Europe-Just Food- EFSA updates listeria advice

Scientists at Europe’s food safety watchdog have updated advice on the risks in foods from listeria, a bacteria causing a food-borne disease which is on the increase.

In an opinion published today (22 January), the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) of the European Food Safety Athority (

EFSA) recommended that efforts to reduce risks to human health should focus on risk reduction practices both during the production process of ready-to-eat foods (RTE) and at home by consumers.The panel recommended that to better assess the risk of the foods responsible for listeriosis it was necessary to investigate listeriosis cases more thoroughly and generate and analyse data on the consumption in the EU of ready-to-eat foods in which listeria can be found…more..

US-UPI-Tri-Bean salad recalled from Kroger stores

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Deli Chef Tri-Bean Salad due to possible contamination.

The FDA said the salad — produced by the Inter-American Products Co., a division of the Kroger Co. — might contain Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can cause a potentially life threatening condition called botulism. The FDA said people should not consume the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled.

The Tri-Bean Salad was sold at Kroger Co. supermarket deli counters in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

The green beans in the salad were processed by the New Era Canning Co., which previously announced a similar recall of its bean products.

Consumers with questions can contact Inter-American Products at 800-697-2448.