Salmonella is nasty stuff.  It makes you sick when you eat foods that contain it.  And it originates from one source - the feces of birds and animals.  So how did salmonella get into the peanut butter and peanut paste manufactured by Peanut Corporation of American (PCA) and distributed to hundreds of companies nationwide?  That’s [...]

Public health officials are warning people not to eat spices packaged at a Union International Food Company’s California plant under the “Lian How” and “Uncle Chen” labels due to contamination with Salmonella Rissen - a very rare strain of salmonella. 
Over 40 people in California, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada have beomce sick after consuming foods prepared with the spices, causing Union [...]

The FDA and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are investigating Salmonella contamination in pistachio products sold by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc, Calif.   The company has stopped all distribution of processed pistachios and has issued a recall of over 1 million pounds of its products.   The company distributes bulk roasted pistachios to about 35 wholesalers [...]

SunSprout Enterprises, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, has initiated a recall of Alfalfa Sprouts, Onion Sprouts, and Gourmet Sprouts  due to contamination with Salmonella St. Paul.
The sprouts were sold refrigerated under the SunSprouts label in 4-oz. clear plastic clamshell containers that have the following “Best If Sold By” dates in the upper right-hand corner on each container, which may be [...]

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