February LCDHD Employee Excellence Award recipient is Tara Watters
It is our pleasure to announce the recipient of the February LCDHD Employee Excellence Award is Clinic Nurse Tara Watters from the McCreary County Health Department.Tara was nominated by a member of staff there at McCreary County after a day when multiple clinics were going on at the department. Unexpected patients walked in to get […]
Sammy’s Milk Providing a Warning Against the Use of Goat Milk Toddler Formula as Infant Formula
COMPANY STATEMENT Newport Beach, California – Sammy’s Milk, a local company, has been asked by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide a warning against the use of its Goat Milk Toddler Formula as an infant formula because the FDA is concerned that the formula may not meet all FDA requirements for infant formula […]
Christy Stearns named 2024 Dr. Hossein Fallahzadeh Public Health Hero Award recipient
The Lake Cumberland District Health Department is proud to announce that Christy Stearns, M.S., Clinton County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Dr. Hossein Fallahzadeh Public Health Hero Award. The Dr. Hossein Fallahzadeh Public Health Hero Award is given annually to an individual who has made remarkable […]
Tropicale Foods Recalls Helados Mexico Mini Cream Variety Pack Because of Possible Health Risk
Tropicale Foods of Modesto, CA is voluntarily recalling 5,224 units of Helados Mexico Mini Cream Variety Pack with best by date of “MO Best By 10/11/2025”, because the mango bars in the variety pack have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail […]
Recall for 1.5oz Marcum Ground Cinnamon & 2.25oz Supreme Tradition Ground Cinnamon
Colonna Brothers of North Bergen, NJ is recalling its 1.5oz Marcum Ground Cinnamon & 2.25oz Supreme Tradition Ground Cinnamon because of a possible health risk due to elevated lead levels. Short term exposures to very low levels of lead may not elicit any symptoms. It is possible that increased blood lead levels may be the […]
Roland Foods Recalls Tahini 100% Ground Sesame Seeds Because of Possible Health Risks
Roland Foods, LLC (“Roland Foods”) of New York, New York is recalling a specific production code of Roland® Tahini (100% Ground Sesame Seeds) 16 oz. because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened […]
Raw Cheddar Cheese – Voluntary Product Recall
On February 15, 2024 Raw Farm was contacted by the FDA and CDC regarding the epidemiological possibility that Raw Farm raw cheddar cheese might have caused some illnesses within a date range of October 18th 2023 and January 31 st 2024. During this period, there were ten fecal samples collected from patients in 4 states […]
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. Announces Voluntary Recall of Limited Number of Salad Kits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –Monterey, CA–February 8, 2024–Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling from the market a limited number of Dole-branded and private label salad kits described below, which were processed on the same line as a cheese that has been recalled by the manufacturer, Rizo-Lopez Foods, for the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes. (https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/rizo-lopez-foods-inc-voluntarily-recallsdairy-products-because-possible-health-risk) Listeria […]
Taylor Fresh Foods Voluntarily Recalls Marketside Bacon Ranch Crunch Salad Kit
Taylor Fresh Foods is voluntarily recalling Marketside Bacon Ranch Crunch Salad Kit made with ingredient packets containing cheese as part of the expanded recall from Rizo-López Foods, Inc. due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others […]
Public Health Alert For Ready-To-Eat Poultry Products Containing FDA-Regulated Dairy Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for meat and poultry products containing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated dairy products that have been recalled by Rizo-Lopez Foods, due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. FSIS is issuing this public health alert […]