At least 45 people in nearly two dozen states have been sickened with salmonella food poisoning tied to the Super Greens brand of diet supplement powder, federal health officials said Wednesday. Superfoods Inc., which makes Live it Up-brand Super Greens powder, recalled products including its original and wild berry flavors with expiration dates of August … Read more
Grass-fed ground beef that was distributed to six states has been recalled over possible E. coli contamination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The recall by Mountain West Food Group, LLC, based in Idaho, affects more than 2,800 pounds of raw 90/10 ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O26, the … Read more
The Department of Agriculture announced Friday a recall of nearly one ton of holiday kielbasa after a consumer reportedly found metal in the product. Approximately 1,930 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage produced by Olympia Provisions may be “contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal,” the agency’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said. FSIS told Fox News … Read more
Seven more people have fallen ill and two more have died in an ongoing listeria outbreak linked to prepared pasta meals, according to federal health officials. As of Oct. 30, 27 people across 18 states have been infected with listeriosis, with 25 going to the hospital. Six people have died, according to the Centers for Disease … Read more
Hormel Foods is recalling nearly 5 million pounds of foodservice ready-to-eat frozen chicken products that may be “contaminated with pieces of metal,” according to a Saturday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The Austin, Minnesota–based company traced the contamination to metal fragments from a conveyor belt used during … Read more
Black Sheep Egg Company recalled several cartons of its free-range large grade A brown eggs due to the potential that they may be contaminated by salmonella, federal health officials said. Black Sheep Egg Company initiated a recall following a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection that found 40 environmental samples at its egg processing facility tested … Read more
A California company has recalled nearly 245000 pounds (111130.04 kilograms) of pre-cooked pasta linked to a deadly listeria outbreak and potential contamination of dozens of products sold at grocery stores nationwide. Nate’s Fine Foods of Roseville, California, recalled thousands of cases of linguine, fettuccine, penne and other pastas sold to large producers of heat-and-eat meals and pasta … Read more
Federal officials are warning consumers that certain meals from HelloFresh contain spinach that may have been contaminated with listeria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued the public health alert on Monday for FSIS-inspected, ready-to-eat meals produced by FreshRealm. The impacted products include 10.1-ounce containers of “HELLO FRESH READY MADE MEALS CHEESY PULLED … Read more
The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service on Thursday issued a public health alert over precooked linguine and meatballs sold at Walmart that may be contaminated with listeria. The product is a 2-ounce clear plastic tray package labeled “Marketside linguine with beef meatballs and marinara sauce” with “best if used by” dates … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced the recall of eggs connected to a salmonella outbreak. The recall is linked to at least 92 instances of illnesses but zero reported deaths. Country Eggs, LLC of Lucerne Valley, California, is recalling its large brown cage-free Sunshine Yolks that were sold in 12 counties by the … Read more
More packages of frozen shrimp potentially affected by radioactive contamination have been recalled, federal officials said Thursday. California-based Southwind Foods recalled frozen shrimp sold under the brands Sand Bar, Arctic Shores, Best Yet, Great American, and First Street. The bagged products were distributed between July 17 and Aug. 8 to stores and wholesalers in nine states: Alabama, Arizona, California, … Read more
A company is recalling more than 24,000 pounds of chicken sausage after customers reported finding pieces of plastic inside some of the meat, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said this week. Massachusetts-based Kayem Foods Inc. decided to voluntarily recall 24,173 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken sausage products that may be contaminated with plastic, the USDA’s Food Safety … Read more
New York-based Krasniy Oktyabr Inc. USA is recalling a fish product due to the potential risk of botulism poisoning. The company’s Aral Silver Vobla brand Aral “was found to be uneviscerated,” according to a statement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). That means the fish went to retail stores whole, without being gutted. The … Read more
Danone U.S. is recalling YoCrunch yogurts over the risk that the products’ dome toppers may have pieces of plastic inside them. The company said all flavors and sizes of YoCrunch products “currently in-market” are subject to the recall. The details of the various types of recalled yogurt products and their expiration dates were listed in Danone’s … Read more
Loaves of bread sold at Walmart and Kroger stores are being recalled due to potentially containing “undeclared hazelnuts,” the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. Lewis Bake Shop Artisan Style 1/2 Loaf by Hartford Bakery Inc. from six affected lot codes have been removed from stores. “People with a nut allergy or severe sensitivity to … Read more
Nearly 368,000 pounds of Oscar Mayer turkey bacon products are being recalled over possible contamination with listeria bacteria that can cause food poisoning, federal health officials said Wednesday. No illnesses have been confirmed to date, US agriculture department officials said. Kraft Heinz Food Company of Newberry, SC, announced the recall of the fully cooked turkey bacon … Read more
Your good health habit could actually get you seriously sick — and you wouldn’t know until it’s too late. While experts unanimously agree that we should all be eating more fresh, whole foods, a food policy professor has a warning: Danger lurks in your grocery store’s produce aisle. Not all fruits and veggies are created … Read more
A recall of mislabeled cases of Dr. Pepper Zero Sugar has been upgraded amid a serious health risk, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA and Dr. Pepper announced a voluntary recall last month of 19,203 12-pack and 24-pack cases of 12-ounce cans of Dr. Pepper Zero Sugar. The cases of soda were found … Read more
US agriculture officials are warning that ground beef sold at Whole Foods markets nationwide may be contaminated with potentially dangerous E. coli bacteria. Officials issued a public health alert for 1-pound, vacuum-packed packages of Organic Rancher beef, produced on May 22 and May 23, by NPC Processing Inc., of Shelburne, Vermont. The products have use-by dates of … Read more
An urgent recall has been issued for a bread brand sold throughout the U.S. that could contain “glass fragments,” according to an alert from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The department issued an urgent alert for certain breads that are part of Upper Crust Bakery LP that were found to have “glass fragments on … Read more