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By U.S. FDA on August 23rd, 2010
How to check if your eggs are safe — FDA
Here’s what you should look for on the carton of eggs in your refrigerator:
Tag: "Salmonella"
By U.S. FDA on August 20th, 2010
URGENT Nationwide Egg Recall — FDA
Eggs that have been distributed nationwide have been linked to serious Salmonella infections. Consumers should throw away the product or return the product to the store.
By U.S. FDA on May 24th, 2010
Salmonella outbreak sparks nationwide alfalfa sprout recall
The sprouts were distributed to a variety of restaurants, delicatessens and retailers including Trader Joe’s and Wal-Mart stores.
By Washington Department of Health on March 31st, 2010
Easter egg safety
All eggs left at room temperature more than two hours should not be eaten.
By LocalHealthGuide on July 07th, 2009
Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal Products Recalled Due to Salmonella Concerns
Malt-O-Meal Company is recalling its “Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal” and its “Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal” packets, which are sold in variety packs because of concerns of potential Salmonella contamination.
The product affected by this recall includes single-serve packets of “Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal” and “Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal” [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on July 03rd, 2009
Holiday food safety tips
According to a new survey, only one in three people know the proper temperature to cook a hamburger in order for it to be safe to eat, the Washington State Department of Health reports.
(Answer: When the internal temperature reaches 160°F)
“Some people think they know how to tell when burgers and other meats are cooked thoroughly, [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on May 01st, 2009
Seattle’s Pasta & Co. recalls salads due to Salmonella concerns
Seattle’s Pasta & Co is recalling its Chinese Vermicelli Salad and Pot Sticker Salad, because they may be contaminated with the bacteria Salmonella, the company said in a release announcing the recall.
The salads were manufactured using chili oil made by Union International Food Co. that has recalled the oil because of concerns of possible Salmonella contamination, the [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on April 28th, 2009
Do not eat raw alfalfa sprouts, FDA warns
Consumers should not eat raw alfalfa sprouts and sprout blends containing alfalfa sprouts until further notice because seeds for the sprouts have been sold throughout the country may be contaminated with the bacteria Salmonella, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
The FDA warns:
Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on April 07th, 2009
Pistachio recall expands after Salmonella found in California processing plant
A California company has expanded its recall of its pistachio products after California and federal health officials found certain critical areas of its processing plant to be contaminated with several strains of the bacterium Salmonella.
The company’s pistachios are used in pistachio products sold nationwide.
Salmonella
The company, Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc., Terra Bella, California had initially [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on April 01st, 2009
Do not eat any brand of pistachios or foods products containing pistachios, FDA warns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to eat any brand of shelled or unshelled pistachios or any food products containing pistachios until FDA investigators determine which pistachios and pistachio products should be recalled because of possible Salmonella contamination.
This warning includes such products as baked goods, trail mixes and snack foods [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on March 30th, 2009
FDA warns consumers to avoid pistachio products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers to avoid eating pistachio products while it investigates reports that some have been found to be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.
Currently, the FDA and the California Department of Public Health are investigation Salmonella contamination in pistachio products sold by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc, California.
That company has [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on March 30th, 2009
Kroger recalls pistachios due to Salmonella risk
Kroger Company is recalling its store brand Private Selection Shelled Pistachios sold at QFC, Fred Meyer, City Market, Pay Less and other Kroger-operated stores because they may potentially be contaminated with Salmonella.
The nuts are sold in 10-ounce containers with a “Sell by” date of DEC-13-09 and DEC-14-09 with the UPC Code: 11110 73615.
There have been [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on March 07th, 2009
Local market chain recalls peanut products due to Salmonella concerns
Town & Country Markets, which operates the Ballard Market, the Greenwood Market, and the Town & Country Market on Bainbridge Island, as well as the Central Markets in Shoreline, Mill Creek, and Poulsbo is recalling specific lots of peanut products because of concerns about potential Salmonella contamination.
The recalled products include peanuts products and trail mixes [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on March 04th, 2009
Breadfarm recalls peanut products sold in Bellingham, Mount Vernon and Everett farmer’s markets
Breadfarm, Inc. of Bow, Washington has recalled peanut products that were sold at farmer’s markets in Bellingham, Everett and Mount Vernon and at the company’s retail outlet in Bow.
The products contain peanuts manufactured by the Peanut Corporation of America whose facilities have been identified as the source of the Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 677 [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on March 02nd, 2009
Whole Foods Market recalls peanut products and self-grind peanut butters due to Salmonella fears
Whole Foods Markets is recalling selected peanuts, peanut products, and self-serve grind peanut butters that were distributed throughout Washington and Oregon because of concern they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The peanut products and peanut butter were sold in the bulk foods sections of the Whole Foods stores from Jan 1 2007 to Feb 13 2009, the [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 27th, 2009
Tacoma’s Brown & Haley candy maker recalls peanut products due to Salmonella concerns
Tacoma candy maker Brown & Haley is recalling some lots of its Honey Roasted Peanut ROCA Buttercrunch Toffee and Peanut Delights because they contain peanuts from Peanut Corporation of America, whose plant has been linked to the Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 666 people in the U.S. and Canada, including 22 in Washington state.
The Honey Roasted Peanut ROCA Buttercrunch Toffee was [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 27th, 2009
Umpqua Dairy expands recall of Tin Roof Sundae ice cream products due Salmonella concerns
Umpqua Dairy Products, Co. of Roseburg, Oregon has expanded its recall of its Tin Roof Sundae ice cream products because they contain peanuts from the Peanut Corporation of America, whose plant in Blakely, Georgia has been identified as the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 666 people in 45 states and [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 21st, 2009
Seattle’s Mighty-O recalls Nutty Vanilla Donuts made before Feb. 5 due to Salmonella concerns
Mighty-O of Seattle, maker of organic donuts, is recalling its Nutty Vanilla Donuts produced before February 5th because they contain peanut products from the Peanut Corporation of America, whose peanuts have been linked to the Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 650 people in 44 states and Canada, including 19 in Washington state.
Nationwide, nine [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 19th, 2009
Three Washington companies recall peanut products due to concerns about Salmonella contamination
Three Washington companies have issued recalls of peanut products due to concerns that they might be contaminated with the bacterium Salmonella.
All the companies obtained peanut products from the Peanut Corporation of America, whose plant in Blakely, Georgia has been identified with an Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 640 people nationwide and has been [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 18th, 2009
Seattle’s Theo Chocolate recalls “Peanut Butter Big Daddy” and Peanut Confections
Seattle’s Theo Chocolate, Inc. has recalled its Peanut Butter Big Daddy and its Peanut Confections products because it is possible that they are contaminated with Salmonella.
The company says no illnesses have been linked to these products, but the company decided to issue the recall after it determined that the products contain organic peanut splits from the Peanut [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 17th, 2009
Slim-Fast issues correction concerning its recall of Slim-Fast Bar products with peanuts
Earlier this week the maker of the Slim-Fast line of weight-loss products issued a recall of three of its Slim-Fast Bar products because they may contain peanuts from the Peanut Corporation of America’s Texas plant.
After the Peanut Corporation of America’s plant in Blakely, Georgia was identified as the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sicken 647 [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 15th, 2009
Slim-Fast recalls three Slim-Fast Bar products with peanuts
The maker of the Slim-Fast line of weight-loss products is recalling three of its Slim-Fast Bar products because they may contain peanuts from the Peanut Corporation of America’s Texas plant.
After the Peanut Corporation of America’s plant in Blakely, Georgia was identified as the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sicken 647 people in 44 [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 13th, 2009
Seattle’s Cougar Mountain Baking recalls peanut-containing cookie and cookie dough products
Seattle’s Cougar Mountain Baking Company has issued a recall of its Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk, & Ballpark Cookies and Cookie Dough because of concerns the products might be contaminated with Salmonella.
The products were sold through grocery and retail stores in California, Oregon, New York, and Washington, and through internet mailorder nationwide, the company [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 13th, 2009
How the CDC investigates an outbreak
The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigators describe how they tracked down the source of the nationwide Salmonella outbreak to a peanut processing plant in Blakely, Georgia and what they found when they inspected the facility.
To learn more:
Visit the CDC’s Salmonella Outbreak Update Web page.
Visit the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Salmonella Outbreak Update Web page.
Visit [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 10th, 2009
Salmonella cases top 600 nationwide – 18 cases in Washington State
The number of cases of Salmonella infections linked to peanut-containing products has topped 600, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Eighteen cases have been identified in Washington state, three of whom live in King County.
Cases have been identified now in 44 states, and case has been reported in Canada. Roughly [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 03rd, 2009
Washington state residents urged to check all peanut products
Washington state residents should not eat any peanut products until they’re sure the products are not part of nationwide recall of peanut-containing products due to concerns they may be contaminated with Salmonella, Washington State Department of Health Officials warned today.
To date, 15 Washington residents have contracted the infection. Nationwide 550 cases have been identified. About [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 03rd, 2009
FDA “widget” takes you to info about products recalled due to Salmonella fears
Many more peanut-containing products linked to the Salmonella outbreak are likely to be recalled in the coming weeks, U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials warn.
To help consumers stay informed, the FDA has created a widget (see below) that will show you a list of the products that have been recalled grouped by category.
You can also [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 01st, 2009
More products pulled from store shelves because of Salmonella fears.
Walgreen’s, Kroger, Best Brands, Nature’s Path and Bear Naked have all issued recalls of peanut butter-containing products as the list of products pulled from store shelves due to possible Salmonella contamination continues to grow.
To learn about the latest recalls go to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) update page, which includes a link to [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on January 30th, 2009
FDA tips for dealing with peanut butter-linked Salmonella outbreak
Dr. Stephen Sundlof, director of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, gives advice on how to avoid peanut butter products that might be contaminated with Salmonella.
By LocalHealthGuide on January 28th, 2009
Salmonella cases linked to tainted peanut butter products top 500
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now identified 501 cases of infection with the strain of Salmonella that has been linked to peanut butter and peanut butter paste products produced in the Peanut Corporation of America’s plant in Blakely, Georgia.
The cases have been found in 43 states, including 13 in Washington [...]
