Authorities urge caution when hunting, eating wild mushrooms By News Desk  As seasonal rains promote the growth of wild mushrooms, California Department of Public Health Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith is again reminding people that eating wild mushrooms can cause serious illness and even death. Unseasonably warm, wet weather in other areas of the country is also prompting mushroom growth where frozen ground and... Continue Reading
NFFC recalls frozen green beans, mixed vegetables in 21 states By News Desk  National Frozen Foods Corp. is voluntarily recalling several brands of not-ready-to-eat, individually quick frozen green beans and mixed vegetables because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall comes two days after foodservice supplier US Foods and the U.S. Department of Defense Commissary Agency reported the frozen food company had recalled certain frozen green... Continue Reading
Briefly: Chicken carcasses — RTE dangers — A, B, C groceries By News Desk  Every hour of every day people around the world are living with and working to resolve food safety issues. Here is a sampling of current headlines for your consumption, brought to you today with the support of Alchemy Systems. U.S. resumes posting of poultry Salmonella stats The USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service is again publicly posting... Continue Reading
Salmonella risk spurs sesame seed recall; few details provided By News Desk  A new recall in Canada specifies potential Salmonella contamination of sesame seeds, but is vague on several important details. The recalled sesame seeds include ARZ Fine Foods brand 1-pound containers and unbranded bulk packages of various, unspecified weights. "Industry" initiated the recall, according to to a notice posted Thursday by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency... Continue Reading
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They still haven't found the specific source of the contamination, but U.S. officials say a deadly E. coli outbreak traced to "leafy greens" is over. The outbreak hit Canada as well, but public health officials there declared the outbreak over on Jan. 10. They alerted the public about the outbreak on Dec. 11, reporting romaine... 
