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Why are there More Recalls Due to Listeria monocytogenes
Why are there More Recalls Due to Listeria monocytogenes In the past few months there have been a number of recalls due to L. monocytogenes. Just in the month of September there were four recalls. The question is why are we seeing this increase in recalls? Is it a sign of more problems or a sign of the industry getting better in catching the problems earlier? Let’s review the following cases: Blue Bell Ice cream September 21: FDA announced that the company is voluntarily recalling some half-gallon and pint-sized chocolate chip cookie dough and half-gallon “Cookie Two Step” products because they were made...

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Kellogg recalls Eggo® Nutri-Grain® Whole Wheat Waffles due to Fear of Listeria
Eggo® Nutri-Grain® Whole Wheat Waffles because they have the potential of being  contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.No other Eggo products are implicated and there were no reports on of illness to date. Kellogg announced that the recall is a result of routine tests that the company conducts which identified the potential for contamination As soon as the company learned of a potential concern, it moved quickly to identify any foods that might be impacted and resolve the issue. Recalled product was distributed to customers and retailers in 25 states (CO, CT, DE,GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, NH, NJ,...

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Validation of RapidCheck Select Salmonella Test Method for Detecting Low Levels of Salmonella species in Palm Oil
Objective The RapidChek SELECT Salmonella test system (RC SS) is designed to detect Salmonella species in a variety of foods and environmental surfaces, and is now also validated to detect low levels of Salmonella spp. in palm oil. The test kit permits the presumptive detection and identification of Salmonella spp. in a minimum of 22 hours when the pathogen is present at low levels in food and environmental surfaces. Challenges Method Comparison Study (FDA BAM versus RapidChek) Salmonella Typhimurium ATCC 14028 spiked at 2.5 cfu/25g sample (n=20 per method) + 5 unincculated negative controls. Cultural confirmation of all samples regardless of presumptive...

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16 years of Salmonella Trends reported by FSIS
USDA (FSIS)  reports that Salmonella is the leading cause of bacterial foodborne illness in the United States and causes an estimated 1.2 million illnesses, 19,000 hospitalizations and 380 deaths, each year. The data from 2014 estimates that 360,000 (30%) of foodborne illnesses are attributed to FSIS-regulated products, which is a 9.3% decrease compared to 2010. Serotyping FSIS conducted ednontyphoidalSalmonella serotype testing on isolates recovered from raw meat and poultry products, subject to sampling under the Pathogen Reduction Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (PR/HACCP) verification testing program. The results presented here provide an estimate of relative serotype distributions for each product class during the...