Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The FDA shut down the plant whose peanut butter products under many brands were recalled because of salmonella contamination linked to people sickened in 20 states. The items were sold by Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Safeway and others.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has blocked food distribution from the Sunland Inc. peanut butter plant in New Mexico whose products were subject to a wide recall in recent months because of salmonella contamination. The various types of Sunland peanut butter products – sold under several brands by major food retailers, including Trader Joe's, Safeway and Whole Foods – had been part of a voluntary recall that began in September and later was expanded. The FDA action announced Monday is a mandatory order. The company's peanut butter products have been "linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney that has sickened 41 people in 20 states," the FDA said. The voluntary recall began after salmonella was detected …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
'Forever Cheese' brand of Frescolina ricotta cheese is being recalled after 14 people - including 1 in Pennsylvania - were sickened by listeria-type illness.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
An illness that killed three people and sickened 14 in 11 states and the District of Columbia has prompted the recall of an imported ricotta salata cheese, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on its website Tuesday. Forever Cheese Inc., on Monday voluntarily recalled one lot of Frescolina brand ricotta salata cheese due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination, the CDC said. Ricotta salata is dry and crumbly - not the soft ricotta used in lasagna, according to a U.S. News report. Listeriosis is a foodborne bacterial illness that can be severe. One person in Pennsylvania was sickened in this case so far. The cheese was sold to distributors for retail stores and restaurants in California, Colorado, District of …
Friday, July 6, 2012
First in-home HIV test kit approved for over-the-counter sale from Lehigh Valley-based Orasure
A Lehigh Valley company has won FDA approval to sell the first over-the-counter, in-home HIV testing kit for the general public. The OraQuick In Home HIV Test, produced by OraSure Technologies Inc., which has headquarters at 220 E. First St. in south side Bethlehem, is expected to hit 30,000 retail and online outlets by October, according to a company news release. The test is designed to allow individuals to collect an oral fluid sample by swabbing the upper and lower gums inside of their mouths, then place that sample into a developer vial, and obtain test results within 20 to 40 minutes, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration news release. Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, causes AIDS. This is the first rapid diagnostic …
