no salmonella outbreak at the [...]
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FSSC 22000 receives full recognition from the Global Food Safety Initiative.
February 24th, 2010 by Tony
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), managed by The Consumer Goods Forum, has confirmed that the FSSC 22000 scheme, has been given full recognition by the Global Food Safety Initiative Board of Directors. This follows an extensive benchmarking process using the requirements laid out in the GFSI Guidance Document Version 5. GFSI has recognized the [...]
Cow aged over 48 months enters food supply without being tested for BSE
February 24th, 2010 by Tony
Meat from a cow aged over 48 months has entered the food supply without being tested for BSE. It is very unlikely that the cow was infected with BSE and, as specified risk material was removed, any risk to human health is extremely small. Testing is mandatory for cattle slaughtered for human consumption at over [...]
Asda Withdraws Double Chocolate Cookies
February 22nd, 2010 by Tony
Asda has withdrawn some of its Extra Special Double Chocolate Cookies. Packets with a ‘best before’ date of 21 August 2010 actually contain Extra Special Double Chocolate and Hazelnut Cookies, which contain hazelnuts. This makes the cookies a possible health risk for anyone who is allergic to nuts. The mislabelled packets don’t mention ‘hazelnuts’ in [...]
Huge Recalls of Salami Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
February 21st, 2010 by Tony
USDA has issued a Class 1 Recall for a high health risk after finding Salmonella montevidoe in unopened salami products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced a second recall release to expand the January 23 recall to include an additional 115,000 pounds of salami products. Daniele International Inc. [...]