Food Safety News - June 5, 2015 Ground Elk Meat Recalled For E. Coli O157: H7 Contamination

Ground Elk Meat Recalled For E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination By News Desk Denver's Frontiere Natural Meats, LLC, has recalled 1,640 pounds of ground elk meat that may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. Coli O157:H7). No illness reports are yet associated with the ground elk meat recall. The recalled ground elk was distributed to North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia through retail stores. The recalled... Continue Reading Nearly 25,000 Tons of Pork Sausage Products Recalled for Possible Foreign Materials By News Desk Quincy Street Inc. of Holland, MI, is recalling approximately 49,308 pounds of pork sausage products that may be contaminated with foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday. The pork sausage items were produced on April 22 and 23, 2015. FSIS did not specify what the foreign materials... Continue Reading Managing for Salmonella in 2015 By James Andrews Despite decades of efforts to control contamination rates, Salmonella has long been the most common illness-causing bacteria in food, and it remains the leading cause of death and hospitalization from foodborne illness in the U.S. Today, Salmonella is still one of the top food safety concerns for the food industry, government regulators, and consumer advocates, and it’s regularly the leading topic at... Continue Reading Is the Food Industry Doing Enough to Control Allergens? By Roy Costa, RS, MS (MBA) (This article by Roy Costa, a registered sanitarian and president of the consulting firm Environ Health Associates Inc., was originally posted here on May 31, 2015.) A recent spate of food product recalls due to undeclared allergenic agents illustrates the problem the food industry has in preventing allergen exposures. Paleteria La Jalpita Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared... Continue Reading Senators Want USDA to Finalize Poultry Pathogen Standards By News Desk Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) are asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to finalize USDA's Salmonella and Campylobacter performance standards as soon as possible. In January, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) proposed changes to the Salmonella and Campylobacter Verification Testing Program created brand-new standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter levels in chicken breasts, legs and wings, and for... Continue Reading More Food Safety News Past Food Safety News Articles Food Industry Events Food Safety News Copyright 2015 Marler Clark LLP, PS. All rights reserved. Marler Clark LLP, PS, 1301 2nd Avenue Suite 2800 Seattle WA 98101 USA Change your address or unsubscribe.

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