According to several news agencies, four executives from Peanut Corporation of America faced federal criminal charges over an issue that led to a major Salmonella outbreak in 2009. The reports show that the nationwide outbreak resulted a great number of people sickened with the Salmonella bacteria. Federal investigators looked into the matter and traced the contamination back to its source, which was peanut butter produced by the Peanut Corp. of America. The company from Blakely, Ga., shut down all operations (read more)
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24
Jan
2013
Food Fraud On The Rise, Study Suggests
According to several news agencies, a new study suggests that a rise in food fraud has been noticed, which is harming consumers across the country. Reports show that the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention ran a research with the help of an online database to find that this year has seen a 60% increase of the number of fraud reports from last year’s. According to the Food and Drug Administration, food fraud includes dilution, adulteration or even the mislabeling of food products. (read more)
Read MoreIt’s been reported vastly in the media in the past recent weeks that a growing number of researches specialized in the medical field claim to have discovered that over 8 million women are being exposed to difficult-to-treat bladder infections related to superbugs being reportedly transmitted to humans through the consumption of chicken contaminated with E. coli. These bugs are resistant to any type of antibiotic and have been growing in antibiotic-fed chickens for years, according to these researchers. E. coli (read more)
Read MoreMedia sources reported that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) closed the American border to papayas from Mexico Thursday after it was discovered that 15.6 percent of the imported fruit was positive for Salmonella between May 12 and August 18. An FDA report stated that the positive samples were taken from 28 separate companies from almost all major papaya producing regions in Mexico. This import alert’s denial of admission to Mexican papayas in the US means that importers will (read more)
Read MoreMedia sources reported that, lacking guidance from the US government, several Bay area retailers have begun voluntarily pulling imported food products from Taiwan, after the country launched sweeping recalls of food products. The recalls involve 290 Taiwanese companies that purchased tainted ingredients from at least two manufacturers who substituted a chemical called di-ethyl hexyl phthalate (DEHP) for palm oil as a “clouding agent” in their products. DEHP is typically used in wide variety of products to make plastic more pliable. (read more)
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27
Jan
2011
Calamari Rings Recalled for Peanut Ingredient
Breaded calamari rings are currently being recalled by King & Prince Seafood based in Brunswick, Georgia. There is a possible peanut cross-contamination.
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24
Jan
2011
Listeria Bacteria Found in Meat Patties
Around 7,875 ready-to-eat Angus Beef patties could be contaminated with the Listeria bacterium, prompting the Vernon, California based supplier to instigate a recall.
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13
Jan
2011
Snacks Recalled for Salmonella
Three types of snack foods have been recalled by a company based in El Monte, California for the potential of a salmonella contamination.
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12
Jan
2011
Top Recalls of 2010
There were many recalls in 2010, ranging from window shades, eggs, dishwashers, celery and cheese.
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10
Jan
2011
Chicken Pies Recalled for MSG
600 pounds of frozen chicken mushroom pies are being recalled by Crave Foods of Los Angeles due to containing monosodium glutamate (MSG).
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