Articles Tagged with ''Listeria''

A federal judge ordered a Maine seafood processor to stop all production after FDA investigators found repeated food safety violations.

Packaged salads produced at a Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. facility in Ohio have been linked to a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections.

The illnesses were first reported in July 2015 and have continued through January.

Blue Bell Creameries says its ice cream is safe to eat, despite recent enhanced testing that identified listeria bacteria may still be present.

Investigators will seek to determine exactly what company executives knew about the hazards at their plants and when they knew them.

Blue Bell Creameries has restored products to a majority of stores in its home state of Texas.

Operations are currently on a limited basis as the company seeks to confirm that new procedures, facility enhancements and employee training are effective.

The increase sparks a call for better collaboration between the food industry and federal and state governments.

After returning products to select markets in August, Blue Bell Creameries announced it has started phase two of its plan to reintroduce its ice cream into 15 states.