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What’s In Your Kitchen? Listeria Nut Butters
Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | February 7, 2019
MakeFoodSafe.com would like to help you keep your family safe from unsafe foods. Each week we bring together a list of the current recalls. Putting recalled lots, UPC codes, and contact information for recalled products in one convenient place helps… read more
Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 28, 2019
Food recalls in the United States have slowed to a crawl as the federal government continues to grapple with the effects of the shutdown. In Canada, however, funding for food regulation has been flowing regularly, and food recalls have been… read more
Why is Everyone Freaking Out Over Washing Avocados?
Listeria,Our Blog,Salmonella | January 22, 2019
The FDA issued a report earlier this month warning consumers to wash the avocado properly before eating it after they found Listeria and Salmonella on the samples of avocado taken between 2014 – 2016. If you cut the avocado before… read more
Long Phung Pork Rolls Recall and Outbreak
Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 8, 2019
The Food Safety Inspection Service of the US Department of Agriculture is recalling seven kinds of Vietnamese pork rolls distributed by Long Phung Foods of Houston, Texas over fears that they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was… read more
First Recall of 2019; Listeria Tainted Sunflower Butter
Listeria,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | January 2, 2019
2019 came in with its first recall on the 2nd day although the report dates back to December 18, 2018. We kicked it off with the Listeria Tainted Sunflower Butter recall. Oskri Organics Corporation of Lake Mills, WI is recalling… read more
Food Poisoning is an Ongoing Health Issue
Food Safety,Listeria,Our Blog | December 13, 2018
Food poisoning is a very serious and entirely relevant health problem today, and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. Foodborne illnesses directly result in well over 9.4 million illnesses every year in the United States alone, and most… read more
Vietnamese Pork Rolls Listeria Recall
Listeria,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 23, 2018
The Food Safety Inspection Service of the US Department of Agriculture is recalling seven kinds of Vietnamese pork rolls distributed by Long Phung Foods of Houston, Texas over fears that they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was… read more
Remember Remember the 5th of November – For Donuts!
Food Safety,Listeria,Outbreaks & Recalls | November 5, 2018
Glazed, sugared, filled, with sprinkles, and every creative variety imaginable. Doughnuts, while they are a dentist’s dream, are a guilty pleasure for many. What better way to celebrate than National Donut Day! As if you needed a reason. November 5th… read more
RTE Salad Recalls for Salmonella & Listeria
Listeria,Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella | October 22, 2018
Trader Joe’s, 7-11, Walmart, Whole Foods, and other retail locations are pulling ready-to-eat salads (aka RTE Salad) from their shelves. The reason is a recall upstream – this one from a supplier of vegetables for premade salads and frozen goods… read more
Listeria Caramel Apples: What We Have Learned
Food Safety,Listeria,Outbreaks & Recalls | October 12, 2018
Halloween is getting closer, which means that it’s time for unfounded rumors on Facebook. That’s right: fall is barely here, it’s still basically summer, and yet someone on your newsfeed is already gearing up to share a story about Halloween… read more