Quesito Casero Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination By News Desk  Oasis Brands Inc. of Miami, FL, is recalling Quesito Casero 12 oz. with expiration date 09/27/14 because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product was distributed in North Carolina and Virginia through retail stores and comes in plastic bags. No illnesses have been reported to date. This recall was the... Continue ReadingReal-Life Stories Reveal the True Impact of Foodborne Illness By James Andrews  Alex Donley was a tender-hearted 6-year-old who dreamed of someday being a paramedic when he was stricken with an E. coli infection in 1993 after eating a hamburger made from contaminated ground beef. Four days later, he died in a hospital room after suffering a horrific bout of hemolytic uremic syndrome, a kidney disease stemming... Continue ReadingA Victory for Activism: Worker Safety and Line Speed By Alvin Sewell  The Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection final rule moved forward like a dog digging under a fence. While concerned activist groups certainly have issues yet to be resolved, there is a huge victory for plant workers’ and consumers’ safety within the final version of the rule. Line speed. I have said all along that line... Continue ReadingGovernment Accountability Project Adds New Whistleblower Resources By News Desk  The Government Accountability Project runs a campaign aimed at protecting and empowering employees to speak out against waste, fraud, abuse and violations of the law along the food supply chain. Some of the work of the group’s Food Integrity Campaign (FIC) includes fighting state anti-whistleblower “ag-gag” laws, shaming the poultry industry's heavy use of chemicals,... Continue ReadingVibrio Illnesses Prompt Closure of Samish Bay's Oyster Harvest Until Sept. 30 By News Desk  Confirmation that shellfish from Samish Bay in northwest Washington state was the source of at least one illness, and possibly three others, caused by the bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus, has prompted the state’s health department to close commercial oyster harvesting in the bay until Sept. 30. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, Vibrio parahaemolyticus is... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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