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Gills Onions Issues Recall on Products Because of Possible Health Risk

July 25, 2012  Gills Onions has extended an earlier voluntary recall on diced, slivered and whole peeled onions and diced onion/celery mix with use-by-dates on or before August 3, 2012.  The FDA recently conducted investigations in the Gills Onion Facility … Continue reading

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Sartori Inspirations Issues Recall on Ciolo Products Because of Possible Health Risk

July 24, 2012 Sartori Inspirations, manufacturer of the Ciolo and Piccolo line of artisanal pesto, dips, tapenades and spreads, initiated a recall on items containing onions from Gills Onions, which may be contaminated by Listeria.  The items potentially affected are … Continue reading

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Supplier Recalls Meatball Items Sold Through Deli

On July 10, Hannaford Supermarkets in Scarborough, Maine alerted customers to a recall issued by New Jersey-based Buona Vita Inc. of three meatball products, due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the causative agent of listeriosis. Responsible for approximately 2,500 … Continue reading

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New Food Safety Legislation Being Protested

Food Industry Protests Food Safety Plan Obama Signs Sweeping Food Safety Reform Bill. According to Bloomberg News, an Obama administration plan to prevent food contamination is being opposed by a coalition of 33 food industry groups representing frozen foods, meat, … Continue reading

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