Monthly Archives: March 2010

CDC offers tips to prevent Salmonella contamination from pet chicks

Each year, hundreds of children will receive pet baby chicks or ducklings as gifts at Easter. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that these animals are often breeding grounds for Salmonella bacteria. Regulators warn that children who …

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Black Pepper Recalls Expand in Canada

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has expanded the black pepper-related food recall. The agency has warned the public of Sun Bird brand Seasoning Mixes because the products contain black pepper that may be contaminated with salmonella. The original recall began …

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Seasonings with contaminated HVP recalled on Salmonella fears

Modern Products Inc. is recalling several seasonings it manufactures because they contain an ingredient contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. According to a release from the California company, the products included in the recall contain contaminated Hydrolized Vegetable Protein (HVP). Like many …

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Contaminated raw milk prompts FDA warning to three states, 12 sick

Raw milk contaminated with Campylobacter has been blamed for at least a dozen illnesses in the Midwest, according to a Food and Drug Administration release. Regulators are warning the health departments of Michigan, Illinois and Indiana about the presence of …

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More Food Products Recalled Due to Contaminated Black Pepper

San Antonio, Texas-based CH Guenther & Son, Inc has issued a voluntary recall of Season ‘n Bake Chicken, Beef Stew and Pork Gravy. The products contain recalled black pepper, which may have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. To …

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Oysters from Louisiana shore recalled due to Norovirus outbreak

Oysters fished from the east bank in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana have been recalled after 11 people in Mississippi contracted Norovirus from eating them. The state of Louisiana has also issued a recall on any oysters gained from those waters …

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