Friday, October 22, 2010

US Produce plant shutdown
EXCERPT:
The state health department traced six of 10 known cases of listeriosis during an eight month period to celery processed at the SanGar plant. On Wednesday the agency shut down the plant and ordered the company to recall all the produce that has passed through the plant since January.

The agency is investigating the origins of the other four cases, which include one death.

Galvan said the company hopes to receive results from the FDA as early as Friday. He said the agency collected its own sample from the plant Oct. 15.

Don Kraemer, the FDA's Office of Food Safety deputy director, has said a decision on whether to expand the recall will be made once the FDA learns more.

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