FOOD SAFETY ALERTS / RECALLS


12/18/18 - Adam Bros. recalls red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce and cauliflower due to possible E. Coli O157:H7

Adam Bros. Farming, Inc. of Santa Maria, California is recalling red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce and cauliflower harvested on November 27 through 30, 2018, because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. Coli O157:H7).  Cauliflower and red/green lettuce were distributed to wholesalers in California, as well as several other states, Mexico and Canada.

You can visit the FDA website for specific product codes and details. 

11/29/18 - UPDATE - Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce

Based on new information, CDC is narrowing its warning to consumers. CDC is advising that U.S. consumers not eat and retailers and restaurants not serve or sell any romaine lettuce harvested from the Central Coastal growing regions of northern and central California. If you do not know where the romaine is from, do not eat it.

This investigation is ongoing and the advice will be updated as more information is available. Please visit the CDC website for updates regarding the multistate outbreak. ORIGINAL NEWS - 11/20/18

 

 NOTICE OF COST RECOVERY ADJUSTMENT

The Board of Supervisors approved the Department of Environmental Health’s (DEH) cost recovery proposal on April 18 and 25, 2018. San Diego County Board of Supervisors policy B-29 requires DEH to be full cost recovery. Since DEH's last adjusted fees, the department has focused on how to offset rising costs by gaining operational efficiencies, leveraging technology to streamline work, and implementing business re-engineering projects.  

The approved fees in DEH’s cost recovery proposal are provided in the list of approved fees.  The fees shown for FY 18-19 became effective July 1, 2018.
 

 ABOUT DEH

The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) enhances San Diegans' quality of life by protecting public health and safeguarding environmental quality, educating the public to increase environmental awareness, and implementing and enforcing local, state, and federal environmental laws. DEH regulates the following: retail food safety; public housing; public swimming pools; small drinking water systems; mobile-home parks; onsite wastewater systems; recreational water; aboveground and underground storage tanks and cleanup oversight; and medical and hazardous materials and waste. In addition, DEH serves as the Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency, prevents disease carried by rats and mosquitoes and helps to ensure safe workplaces for County employees.

 

Adam Bros. Farming, Inc. of Santa Maria, California is recalling red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce and cauliflower harvested on November 27 through 30, 2018, because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. Coli O157:H7).  Cauliflower and red and green lettuce was distributed to wholesalers in California as well as several other states, Mexico and Canada.

As of 12/13/2018 Adam Bros. Farming, Inc. has notified its affected customers of all product that was recalled, asking that the product not be eaten, sold, or transferred. Furthermore, Adam Bros. Farming, Inc. asked that its customers notify the downline chain of custody to ensure a full recall.

You can visit the FDA website for specific product codes and details. 

Our Mission: Protecting the environment and enhancing public health by preventing disease, promoting envionmental responsibility and, when necessary, enforcing environmental and public health laws. 

Check out the current Department of Environmental Health job positions

 

  
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