River Valley Sprouts from Houston, MN recalled its 5 oz. and 4 oz. Alfalfa Sprouts, 5 oz. Garlic/Alfalfa and 5 oz. Variety sprouts due to Salmonella potential contamination. The product is packaged in a plastic cup or clam container. The recalled sprouts were packed and shipped from March 6- 15. The sprouts were distributed in Minnesota and Wisconsin and were sold through various grocery stores. Some packages have sell by dates on the label. March 15-March 25. To date no illnesses have been reported. The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by the FDA revealed the presence of Salmonella in some 5 ounce packages of Alfalfa Sprouts. At River Valley Sprouts every batch of seed is sanitized at 20,000 PPM of calcium hypochlorite and irrigation water is tested for salmonella and E. coli. @ https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm601490.htm
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River Valley Sprouts is voluntarily recalling its 5 ounce Alfalfa Sprouts, 4 ounce Alfalfa Sprouts, 5 ounce Garlic/Alfalfa and 5 ounce Variety sprouts because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail, elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illness such as arterial infections, endocarditis and arthritis.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Standard Meat Company, from Saginaw, Texas recalled 53,154 pounds of raw beef products that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The raw beef product incorporated Au Jus Seasoning that was found positive for the presence of Salmonella. The supplier that shipped the seasoning notified Standard Meat of the seasoning recall based on Salmonella contamination. The seasoning was used in a marinade that was injected into the top sirloin steaks. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2018/recall-022-2018-release
Standard Meat Company, a Saginaw, Texas establishment, is recalling up to 53,154 pounds of raw beef products that may be contaminated with Salmonella.
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In the last ten years the frequency of salmonella illness in Canada has steadily increased, despite efforts to reduce Salmonella in frozen raw breaded chicken products (e.g., chicken nuggets, chicken fingers, chicken strips, popcorn chicken and chicken burgers) these products continue to a source of salmonella infection in Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is working with the poultry industry to reduce Salmonella below a detectable level. Processors need to identify Salmonella as a hazard and to implement changes to produce an end product that reduces salmonella. CFIA gave the industry one year to implement. @ http://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/78585
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified new compounds that may be effective in restraining the virulence of Listeria. Researchers at the university knew that inhibiting glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (GalU) — led to dramatic modifications of the bacterial cell surface. These chemical modifications, in turn, rendered Listeria much less virulent and less able to cause illness. Computer models found 37 compounds promising enough to be tested in vitro, three of which were deemed effective enough to warrant further study. Their study shows that small molecules can be developed to shut down the activity of a specific bacterial enzyme, leading to the suppression of virulence. @ http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/03/researchers-may-have-found-new-way-to-fight-drug-resistant-bacteria/#.WqlH5ujwaM8
Researchers from North Carolina State University have pinpointed new compounds that may be effective in containing the virulence of Listeria, a bacterium that can cause severe food poisoning and death. News of the discovery comes during an ongoing listeriosis outbreak in South Africa that has sickened 1,000 and killed 180. The World Health Organization reports… Continue Reading