Report: Chicken on Menu at 2014 Food Safety Summit Was Contaminated By Dan Flynn  The pan-seared breast of Chicken Marsala served by the Baltimore Convention Center's exclusive caterer was the food item most commonly consumed by the 216 attendees who were sickened by the lunch served last April 9 at the Food Safety Summit's annual conference. It was likely contaminated with Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) –a spore-forming gram-positive bacterium– that is... Continue ReadingEight Campylobacter Cases in Wisconsin School District By Cathy Siegner  State and county health officials are investigating an outbreak of Campylobacter infections in the Durand School District in Pepin County, WI. Eight people had reportedly been hospitalized with gastrointestinal illness, and dozens more were ill, including members of the high school’s football team and several coaches and managers. As of Thursday afternoon, there were eight confirmed... Continue ReadingFoster Farms Recalls Frozen Pre-Cooked Chicken for Possible Listeria Contamination By News Desk  Foster Farms is recalling approximately 39,747 pounds of frozen pre-cooked chicken products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday. The frozen Chicken Breast Grilled Strips product was produced at the company’s processing plant in Farmerville, LA, on Aug. 5, 2014, and then shipped to... Continue ReadingAlmanza Named Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety at USDA By News Desk  Al Almanza, administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was named the USDA’s Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety on Monday, according to the meat industry trade publication Meatingplace. Almanza will share the title of Deputy Under Secretary with Brian Ronholm, who has been serving as Acting Under... Continue ReadingTexas Beef Products Recalled for Possible E. Coli Contamination By News Desk  Caviness Beef Packers of Hereford, TX, is recalling approximately 23,100 pounds of beef trimmings that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday evening. The products were produced on Aug. 14, 2014, and Aug. 20, 2014, and were shipped to fast-food restaurants and retail distribution locations in Texas.... Continue ReadingRancho Feeding Criminal Trial Being Pushed Into Next Year By Dan Flynn  A trial date for the federal criminal prosecution of the former co-owner of now-defunct Rancho Feeding Corporation and two former employees won't be set until Dec. 17, according to U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer. Breyer delayed setting the trial date at a status hearing Wednesday in San Francisco that marked the first court... Continue ReadingOpiates: How to Keep Diners Coming Back for Chinese Noodles By News Desk  Drugged food is yet another safety concern to watch out for in China. A restaurant owner in Shaanxi Province has admitted to secretly infusing his noodles with poppy shells (from which opium is made) in order to keep diners coming back. The plan was reportedly working until he got caught. Police began their investigation after... Continue ReadingSalmonella Strains Linked to Live Poultry Sicken 344 People in 42 States By News Desk  As of Sept. 23, 344 people in 42 states and Puerto Rico have been sickened by one of three outbreak strains of Salmonella linked to contact with live poultry, according to the latest update released Thursday from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). No deaths have been reported, although 32 percent of those... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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