Listeria Blog
"Surveillance and analysis on listeria news and outbreaks."
Author: Marler Clark is a Seattle law firm that also authors Cryptosporidium Blog, E. Coli Blog, Marler Blog, Food Poison Blog, Campylobacter Blog, Hepatitis Blog, Norovirus Blog, Salmonella Blog and Shigella Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • Health Law • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Product Liability Law • Law Firm
Recent Posts from Listeria Blog
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Whittier Farms Pasteurized Milk Listeria Outbreak 2007
A. News of the Outbreak On November 27, 2007, a health department officer in central Massachusetts contacted the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) to report a Listeria infection in an 87 year old man.…
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Lone Star Brisket Company, a Texas Firm, Recalls Smoked Beef Brisket Product For Possible Listeria Contamination
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-056-2009 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Lone Star Brisket Company, a Thorndale, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 14 pounds of smoked beef products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S.…
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Quong Hop & Co. ordered to pay $90,000 for violating food-safety laws
Quong Hop & Co. failed to maintain its Airport Boulevard plant in a sanitary condition, didn't stop pests from entering food-processing areas and didn't ensure that food was protected from contamination, said John Wilson, a…
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John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc., Recalls Listeria Walnuts
A recall of nuts that could be contaminated with listeria has been traced to a California plant, and a small number of those nuts made their way to consumers, John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc.…
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Rel's Foods Inc. Listeria Sandwich Recall
FDA Takes Enforcement Action Against Ready-to-Eat Sandwich Manufacturer The complaint alleges that FDA investigators have found L. mono inside Rel's production facility on numerous occasions since 2002. Additionally, routine laboratory testing by the Department of…
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Longer shelf life contributes to increased listeria
According to Meat International online, the UK Chilled Food Association (CFA) has raised concerns about the lengthy shelf life of some listeria-prone ready-to-eat foods (RTE) in some countries as the EU said it would help…
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FSIS Releases List of Retailers Who Got Burritos From Windsor Foods
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Tuesday published a list of retailers that might have received one of the 126 cases of Listeria- tainted burritos. Riverside, CA-based Windsor Foods…
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Windsor Foods Recalls Beef & Bean Burritos
Riverside, CA-based Windsor Foods has recalled approximately 2,268 pounds of beef and bean burrito products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).…
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Government of Canada Accepts All 57 Recommendations From Weatherill Report
Canada’s conservative government says it will implement all 57 recommendations from an independent investigator it asked to look into the 2008 listeria outbreak that was blamed on ready cut meats from the Maple Leaf Foods…
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Big Boy's Ready To Eat Meals For Kids Are Recalled For Listeria Contamination
In the last ten days, two brands of meal kits for kids made for Big Boy restaurants were prepared; distributed at both wholesale and retail levels ; tested positive for Listeria contamination; and subjected to…