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Food Safety

Salads, sandwiches sold at Target, Fresh Market recalled for possible listeria

Egg, tuna and lobster salads affected

July 22, 2019

Elevation Foods recalled some salads and sandwiches sold at Target and Fresh Market for possible listeria contamination.

Food Safety

Pita Pal Foods recalls hummus due to listeria found at plant

FDA inspection turned up the bacteria

Rose Shilling

July 17, 2019

Pita Pal Foods recalled hummus because of concerns about listeria found at a facility during an FDA inspection, not in the finished product, the company announced.

Food Safety

Growers Express recalls veggie noodles and crumbles for possible listeria

Company pulls the products after single positive test from state health officials

Rose Shilling

July 2, 2019

Growers Express recalled Trader Joe’s sweet potato and zucchini noodles and other bagged, chopped fresh vegetables for possible listeria contamination.

Food Safety

California-grown avocados recalled because listeria found at packing site

Henry Avocado issued recall as a caution after routine inspection

Rose Shilling

March 25, 2019

Henry Avocado Corporation recalled whole avocados sold in bulk through retailers for possible listeria contamination after positive environmental inspection tests at a packing facility.

Food Safety

Deli-loaf hams recalled due to possible Listeria

One death linked to the bacteria

Rose Shilling

October 4, 2018

Johnston County Hams is recalling about 90,000 pounds of ready-to-eat ham products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, linked by government officials to one death.

N.Y. raw milk cheese company ordered to stop sales for food safety violations

Vulto Creamery source of outbreak that sickened 8 people, killing 2

Crystal Lindell

April 2, 2018

A New York raw milk cheese company, whose products were linked to a multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono), has been ordered by a federal court not to manufacture its ready-to-eat aged soft, semi-soft and hard cheeses until it complies with food safety regulations.

Engineering R&D

Rapid Listeria testing technology continues to improve

If a swab test performed in a plant comes back positive, waiting to confirm it’s a pathogenic strain can be damaging and costly.

Wayne Labs

January 21, 2018

Listeria is everywhere, but not all strains are particularly dangerous. Improved rapid-testing technology can help you determine how to proceed.

Engineering R&D

CERTUS helps processors simplify Listeria testing

This user-friendly system provides real-time monitoring through simultaneous enrichment and detection.

Wayne Labs

September 29, 2017

A Listeria testing system from CERTUS can streamline and simplify Listeria testing.

Food Safety

Public health alert issued for frozen chicken, sausage

Products may be contaminated with Listeria

Casey Laughman

May 9, 2017

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert that recalled fried chicken and pork sausage for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.