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FDA Advisory Regarding Estrella Cheeses and Listeria Concerns
The FDA recently posted the following information reagarding Estrella cheeses. This is only a segment of the information posted on the FDA recall website. Click here to read the notice in its entirety. FDA cautions consumers about Estrella Family Creamery cheeses All Estrella cheeses put consumers at risk for Listeria monocytogenes This advisory affects all lots of Estrella Family Creamery cheeses,... [more]
Hartz Recall of Dog Treats Due to Salmonella Concerns
The Hartz Mountain Corporation is voluntarily recalling one specific lot of Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats for Dogs due to concerns that one or more bags within the lot may have been potentially contaminated with Salmonella. Hartz is fully cooperating with the US Food and Drug Administration in this voluntary recall. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious infections in young children, frail... [more]
Sparboe Farms Egg Recall Announcement
Sparboe Farms issued the following clarification regarding the previously announced recall of shell eggs supplied by Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms. One additional brand is linked to this recall associated with possible Salmonella contamination. This information does not increase the total number of eggs which Sparboe Farms purchased from Hillandale Farms, which was previously announced on... [more]
Wright County Egg Adds Brand to Voluntary Recall
The following statement was released by officials of Wright County Egg regarding its voluntary recall of some shell eggs in cooperation with the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA). Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa is adding one California-distributed brand label – Cardenas Market – to its voluntary recall of August 13, 2010 of specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by their farms... [more]
Expanded Egg Recall
The following statement was released by officials of NuCal Foods of Ripon, California regarding the voluntary recall of shell eggs supplied from Hillandale Farms of Iowa. NuCal Foods is voluntarily recalling specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by Hillandale Farms of Iowa and packaged by NuCal Foods because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism... [more]
Del Bueno Recalls Queso Fresco Cheese for Listeria
Del Bueno of Grandview, WA is recalling all size packages of Queso Fresco Fresh Cheese because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever,... [more]
Snack Mix and Cashew Products Pulled for Use of Black Pepper Produced by Mincing Overseas Spice Co.
As a follow up to the voluntary recall of black pepper from Mincing Overseas Spice Company announced on March 5, 2010, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (Nasdaq: JBSS) (the “Company”) announced today that it is voluntarily recalling various snack mix and cashew products, which have been flavored with seasoning containing the recalled black pepper and which are listed below, as a precautionary... [more]
Toasted Garlic & Parmesan Cheese Ball Mix Recalled for Salmonella Risk
Tastefully Simple is voluntarily recalling select 1.1-ounce retail packages and 0.3-ounce samples of Toasted Garlic & Parmesan Cheese Ball Mix. The company, along with others in the food industry, is joining in the efforts of a nationwide ingredient recall to protect consumers from potential Salmonella exposure. The company was notified about this potential issue by one of its ingredient suppliers.... [more]