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Aldi recalls chicken products that could contain salmonella

Aldi has issued an urgent recall for some of its chicken products amid fears they could be contaminated with the food poisoning bug salmonella. Anyone who has bought one of the items should not eat it, but instead return it to your nearest store for a full refund. Aldi has recalled two frozen chicken products […]

Seneca recalls apple chips for Salmonella risk in ingredient

This recall is for Clancy’s product sold by ALDI and Seneca products sold through Amazon and Gemline. This recall was prompted after Seneca was notified by an ingredient supplier that one lot of ingredients containing cinnamon was potentially contaminated with Salmonella. In response to that notification, Seneca is now recalling Cinnamon Apple Chips from its […]

INFOSAN Alert on contamination of Brazil nuts by-product with Salmonella Sp.-reg.

An alert has been received from International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) with regard to the contamination of Brazil nuts by-products, as detailed below, with Salmonella Anatum and Salmonella Typhhimurium. i.        Product: Brazil & sultana with peanuts and almonds Brand: Eat Natural Size: 35g bar, 4 x35g Multi pack, 50g Bar, 3x 50g Multi-pack, 12x […]

Preharvest Treatment Improves Tomato Food Safety

Initially researchers were going to study the use of a nonchlorine-based sanitizer made of two food additives approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration – levulinic acid and sodium dodecyl sulfate – as a postharvest wash solution. At the suggestion of a producer involved in the study – Bill Brim of Lewis Taylor Farms […]

New treatment protects tomatoes from Salmonella and E coli

The nonchlorine-based sanitizer, which contains levulinic acid and sodium dodecyl, can be used by vegetable farmers as a preharvest spray to control diseases such as Salmonella and E. coli. While most farmers rely on postharvest washing to reduce the risk of foodborne pathogens, the new study suggests that applying sanitizers to produce while it is […]

The INFOSAN issues alert on Brazil nuts contamination with salmonella

The International Food Safety Authorities Network has issued an alert on contamination of Brazil nuts by-product with salmonella. The Indian apex food regulator, FSSAI, got the alert and subsequently issued a notice to all the Food Safety Commissioners for necessary action including food recall. According to the FSSAI notice, an alert was received from INFOSAN […]

Salmonella outbreak in France tied to sausage from Spain

Public health officials in France are investigating a foodborne illness outbreak suspected to be caused by fuet, a type of sausage from Spain. A link between illness and the Spanish company Embutidos Sola SA was confirmed at the start of September, according to the Directorate General for Food, the Directorate General for Health and Santé […]