Salmonella infections
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Certain Kinds of Chili Peppers Recalled for Being a Potential Health Risk
Food company Cal Fresco, LLC is voluntarily recalling its Jalapeno chili peppers, as well as its Serrano chili peppers. These particular produce products are believed to be contaminated by the Salmonella bacteria. The problem was discovered when samples of both types of chili peppers were found to be positive for the bacteria. Salmonella is a…
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Egg Rules and New Stores
In grocery industry news, the federal government is on track to fully implementing rules laid down to ensure that eggs put out in the market are Salmonella free and therefore safe for consumption by the public. There has been an increase in potentially fatal salmonella infections and hence a follow up on this rule is…
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Sunland Peanut Recall Expanded
Sunland Inc., which had previously issued a voluntary recall of peanut butter, has expanded it to all peanut products that they make in their plant with the ‘Best-If-Used-By’ date of March 1, 2010. Bags of peanuts and jars of peanut butter are among nut products that have been linked to possible salmonella infections. The nuts…
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Egg Safety Improved by FDA
The FDA made an announcement concerning a law that would help in enhancing the safety of eggs for human consumption. The regulation is meant to lower the prevalence of infections arising from consumption of contaminated eggs. Eggs are mainly contaminated by Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) bacterium. The regulations were released on July 7, 2009, and different…
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