Michigan firm recalls fruit butters, preserves for undeclared milk By News Desk  Brownwood Farms of Williamsburg, MI, is recalling about 260,000 units of fruit butters and fruit preserves because they contain undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. The affected products were distributed across the United States through... Continue Reading
Chicken and dumplings recalled for undeclared allergen By News Desk  St. Clair Foods Inc. of Memphis, TN, is recalling about 26,800 pounds of chicken and dumplings due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday. The chicken and dumplings were produced on various dates from Sept. 13 through Oct. 6. The products contain milk, a... Continue Reading
FDA bans frozen strawberries from Egyptian firm, cites Hep A By Coral Beach  Federal officials have red listed frozen strawberries from an Egyptian grower-shipper because of contamination with Hepatitis A, but they won't say if the import ban is related to the ongoing outbreak linked to Tropical Smoothie Café locations. The Food and Drug Administration issued an Import Alert for frozen strawberries from the International Company for Agricultural... Continue Reading
Shigellosis outbreak at elementary school kept quiet for weeks By News Desk  Public health and school officials in Randolph County, MO, are investigating an outbreak of Shigellosis that they have been quietly monitoring for weeks. The county health department issued a news release Monday, more than three weeks after Moberly School District officials notified parents of students at South Park Elementary School of the outbreak. "No definite... Continue Reading
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Miller's Organic Farm is not having a good year. In March, it was associated with a raw milk Listeria outbreak involving one fatality. A judge then approved USDA's request to inspect the farm, which led to requests for sales records. Now, Amish owner Amos Miller has been ordered back to court on Nov. 1 where he... 
