Food Safety

According to the National Fire Protection Association, Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires with more than three times the daily average for such incidents. The Sarasota County Fire Department said that when it comes to frying the turkey, there's a couple of safety tips you should follow.

You’ve bought the turkey. You’ve prepped the brine. You’ve maybe even baked and frozen the pies. You’re ready for Thanksgiving dinner. But have you thought about being prepared for leftovers?

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is reporting seven more illnesses have been reported linked to prepared pasta meals that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. CDC and states are working to get information on whether sick people ate recalled food or if additional foods may be contaminated. Twenty-seven people have been affected across 18 states, including Florida, with 25 hospitalized, and there have been six deaths.

Nearly 130,000 pounds of a pulled pork sandwich product is being recalled nationwide due to possible plastic contamination. E.A. Sween Company, an Eden Prairie, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 127,887 pounds of Deli Express sandwiches, a pulled pork sandwich product that may be contaminated with pieces of plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Monday.

Hormel Foods Corporation is recalling approximately 4,874,815 pounds of foodservice ready-to-eat frozen chicken products that may be contaminated with pieces of metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Saturday.

Approximately 2,277,540 pounds of a ready-to-eat Korean barbecue pork jerky product shipped to Costco and Sam's Club sites nationwide that may be contaminated with pieces of metal is being recalled, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.The affected jerky product made by LSI, Inc., an Alpena, S.D. establishment, has a one-year shelf-life with “best by” dates ranging October 23, 2025, through September 23, 2026, printed on the side of the packaging.

A possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination is prompting a recall of more than 90,000 pounds of ready-to-eat breakfast burrito and wrap products containing egg. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announce the recall Saturday by M.C.I. Foods Inc., a Santa Fe Springs, Calif., establishment, of approximately 91,585 pounds of a specific lot of the product.

Foster Poultry Farms of California is recalling approximately 3,961,138 pounds of chicken corn dog products that may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically pieces of wood embedded in the batter. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall Friday.

A public health alert for U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service-inspected ready-to-eat meals produced by FreshRealm with riced cauliflower, that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes has been issued by the FSIS.

Fifty-eight million pounds of corn dog and sausage on-a-stick products -- some sold to school districts and Department of Defense facilities nationwide -- are being recalled due to pieces of wood embedded in the product.