Tanimura & Antle, Inc. of Salinas, California is expanding the geographic scope of its voluntary recall of bulk and wrapped romaine head lettuce, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. The recall was implemented over concerns of Salmonella contamination.

Although the volume of cases from the single recalled lot has not changed, the company recognizes the possibility that some customers may have distributed the romaine in states beyond the original 29 cited. Because of this, Tanimura & Antle is extending the U.S. recall to all 50 states and also includes Puerto Rico and Canada, as initially indicated. (more…)

Over 20 people have been sickened by the dangerous, sometimes fatal, Salmonella pathogen after eating food at or from a Tennessee barbeque restaurant that is operated by state Senator Reginald Tate (Democrat-Memphis), reports the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Preliminary tests indicate Salmonella poisoning, according to the local Health Department.

The A&R Barbecue at 3721 Hickory Hill is operated by Senator Tate and his wife, Lashun Pollard-Tate, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Pollard-Tate is Andrew Pollard’s daughter. The senior Pollard owns all four A&R Barbeque restaurants in the Memphis area, said the Memphis Commercial Appeal, which noted that the three other A&R Barbeque locations have not been closed, citing store managers. (more…)

Salmonella concerns have prompted Frontera Produce of Edinburg, TX to recall one lot of fresh cilantro. According to a posting on the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Website, the recalled lot of cilantro was distributed to two retail store chains in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Louisiana, and New Mexico.

The cilantro recall involves lot 118122, which would have been purchased between July 20, 2009 and July 27, 2009. The cilantro bunches in question have a white twist tie with pink lettering spelling the word ‘Cilantro’ and the UPC number 033383801049. Consumers have been advised to destroy the recalled cilantro. (more…)

The Salmonella strain at the root of the recent King Soopers, Inc. beef recall is not only resistant to a wide variety of antibiotics, but the Salmonella involved is not always killed off by cooking, according to The Denver Channel, citing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).

Because this particular strain of Salmonella, Salmonella Typhimurium DT104, is resistant to many commonly prescribed drugs, contamination with the strain can increase the risk of hospitalization or possible treatment failure in infected individuals. (more…)

King Soopers, Inc., of Denver, Colorado, has issued a recall for approximately 466,236 pounds of ground beef products that may be linked to an outbreak of Salmonella poisoning, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) just announced. The recall is a Class I, which means this presents a health hazard situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.

The King Soopers products subject to recall include: (more…)

Sweet Superior Fruit LTD. Company of McAllen, Texas, is recalling 104 crates of fresh cilantro (coriander) because the cilantro (coriander) has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, a dangerous, sometimes deadly pathogen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced.

The recalled fresh cilantro (coriander) was sold July 13-16, 2009 in 15-pound, black plastic crates to individuals and companies through cash sales at Sweet Superior Fruit LTD. Company at 2501 West Military Highway, Suite #A-5 and A-6, McAllen, Texas. The product may have been further sold through direct retail sales in McAllen, Texas and surrounding areas or used as an ingredient to manufacture additional products. (more…)

Herring Produce of Lake Park, Georgia is voluntarily recalling production lot number 0801206 of its whole Anaheim Peppers over the peppers’ potential to be contaminated with the dangerous, sometimes deadly, Salmonella pathogen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. The agency said it is not linking this isolated positive sample to any current or ongoing Salmonella outbreaks.

The whole Anaheim Peppers were shipped June 9-19, 2009 to retail outlets in New York state, Ohio, and Massachusetts. The Anaheim Peppers being recalled were shipped in half-bushel boxes with production lot number 0801206 located on a red sticker on the box. Boxes are white, wax cardboard Herring Produce boxes and contain a printed picture of yellow squash and green zucchini. (more…)

There have been more recalls announced in connection with the Plainview Milk Cooperative Salmonella scare.

The dried milk in all of these products was originally recalled by Plainview Milk Products Cooperative of Plainview, Minnesota last month. In addition to the nonfat dried milk products, the company also recalled whey protein, fruit stabilizers, and gums (thickening agents) that it has manufactured over the past two year because of potential Salmonella contamination. The company sells these products to other industry customers, including distributors and manufacturers, who may have incorporated them into their own products. (more…)

Cereal giant, General Mills, just announced a recall of some of its “Nut Lovers” Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters product that contain pecans.

General Mills took the action as a precaution because, it said, pecans received from a supplier and used in “Nut Lovers” Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters may be tainted with Salmonella. (more…)

Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Davie, Florida, is recalling 17 lots of powdered dietary supplement, Stealth Chocolate and Stealth Vanilla, because of the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The product contains an ingredient—Milk Protein Concentrate—that was recalled by one of its suppliers, Plainview Milk Products Cooperative of Plainview, Minnesota.

We have been reporting about the Plainview Milk Products recalls of instant nonfat dried milk, whey protein, fruit stabilizers, and gums (thickening agents) it manufactured over the past two years, because the products might be contaminated with Salmonella. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Plainview has stopped production of these products and has notified its customers of the recall. (more…)