Articles Tagged with ''salmonella''

A federal judge sentenced former peanut industry executive Stewart Parnell to 28 years in prison Monday for his role in a 2008-2009 Salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 700 and was blamed for nine deaths, USA Today reported.

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has confirmed that frozen, raw, stuffed and breaded chicken products produced by Aspen Foods, a division of Koch Poultry Company have the same Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak strain which was part of a July 15 recall.

A Texas woman is the second person to die related to a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Poona infections stemming from tainted cucumbers, according to CDC.

A California produce company has issued a recall for its cucumbers after CDC linked its products to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Poona infections.

Many chemical bactericidal washes and rinses have been tried in the poultry processing industry with varying results; Campylobacter and Salmonella still find their way to finished product.

Graham, Washington-based Kapowsin Meats has issued a recall for approximately 116,262 pounds of whole hogs that may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

Thermal pasteurization techniques have been around since Louis Pasteur, and there is no question they’re effective.

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert due to concerns about illnesses caused by Salmonella that may be associated with pork products.

 Purdue University took the grand prize, while Pronucleotein Inc. was the runner-up. 

An outbreak of Salmonella infections impacting 62 people across 11 states has been linked to frozen raw tuna, according to CDC.