Posts tagged Food Poisoning

• Salmonella in Chocolate Forces Recall

  Shannon Weidemann | October 06, 2007 1:10 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Kraft Foods has announced a recall of Baker's Premium White Chocolate Baking Squares. The chocolate may have been contaminated with salmonella. 24,000 cases of baking chocolate is affected by the recall. The recall came after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration detected salmonella in some packages of Baker's Premium, Kraft said. Salmonella is a bacterium that can cause fever, diarrhea,...

• Children Fall Ill from Food Poisoning

  Shannon Weidemann | September 20, 2007 7:58 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Over 200 children fell ill from food poisoning in a Chinese kindergarten on Thursday. It is unknown what caused the food poisoning. The school is in the province of Gansu. All of the children spent some time in a hospital for treatment. The 147 boys and 113 girls, between the ages of 4 and 6, are students of Shiyan Kindergarten in Wuwei City. They were taken to the city's two hospitals...

• Baby Carrots Recalled for Shigella

  Shannon Weidemann | August 24, 2007 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Baby carrots sold at grocery stores such as Trader Joe's and Krogers have been recalled because of possible contamination with Shigella. Shigella can cause food poisoning if ingested and is especially harmful to the elderly and babies and children. The baby carrots were distributed by Los Angeles Salad Co. The product was sold under two labels -- "Los Angeles Salad Genuine Sweet Baby...

• Tainted Ginger Found in California

  Shannon Weidemann | July 30, 2007 1:02 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Fresh ginger that was imported from China and distributed to stores in California may be tainted with aldicarb sulfoxide. The aldicarb sulfoxide was used as a pesticide, but it can be harmful if ingested by humans. Food poisoining symptoms associated with aldicarb sulfoxide can mimic the flu and usually appear one hour after eating. According to the CDPH, the product is known to have been...

• Botulism Outbreak Prompts Canned Food Recall

  IB Contributor | July 22, 2007 12:24 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  This recall by Castleberry's Food Co. of Augusta, Georgia is the second by the company in a week after their products were linked to four cases of botulism the first in commercially canned foods in years.According to the Augusta Chronicle, Dave Melbourne, Castleberry's senior vice president, stressed that all other foods under the Castleberry's name are safe but the company decided to go ahead...

• Food Tasting Event in Chicago Marred by Salmonella

  Shannon Weidemann | July 13, 2007 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Taste of Chicago food tasting festival was held at the beginning of July. The event has been running every summer for over 20 years. A large number of people have reported falling ill after eating at the event. Their food poisoning has been linked to Salmonella. The food poisoning has been linked to one booth run by the Pars Cove restaurant. It was the first confirmed outbreak of a...

• Veggie Booty Recalled For Food Poisoning

  Shannon Weidemann | June 28, 2007 6:40 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A popular snack food has been recalled after it has been linked to a multi-state outbreak of Salmonellosis. The recalled product is Veggie Booty. There have been 51 reports of the food poisoning around the country starting in March. The salmonellosis has mostly affected children and babies. Robert's American Gourmet, the makers of Veggie Booty, today announced an immediate recall of all...

• Food Poisoning Can Come in Many Forms

  Shannon Weidemann | June 16, 2007 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Food poisoning can come in many forms and there are more that 250 food-borne illnesses. Most have the following symptoms though: nausea, vomitting, cramps, and diarrhea. It is important to know the signs and what to look for if you ever encounter Food-borne illnesses generally fall into two categories: those from food poisoning and those from an infection. Food poisoning is technically a...

• Seafood Warning Given in California

  Shannon Weidemann | April 30, 2007 11:33 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  There has been a rash of birds falling ill and dying from a naturally occuring domoic acid poisoning and California health officials have issued a warning against eating certain seafoods. Domoic acid can be found in shellfish and fish caught off the southern California coast. The seafood warning pertains to bivalve (two-shelled) shellfish such as oysters, clams and scallops, as well as...

• Safety Inspections Not Done on School Cafeterias

  Shannon Weidemann | March 26, 2007 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Starting with the 2005-06 school year Congress required all school cafeterias to have two health inspections a year. 30 percent of schools in the last year only received one inspection. Health inspections are important to check for conditions where germs may grow, to make sure employees are washing their hands, and other food safety violations. Schools in the Long Beach Unified School...