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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Three Chicago Area Women Infected With Listeria
Three Chicago-area women who ate food infected with listeria have had pregnancy complications as a result. Listeria can occur almost anywhere, and does not require room tempurature or air to grow. The infection resulted in two miscarriages and one premature …
Food Plants Not Required to Report Contamination
A legal loophole allows food producers in most states to not be required to alert health regulators if internal tests show possible contamination at their plants. A national salmonella outbreak has sickened at 529 people and may have led to …
Roaches and mold found at peanut facility
Dow Jones is reporting that roaches, mold and a leaky ceiling have been found after inspections at the Georgia peanut processing facility at the center of a nationwide salmonella outbreak. Additional concerns found after inspections were the fact that employees …
PCA expands peanut recall
Peanut Corp. of America has expanded its recall on its products as the investigation into its role in a nationwide salmonella outbreak tightens. PCA is recalling all peanut products processed at its Blakeley, Ga., facility since Jan. 1, 2007. A …
Salmonella Outbreak May Not Be Easy To Cure Next Time
The current salmonella outbreak is treatable, but scientists are concerned that the next outbreak may not be. There is a rise in multi-drug resistant salmonella, according to infection experts. Drug-resistant illnesses are caused by the overuse of antibiotics and the …
Four different salmonella strains part of recall, investigation still continuing
The investigation into the nationwide salmonella poisoning outbreak linked to tainted peanut butter is still unresolved. Officials have identified four different strains of the bacteria which have gotten more than 500 people sick and is responsible for the deaths of …
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