It’s National Food Safety Month! This month the American Dietetic Association wants to heighten awareness of food safety issues. From E. coli and cross contamination to washing your hands and monitoring your family for food poisoning symptoms, the ADA wants consumers to be aware of the dangers associated with contaminated food and help prevent the spread of foodborne illness. Here at Neblett, Beard,... [more]

Good Taste Noodle MFG. of Chicago, IL, is recalling its “EGG NOODLES and WONTON SKINS, labeled with production date from June 19, 2010 to August 19, 2010″, because they have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune system. Healthy persons... [more]

Federal officials have spent the last few days scouring egg farms believed to be the source of a Salmonella enteritidis outbreak. This Salmonella outbreak has sickened nearly 2,000 victims and forced a recall of over half a billion eggs. News reports by the Des Moines Register have indicated that federal officials began an investigation based upon positive Salmonella test results at egg farms linked... [more]

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the Food and Drug Administration’s investigation into the causes of the recent massive Salmonella egg recall, now includes a criminal investigation.  The investigation was prompted by the discovery that millions of eggs had been exposed to Salmonella enteritidis contamination. The WSJ has confirmed that this is a formal investigation involving... [more]

TOP Food and Drug is reporting a recall effective August 23, 2010 for Tony Chachere’s Famous Creole Cuisine Injectables Roasted Garlic & Herb Marinade. The product is being recalled due to bloating. This Tony Chachere’s product has a UPC Number of 71998-50005 and  Lot Number of May 2012. Additional information as to the cause of bloating or a description of this product’s bloating were... [more]

Trinh Company, a San Jose, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 2,070 pounds of cooked shredded pork skin products because the products were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following products are subject to recall: 8-ounce clear plastic bags of “TRINH CO.... [more]

Azteca Linda Corp. of Brooklyn, New York, is expanding the 8/24/10 recall of QUESO FRESCO (FRESH WHITE CHEESE) (exp. SEP 11 2010) to include expiration date SEP 12 2010.  In addition, the firm is recalling Queso El Azteca brand REQUESON (RICOTTA CHEESE) with expiration date SEP 19 2010 because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious... [more]

Consumers are all abuzz about the Salmonella enteritidis egg recall. Salmonella enteritidis bacteria has been found by investigators. Additionally, two companys are at the center of this recall: Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms. Each state has been consciously monitoring the egg recall situation, and Louisiana is no different. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry has issued... [more]

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is voluntarily recalling a small number of bags from a specific lot of one of its dry cat food products due to potential salmonella exposure. No illnesses have been reported, and no other Iams pet food products are involved. Only one code date is affected by this announcement: Product Name Version Code Date UPC Code Iams Indoor Weight Control... [more]

An Idaho Correctional Center (south of Boise) has found E. coli bacteria in the water supply. It appears that the E. coli bacteria have forced the Idaho Correctional Center to boil water in order to prevent the spread of E. coli illnesses. E. coli is not only a foodborne illness. E. coli can also be a waterborne illness. An individual who drinks E. coli contaminated water or a beverage made with water... [more]