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Consumers Advised Not to Consume Mr. Brown Instant Coffee
and Milk Tea Products and White Rabbit Creamy Candy Due to
Melamine Contamination
Sept. 26, 2008 - DENVER - The Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment’s Consumer Protection
Division Friday advised consumers not to eat Mr. Brown
instant coffee and milk tea products manufactured by
Shandong Duqing Inc. and distributed by King Car Food
Industrial Co. Ltd. of China or White Rabbit Creamy Candy
manufactured by Shanghai Guan Sheng Yuan International Trade
Co. Ltd. of China, due to possible contamination with the
chemical melamine. Consumers may have purchased these
products in Asian markets or from the Internet.
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Bimbo Bakeries USA Issues an Allergy Alert on Undeclared
Tree Nuts in Oroweat 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Sept. 17, 2008 - DENVER - The Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment announced today that Bimbo
Bakeries USA has initiated a voluntary recall of Oroweat
100% Whole Wheat bread because it may contain tree nuts not
listed on the label. Individuals with allergies to tree nuts
run the risk of a serious and or life-threatening reaction
if they consume this product.
Continued
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Certain Mussel Products
from Bantry Bay Seafood
Aug. 18, 2008 - DENVER - The Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment’s Consumer Protection
Division announced today the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has warned consumers not to eat certain
frozen cooked mussel products made by Bantry Bay Seafoods.
These products, imported from Ireland, may be contaminated
with azaspiracid toxins, a group of naturally occurring
marine toxins known to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and
stomach cramps. Symptoms typically occur within hours of
consumption and persist for two to three days.
Continued
Boulder County Looking for Public Participation on Food
Safety Committee
August 15, 2008 - (Boulder, Colo.) - Boulder County
Public Health’s Food Safety Advisory Committee (FSAC)
invites the public to share their concerns and ideas for
food safety in Boulder County food facilities.
Continued
Nebraska Firm Recalls Beef Products Due to Possible E.coli
Contamination
Aug. 11, 2008 - DENVER - The Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment’s Consumer Protection
Division on Monday announced that Nebraska Beef, Ltd., an
Omaha, Neb., establishment has recalled approximately 1.2
million pounds of beef – including primal cuts, subprimal
cuts and boxed beef – that may be contaminated with E. coli. Continued
A Message for Retailers and Food Service Establishments on
the Handling, Removal, and Disposal of Mexicangrown Jalapeño
and Serrano Peppers due to Salmonella Saintpaul Hazard
FDA is currently asking retailers and food service
operators to respond immediately to remove and secure for
disposal fresh (raw) jalapeño and serrano peppers grown,
harvested or packed in Mexico, making sure that all such
peppers are not inadvertently made available for use,
purchase, salvage or donation and therefore preventing any
possibility for human or animal consumption.
Continued (PDF 27 KB)
Consumers Warned Against Eating Tomalley of American
(Maine) Lobster
July 30, 2008 - DENVER - The Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment’s Consumer
Protection Division Wednesday warned consumers to avoid
eating the tomalley (sounds like tamale) in American lobster
(Maine lobster), regardless of where the lobster was
harvested, because of potential contamination with dangerous
levels of toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP).
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State Laboratory Confirms First Human Case of Salmonella
from Jalapeno
July 28, 2008 - DENVER - The Laboratory Services
Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment has confirmed that a jalapeno pepper provided by
an ill individual from Montezuma County has tested positive
with the same DNA pattern of Salmonella Saintpaul-the strain
that has caused a large, multistate outbreak of salmonella.
Continued
Kentucky Firm Recalls Frozen Stuffed Chicken Sandwiches
That May Contain Pieces of Plastic
July 15, 2008 - Denver - The Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment’s Consumer Protection
Division today advised consumers that Nestlé Prepared Foods
Company, a Mt. Sterling, Ky., establishment, is recalling
approximately 199,400 pounds of frozen stuffed chicken
pocket sandwiches that may contain pieces of plastic. The
recall was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Continued
Nebraska Firm Expands Recall of Beef Products Due to
Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination
Coloradans Urged to Cook Ground Beef Thoroughly to Avoid
Illness
July 3, 2008 - DENVER - The Colorado Department of
Public Health and Environment’s Consumer Protection Division
Thursday announced that Nebraska Beef in Omaha, Neb., is
expanding its June 30 recall to include approximately 5.3
million pounds of ground beef products because they may be
contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The beef products were
produced between May 16 and June 26. The products subject to
recall were further processed into ground beef at other
firms, and likely will not have the establishment number
listed on product packaging made available for purchase by
consumers.
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Second Colorado Salmonella Case Linked to Tomatoes
June 10, 2008 - DENVER - The Colorado Department of
Public Health and Environment has confirmed one additional
case of Salmonella Saintpaul linked to raw red Roma, raw red
plum, raw red round tomatoes, or products that contain these
types of raw red tomatoes. This brings to two the total
number of Colorado confirmed cases linked to the national
outbreak, one in Weld County and the other in Otero County.Continued
Addition Tomato Recall Info
FDA Advice for Retailers, Restaurateurs and Food Service
Operators
FDA Warns Consumers in New Mexico and Texas Not to Eat
Certain Types of Raw Red Tomatoes (PDF 16KB)
CDPHE Guidance for Tomato Outbreak-Related Phone Calls
(PDF 14KB)
Cooking Turkey &
Other Poultry
Every year in Boulder County, dozens of home kitchens
become a source of foodborne illness associated with the
improper washing,
cooking, displaying, and/or storage of poultry. Because of
the size of raw turkeys in particular, it is very important
to take special care in preparing and thoroughly cooking
turkeys. More on
preparations, cooking instructions, and saving leftovers.
Baking and Cooling Pies
Safely
 Pies are an
all-time favorite dessert. Cooking and storing pies safely
is important because germs that cause foodborne illness can
grow in pies kept at room temperature when the ingredients
include milk and eggs. Refrigerate
any pies containing pumpkin, custard,
and cream pies. More on preparation, cooking, and serving pies
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