Green Valley Foods Sprouts Recalled Following Detection of Listeria at Plant
FDA inspectors found Listeria at Green Valley Foods Corp. in Dallas, Texas, after previously finding Salmonella in one of the company's products. Both instances have resulted in food recalls, including a multi-label recall of sprouts. shoots and wheat grass in connection with the Listeria findings.
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The company said in an FDA-published recall notice that the Salmonella was found in a sample of alfalfa-based product taken from a customer on December 12. A plant inspection ensued on December 21 and "several samples'' tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, a potential deadly bacterium that recently caused 31 U.S. deaths in a cantaloupe outbreak. The Listeria testing prompted a recall late on New Year's Eve day covering more than 35,000 cases of a variety of food items, mainly sprouts of different kinds. Click here for the full Green Valley Foods recall published by FDA.
The FDA or CDC has not announced any outbreak of illness associated with food recalls this month by Green Valley. The company, in its own words, put it this way: "Till this present day there has been no related illnesses CONFIRMED because of this recall . This is a cautionary measure taken by Green Valley Food Corp. to assure safe and quality products are being distributed by our facility.''
Within the last month, four companies have announced recalls for salad greens possibly tainted with 
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The 84-year-old person is the second in Southwest Missouri to die from listeriosis caused by contaminated cantaloupe that came from a packing facility where health investigators found dirty equipment, standing water on the floor and a questionable protocol for cooling the melons. Missouri's second fatality linked to the outbreak expands the total number of cantaloupe Listeria deaths to 26 nationwide..jpg)
Pritzker is founder and president of national food safety law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., which represents Jensen Farms Listeria victims, including the families of two people who died. A total of 25 deaths and 123 illnesses have been reported as of October 18, making this the deadliest food poisoning outbreak in the U.S. in 25 years. Colorado now has six deaths and there are two in New York..jpg)
The FDA, not USDA, is at the forefront of the investigation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but Merrigan said "we're all concerned about the cantaloupe.''
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Nationwide, at least 101 people in 21 states have been sickened and 18 people have died. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) previously acknowledged that two other pregnancies were being closely monitored because of listeriosis. All three pregnant women had eaten cantaloupe..jpg)
Jensen Farms Rocky Ford cantaloupes, distributed by Frontera, have been linked conclusively to 15 deaths and at least 84 illnesses in 19 states. National food safety law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., represents victims of the outbreak, including families of two people who died. Our firm has recorded some of the largest Listeria lawsuit settlements in the country and we continue to offer free consultations for a 
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State health officials say testing will be needed to confirm if the death is part of the outbreak that includes 35 confirmed cases and 4 deaths in 10 states according to the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC.).jpg)
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Del Monte Fresh Produce is a major seller of cantaloupe in the United States. Earlier this year the company issued a major recall of cantaloupes harvested from a single farm in Guatemala after federal health officials associated the fruit with an outbreak of Salmonella Panama that sickened 20 people in 10 states. Oregon’s state health department was central to the investigation.
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While Colorado public health officials have reported 13 confirmed cases of listeriosis, just nine of those are definitely linked to the multi-state outbreak, officials are saying. The remaining four cases either have lab results pending or are not linked. Two people have died and one of those 
Pregnant women, young children and people who have weak immune systems are at highest risk of contracting listeriosis. While a Listeria infection may cause only a mild illness in a pregnant woman, consequences for the baby may include, miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth or a potentially fatal infection after birth, according the Mayo Clinic..gif)
Colorado residents -- especially on the front range from Weld County to El Paso County -- are on alert to avoid certain foods prone to contamination and take special cooking precautions. A state laboratory is trying to get a DNA fingerprint for the nine Listeria cases. The fingerprint is critical to tracing the outbreak to whatever food is causing it..jpg)
A person can ingest Listeria monocytogenes bacteria by eating certain foods, such as ready-to-eat deli meats and cold cuts, soft-ripened cheese, raw milk, undercooked chicken, uncooked hot dogs, shellfish, and coleslaw made from contaminated cabbage. In Colorado right now, state health officials are searching for the cause of an outbreak that has resulted in two .jpg)
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FDA investigators determined during an inspection of Rainbow Acres Farm that the farm was producing, packaging, selling, and distributing unpasteurized and unlabeled milk for human consumption in interstate commerce. FDA issued a warning to Allyger April 20, 2010, but the farm "continued to operate in violation of federal law,'' the press release said. .jpg)
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Retailers should not sell and consumers should not consume certain Taylor Farms, Raley's or Signature Cafe items containing broccoli with use-by dates through 3/7/11. The list of items is seen below. So far, no illnesses have been reported in association with the recall. .gif)
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Part of the FDA's requirement is for Portland Shellfish to install a Listeria testing program and a sanitation program in addition to the company's Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan. The company normally sells ready-to-eat lobster, shrimp and crab products to retailers in Massachusetts, California, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, Washington, New Jersey and Louisiana..jpg)
As part of a Listeria outbreak investigation in Texas, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected the SanGar Fresh Cut Produce processing plant because celery processed at the plant had been associated with the outbreak. Yesterday, the FDA released results of its laboratory testing of processed finished product and environmental samples taken from the SanGar processing plant on October 14-15. The results indicate the presence of 
Estrella of Montesano, Washington, has had several cheese recalls this year due to Listeria. Again in August, the FDA found additional Listeria contamination and warned consumers about recalled Estrella cheese. Media reports said the raid was ordered after Estrella declined to destroy inventories of potentially contaminated cheese..jpg)
"It's disappointing that the company appears to be using time and energy to promote a video to the news media that shows nothing of significance," state health department spokeswoman Carrie Williams said. "With four deaths linked to the plant, we would hope their total focus is on cleaning and continuing to work with us on the recall."
The state health department ordered Sangar to stop processing food and recall all products shipped form the plant since January. According to a story in the San Antonio Express newspaper, Sangar President Kenneth Sanquist Jr. is refuting the state's findings.
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At that time, the cause wasn't known. But this week the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed a link to Listeria bacteria found in chopped celery from the Sangar plant. The state ordered a recall of all products shipped from Sangar Fresh Cut Produce since January. The illnesses occurred in Bexar, Travis and Hidalgo counties..gif)
The recalled products – primarily cut fresh produce in sealed packages – were distributed to restaurants and institutional entities, such as hospitals and schools, and are not believed to be sold in grocery stores. The testing was done as part of a Department of State Health Services investigation into 10 listeriosis cases, including five deaths, reported to the department over an eight-month period, the health department said in a press release. Six of the 10 cases have been linked to chopped celery from the Sangar plant, the release said.
Portland Shellfish Company, Inc. has recalled the following brands of cooked, ready to eat fresh or frozen lobster meat: Portland Shellfish Co. Inc brand, Claw Island, Craig’s All Natural, Inland Ocean cooked, fresh or frozen lobster claw and knuckle meat, and Meat Without Feet private label food service (2 Lb bags), pack of ready to eat frozen lobster claw and knuckle meat. Recent tests show the product has the potential to be contaminated with .jpg)
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In Oregon right now, two women and their babies are victims of a Listeria outbreak that the Oregon Health Authority has associated with Queso Fresco and two other soft cheeses made by a small business in Yakima, Washington.
The January 27 letter arrived after the Georgia Department of Agriculture found 
The Parkers Farm recall is a result of a sampling done by the state of Wisconsin and the state of Minnesota which revealed that some finished products contained the bacteria. The state of Minnesota, FDA, and the company continue their investigation as to what caused the problem. No illnesses have been reported to date.
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At the same time federal health officials investigate a multi-state outbreak of 
