Testing has pointed toward a vegetable mix from Taylor Farms as the source of E. coli in Costco chicken salad that has been linked to an outbreak that has sickened 19 people in seven states, a Costco official said Wednesday.
Craig Wilson, Costco vice president of food safety and quality assurance, said he was told by the Food and Drug Administration that the strain of E. coli seems to be connected to an onion and celery mix.
The company uses one supplier for those vegetables in the chicken salad sold in all its U.S. stores, Wilson said.
Wilson identified the supplier as Taylor Farms in Salinas.
Monthly Archives: November 2015
E. coli Outbreak In Vegetables From Taylor Farms
Poo salad fixings came from Salinas
Craig Wilson, Costco vice president of food safety and quality assurance, said Wednesday he was told by the Food and Drug Administration that the strain of E. coli seems to be connected to an onion and celery mix.
Wilson identified the supplier as Taylor Farms in Salinas.
Like An Envelope Of White Powder
You never know what you’re gonna get.
An employee of the restaurant at 720 Cannery Row opened an envelope, which was hand addressed to her and delivered to the restaurant, while standing at the podium on the patio in front of the building, Monterey Fire Chief Gaudenz Panholzer said.
“When the employee opened it, some white powdery substance came out of the envelope, and it got on three of the employees,” he said.
A hazardous materials team came to the restaurant and tested the substance on site, determining it was powdered sugar.
Fruit Cheese Goes South
Brought us that disaster called Project Bella and the sewer vapor Fiber Internet SiFi Network.
City Manager Tom Frutchey will leave his job with Pacific Grove for a similar position in Paso Robles, Mayor Bill Kampe announced Saturday.
Frutchey has been Pacific Grove city manager since October 2009. Under Frutchey, the city has seen a budget surplus each year for six years and has made progress in finances, services and operations, Kampe said.
Homeowners Sue Builders
Said to be 176 Sloat. Probably just going to sell it in a few years.
The lawsuit identifies 167 “defects and damages” in the
construction, and the plaintiffs say it will cost $1.3 million
“to pay another contractor to complete, correct and repair
[the contractor’s] work.”
Craig Holdren told The Pine Cone he is aware of the lawsuit, and predicted his firm will be vindicated.
“While disappointing, this is not surprising,” Holdren
explained. “This is part of a larger lawsuit that the Gerstens
filed against the general contractor and all sub-contractors
almost three years ago.”
Holdren said the court has already denied the Gerstens’
attempt to add Holdren + Lietzke in that lawsuit.
“The Gerstens now filed this new lawsuit in order to avoid
the statute of limitations and to increase the demands that
they are making against the general contractor and subcontractors,” he added. “The allegations against Holdren + Lietzke have no factual merit whatsoever and we intend to vigorously assert our rights.”
When The Fish Fight Back
Fish kicked three fishing buddies butts.
The three men, who were not injured, fell from the dinghy after failing to navigate the beach’s rocky outcrop, said Suzanne Guzzi, a schoolteacher from Modesto who witnessed the accident. The passengers were not identified.
The men managed to carry their fishing gear ashore, though the boat remained in the water, bobbing upside down, hooked on a rock about 11 a.m. The Pacific Grove Police Department responded to the call, and was followed by the Monterey Fire Department.
Custom House Plaza Fountain Torn Down
This is why we can’t have nice things.
Herald Picture
California State Parks, which owns the plaza, closed the fountain more than 10 years ago because it drains into Monterey Bay. The fountain was erected in 1969.
Moe Hates The New Garbage Company
Greenwaste’s mandatory recyclables sorting rules are not making the trash creators happy. Was he old way any better?
And what a typo – Ron Shank!
Ron Shank with St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Store said a centralized location to deal with the cardboard isn’t what the businesses are paying for.
Shank said he’s paying more money under GreenWaste for less service.
“I don’t mind paying a few more dollars, I realize costs are going up. I expected that,” he said. “I did not expect to have poor service and in my opinion, it’s poor service.”
Moe Ammar, president of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, said a lot of work needs to be done for the sides to reach an agreement. He criticized GreenWaste’s claims of being environmentally friendly, saying some businesses will end up just driving to the dump or putting recyclables in the trash.
“The only thing that’s green about that company is money,” Ammar said.
Mountain Lion Warning
Always beware of P.G. cougars.
Pacific Grove police are warning residents to be alert about2015 mountain lions.
Within the last two weeks, three deer were found dead. Police said the attacks happened along Ocean View Blvd. and on a trail near the American Tin Cannery.If you come face to face with a mountain lion, don’t run, make noise, and try to look as big as you can.
‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Robber Arrested Again In P.G.
Uncle Frank and Aunt Jack, and this is just a body suit, I didn’t have any surgery.
A Sand City man convicted of robbing a bank in Santa Cruz while dressed as a woman in April, is back behind bars after leaving a probation program interview in San Francisco, police said Friday.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said Calantoc was convicted on the bank robbery case but a judge allowed him to interview at a probation program in San Francisco. Deputies said while was there, he walked out of the program, initiating a search for his arrest.
Investigators with the Peninsula Regional Violence and Narcotics Team said Calantoc, 31, was located in the 1100 block of Seaview Avenue in Pacific Grove Thursday night. Calantoc was arrested on a no bail felony warrant, a $240,000 felony warrant and four misdemeanor warrants totaling $95,000.