Illinois new raw milk rules get first legislative tests By Dan Flynn  Three bills introduced into the Illinois General Assembly loosen up cottage food sales and promote farmers markets, but apparently are not intended to alter the state's new raw milk law. Illinois in 2016 aligned itself with the surrounding states of Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin by prohibiting any retail sales of milk without pasteurization. On-farm sales... Continue Reading
Deli Thin Dietz & Watson Mortadella Recalled By News Desk  Mount Olive, NJ-based Fratelli Beretta USA Inc. Wednesday recalled approximately 468 pounds of mortadella product due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, according to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The product contains pistachio nuts, known allergens which are not declared on the product label. The product being recalled was produced on Nov. 30, 2016.... Continue Reading
Ready Pac recalls 30 tons of salad; Listeria risk in cheese By Coral Beach  Ready Pac Foods Inc. is recalling almost 30 tons of single-serve salad bowls because they contain cheese that the lead company's supplier has recalled because of Listeria monocytogenes. The 59,225 pounds of Ready Pac's "Puro Picante Blazin' Hot" chicken salad bowls have "use-by" dates through March 4, causing concern that consumers may have the recalled... Continue Reading
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It is unclear whether Pride & Joy Creamery will expand its current recall of unpasteurized raw milk now that state officials have revealed additional positive test results for E. coli in the dairy's milk. On Feb. 8, the Toppenish, WA, dairy recalled all of its raw milk with best-by dates from Feb. 10 through Feb.... 
For the second time this month unpasteurized raw milk is being pulled from retail dairy cases in Washington because of E. coli contamination. This time it's Cozy Vale Creamery of Tenino, WA. The Washington State Department of Agriculture inspectors discovered the contamination in a sample of the dairy's raw milk and is working with the... 
