The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Johnston County Hams, a Smithfield, N.C. recalled approximately 89,096 pounds of ready-to-eat ham products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. The ready-to-eat deli-loaf ham items were produced from April 3, 2017, to Oct. 2, 2018, shipped to distributors in Maryland, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina, and Virginia. A person was reported to become ill with listeriosis after consuming a ham product produced at Johnston County Hams. The epidemiologic investigation identified a total of four listeriosis confirmed illnesses, including one death, between July 8, 2017, and August 11, 2018. FSIS collected two deli ham product samples from the Johnston County Hams, Inc. facility in 2016 and in early 2018. Whole genome sequencing results showed that Listeria monocytogenes identified in deli ham both years were closely related genetically to Listeria monocytogenes from ill people. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2018/recall-084-2018-release
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Johnston County Hams, a Smithfield, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 89,096 pounds of ready-to-eat ham products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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Reilly Craft Creamery of Detroit, Michigan recalled all lots of all flavors of ice cream that were produced since February 20, 2018, because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with this recall. The creamery removed its products from the shelves after a routine state inspection discovered the production facility was contaminated with potentially Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses were reported. However, Reilly Craft Creamery’s founder Chris Reilly is evaluating whether or not to continue with the business, since the recall effectively “bankrupted” him. The products were sold in four local retail grocery stores in southeastern Michigan and one distributor in Ann Arbor. The ice cream comes in these flavors: House Made Honey Comb, Mint Choc Chunk, Choc Choc Chunk, Sea Salt Caramel, Hand-Steeped Coffee, Single-Batch Strawberry, Chocolate Deluxe (Vegan), Small-Batch Strawberry (Vegan), Butter Pecan, and Vanilla Bean. Two samples of that product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes during routine testing by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). Environmental samples were taken at that time; officials found Listeria monocytogenes in the facility.@ https://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/2018/reilly-craft-creamery-recalls-ice-cream-listeria-contamination/
Reilly Craft Creamery is recalling all ice cream produced since February 20, 2018 for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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Cargill Meat Solutions recalled the beef produced by its troubled Fort Morgan, CO, plant after the four-state outbreak of E. coli O26 involving 18 illnesses and one death. FSIS associated the 66 tons of ground beef with the July 5-25 outbreak that, except for three cases, was centered on Florida. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) on Sept. 23 published the list of retailers that received the recalled product. It includes every Safeway, Meijer, and Sam’s Club, Target, Save Mart, etc. CDC said the outbreak now appears to be over, but it did not end before causing one death in Florida and causing kidney failure in another victim who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The ground beef from the Cargill produced and packaged on June 21, were the subject of the Sept. 20 recall. A month earlier, on Aug. 23, Cargill recalled 12.64 tons of ground beef also produced at the Fort Morgan, CO, because of potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The reason for that earlier recall was presumptive positive tests for the E. coli. @ http://www.stopfoodborneillness.org/9-25-2018/
This post was originally published on this siteJust as the late, great Johnny Cash once sang about having traveled every road in the land, those 66 tons of ground beef recalled on Sept. 20 by Cargill Meat Solutions after a deadly E. coli O26 outbreak also went “everywhere” or pretty close to it. The U.S. …
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Cargill Meat Solutions, from Fort Morgan, Colo. recalled 132,600 lb. of ground chuck beef due to potential contamination with Escherichia coli O26. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide. On Aug. 16, 2018, FSIS was notified of an investigation of E. coli O26 illnesses. FSIS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state public health and agriculture partners determined that raw ground beef was the probable source of the reported illnesses. The epidemiological investigation identified 17 illnesses and one death with illness onset dates ranging from July 5 to July 25, 2018. E. coli O26 is a serovar of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers’ freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers’ freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2018/recall-081-2018-release
Cargill Meat Solutions, a Fort Morgan, Colo. establishment, is recalling approximately 132,606 pounds of ground beef products made from the chuck portion of the carcass that may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O26.