Articles Tagged with ''Listeria''

Food Safety

Raw materials: Test or no test?

You can send incoming raw material samples out to a third-party lab, but plenty of easy-to-use, rapid test kits can more quickly provide the results you need—right at your own facility.

Wayne Labs

March 8, 2014

A June 10, 2011 report on Deutsche Welle states “bean sprouts are the likely source of an E. coli outbreak in Germany that has killed 31 people and made nearly 3,000 ill since May [2011].” This information was attributed to Reinhard Burger, president of Germany’s federal infectious disease laboratory, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).

Listeria-related cheese recall expanded

Roos Foods expanded the recall to include part-skim ricotta and fresh curd cheese.

February 26, 2014

Roos Foods expanded the recall to include part-skim ricotta and fresh curd cheese.

Cheese responsible for deadly Listeria outbreak recalled

One death and a handful of illnesses have been reported.

Shane O'Halloran

February 24, 2014

One death and a handful of illnesses have been reported.

Listeria scare spurs ham recall

Gusto Packing is recalling around 67 thousand pounds of spiral-sliced ham due to potential contamination.

Shane O'Halloran

January 20, 2014

Gusto Packing is recalling around 67 thousand pounds of spiral-sliced ham due to potential contamination.

FDA and FSIS joint report focuses on Listeria risk in retail delis

The study examines interventions that limit the survival, growth or transmission of the disease-causing bacteria.

October 28, 2013

The study examines interventions that limit the survival, growth or transmission of the disease-causing bacteria.

Cantaloupe farmers plead guilty to six misdemeanors

Charges related to a 2011 Listeriosis outbreak linked to their farm.

Shane O'Halloran

October 23, 2013

Charges related to a 2011 Listeriosis outbreak linked to their farm.

Cantaloupe farmers tied to Listeria outbreak to plead guilty

The 2011 outbreak killed 33.

Shane O'Halloran

October 17, 2013

The 2011 outbreak killed 33.

Colorado farmers arrested, plead not guilty in listeria outbreak

The cantaloupe farm was the source of a 2011 listeria outbreak that killed 33 people.

Shane O'Halloran

September 27, 2013

The cantaloupe farm was the source of a 2011 listeria outbreak that killed 33 people.

Listeria prompts cheese recall after death, illness

One person in Minnesota died, while another was hospitalized.

Shane O'Halloran

July 8, 2013

One person in Minnesota died, while another was hospitalized.

Listeria reduction in meat and poultry products working

New strategies and a cooperative approach have paid off.

June 6, 2013

New strategies and a cooperative approach have paid off.

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.