Food poisoning has hit home this week. A seventy-five year old man contracted Listeria after eating Veron Hog Head Cheese and was in ICU for over a month as a result of Listeria poisoning. According to the filed suit, the victim ate the Veron hog head cheese and was later diagnosed with Listeriosis, a food poisoning caused by the presence of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Listeria is a potentially... [more]

Despite assurances from federal regulatory authorities, it has been reported that a sample of Gulf oysters has been revealed to be contaminated with oil.  The samples were taken from along the Louisiana coastline by an environmental group.  This prompted many individuals to question the statements about food safety that have been made by both state and federal officials.   The samples were collected... [more]

Sparboe Farms issued the following clarification regarding the previously announced recall of shell eggs supplied by Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms. One additional brand is linked to this recall associated with possible Salmonella contamination. This information does not increase the total number of eggs which Sparboe Farms purchased from Hillandale Farms, which was previously announced on... [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]

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]

The BP Gulf Oil Spill disaster on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig has significantly impacted the economy of states such as Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, and Mississippi. Not only are oil industry employees out of work, but the seafood industries have been dramatically impacted by this disaster, too. That is why it was nice to hear some positive news on the seafood industry front. Some seafood, including... [more]

Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Mississippi residents have been contending with the current Salmonella enteritidis outbreak just like the remainder of the country. Residents of the Gulf South Region have been on the lookout for recalled eggs. These same consumers have followed the Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms recalls and wondered why this would happen.   The departments of agriculture and... [more]

The CDC posted an interesting chart on its website. The chart describes foodborne sicknesses linked to U.S. outbreaks for the year 2007. During 2007, there were a total of 21, 244 foodborne illnesses linked to an outbreak and eighteen deaths. According to the chart, 34% of these illness are related to some form of bacteria. Salmonella and Norovirus topped the chart. Of the eighteen reported deaths,... [more]

Three cases of recalled eggs have been found in Louisiana but none “in major distribution chains.” The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Animal Health Services and Food Safety inspectors have been on the look out for eggs linked to Wright County Egg. Eggs from Wright County Egg are possibly contaminated with a strain of Salmonella bacteria known as Salmonella enteritidis. KALB News... [more]

The 2010 Louisiana shrimping season opened on Monday. However, the usual excitement that accompanies this annual event was sadly overshadowed by the recent Gulf BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. It seems that fishermen have been employed by BP over the course of the last few months in clean-up endeavors. Now that the shrimping season is upon us, some fishermen are using their watercraft to aid BP clean-up... [more]