Public Health Alert for Raw Frozen Pork Dumpling Products Produced without Benefit of Inspection
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because Dim Sum Factory Inc., a Flushing, N.Y., establishment, produced and distributed raw, frozen pork dumpling products without the benefit of federal inspection. A recall was not requested because the products are no longer […]
Recall: Busseto Foods Brand Ready-to-Eat Charcuterie Meat Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Editor’s Note: FSIS and our public health partners, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state public health officials, are investigating a Salmonella outbreak. The unopened, intact, charcuterie sampler that led to this recall was tested by the state of Minnesota and the results showed it was positive for the outbreak strain. Further […]
Boil Water Advisory for all of Pulaski County has been lifted
The City of Somerset has lifted the county wide boil water advisory for ALL water systems in Pulaski County.
TGI Fridays Boneless Chicken Bites Recall Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Simmons Prepared Foods Inc., a Van Buren, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 26,550 pounds of TGI Fridays boneless chicken bites products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of clear, hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The boneless chicken bites items were produced on […]
Lake Cumberland District Health Department receives grant to expand distance learning, telemedicine in rural KY
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kentucky State Director Dr. Tom Carew today announced over $2.3 million in grants awarded to three recipients in Kentucky. The grants announced today were made through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program and are expected to benefit almost 220,000 rural Kentuckians. “The COVID-19 pandemic taught us how important […]
QUAKER RECALLS GRANOLA BARS AND GRANOLA CEREALS DUE TO POSSIBLE HEALTH RISK
The Quaker Oats Company announced the recall of specific granola bars and granola cereals listed below because they have 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 immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea […]
Prepare, Use and Store Infant Formula Safely
If you feed your baby powdered infant formula, it is important to know how to prepare and store it properly. When powdered infant formula is not prepared or handled safely, it can expose your baby to Cronobacter, a bacteria known to live in the environment. Getting sick from this bacteria does not happen often, but […]
Garland Ventures Recalls Ready-to-Eat Chicken Fried Rice Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2023 – Garland Ventures, a Garland, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 13,842 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken fried rice products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The RTE chicken fried rice product was produced on November 10, 2023. The following […]
Recall of Fresh Cantaloupe due to Possible Health Risk of Salmonella
SOFIA PRODUCE, LLC, of Nogales, Arizona which does business under the name “Trufresh” (“Trufresh”) has expanded its recall of all sizes of fresh cantaloupes packaged in cardboard containers labeled with the “Malichita” label, to include the following additional sales order numbers distributed between October 16, 2023 and October 23, 2023 because they have the potential to be […]
LCDHD Request for Proposals
Request for Proposals The Lake Cumberland District Health Department will be accepting sealed proposals for a Building Access and Security system. This includes door panels, key pads, and security alarm monitoring. This will cover our entire District which encompasses the following counties: Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor and Wayne. Proposals must […]