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Deli-loaf hams recalled due to possible Listeria

One death linked to the bacteria

October 4, 2018

Johnston County Hams is recalling about 90,000 pounds of ready-to-eat ham products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, linked by government officials to one death.

Martin Mitchell is chairman of Certified Laboratories, Melville, N.Y.

Seek & destroy food safety practices in ready-to-eat food plants

When developing an effective seek and destory process, it is important to identify and define whether niche growth of micro-organisms occurs.

Martin Mitchell

May 17, 2018

Certified Laboratories discusses food safety practices designed to seek and destroy listeria and other foodborne pathogens in ready-to-eat food processing facilities.

AFFI, Mérieux NutriSciences collaborate to improve food safety best practices

The program will also provide data to assess progress of Lm control systems within specific frozen food categories.

May 10, 2018

The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), Arlington, Va., announced a new collaboration with Mérieux NutriSciences, Chicago, to develop a food safety program that measures the implementation of AFFI’s best food safety practices for environmental monitoring.

Ziegenfelder recalling certain ice pops

The products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

April 30, 2018

The products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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Listeria risk leads to Greenbelt Microgreen recall

No illness have been reported, but a sampling program by Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) revealed that the Broccoli Microgreen contained the bacteria.

Crystal Lindell

April 29, 2018

Greenbelt Greenhouse LTD of British Columbia, Canada is recalling all Greenbelt Microgreen products because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Address Listeria testing challenges

New testing options enhance speed and accuracy

Kathie Canning

April 25, 2018

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 1,600 Americans get listeriosis each year, and about 260 of them die. The infection typically is caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.

N.Y. raw milk cheese company ordered to stop sales for food safety violations

Vulto Creamery source of outbreak that sickened 8 people, killing 2

Crystal Lindell

April 2, 2018

A New York raw milk cheese company, whose products were linked to a multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono), has been ordered by a federal court not to manufacture its ready-to-eat aged soft, semi-soft and hard cheeses until it complies with food safety regulations.

AFFI unveils validation resource for listeria prevention

Frozen food manufacturers can incorporate the new resource into a facility’s food safety plan to evaluate processing equipment for pathogen control.

March 8, 2018

The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), McLean, Va., launched “How to Validate a Blancher,” a unique tool designed exclusively for the frozen food industry.

Newly formulated disposable gloves reduce listeria risk

Eagle Protect's nitrile gloves feature surface-free energy and transfer characteristics similar to Teflon, which helps fight off bacteria.

February 5, 2018

It turns out which disposable gloves food and beverage companies use may significantly impact to the spread of Listeria and other hand/glove transmitted pathogens in the food processing and handling zones.