Food Safety Report – Sunday April 8th, 2012

Food Safety

100 Ill in Sushi-Suspected Salmonella Outbreak

By Mary Rothschild

One hundred cases of Salmonella Bareilly poisoning have been reported from 19 states and the District of Columbia while investigators still have “not conclusively identified a food source,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.The CDC’s earlier…

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BPA in Food Packaging is Safe, Researchers Say

By Gretchen Goetz

It started in 2008 with plastic bottles. After a report suggested that bisphenol A – used as a sealant in food and beverage containers – might be toxic to humans, some bottle manufacturers cut the chemical out of their products….

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BC Issues Warning About Pomeberry Frozen Berries

By Mary Rothschild

Eight cases of hepatitis A over the past two months in British Columbia may be linked to frozen berries, the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) said Thursday as it warned consumers not to eat Pomeberry Blend frozen berries…

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Missouri Investigating 5 E. Coli O157:H7 Cases

By News Desk

Five cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection have been
in Central Missouri, according to Margaret Donnelly, director of the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services.The source of the infections has not been identified, according to the health advisory…

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Recalls

Odwalla Recalls Chocolate Protein Monster Drink

By News Desk

Reports from consumers who said they had allergic reactions to Odwalla Chocolate Protein Monster have prompted the company to issue a nationwide allergy alert and recall 12- and 32 oz. bottles of the drink. In a news release Friday, Odwalla said…

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Diamond Naturals Lamb Meal & Rice Dog Food May Contain Salmonella

By News Desk

Diamond Pet Foods is recalling its Diamond Naturals Lamb Meal & Rice because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.According to a recall notice posted by the company Friday, no illnesses have been reported and no other Diamond-manufactured pet food products…

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Allergen Alert

 

Allergen Alert: Cookies with Milk and Almonds

By News Desk

TWI Foods of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada products is recalling Crispy brand cookies and rusk, a hard crisp bread, because they may contain milk and almonds, allergens not declared on the label.There have been no adverse reactions reported.The Canadian-manufactured cookies were…

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Allergen Alert: Pan de Torta With Milk

By News Desk

Los Olivos LTD of Farmingdale, NY, is recalling certain packages of “Pan de Torta” bread because they may contain undeclared milk allergens.Routine sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors and subsequent lab analysis revealed the…

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Allergen Alert: Biscuits with Egg

By News Desk

Threeline Imports of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling Kypoyka Bisquits because they may contain eggs, which are not listed on the packaging as ingredients.Routine sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors and subsequent lab analysis revealed…

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Food Safety Report – Thursday April 5th , 2012

Food Safety

 

Salmonella Outbreak May Be Linked to Sushi

 

By Mary Rothschild

 

An outbreak of illnesses caused by Salmonella Bareilly poisoning, possibly linked but not confirmed to be associated with sushi, had sickened 90 people in 19 states and the District of Columbia as of Monday, according to sources within the U.S….

 

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Recalls

 

Raw Milk and Cheese Recalled from Pennsylvania Dairy

 

By James Andrews

 

The Pennsylvania State Departments of Agriculture and Health on Monday announced the recall of raw milk and raw milk cheese from Jersey Hollow Farm in Kutztown, Pennsylvania after an independent lab confirmed products from the dairy tested positive for Salmonella.The…

 

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Final Report on Jimmy John’s E. coli Outbreak: 29 Ill in 11 States

 

By Gretchen Goetz

 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a final report on the multistate outbreak of E. coli infection linked to sprouts in Jimmy John’s sandwiches. Between late December 2011 and early March of 2012, 29 individuals were infected…

 

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Allergen Alert

 

Allergen Alert: Soy, Milk in Beef-Stuffed Potatoes

 

By News Desk

 

Al Baghdadi Food of Hazel Park, MI is recalling approximately 5,400 pounds of a stuffed potato product with beef filling because of misbranding and undeclared allergens. The product contains soy and milk, allergens not declared on the label, the USDA’s…

 

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Food Safety and Health News – Wednesday March 21st, 2012

Food Safety

 

Cases Rise in Ottawa’s School-Linked Salmonella Outbreak

By Mary Rothschild

There now are 37 Salmonella infections in Ottawa, most linked to a catering company that served meals to schools and day care centers, the city’s public health department reported Monday.The outbreak total includes 33 children, ranging in age from 15..

Cases Rise in Ottawa’s School-Linked Salmonella Outbreak

Denver Restaurateurs Say Inspections Being Used to Raise Cash

By Dan Flynn

Denver’s restaurateurs hurting from the Great Recession agreed to a deal in which the Department of Environmental Health stopped posting reports of critical violations for customers to see, in exchange for accepting higher fines for infractions. But two years later,…

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California Still Investigating Claravale Farm Raw Milk

By Dan Flynn

Health officials in the Golden State say an investigation into a Campylobacter outbreak associated with raw milk from Claravale Farm is continuing, but is not over.”The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is conducting an epidemiologic investigation, ” according to…

California Still Investigating Claravale Farm Raw Milk

Consumers Not Protected with Food Safety Rules ‘Stuck in Review’

By News Desk

New rules Congress called for in the Food Safety Modernization Act — for preventive controls for food, animal feed, produce safety and food imports — should be passed without further delay by the Obama Administration.So says the Consumer Federation of…

Consumers Not Protected with Food Safety Rules ‘Stuck in Review’

Health

New strain of whooping cough emerging

Australian scientists have attributed a sharp rise in whooping cough cases to a new strain of the respiratory disease which could be becoming resistant to the current vaccine.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/new-strain-of-whooping-cough-emerging/story-e6frf7jx-1226306167913

 

Holistic Health

Vitamin D3 inhibits systemic inflammation to improve heart health markers

By John Phillip,

(NaturalNews) Thousands of research studies have demonstrated the powerful health-promoting properties of the prohormone compound, vitamin D3. Researchers publishing in The Journal of Immunology explain the specific molecular and signaling events by which vitamin D inhibits inflammation in the human body. In a very detailed analysis, scientists show that low blood circulating levels of vitamin D do not adequately inhibit the inflammatory cascade necessary to turn off this potentially destructive…

http://www.naturalnews.com/035294_vitamin_D3_heart_health_inflammation.html

Heart surgeon openly admits low-fat diets recommended for years by mainstream medicine actually cause heart disease

By Jonathan Benson,

(NaturalNews) The belief that maintaining a low-fat diet promotes health and prevents disease is perhaps the single biggest misconception responsible for today’s epidemics of high cholesterol, obesity, heart disease and early death. In a recent report, Dr. Dwight Lundell, a former heart surgeon with 25 years of experience, admits that low-fat diets are actually responsible for destroying health, and explains why consuming fats in proper balance with one another is vital for protecting the body from…

http://www.naturalnews.com/035295_low-fat_diet_heart_disease_medical_myths.html

Cancer industry trying to co-opt most recent potential natural cure – frankincense

By Paul Fassa,

(NaturalNews) “There is not one, but many cures for cancer available. But they are all being systematically suppressed by … the major oncology centers. They have too much of an interest in the status quo,” stated Dr Robert Atkins, MD, creator of the Atkins Diet, after licensure problems for curing cancer patients with ozone therapy during the 1960s. Yet the cancer industry keeps doing exactly what Dr. Atkins described. It is amazing how many cures do exist while many suffer and die from “accepted…

http://www.naturalnews.com/035296_frankincense_cancer_natural_cure.html

Beat gallstones naturally

By Dr. David Jockers,

(NaturalNews) Gallstones are crystalline formations of cholesterol and calcium formed within the gallbladder and biliary tracts. These stones can vary widely in size from as small as a grain of salt to nearly the size of a golf ball. Gallstones are a sign of incomplete liver detoxification and pose a significant threat to the body. Beat gallstones naturally with an anti-inflammatory diet and cleansing cycle. The gallbladder serves as a reservoir for the bile that is produced by the liver. Bile…

http://www.naturalnews.com/035297_gallstones_gallbladder_remedies.html

Recalls

Uninspected Pork Recalled

By Olivia Marler

Lawson Foods of Irvington, N.J. is recalling approximately 84,587 pounds of pork that includes pork imported from Canada not properly presented for re-inspection upon entry into the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)…

Uninspected Pork Recalled

Recall Notification Report 015-2012

Lawson Foods LLC, an Irvington, N.J., establishment, is recalling approximately 84,587 pounds of pork product, as it includes pork product imported from Canada that was not properly presented for re-inspection upon entry into the United States.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/fsis_recalls/RNR_015_2012/index.asp

El Ranchero Del Sur, LLC Recalls El Ranchero Queso Fresco (Fresh Cheese), Los Corrales Queso Fresco en Hoja de Platano (Fresh Cheese in Banana Leaf), and El Ranchero Queso Oaxaca (String Cheese) Because of Possible Health Risk

El Ranchero Del Sur, LLC. of South River, New Jersey is recalling El Ranchero Queso Fresco 14 oz. (Fresh Cheese), Los Corrales Queso Fresco en Hoja De Platano 14 oz. (Fresh Cheese In Banana Leaf), El Ranchero Queso Oaxaca 14 oz. and 10 lb. (String Cheese) because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm296511.htm

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