Food Poisoning Blog

The company which manufactures the Nakaochi scrape tuna product that’s been implicated in a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella poisoning mostly linked to sushi and sashimi has issued another recall on potentially dangerous food.

According to Moon Fishery Ltd., a company based in India, it has recalled 22 pound cases of “Tuna Strips” Product of India AA or AAA GRADE because it also may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. The recall was ordered after Food and Drug Administration testing on a Lot not in public distribution was found to have contained the pathogen. The company then agreed to issue a recall on products currently available on the U.S. market to avoid any potential escalation of the outbreak. …

A new study furthers evidence showing that reusable grocery bags are a breeding ground for dangerous and potentially life-threatening food-borne bacteria.

According to a Boston Globe report, a study published in Journal of Infectious Diseases provides evidence but no solid proof that the increasingly popular reusable grocery bag is spreading infectious diseases, including a recent outbreak of Norovirus among a traveling Oregon girls’ soccer team. …

A Cleveland company has been forced to issue a recall on its Alfalfa Sprouts because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

According to a release from Cleveland Beansprouts Co., the company is recall all Lots of its Alfalfa Sprouts because testing by federal and state health and food officials discovered the presence of Listeria bacteria. …

A California company has issued a recall on 6-ounce bags of its FunFresh Foods™ World Berries™ Organic “Cacao Nibs” because they may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.

No illnesses have been associated with this recall but E. coli poisoning can be life-threatening to certain victims and may require hospitalization for treatment.

According to a release from FunFresh Foods Inc., of San Clemente, Calif., the recall includes about 500 six-ounce packages of its FunFresh Foods™ World Berries™ Organic “Cacao Nibs”. They were distributed between April 12-17. At least 263 of the 500 packages included in the recall have been retrieved from retailers. …

An outbreak of Salmonella poisoning has been linked to contaminated dry dog food distributed by Diamond Pet Foods, a South Carolina company.

According to a Reuters report, at least 14 confirmed cases of Salmonella poisoning have been reported by people who had contact with a dog or who could recall the specific dog food brand they held or may have come into contact with a week before getting sick. The report only indicates human cases of Salmonella poisoning. There is no indication if pets have also fallen ill due to the contaminated food. …

A Virginia company has expanded a recall it issued last month on Soybean Sprouts because they may be contaminated Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

According to a report from The Fairfax (Va.) News, Henry’s Farm has updated a recall it first announced on April 27 related to contaminated Soybean Sprouts products it markets and distributes through the southern Mid Atlantic states Virginia, Maryland, and District of Columbia. …