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Dole Recalls Listeria-Riddled Bagged Salad After 2 Sickened, 1 Dies

Health officials have finally been able to pinpoint the source of a Listeria outbreak that sickened 12 people and killing 1.
Dole Food Co. announced that its fresh vegetable unit suspended production at an Ohio plant where the pathogen was detected, and is recalling packaged salads produced there. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the outbreak occurred last summer, but people should throw out any packaged salads produced at the facility, just to be cautious.

Wegmans Recalls 1,125 Pounds of Uninspected Chicken

On Tuesday the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the Class 1 recall of approximately 1,125 pounds of chicken sold at mega-supermarket Wegmans.
The recall was issued after a federal inspector discovered that Wegmans, due to an altered production schedule, produced the chicken products outside the confines of specific approval hours of operations. In other words, the chicken is being taken off the shelves due to improper inspection by federal authorities.

Amy’s Kitchen Experiences Huge Product Recall

Approximately 74,000 cases of product made by Amy’s Kitchen have been recalled due to a possible listeria contamination. Amy’s is a non-GMO food maker we support, but purchasing their products at the moment could possibly result in contracting a fatal food-borne illness.
After being contacted by Amy’s regarding the food recall, the FDA has posted a press release about the recall that states: