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RECALLED
(As of November 4, 2019)
Potential Listeria Contamination of Mann Brand Products Sold in U.S. and Canada
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| Click for the notice and full list of recalled products or go to https://mannpackingproductlist11-2019.us/ |
Salinas, CA. – November 3, 2019 – Mann Packing Co., Inc. (Mann) announced today the voluntary recall of a series of vegetable products sold to select retailers in the United States and Canada. The voluntary recall is a response to a notification by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency of a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. To date, public health officials have not reported any illness associated with these products.
Mann Packing is issuing this recall out of an abundance of caution. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Mann Packing will continue to work closely with the authorities to investigate the issue.
The recalled products have “Best If Used By” date of October 11, 2019 to November 16, 2019. Please see below for a full list of affected products as well as product images available.
For any inquiries or comments, all consumers are welcome to call the 24 hour customer service line at 1-844-927-0707 or email Mann Packing Co., Inc. at consumers@mannpacking.com
Multimedia
"listeria disease report presentation" Jess K, Youtube. November 20, 2015. [10:41] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-aEUo2dIuQ
Table of Contents:
00:00 - Listeriosis (Listeria)
00:03 - What is it?
00:44 - History
01:23 - Listeria monocytogenes
01:53 - Listeria monocytogenes bacteria
02:16 - Strains
02:34 - Prevalence of bacterium
03:30 - Incidence and prevalence
04:00 - Transmission
04:04 - Pathogenesis
04:07 - Transmission
04:33 - Pathogenesis
04:51 - symptoms
05:31 - diagnosis
06:14 - Who’s at risk
07:04 - meningitis
07:34 - encephalitis
07:48 - Melon Outbreak of 2011
08:10 - Blue bell outbreak of 2015
08:51 - prevention
09:45 - treatment
10:28 - The good news
10:37 - References
- "What is Listeria Infection? (Foodborne Bacterial Illness)." Healthery, Youtube. June 2018. [3:02] What is Listeria Infection? (Foodborne Bacterial Illness) - Overview, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Prevention. Learn more: https://healthery.com/health/listeria... Listeria is an infection caused by a bacterium called Listeria monocytogenes. The bacterium is found in animal feces, soil, and water. It is a food-borne illness that produces diarrhea, muscle aches, and fever. In severe infections, it affects the brain and causes meningitis, headaches, convulsions and can even lead to death. It affects people that are immunocompromised, the elderly and pregnant women and their unborn children. Healthy people do not suffer from listeria infection but it can be fatal to unborn babies and neonates. There is a better prognosis if the disease is diagnosed early and the person infected began on antibiotics. Learn more about Listeria infection from this video from healthery.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvLT5e31KPQ
- "Listeria monocytogenes- animated quick review." Rewise MD, Youtube. March 17, 2019. [3:57] Fmgsindia.com provides free, useful resources for medical students preparing for postgraduate entrance Examinations. Check our website for more information.Short, comprehensive video lectures designed to integrate knowledge of the basic sciences to clinical applications and context. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pu1Z1uXOI4
- "Listeria monocytogenes, a unique model in infection biology." COSSART Lab, Youtube. December 6, 2016.[6:55] Video from Pascale Cossart laboratory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlAPOa_QXAo
Articles, Bibliographies, Resources & Websites
- "More Than 100 Different Types Of Vegetable Products Have Been Recalled Over Listeria Concerns. They were sold under labels like Del Monte And Trader Joe's." Kristin Salaky, Delish.com. November 5, 2019. https://www.delish.com/food-news/a29701111/mann-packing-c-recall-vegatables/
- "Before Listeria Sets In, Mann Recalls Over 100 Of Its Vegetable Products." Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com. November 4, 2019. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2019/11/04/before-listeria-sets-in-mann-recalls-over-100-of-its-vegetable-products/#6d7ee2d22613
- "More than 100 vegetable products recalled for listeria concerns." Allen Kim, Cnn.com. Updated November 4, 2019. https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/04/us/mann-vegetable-recall-trnd/index.html [includes a video, "What is Listeria?"--beetle]
- "VEGETABLE RECALL 2019: MORE THAN 100 PRODUCTS RECALLED OVER LISTERIA CONTAMINATION FEARS." Rosie McCall, Newsweek.com. November 4, 2019. https://www.newsweek.com/vegetable-recall-100-products-listeria-contamination-fears-1469567 [also includes a video, "What is Listeria?"--beetle]
- "Veggies Recalled for Possible Listeria Risk. Nov. 4, 2019 -- More than 100 vegetable products sold across the United States and Canada have been recalled for potential listeria contamination." Aaron Gould Sheinin, Webmed.com. November 4, 2019. https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20191104/veggies-recalled-for-possible-listeria-risk
LISTERIOSIS
Signs and symptoms | The disease primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, pregnant women, and newborns. Rarely, people without these risk factors can also be affected. A person with listeriosis usually has fever and muscle aches, often preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. Almost everyone who is diagnosed with listeriosis has invasive infection (meaning that the bacteria spread from their intestines to their blood stream or other body sites). Disease may occur as much as two months after eating contaminated food. The symptoms vary with the infected person: High-risk people other than pregnant women: Symptoms can include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions. Pregnant women: Pregnant women typically experience only a mild, flu-like illness. However, infections during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn. Previously healthy people: People who were previously healthy but were exposed to a very large dose of Listeria can develop a non-invasive illness (meaning that the bacteria have not spread into their blood stream or other body sites). Symptoms can include diarrhea and fever. If an animal has eaten food contaminated with Listeria and does not have any symptoms, most experts believe that no tests or treatment are needed, even for people at high risk for listeriosis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeriosis#Signs_and_symptoms
Cause | Listeria monocytogenes is ubiquitous in the environment. The main route of acquisition of Listeria is through the ingestion of contaminated food products. Listeria has been isolated from raw meat, dairy products, vegetables, fruit and seafood. Soft cheeses, unpasteurized milk and unpasteurised pâté are potential dangers; however, some outbreaks involving post-pasteurized milk have been reported. Rarely listeriosis may present as cutaneous listeriosis. This infection occurs after direct exposure to L. monocytogenes by intact skin and is largely confined to veterinarians who are handling diseased animals, most often after a listerial abortion. It can be more common in patients with hemochromatosis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeriosis#Cause
Bacteremia | should be treated for 2 weeks, meningitis for 3 weeks, and brain abscess for at least 6 weeks. Ampicillin generally is considered antibiotic of choice; gentamicin is added frequently for its synergistic effects. Overall mortality rate is 20–30%; of all pregnancy-related cases, 22% resulted in fetal loss or neonatal death, but mothers usually survive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeriosis#Treatment
Prevention | The main means of prevention is through the promotion of safe handling, cooking and consumption of food. This includes washing raw vegetables and cooking raw food thoroughly, as well as reheating leftover or ready-to-eat foods like hot dogs until steaming hot. Another aspect of prevention is advising high-risk groups such as pregnant women and immunocompromised patients to avoid unpasteurized pâtés and foods such as soft cheeses like feta, Brie, Camembert cheese, and bleu. Cream cheeses, yogurt, and cottage cheese are considered safe. In the United Kingdom, advice along these lines from the Chief Medical Officer posted in maternity clinics led to a sharp decline in cases of listeriosis in pregnancy in the late 1980s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeriosis#Prevention
- ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeria
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeriosis
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeriosis#2017_United_States_listeriosis_outbreak
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listeriosis#2011_United_States_listeriosis_outbreak
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Community organizations to connect, to listen, and to be heard:
- https://citizenactionny.org/about
- https://citizenactionny.org/events/venues/7-grand-st-kingston-ny-12401-usa
- https://kingstontenantsunion.org/
- https://kingstontenantsunion.org/events/
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- https://riseupkingston.org/
- https://riseupkingston.org/blog
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INTERVIEW
Stephanie Fisher Alinsug
Communications & Development Coordinator, R!se Up Kingston
Stephanie Fisher Alinsug
Communications & Development Coordinator, R!se Up Kingston
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| Stephanie Alinsug and FreedomWalker. Photo by Nate Brogan. |
RECOMMENDATIONS
- Riseupkingston.org
FreedomWalker's Sources, Citations, Credits, and Links
COFFEE & GREEN TEA COMBO
- No credits for this segment this week
THE SPRUCE
- Thespruce.com
NOTE On Spitegiving:
"Still Pissed at the Election? Try Spite Giving, Because It Feels Fantastic. The more you come at me and my friends, the more I'm going to use your hate as fuel to ignite a fire of positive action." Megan Seling, Nashvillescene.com. November 16, 2016. https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pith-in-the-wind/article/20843573/still-pissed-at-the-election-try-spite-giving-because-it-feels-fantastic
K-TOWN NEWS
- Almanac Weekly
- Ulstercountyalive.org
MINDFUL MUSEUM
- Awakening Your Ikigai" by Ken Mogi
- Everydaypower.com- " 9 Steps to Accept who You Are"
- Sigmund Freud - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud Sigmund Freud
- The Fourth Pillar "The Joy of Small Things"
- Wake-up.com - "The Magic of Being in the Here and Now" by Paul A. Philips
- What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Weaker | Psychology … https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight... Aug 21, 2010
- WHATSAPP Friedrich Nietzsche, the German philosopher, famously said: "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
beetle's Sources, Citations, Credits, and Links
Your WEEKLY DOSE of
Local
but
GLOBAL
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. . . AND OUT OF THIS WORLD!
RORY J ROCHE | Visual Artist, Graphic Designer, Local Entrepreneur & Founder of OUR VOICE MAGAZINE
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Rory is a photographer, artist, and writer located in Sullivan County, New York. He believes in expression through creativity. In fact, he has been creating things for as far back as he can remember. He believes that through his work, he can help others. He hopes to make a positive difference in the world. He enjoys volunteering his time as a photographer for local events.
He has studied traditional art forms, such as drawing, painting, ink, photography and sculpture, as well as digital art. He also has a passion for performing arts, such as theatre, film, and radio. In his younger years, he participated in band and chorus. He also worked behind the scenes of a play, as a set painter. His art has been featured in galleries and he has painted murals for local businesses.
Rory has a true passion for film. He has done storyboarding, set photography, and can be seen in the film, Super Dark Times, directed by Kevin Phillips and hopes to further pursue his acting career. He has taken to playwriting when he's not writing for magazines. His first play, Paving The Way: A Quest For Equality, was one of six chosen and performed during the 2017 Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival BakeOff. He plans to make this play full length in the near future.
He truly puts his talents to good use as the founder of the free LGBT+ eZine, OUR VOICE MAGAZINE, in hopes of providing a safe and positive platform for the community to connect and gain visibility for their talents. There, he puts his leadership skills to the test to make sure everything runs smoothly, as well as providing his graphic talents. He is happy to feature LGBT+ models right here on this website as well. https://etherealspectrum.wixsite.com/roryroche
Art, Products, Sites & Social Media
ART | PHOTOGRAPHY | WRITING | CONTACT
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-surivive?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/roryjade?ref=artist_title_name
Projects
Our Voice Magazine
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a magazine created for and by the LGBT+ community. its purpose is to give us the recognition we deserve.
In current times, LGBT+ issues are more talked about, and we're starting to have more representation in the media, but it's still not enough. There are still places where we are very much in danger for who we are and who we love. Many of us are artists, writers, actors and more, but we still don't have the spotlight. The goal of Our Voice is to change that.
Our Voice is focused on OUR community. It isn't reporters and interviewers writing stories to fit their agenda. It's about us, for us, and by us. It's a collection of creative writing, true stories, art and photography from the people in our own community and it's free. It's about time we got the recognition we deserve.
While the founder is based in the United States, Our Voice Magazine is for everyone. While there are guidelines, submissions are open for anyone around the globe. We need unity. We need to be heard.
Found, Graphic Editor: Rory J. Roche
Website: https://ourvoicemagazine.wixsite.com/ezine/zine
Email: ourvoicemagazine@outlook.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ourvoicezine/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourvoicezine/
Tumblr: http://ourvoicezine.tumblr.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ourvoicezine
Other Rory J Roche-Related Multimedia
- "Anton Yelchin - Forever." Rory Roche. [0:08] As much as I wish I could, I currently can't afford to donate to the Anton Yelchin Foundation, so instead, I made this in memory of him for what would have been his 30th birthday. https://www.facebook.com/roryjroche/videos/vl.259913924918559/1598718326927886/?type=1
- "Muninn." This here is a tidbit. It's still a WIP of a much larger project, but I was happy enough with the step that I slapped on a quick background so I could share it with you. If you like what you see and you want one of your own, remember, commissions are open! This is Muninn, one of Odin's ravens. The strangest thing happened, too. My keyboard switched to Icelandic without prompting. https://www.facebook.com/roryjroche/photos/a.1996285004031059/2427050954287793/?type=3&theater
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Your WEEKLY DOSE of
No, Virginia: TRUE FREEDOM ISN'T "*FREE"
Multimedia
- "ADL International Leadership Award Presented to Sacha Baron Cohen at Never Is Now 2019." Ani-Defamation League, Youtube. November 21, 2019. [24:43] Sacha Baron Cohen is the well-deserved recipient of ADL’s International Leadership Award, which goes to exceptional individuals who combine professional success with a profound personal commitment to community involvement and to crossing borders and barriers with a message of diversity and equal opportunity. Over 100 years ago Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote: “Sunlight is said to be the best disinfectant.” Through his alter egos, many of whom represent anti-Semites, racists and neo-Nazis, Baron Cohen shines a piercing light on people’s ignorance and biases. https://youtu.be/ymaWq5yZIYM
- "Sacha Baron Cohen RIPS Facebook." The Young Turks, Youtube. November 22, 2019. [16:15] Sacha Baron Cohen denounced tech giants Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google. Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, and Mark Thompson, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. "Sacha Baron Cohen has denounced tech giants Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google as “the greatest propaganda machine in history” and culpable for a surge in “murderous attacks on religious and ethnic minorities”. Baron Cohen was speaking on Thursday at Never Is Now, the Anti-Defamation League’s summit on antisemitism and hate in New York, where he was presented with the organisation’s international leadership award. He said that “hate crimes are surging, as are murderous attacks on religious and ethnic minorities” and that “all this hate and violence is being facilitated by a handful of internet companies that amount to the greatest propaganda machine in history” Hosts: Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, Mark Thompson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OodpUmYk3MY
Articles, Bibliographies, Resources & Websites
- "Read Sacha Baron Cohen's scathing attack on Facebook in full: 'greatest propaganda machine in history'." Sacha Baron Cohen, Theguardian.com. November 22, 2019. In a speech, the actor argued that Facebook would have run ads by Hitler. Here are his remarks in full. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/22/sacha-baron-cohen-facebook-propaganda
- "Sacha Baron Cohen: Facebook would have let Hitler buy ads for 'final solution'." Andrew Pulver, Theguardian.com. In wide-ranging speech, actor accuses tech giants of running the ‘greatest propaganda machine in history.’ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/nov/22/sacha-baron-cohen-facebook-would-have-sold-final-solution-ads-to-hitler
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Articles, Bibliographies, Resources & Websites
- "Help Us Survive." Dee Langone Bonney, Rory J. Roche. Retrieved November 26, 2019. My name is Dee, I’m 60 years old, and in failing health. I used to enjoy dancing, and now I can barely walk. I have a talented son, who is also disabled. He has so many dreams and goals and I want to see him flourish. I hate having to ask for help, but our lives depend on it. It’s just the two of us now. My husband died in 2007, and we got by with some financial help from my parents and my life’s savings. We lost my mom to negligence in a nursing home in 2011, and my dad to kidney cancer in 2016. We have no family to help us financially, or look after my son should I need a hospital. Our current situation weighs heavily on us and causes more anxiety and stress than we can handle. I can’t sleep, and my son can barely keep meals down. We have only one hope for both of us to survive. We need a new environment; one where my son can thrive, and I won’t have to worry if I need to stay at a hospital. One where it isn’t a struggle for me to get in and out of my home. We need it soon. Before my health requires hospitalization. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-surivive?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
- Facebook.com (a relevant personal post)
Music Playlists
First Hour Music and Playlists:
- Lisette Melendez: "Together Forever"
- Fleetwood Mac: "You Make Loving Fun"
- Metric: "Gimme Sympathy"
Second Hour Music and Playlists:
- Aerosmith: "Dream On"
- Kelly Clarkson: "Stronger"
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