K. Heeps, Inc., an Allentown, Pa., establishment, is recalling approximately 17.5 pounds of fully cooked turkey breast products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products subject to recall include: 17.5-pound package of “K. Heeps Inc. Fully Cooked, Sliced Turkey, Boneless... [more]

Ready Pac Foods, Inc. Irwindale, California is recalling 702 cases of the Baby Spinach variety of Spinach Temptations 6 oz. bagged salads with Useby Dates of July 4 with Product Code 11707B, IR127121 and July 8 with Product Code 12007B, IR130373 because they could be contaminated by Escherichia coli 0157:H7 (E. coli 0157.H7). The recall extends only to products with this Use-by Date or Product Code... [more]

United Pet Group, Cincinnati, Ohio is voluntarily expanding its recent recall of its Pro-Pet Adult Daily Vitamin Supplement tablets for Dogs to include additional pet nutritional supplement products for dogs and cats due to possible Salmonella contamination. The list of recalled products is provided below. The Food and Drug Administration is aware of this recall. The recalled products are sold nationally... [more]

Azteca Linda Corp. of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling QUESO FRESCO (FRESH WHITE CHEESE) and QUESO HEBRA (FRESH WHITE STRING CHEESE) with an expiration date of July 7, 2010 because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause listeriosis, a serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune... [more]

Feline’s Pride is announcing a voluntary recall of Feline’s Pride Raw food with ground bone for cats and kittens, Natural Chicken Formula, Net Wt. 2.5 lbs. (1.13 kg., 40 oz.) produced on 6/10/10, because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. People handling raw pet food can become infected with Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the... [more]

Check out our new press release – Alexandria, LA (PRWEB) July 1, 2010 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should adopt a proactive approach to food safety such as the one outlined in a new report by the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council, says Louisiana food safety advocate Richard J. Arsenault. The 500-page report, requested by Congress 18 months ago after a rash of foodborne... [more]

Early this week, the Food and Drug Administration sent out a recommendation urging meat producers to limit the use of antibiotics in their animals.  The FDA’s recommendation is that antibiotics or “antimicrobials” are they often called, should only be used to treat sick animals, not as a means to raise the animals bigger and faster. The FDA’s announcement comes amid rising concern that the... [more]

Recently, an article in the USA Today noted that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent out a series of warning letters to some of the top producers of airline food, citing numerous violations for “unsanitary” conditions. The inspectors investigated 91 facilities belonging to three airline food providers, LSG Sky Chefs, Gate Gourmet and Flying Food Group; Gate Gourmet and LSG Sky Chefs are... [more]

Working in consultation with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Kellogg Company (NYSE:K) is implementing a voluntary recall of certain breakfast cereals due to an uncharacteristic off-flavor and smell coming from the liner in the package. Only products with the letters “KN” following the Better If Used Before Date are included in the recall. Products with a “KM”... [more]

Great Kitchens, Inc., a Romeoville, Ill., establishment, is recalling approximately 109,800 pounds of BBQ chicken pizza products that may contain foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following products are subject to recall: 14-pound, 4-ounce cases of “MARKETSIDE, 16″ BBQ CHICKEN PIZZA, 8-16″... [more]