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Features news and commentary on topics related to food safety.

Author: Charles F. Peterson is a solo practitioner in Rolling Hills, Calif.

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Recent Posts from Food Safety Central

LISTERIA SOURCE BACK ONLINE
Maple Leaf Foods has reopened the Toronto plant that was responsible for the outbreak of listeria in Canada that took 17 lives and infected almost 50 people. All of the machinery has been “deep cleaned”…
STORY BEHIND ONE SALMONELLA CASE
A Colorado family, the Grubbs, that is suing Wal-Mart over their failure to pull salmonella-contaminated jalapeno peppers off their shelves relates their ordeal in Lawyers and Settlements.
WARNING: DON’T EAT THAT CAR! — Autos rife with E. coli and salmonella
Your Beetle is full of bugs! According to British microbiologists, bacteria like E. coli and salmonella are all over the inside surfaces of cars. Not to worry too much, they say, unless you have pets or…
CHINESE INFANT FORMULA CAUSES KIDNEY DISEASE
Melamine-Tainted Infant Formula Supposedly, Chinese-manufactured infant formula is not allowed in the United States because it doesn’t meet FDA standards. However, some specialty markets that serve the Asian community import it illegally. The FDA…
WHAT DO YOU THINK MAKES IT BLACK? — Licorice recalled because of lead
Lucky Country, of Lincolnton, North Carolina, is recalling its black licorice products, distributed in 16 states. Tests performed by the California Department of Public Health and the FDA showed that the lead level in the…
CDC HEADS TO OK
As the number of new cases of E. coli has virtually halted, experts from Atlanta’s Centers for Disease Control are heading to northeast Oklahoma to determine the source of the bacteria that has claimed one life…
A HIGH PRICE TO PAY FOR CONVENIENCE — Ready-made salads present higher risk of food-borne illness
Though the chances are low to contract food-borne illnesses from prebagged salads, scientists in the UK are predicting an increase in food poisoning because consumers are increasingly preferring them. Part of the problem is that…
ALFALFA DID IT — Source of Northwest salmonella discovered
Sprouters Northwest, of Kent, Washington, has recalled its alfalfa products, after they have been linked to 13 cases of salmonella poisoning in Washington and Oregon. The company was involved in a recall of alfalfa in…
HERSHEY RECALLS TOPPING
The Hershey Company is voluntarily recalling its nationwide distribution of 7.25-ounce bottles of Hershey’s Chocolate Shell Topping, according to the FDA. The toppings have almonds in them, which aren’t labeled. Even trace amounts of the…
SALMONELLA WARNINGS EXTENDED TO MORE CHEESES IN CANADA
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expanding a warning on cheese products that could contain the same strain of salmonella that has infected almost a hundred citizens of Quebec and has killed one person. The…