The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat meat products containing FDA-regulated biscuits that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.  Additional downstream products may be identified as this ingredient recall progres
Firm: GF Blends Inc | Reason: Products are recalled due to potential undeclared wheat gluten | Distribution: Sold nationwide online at eatgangster.com, trulyaip.com, and Amazon.com | Status: Ongoing
Firm: Prosperity Organic Foods Inc | Reason: Product recalled due to yeast, mold, and E. coli. | Distribution: Distributed in CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MD, NJ, NH, and WI. | Status: Ongoing
Firm: FORTUNA MARKETING, INC | Reason: Broccoli seeds potentially contaminated with Salmonella | Distribution: Product was primarily distributed to Amazon fulfillment center. Customers were notified directly by the recalling firm. Amazon was notified and placed a stop on the product SKU. Additional
Firm: GF Blends Inc | Reason: Products are recalled due to potential undeclared wheat gluten | Distribution: Sold nationwide online at eatgangster.com, trulyaip.com, and Amazon.com | Status: Ongoing
Firm: GF Blends Inc | Reason: Products are recalled due to potential undeclared wheat gluten | Distribution: Sold nationwide online at eatgangster.com, trulyaip.com, and Amazon.com | Status: Ongoing
Firm: JXK Enterprises, Inc. | Reason: JXK Enterprises, Inc is voluntarily recalling Boner Bears Chocolate, Lot #BB21125, after being notified that FDA laboratory analysis confirmed the presence of sildenafil, an active ingredient in the FDA-approved prescription drug Viagra, which is not declared on
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters oft
An increasing number of students at Ohio University are becoming sick with E. coli infections. The number of confirmed patients has increased to 11, up from seven on Nov. 11.  All 11 cases involve Ohio University students, according to a joint news release early Friday afternoon from the Athens
The FDA has posted an Executive Summary report on an investigation into Salmonella infections traced to jalapeño peppers. The agency continues to refuse to name the supplier or grower of the peppers. The outbreak was first reported to the Food and Drug Administration on July 10 by its
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
The Virginia Department of Health is reporting that a third round of oysters taken from Little Wicomico Oyster Company cages on Nov. 2 tested positive for Salmonella, representing three of eight meat samples from two of the company’s four leases.  The Little Wicomico River in Northu
More sprouting seeds have been recalled because of possible contamination with Salmonella or E. coli. The seeds are sold under the Country Creek LLC’s Country Creek Acres brand and the Francisco Family Foods brand. Neither company has posted a recall notice and the Food and Drug Administratio
Family Farmstead Dairy is recalling all raw cheddar cheese products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This decision follows the company's Oct. 15 recall of certain raw cheddar products due to potential contamination with E. Coli O26:H11 and O45:H2. The n
Foodborne outbreaks climbed to the top of people’s minds in September, according to a survey covering most of the United Kingdom. Findings come from the Consumer Insights Tracker, an online monthly survey commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). It monitors the behavior and attitudes
San Luis Obispo County Public Health confirmed on Nov. 10, that one person tied to the E. coli O157 outbreak linked to Brookshire Farms has died.  Department spokesman Tom Cuddy told  The Tribune  that “one individual associated with the E. coli outbreak
A baby goat at a petting zoo at a pumpkin patch attraction has been found to be the likely source of an E. coli outbreak. The animal at Bengston’s Pumpkin Farm was identified by the Will County Health Department. The department has reported that DNA testing found the
Firm: Pink House Alchemy, LLC | Reason: Potential contamination with mold (Aspergillus niger) | Distribution: Sole consignee: Blue Bottle Coffee LLC, 476 9th Steet Oakland, CA 94607 | Status: Ongoing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared an end to a dual outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella traced to alfalfa sprouts and the seeds used to grow them. The outbreak traced to Everything Sprouts of Minneapolis, MN, and Berlin Seeds of Millersburg, OH, was unusual because it
Fresh & Ready Foods LLC of Renton, WA, is recalling 2,414 of Fresh To You Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes The recalled Fresh To You Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Sandwiches were produced at a Fresh &
The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously repo
