Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria which causes Listeriosis foodborne illness, often causes food poisoning victims to suffer fever, muscle pain, and nausea or diarrhea. On occasion, the Listeria bacteria can spread to an individual’s nervous system. In these cases, Listeria will cause a headache, stiff neck, confusion, vertigo, or seizures. Raw foods, including unpasteurized milk can be a source... [more]

Zemco Industries, a Buffalo, N.Y., establishment, is recalling approximately 380,000 pounds of deli meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. These products were distributed to delicatessens where they were further processed into sandwiches. The products subject to recall... [more]

Yesterday, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry posted a voluntary recall for ready to eat sausages and hog head cheese produced by a Prairieville, Louisiana company. Veron Foods, LLC voluntarily recalled 500,000 pounds of meat products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria which causes a food poisoning known as Listeriosis. Listeriosis... [more]

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry posted the following press release on August 14, 2010: Veron Foods, LLC, a Prairieville, Louisiana, establishment, is recalling approximately 500,000 pounds of “ready to eat” sausage and hog head cheese products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s Office of Animal Health... [more]

Recently Fresh Express recalled lots of Veggie Lovers Salad because of concerns over Listeria contamination. Salad greens  aren’t typically a source for Listeria contamination, but it seems that some of the most common foodborne pathogens, such as Listeria, Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7, seem to show up in the most unusual places. The disease Listeria causes, listeriosis, is a fairly rare disease,... [more]

Specialty Farms is voluntarily recalling certain Alfalfa sprout products with a best if sold by date of “8/3/2010″ and “8/1/2010″ that has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes (LM). Listeria Monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.... [more]

Marjon Specialty Foods, Inc., Plant City, FL voluntarily recalled 119 cases of sliced apples as a result of a positive test result for Listeria monocytogenes that came from the company’s routine sampling program. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause listeriosis, a serious and sometimes fatal infection in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune... [more]

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]

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]

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]