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]

Latest reports on the national egg recall bring more bad news to the Gulf states.  The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has reported that Mississippi may have been one of the destinations for a shipment of eggs that has been included in the recent recall involving more than half a billion eggs contaminated with Salmonella enteritidis.  At this time, there have been no reported illnesses... [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]

Another state has been hit by eggs recalled as part of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak. It appears that eggs possibly contaminated with Salmonella enteritidis bacteria have turned up in Montana. These Salmonella recalled eggs are linked to a FDA posted egg recall by Sparboe Farms in Litchfield, Minnesota. Sparboe Farms recalled eggs which originated at Iowa farms. KURL 8 reports: The FDA identified... [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]

Salmonella has made headlines lately. With over 550 million eggs recalled and a nationwide investigation linked to restaurants and egg farms, few consumers will ever forget the Salmonella outbreak of 2010. While Salmonella is a devastating illness which inflicts diarrhea and nausea upon its victims, it is not the only foodborne illness. While the media focuses intensely on Wright County Egg and Hillandale... [more]

Last week, Cargill Meat Solutions in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration recalled 8,500 pounds of ground beef citing E. coli O26 concerns. So far, E. coli illnesses have been reported in Maine and New York. The FDA has issued a recall distribution list where possibly E. coli contaminated beef maybe located. Eight states were involved in this recall including Connecticut, Maine, Maryland,... [more]

Last year the Food and Drug Administration implemented new rules and regulations that would require routine testing for salmonella at all large egg farms that were not direct consumer suppliers. Additional preventative measures include a refrigeration requirement for storage and transportation. A deadline was set for July 9, 2010 whereby all large egg producers had to comply with the new routine testing... [more]

At the end of last week, several possible Salmonella illnesses were being investigated in LaCross Wisconsin. The LaCrosse Tribune reported that Vernon County Health Department and Vernon Memorial Healthcare were investigating several cases which maybe Salmonella related. Given the current voluminous Salmonella outbreak which has been reported nationwide and the half a billion eggs recalled in relation... [more]

The Food and Drug Administration has taken stock in its inspection policies in the midst of the current Salmonella enteritidis nationwide outbreak. The FDA has decided to begin inspecting all large egg producers throughout the country. FoxNews is reporting that 600 egg producers will be FDA inspected by December 2011. The farms inspected have been chosen because they house more than 50,000 hens. Other... [more]