There was an interesting Wall Street Journal article today by Jane Zhang. It appears that in previous years, Nestle has been very secretive regarding its food safety record. For example, in 2006, FDA inspectors were denied access to the production and facility records by the managers of Nestle’s Danville, VA manufacturing plant. These records contained information about the Danville, VA plants pest-control... [more]

Worried consumers continue to call daily regarding the recent recall of nestle Toll House cookie dough.  I thought I would answer some more of your questions right here… a few seem to come up frequently. Let’s get to it. I’m sick but I’m not sure if it is from the cookies.  Should I talk to a doctor? Yes you should see a doctor. Your illness may be nothing serious but I always believe it... [more]

Below is yet another Class I Recall notice from the USDA concerning over 41 thousand pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. This time it’s Establishment 969 in the hot seat, and it’s not their first go-round with E. coli O157:H7 tainted beef. The Greeley, Colorado, establishment is currently known as JBS Swift Beef Company, but was ConAgra Beef Company back in June... [more]

        According to an AP release, California public health officials are warning consumers to avoid certain packages of Kowalke Organics packaged alfalfa sprouts, due to potential Salmonella contamination. “Mike’s Produce Inc., which does business as Kowalke Family Sprouts of Culver City, has voluntarily recalled several raw alfalfa sprouts products, including packaged dinner salad and... [more]

Remember our blog last month on A New Kind of Foodborne Illness: Food Recall Apathy? We reported on the concern that many people have become so accustomed to hearing news of contaminated food recalls that they’re becoming numb to the growing problem of pathogen contamination in our food supply. By the looks of a recent survey sponsored by IBM (whose interest in the issue is related to their food... [more]

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2009 – Laxson Provision Company, a San Antonio, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 350 pounds of a cervelat sausage product that may be undercooked, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels] 3 – 3.5-pound vacuum packed chubs of “Ready... [more]

A lawsuit has been filed in Superior Court of Fulton County, GA this afternoon by Neblett, Beard & Arsenault on behalf of a 7-year-old girl who developed E. coli after handling and baking cookies with her grandfather. At the same time we filed suit, we also issued discovery to Nestle. The “discovery” part of a lawsuit allows an opportunity for injured victims to ask questions, request... [more]

Sometimes it’s not E. coli, Listeria, Salmonella, or other foodborne pathogens in recalled food products that are the cause for concern:  for people with food allergies, an ingredient like milk is enough to make someone dangerously ill. When allergens find their way into food products but fail to show up in the package’s ingredients list, allergic individuals don’t know to avoid... [more]

According to the CDC, as many as 76 million Americans suffer from some sort of foodborne illness every year. For most people, food poisoning is just a few stomach problems, a little nausea and maybe diarrhea, but for children, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems, a simple foodborne infection can mean serious long term organ damage and even death. Here is a list of the food bugs that... [more]

      Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese has issued the following press release to warn consumers that certain varieties of cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, due to potential cross-contamination from processing these cheeses on the same equipment as other cheese products that have tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Reading, Mich. — Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese of... [more]