Food Safety and Inspection Service Archives

Grimmway Farms recalls organic whole, baby carrots that may be in homes due to possible E. coli contamination

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

WASHINGTON—Grimmway Farms has issued a recall of select organic whole carrots and organic baby carrots that should no longer be in grocery stores but may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. These products may have been contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) O121:H19. E. coli O121:H19 is a bacterium that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in […]

Nationwide Listeria recall issued for 4,589 pounds of meat

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

WASHINGTON—A recall has been issued for approximately 4,589 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products distributed nationwide due to potential Listeria contamination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The recall affects products manufactured by Yu Shang Food, Inc, of Spartanburg, South Carolina. The affected items were produced between October 21 and October 27, […]

BrucePac recalls 10 million pounds of meat, poultry products due to Listeria risk

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

WASHINGTON—Approximately 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products have been recalled by BrucePac, a Durant, Oklahoma establishment, due to potential Listeria contamination. The announcement was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. The recalled items were produced between June 19, 2024, and October 8, 2024, and distributed […]

Perdue recalls frozen chicken tenders, nuggets over possible metal contamination

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Approximately 167,171 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender products sold nationwide by Perdue Foods may be contaminated with metal, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The products included in the recall – view labels here (PDF) – were produced on March 23, 2024, and distributed nationwide. The packages are […]

Boar’s Head recalls 7 million pounds of meat, poultry products due to possible Listeria risks

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

WASHINGTON—Boar’s Head is expanding its July 26 recall of deli meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced this week. The establishment is recalling approximately 7 million additional pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. Whole genome sequencing results show that a liverwurst sample collected by the Maryland […]

Boar’s Head recalls liverwurst, other deli meat products over Listeria fears

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: This recall has been expanded. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a recall of 207,528 pounds of deli meat sold nationwide by Boar’s Head Provisions Co., Inc. The recall was prompted by the discovery of Listeria monocytogenes in a sample of liverwurst produced by the company. The bacteria […]

Ready-to-eat chicken products recalled due to Listeria risk

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

WASHINGTON— Al-Safa US LLC, the importer of record located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, is recalling approximately 2,010 pounds of imported frozen ready-to-eat chicken products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The frozen ready-to-eat chicken products were produced on June 5, 2024, in Canada and imported to the […]

Organic chia seeds sold at Walmart recalled due to possible Salmonella risk

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

WASHINGTON—Natural Sourcing International is initiating a voluntary recall of one lot of Great Value Organic Black Chia Seeds 32 oz. due to the potential presence of Salmonella that may be in some of the finished products, the FDA reports. Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. […]

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