Food safety alert: Listeria outbreak linked to raw milk Jeremy Gerrard March 21, 2016 A multistate Listeriosis outbreak under investigation by the CDC for nearly two years has been linked to raw milk produced in Pennsylvania.Read More
Delaware cheese manufacturer tied to Listeria outbreak fined $100K Jeremy Gerrard March 7, 2016 A federal judge ordered Delaware-based Roos Foods Inc. to pay $100,000 for its role as the source of a 2014 Listeria outbreak.Read More
Virginia company ordered to stop sprout sales after food safety violations Jeremy Gerrard March 4, 2016 A Virginia grower of fresh, ready-to-eat soybean and mung-bean sprouts has been ordered to stop production until the company can clean up its act.Read More
National committee to address Listeria control Jeremy Gerrard March 1, 2016 The National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) will host a two-day public meeting to review Listeria monocytogenes. Read More
List of recalled blue cheese products expands Jeremy Gerrard February 29, 2016 Maytag Dairy Farms is expanding its voluntary recall because the products could potentially be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.Read More
Maine seafood processor shut down for food safety violations Jeremy Gerrard February 17, 2016 A federal judge ordered a Maine seafood processor to stop all production after FDA investigators found repeated food safety violations.Read More
Feds reach agreement with cheese manufacturer tied to Listeria outbreak Jeremy Gerrard January 29, 2016 A Delaware cheese manufacturer pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of violating the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Read More
Dole pulls packaged salads after listeria outbreak Jeremy Gerrard January 25, 2016 Packaged salads produced at a Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. facility in Ohio have been linked to a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections.Read More
TECH FLASH US, Canadian officials investigate deadly Listeria outbreak Officials are focusing their investigation on packaged salad products produced at a Dole plant in Ohio. January 25, 2016 The illnesses were first reported in July 2015 and have continued through January.Read More
Despite concern, Blue Bell promises ice cream is safe Jeremy Gerrard January 12, 2016 Blue Bell Creameries says its ice cream is safe to eat, despite recent enhanced testing that identified listeria bacteria may still be present. Read More