Green Cedar Dairy of Dearborn, Michigan, announces the recall of All Natural Ackawi Cheese and All Natural Chives Cheese with a sell by date up to July 1, 2012 because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache,... [more]

Green Valley Food Corp. of Dallas, Texas is recalling a grand total of 6,723 cases because of a “Let’s Grow Healthy Together!” Alfalfa Sprouts 5 oz. container test result showed to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that 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... [more]

Avon Heights Mushrooms, in full cooperation with the FDA is recalling certain packages of fresh packaged spinach. The brands include Krisp Pak 1 Ooz bags, Better Brand 10oz.bags, and Avon Heights 4-2.51b bags. The implicated packages have a “best if used by” code of DEC16 and codes DP 340 and T691. During routine surveillance sampling, one package of Better Brand 10oz spinach tested positive... [more]

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Starwest Botanicals is voluntarily recalling Starwest Organic Celery Seed (Whole) because it has potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The product is packaged in Mylar 1lb and 2 oz pouches. Salmonella is an organism that 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... [more]

Hepatitis A is a virus which can cause a for of foodborne illness. An individual who contracts Hepatitis A can spread the bacteria through their contamianted blood or feces for up to 45 days after symptoms subside. Symptoms include dark urine, fatigue, itching, loss of appetite, low-grade fever, nausea, vomiting, and jaundice. Recent news posted by Eyewitness News 9 indicated that patrons at Fruity... [more]

Cal Fresco, LLC (“Cal Fresco”) is voluntarily working with the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) to coordinate a recall of fresh Jalapeño and Serrano chili peppers for potential contamination with Salmonella. The FDA has advised that a random sample of Cal Fresco Jalapeño and Serrano peppers has tested positive for Salmonella. Salmonella... [more]

2011 was a busy year. Now, with Christmas and the New Year approaching, the CDC has issued its 2011 foodborne illness estimates. According to the data, 9.4 million individuals became ill with an identifiable pathogen while 38.4 million were sickened by an unspecified organism. The top five pathogens for 2011 were Norovirus, Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter, and Staphylococcus aureus.... [more]

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., a Dakota City, Neb. establishment, is recalling approximately 40,948 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following products are subject to recall: 10-pound chubs of “CHUCK FINE GROUND BEEF 80/20,” packed in cases containing... [more]

Salmonella concern has prompted two organic celery seed recalls over the course of the last few days. Both recalls were posted on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) webpage on December 16th. The first was O Organics celery seed produced by B&M Inc. The second was a Swanson recall. Both recalls are reproduced below and include lots, UPC codes  and additional information needed to identify... [more]