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]

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]

We recently posted the encouraging news that researchers at the University of Alabama Birmingham may have developed a promising Vibrio testing methodology, in hopes of more effectively combating the Vibrio, the potentially lethal bacteria that can be carried by seafood, including shellfish and oysters.  As we mentioned before, the foodborne illness side effects associated with the Vibrio bacteria... [more]

Estimates of egg-related illnesses from Salmonella contamination continue to rise, with latest reports revealing upwards of 2000 individuals suffering from the very serious side-effects of Salmonella poisoning.  We now know that at least two of the farms that participated in the recall have been definitively linked to Salmonella contaminated eggs in at least twelve states across the country.     Wright... [more]

Morningland Dairy of Mountain View, Missouri, is recalling 68,957 pounds of cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and also has the potential to be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus. Morningland Dairy’s raw milk cheese is sold in the lower 48 states via mail order, retail stores, crop sharing associations, and direct delivery. The cheese is packaged in vacuum-sealed... [more]

The Iowa egg farms, Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, at the center of a national Salmonella enteritidis outbreak investigation, were found to have violated FDA food safety rules. Feedstuffs online reporter, an agribusiness news agency, reported that listed violations included “allowing access points to exist to hen houses for flies, rodents and wild animals and bird nests in buildings.” Additionally,... [more]

Politicians can be very reactive. For instance, following the Gulf Oil Spill an Deepwater Horizon Disaster, a moratorium on drilling was implemented. Now, in the midst of a gargantuan Salmonella outbreak and unprecedented egg recall from both Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, legislators in New York have heard the call. Forbes magazine published a very interesting article and additional online... [more]

Procter & Gamble (P&G) is voluntarily recalling a small number of bags of its Iams Proactive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care dry cat food which may have been sold recently in one or two stores in Loveland, Colorado. These bags have the potential to contain salmonella, although no illnesses have been reported. No other Iams pet food products are affected. The Iams Proactive Health Indoor... [more]

No one is surpised that when you mix sewage contaminated water and food, someone is bound to get sick. It appears that 24 customers at a pizza restaurant got more than they bargained for after dining out. Because E. coli bacteria managed to travel into a water well used by Fralo’s Art of Pizza in Leon Springs, Texas, some of the patron’s turned up with E. coli food poisoning. KENS5 is reporting... [more]