Monthly Archives: August 2007

E Coli Sparks Ground Beef Recall Sickens Nine

A Ground Beef Recall due to E Coli contamination comes as people are getting ready to have their holiday BBQ’s. This is an extremely urgent recall – already, nine people in three states have become ill as a result of …

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Another Fresh Spinach Recall This Time for Salmonella

Fresh bagged spinach is being recalled – again. This time, California grower Metz Fresh, LLS is recalling its spinach because it tested positive for Salmonella contamination. Eating salad is becoming a risky undertaking – only last week baby carrots sold …

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Botulism Sparks Recall of Lakeside Foods Green Beans

Lakeside Foods, Inc has recalled 360,000 cans of green beans amid concerns that they could be contaminated by botulism. This is the second botulism related recall in less than a month. Lakeside Foods based in Wisconsin said that it is …

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Botulism Victim in Critical Condition; Castleberry’s Food Still Out There

Two siblings in West Texas have been diagnosed with Botulism poisoning as a result of eating Castleberry Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce Original for lunch on June 28. One of the siblings who ate the Botulism contaminated canned food product …

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China, US Meet to Discuss Unsafe Imports

A US delegation arrived in China on Tuesday to discuss the recent rash of unsafe imports coming from that country. The group, which is led by Department of Health and Human Services official Rich McKeown, will focus on reaching agreements …

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FDA Scrambling to Contain Chili Sauce Botulism Outbreak

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in a near-panic over its recall of Castleberry’s Food canned meat products, with one official calling the botulism threat an “urgent public health matter”. Two children in Texas and a couple in Indiana …

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