Nestlé USA is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of Lean Cuisine® and STOUFFER’S® frozen meals due to the potential presence of wood-like material.
This recall is isolated to a limited quantity of batches of the following items: Lean Cuisine® Butternut Squash Ravioli, Lean Cuisine® Spinach Artichoke Ravioli, Lean Cuisine® Lemon Garlic Shrimp
Savage Pet of El Cajon, CA is recalling 66 Large Chicken Boxes 84 oz. and 74 Small Chicken Boxes 21 oz. with the lot code/best by date of 11152026 because it has the potential to contain H5N1, also known as bird flu .
Savage Cat Food Large Chicken Boxes and Small Chicken Boxes were distributed to retailers in California,
SeaBear Company of Anacortes, Washington is recalling two variations of seafood chowder (Smoked Salmon Chowder & Alehouse Clam Chowder), because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life- threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled.
I get a number of calls a week from folks that find something unwanted in their food. Here is a bit from a search of the internet by AI.
In 2010, a woman in England found a frozen frog in a bag of green beans purchased from Tesco. “Woman finds frog in Tesco frozen vegetables.”
Perhaps CR is going to be the new FSIS? Perhaps the FDA and CDC too?
So, where do you get your chicken? Do the stores and restaurants that you frequent get poultry from one of these poultry plants? Might be a good question to ask.
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Consumer Reports
Amid regulatory upheaval and recall fatigue, a string of bizarre food safety mishaps offers a quirky reminder: contamination can strike in unexpected ways. From a snake in a Thai ice cream bar to a shark with a grisly surprise, these real incidents highlight quirks in the global food chain that may surprise even seasoned inspectors.
Two dozen people were sickened in the Netherlands after eating blueberries contaminated with hepatitis A.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said it received 24 reports of people who very likely contracted hepatitis A from frozen blueberries. This is double the number of cases since the outbreak was announced.
People became ill between November
Scientists have described the investigations performed and control measures taken in relation to a multi-country Salmonella outbreak traced to Ferrero chocolate in 2022.
In February 2022, the United Kingdom detected a monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium cluster of patients based on whole genome sequencing (WGS). Several other countries reported cases in the cluster. Epidemiological, microbiological, and traceability investigations pointed
I’ve been around food safety for nearly 50 years in government, academia, and the private sector. I’ve seen a lot of progress to make food safer for consumers, often led by the food industry itself. And I’ve seen examples of resistance.
But I’ve never seen a campaign of resistance on food safety more brazen and
HAR Maspeth Corp of Maspeth, NY, is recalling its 8-ounce and 12-ounce packages of “Jinga Glass Noodles w/ Vegetables (Japche)” due to undeclared eggs, posing a risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions for consumers with egg allergies.
The recall was triggered after New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors identified the
