Health News
Texas Firm Recalls Boudin Products Due To Possible Temperature Abuse
Carlton Foods, a New Braunfels, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 25,764 pounds of fresh Boudin products, which were produced with pre-cooked rice that may have experienced temperature abuse, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
Chetak New York LLC Recalls Packages of 'Deep Raw Cashew Pieces'
Chetak New York L.L.C. of Edison, NJ is recalling its 5560 packages of 7oz., 3840 packages of 14oz., & 1920 packages of 28oz. "DEEP RAW CASHEW PIECES" because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Z Natural Foods Recalls Carob Powder Due to Possible Salmonella
Z Natural Foods of West Palm Beach, Florida is recalling 55 lbs of Lightly Roasted Organic Carob Powder because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella .
Rome Packing Recalls Fresh and Frozen Crab Meat Because of Possible Health Risk
Rome Packing Co., Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of Ocean’s Catch brand All Natural Jonah Crab Leg Meat after routine product sampling by the company determined some of the finished products may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.
Nutek Disposables Issues Alert Due to Potential Bacteria in Baby Wipes
Nutek Disposables, Inc. of McElhattan, PA has initiated a nationwide voluntary product recall at the retail level of all lots of baby wipes that it manufactured under the brand names Cuties, Diapers.com, Femtex, Fred's, Kidgets, Member's Mark, Simply Right, Sunny Smiles, Tender Touch, and Well Beginnings, because some packages may contain bacteria.
Two Ebola Vaccines May Be Ready by 2015
Health officials announced Friday that millions of doses of two experimental Ebola vaccines could be ready to use in 2015. If they prove effective, the vaccines could be a boost to the fight against the current West African Ebola outbreak that has claimed more than 4,800 lives.
NYC Doctor with Ebola Released from Hospital
A New York City doctor who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in West Africa tested positive for Ebola Thursday. Health officials placed the patient in isolation and began the search for people who might have come into contact with him.
Timeline of Ebola in the US
Since March, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 4,500 lives — and all the while, US health officials have prepared for and addressed cases in the US.
Possibility of Salmonella Prompts Recall of Serrano Peppers
Bailey Farms, Inc. of Oxford, NC is voluntarily recalling 6,215 pounds of Fresh Serrano Chile Peppers, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
NIH Begins Early Human Clinical Trial of VSV Ebola Vaccine
Human testing of a second investigational Ebola vaccine candidate is under way at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.