Huntington Meat Packing Inc., located in Montebello, California, has recalled approximately 864,000 pounds (432 tons) of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The problem was discovered during a Food Safety Assessment (FSA) by FSIS personnel.  The FSA led to the [...]

The Minsisnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has advised consumers to avoid eating certain foods produced and now recalled by Parkers Farm, Inc., of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, due to concerns that some of the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.   Parkers Farm reports that the following items have been recalled: 16-ounce peanut butter in square [...]

Adams Farm Slaughterhouse, LLC.,  located in Athol, Massachusetts, has recalled approximately 2,574 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. This beef recall was initiated after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) confirmed a positive ground beef [...]

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released the latest data on the national E. coli O157:H7 outbreak tied to National Steak and Poultry beef products.  As of 5:00 PM EDT, Monday, January 4, 2010, the CDC had identified 21 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 in 16 states.  The number [...]

Simon & Luke recently collected settlements on 3 more cases for individuals who suffered severe salmonella poisoning after consuming Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter manufactured by ConAgra Foods, Inc.  The salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke have now successfully resolved over 755 peanut butter salmonella cases with ConAgra. In November 2006, public health [...]