Lappert's Ice Cream issues recall

By the time one hears the snap, crackle, and pop from a
bowl of Rice Krispies, that milk has been pasteurized three
times. Another secret the dairy industry does not want you
to know. Why doesn't the first time work, or the second, or
third? Most people have experienced the putrid smell of
soured milk. Pour it down the drain on day eight. Imagine
what you consumed on day seven?
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"Salmonella can remain viable in butter for up to 9
months."

Journal of Dairy Science 1992;75(9):2339
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"A drop of sour milk may contain more than 50 million bacteria...
certain bacteria, especially organisms belonging to the genera
bacillus and clostridium, have the ability to transform themselves
into small bodies called spores. The word spore comes from the
Greek word for seed. The spore can often withstand drying, the
temperature of boiling water (pasteurization), and the action
of some germicides. When suitable conditions return, the spore
resumes its vegetative form and the bacterium again returns to
the usual activities of its normal life cycle."

Modern Dairy Products, Third Edition, Lincoln Lampert
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"Live listeria bacteria was successfully isolated from the milk
after heat treatment in 11 of 12 pasteurization trials."

Journal of Environmental Microbiology. July 1987 (53)
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"Listeria organisms excreted in cow's milk escaped pasteurization,
grew well at refrigerator temperatures, and were ingested by
consumers."

New England Journal of Medicine, 1985, 312 (7)
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"... curing alone may not be a sufficient pathogen control step
to eliminate Salmonella, Listeria, and E. coli O157:H7 from cheese.

J Food Prot, 1998 Oct, 61:10
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From the Associated Press - August 14, 2005


RICHMOND, Calif., - Lappert's Ice Cream issued a recall
of a wide range of its ice cream because it may be
contaminated with a bacteria.

The Richmond-based company on Wednesday recalled all
flavors of its ice cream packaged in eight-ounce, pint,
one-and-a-half gallon and three-gallon containers because
the ice cream may contain an organism associated with listeria.

Listeria bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal
infections. Young children, pregnant women, elderly and
others with weak immune systems are especially vulnerable.

The recalled ice cream was distributed to California, Oregon,
Washington, Nevada, Arizona, and Illinois.

All of the ice cream is labeled Lappert's Ice Cream (plant
number 06-6919). All lots of all flavors produced through
Aug. 4 are being recalled.
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Robert Cohen
http://www.notmilk.com