A string of listeriosis cases has plagued certain Texas counties between January and May of 2010. According to My San Antonio news from May 13, 2010, “State and local health officials are investigating a cluster of food-borne infections that sickened seven people in three Texas counties this year, killing two of them. The patients — five from Bexar County and one each from Travis and Hidalgo counties... [more]

BATON ROUGE—The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Wednesday closed a Plaquemines Parish molluscan shellfish harvesting area. DHH also ordered a recall of all oysters harvested from the area since March 6, including shucked, frozen, breaded and post-harvest processed oysters, and oysters for the half shell market. Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry signed the closure order when the Department... [more]

According to the Wisconsin AP, the FDA has taken custody of 1500 cases of food from a Wisconsin warehouse in Ellsworth. The FDA sent in U.S. Marshalls to confiscate the food citing filthy conditions. The food was for both human and animal consumption. The Tuesday seizure involved warehouses belonging to Mid-States Closeouts and was prompted by FDA investigations during November and December in which... [more]