Food Poisoning Blog

Michael Foods has issued a recall on specific Lots of its hard-boiled eggs because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The eggs included in the recall were sold exclusively to wholesalers and distributors and were not available directly from the company to consumers at the retail level. These eggs are purchased by companies which further process them to be included in other products. …

Taco Bell is believed to be the unnamed “Mexican-style fast food restaurant” linked to a recent outbreak of Salmonella poisoning.

According to a Reuters report, the popular fast food chain admitted in a statement that some of the 68 people in 10 different states confirmed as victims of the Salmonella outbreak ate at a Taco Bell just before falling ill. …

In a recent and disturbing trend, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention is failing to disclose the source of some widespread food poisoning outbreaks.

According to an MSNBC.com report, at least three recent outbreaks have resulted in hundreds of sick Americans but left them all wondering how they acquired a food-borne infection. …

Federal regulators want a New York state cheese maker to shut down entirely because it ignores order to clean its processing facility contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

According to a press release from the Food and Drug Administration, the agency has asked a federal judge in a New York court to order Mexicali Cheese, of Woodhaven, to stop all production because it has ignored FDA and New York state health official warnings to remedy persistent Listeria contamination at its facility. …

Federal health inspectors admit they are unlikely to find the source of a Salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef sold by a Maine grocery retailer.

An outbreak of Salmonella bacteria prompted a recall of store-ground ground beef sold at Hannaford stores mostly in New England states. At least 19 people were sickened by ground beef sold at these stores in December. …

A Michigan company has issued a recall on salad products it distributes because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

According to a recall statement from the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Dept. of Agriculture, 18th Street Deli Inc. has been forced to call back its 18th St. Deli Julienne Salad, 18th St. Deli Julienne Salad Lite and Balanced Choice Julienne Salad Lite. Eggs contained in these salads were confirmed to be contaminated with Listeria bacteria by 18th St. Deli’s supplier of this product. The recall includes about 118 pounds of the salad products.

The release provides other identifying information on the recalled products. All products are packaged at 9.5-ounce size and have the Establishment number P-22061 marked in the USDA inspection mark. They feature Expiration dates of 01/27/12 and 01/30/12, so it is likely a consumer may have one of these products.

The recalled salads include turkey, ham and hard-boiled eggs. The eggs were products of Michael Food Egg Products Inc., which recently issued a recall on its product included in the salad recall.

There are no reports of illness associated with the consumption of the salads in this recall. Listeria poisoning can be life-threatening and pregnant women, children and the elderly face the greatest risk of suffering severe symptoms of Listeria poisoning.