 Serrano Chile Peppers Recalled for Possible Salmonella Contamination By News Desk  Bailey Farms of Oxford, NC, is voluntarily recalling 6,215 pounds of Fresh Serrano Chile Peppers because they could be contaminated with Salmonella. The peppers were distributed to Meijer Inc., and customers may have purchased this product from Oct. 14-19 at Meijer stores in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. The product was also distributed to... Continue ReadingNorth Carolina Food Distributor Shuts Down Following Huge Recall By News Desk  SunBurst Foods of Goldsboro, NC, which recently recalled virtually all of its pre-packaged sandwiches, hamburgers, chili dogs, salads and other food products because of potential Listeria contamination, has reportedly closed its doors. No illnesses were known to have been reported in connection with the recall. The recall was announced Oct. 12 and included the food... Continue ReadingCDC: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Backyard Flocks Appears to be Over By News Desk  They picked up 19 more cases and added a state to the multistate outbreak of Salmonella linked to live poultry from backyard flocks, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is essentially calling it over. The outbreak traced to the source of the chicks — Ohio's Mt. Healthy Hatcheries — appears to... Continue ReadingFood Issues Almost Completely Missing From November Ballot By Dan Flynn  Were it not for the Oregon and Colorado ballot initiatives requiring labeling of some foods made with some genetic engineering, state ballots this year would be pretty much devoid of food, food safety and agricultural measures. The only exception, besides those two, is found in Hawaii, where a double majority is sought for Hawaii Bonds... Continue ReadingPart 3: History of Food Safety in the U.S. By Michelle Jarvie  (This article by Michelle Jarvie of Michigan State University Extension was originally posted here on Oct. 21, 2014, and is reposted with permission. Part 1 of her three-part series is here, and Part 2 is here.) Why do we hear more about food safety issues today than in the past? Are these issues something we really... Continue ReadingStudy: Kitchen Towels Harbor Plenty of Bacteria By News Desk  A recent study of contamination on kitchen towels by researchers at the University of Arizona found that 89 percent contained detectable levels of coliform bacteria and 25.6 percent had detectable levels of E. coli. In their article published in the September/October issue of Food Protection Trends, the researchers conclude that, “The common occurrence of enteric... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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