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Dole Recalls Packaged Salads Due To Listeria Concerns Dole Recalls Packaged Salads Due To Listeria Concerns
Dole Recalls Packaged Salads Due To Listeria Concerns Dole has announced a massive recall of packaged salads due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Dole Fresh Vegetables announced a precautionary recall of all Dole-branded and private label packaged salads processed at its Bessemer City, North Carolina, and Yuma, Arizona processing facilities due to the possible health risk. The recalled items were shipped nationwide. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dole is also temporarily suspending operations at both facilities “to conduct an extensive cleaning and sanitation protocol.” Products subject to the volunta…
Ex-Marine From Westchester Dies At Age 28 Ex-Marine From Westchester Dies At Age 28
Ex-Marine From Westchester Dies At Age 28 A former Marine from Northern Westchester died on Monday, March 22 at age 28. Kittiphon "Kit" Ponchareon was a graduate of Ossining High School who served in the Marine Corps for four years.  He began his training in Yuma, Arizona, and was then deployed to multiple locations in the Middle East.  His roles in the Marines included Fiscal Specialist, Security Forces and Supply Administrator, Operations Specialist, and Transit Coordinator.  He was born in Thailand on June 20, 1992. He moved to America in 2000 and attended his first American school in Connecticut, Parkway Elemen…
Jump In Sick Count, Hospitalizations From Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Jump In Sick Count, Hospitalizations From Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak
Jump In Sick Count, Hospitalizations From Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak The number people sickened as well as those hospitalized as a result of an E. Coli outbreak linked to contaminated chopped romaine lettuce has grown, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The outbreak that has now sickened 53 people in 16 states, including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, according to the CDC. A total of 31 have been hospitalized. Consumers anywhere in the United States who have store-bought chopped romaine lettuce at home, including salads and salad mixes containing chopped romaine lettuce, should not eat it and should throw it away, even if some of …