While most of America took at least a little time off this summer, there is no vacation break for governmental agencies such as the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and their roles as watchdogs for the consumer.
A Guide to Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts
September 23, 2024 posted in Food Recalls, FDA, CDC
Listeria Outbreak Tied to Boar's Head Meats: 13 States, 3 Deaths
August 09, 2024 posted in Food Recalls, CDC
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Food Safety Alert on Aug. 8, 2024, for a Listeria outbreak linked to meats sliced at delis that has sickened consumers across 13 states with three deaths.
The Listeria outbreak originated with Boar’s Head Reay-to-Eat Liverwurst products produced between June 11 and July 17, 2024, with a 44-day shelf life. The “Boar’s Head Strassburger Brand Liverwurst made in Virginia” product comes in 3.5 pound loaves in plastic casing, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis.
Elevated Lead & Chromium Levels: Cinnamon Applesauce Pouches
May 03, 2024 posted in Food Recalls, FDA, CDC
Consumers are being advised to not buy, eat, sell, or serve recalled cinnamon applesauce pouch products because they may contain lead and chromium, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Everything You Wanted to Know About E. coli but Were Too Afraid to Ask!
E. coli! Just the very words bring to mind danger as the headlines warn us of E. coli outbreaks that have sickened people around the country and new studies highlight the risk of the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli bacteria known as STEC in undercooked burgers.
