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Raw Milk Cheese Leads to Listeria – Recall Initiated
Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | July 1, 2019
For cheese lovers, a cheese recall is a tragedy. One such dreadful raw milk cheese recall was announced in late June when a sample of cheese produced by Snow Farm Creamery tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. It was a routine… read more
FDA Finds Concerning Listeria & Salmonella at Ice Cream Facilities
Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | April 28, 2019
An FDA investigation of ice cream manufacturers following a series of foodborne illness outbreaks found listeria and salmonella in some facilities, according to a recent report from the agency. Some of the businesses were found to be in violation of… read more
Listeria Deli Meat Listeria Outbreak
Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | April 17, 2019
The CDC just announced yet another outbreak this month. This one involves something most of us eat everyday. The pathogen: Listeria. Here’s what you need to know about the Listeria deli meat cheese outbreak. The Outbreak According to the early… read more
The CDC Was Onto Something, There’s Now an Avocado Recall
Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | March 26, 2019
The FDA is recalling California avocados that were distributed to six different states over fears that the fruit were contaminated with listeria. Both organic and non-organic varieties were packed by the company Henry Avocado and shipped to locations in Arizona,… read more
Under the Radar Caramel Apple Outbreak
Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | March 9, 2019
The CDC has confirmed that caramel apples were behind an outbreak of listeria in 2017. Government regulators had long suspected as much, and we wrote about the incident last year, but this is the first time that we’ve received official… read more
No Planes, Trains, or Automobiles. 8 Worst Food Poisoning Bacteria and How they Get Around
Campylobacter,E. coli,Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog | February 22, 2019
The 8 worst food poisoning bacteria. Smaller than the eye can see, those microscopic microbes move around and reproduce to numbers that can make us sick. Vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, or worse. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates around… read more
School Lunches and Food Safety
Food Policy,Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 10, 2019
Researchers at Kansas State University have been looking into the safety of something that all of us have done: brown bagging it. And no, we’re not talking about discreet ways to enjoy an adult beverage in public. Sara Gragg and… read more
What’s In Your Kitchen? Listeria Nut Butters
Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 7, 2019
MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe foods. Each week we bring together a list of the current recalls. Putting recalled lots, UPC codes, and contact information for recalled products in one convenient place helps… read more
Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 28, 2019
Food recalls in the United States have slowed to a crawl as the federal government continues to grapple with the effects of the shutdown. In Canada, however, funding for food regulation has been flowing regularly, and food recalls have been… read more
Why is Everyone Freaking Out Over Washing Avocados?
Listeria,Our Blog,Salmonella | January 22, 2019
The FDA issued a report earlier this month warning consumers to wash the avocado properly before eating it after they found Listeria and Salmonella on the samples of avocado taken between 2014 – 2016. If you cut the avocado before… read more