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Ready Pac Foods, Inc. (California) Announces Recall of Bagged Spinach Because of Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
Ready Pac Foods, Inc. Irwindale, California is recalling 702 cases of the Baby Spinach variety of Spinach Temptations 6 oz. bagged salads with Useby Dates of July 4 with Product Code 11707B, IR127121 and July 8 with Product Code 12007B, IR130373 because they could be contaminated by Escherichia coli 0157:H7 (E. coli 0157.H7). The recall extends only to products with this Use-by Date or Product Code... [more]
South Gate Meat Co. (California) Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
South Gate Meat Co., a South Gate, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 35,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products subject to recall include: 20-, 30- and 40-pound bulk packages of “SOUTH GATE MEAT CO. GROUND BEEF.” 30-,... [more]
“WB Stockyard Burgers” Recalled for E. coli 0157:H7
Crown I Enterprises, Inc., a Bay Shore, N.Y., establishment, is recalling approximately 3,700 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products subject to recall include: 24, 8-ounce burgers in 12-pound boxes of “W.B. STOCKYARD, KEEP REFRIGERATED, BURGER... [more]
The Spaghetti O’s and Marie Callender’s Recalls: A Reminder of Why Quick Recall Action is Essential in Preventing Foodborne Illness
This week, the recall of 15 million pounds of Campbell Soup’s Spaghetti O’s with Meatballs and ConAgra’s recall of Marie Callender’s frozen Cheesy Chicken and Rice meals served as examples of how quick recall action is essential in the fight against foodborne illness. The two separate recalls are on different sides of a very real recall issue that plagues our overwhelmed current system; the... [more]
Possible Culprits in Louisiana Central State Hospital Outbreak
Over the weekend, 40 residents and employees of a Pineville, Louisiana state hospital presented with gastrointestinal symptoms after eating in the facility’s cafeteria. Some of the victim’s symptoms were so severe that hospitalizations were required, and three patients died shortly after being sickened. State health officials and investigators publicly stated that foodborne illness was a suspect... [more]
E. coli Case in New York Related to National Outbreak
A recent case of E. coli has been reported in New York. According to The ColumbusDispatch.com in an April 29th article by Misti Crane, the same E. coli strain implicated in this case has also been implicated in E. coli cases in Ohio and Michigan. Additional possible E. coli cases are also being investigated.  Students at both Ohio State University and the University of Michigan have contracted E.... [more]
Texas Firm Recalls Beef Trim Products Due To Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
Beltex Corporation, a Fort Worth, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 135,500 pounds of beef trim products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following products are subject to recall: Various pound boxes of “FRONTIER MEATS BEEF TRACE TRIM” Various pound boxes... [more]
Washington Daycare Outbreak a Tragic Reminder of the Dangers of E. coli O157:H7
The recent outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in a Vancouver, Washington day care is a powerful reminder that the family of virulent E. coli that includes E. coli O157:H7 is not your average food poisoning pathogen. Four children that attended the daycare facility have been sickened with serious illnesses caused by the dangerous bacteria; one four year old boy has already lost his tragic battle with the microbe. State... [more]
Beef Recall at the Wholesale Level for E. coli O157:H7
Randolph Packing Co. Inc., an Asheboro, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 96,000 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The products subject to recall include: Combo bin packages of “Randolph Packing Co., Inc. BONELESS BEEF.” Combo bin packages of... [more]
Shiga Toxin E. coli
According to the CDC’s Escherichia Coli General Information webpage, there are different forms of E. coli bacteria. Some are harmless, others can be potentially fatal. E. coli O157:H7 is a unique form of E. coli bacteria.  This form of E. coli is capable of generating Shiga toxin.  When the toxin are produced from E. coli bacteria, complications can result. The E. coli bacteria itself can cause... [more]

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