Monthly Archives: August 2009

Cooking rubs, spices recalled because of contaminated red peppers

Adams Extract and Spice is recalling numerous spices, cooking rubs and frying mixes because one of the ingredients has tested positive for Salmonella. According to a release from Adams Extract, one lot of ground red pepper it received from Van …

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Twenty-one cases of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella reported in Colorado

At least 21 people have contracted an antibiotic-resistant form of Salmonella poisoning in Colorado. According to reports from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the victims have tested positive for the Salmonella Newport strain beginning in late June …

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USDA to Start Sampling Bench Trim for E.coli

USDA meat inspectors will start sampling “bench trim”, meat scraps left over from the production of steaks and roasts, for E. coli O157:H7. In the past, sampling has been on ground beef, and FSIS has not routinely tested bench trim. …

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Tanimura & Antle expands Romaine lettuce recall

Tanimura & Antle has expanded the geographic scope on a recall of Romaine lettuce, that could be contaminated with Salmonella, it announced last week. Originally, the southern California company only included 29 states in the recall of its Romaine lettuce. …

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