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Disease-Causing Bacteria Found At LI Food Facility, Recall Issued: FDA
A Long Island based food manufacturer has recalled numerous products due to listeria concerns, officials said Sunday, Sept. 6.
Made Fresh Salads Inc., of Bay Shore, recalled dozens of its ready-to-eat deli-style salads and cream cheese products, the Food and Drug Administration announced.
Inspectors found the disease-causing bacteria listeria monocytogenes at the company’s facility, which sparked the recall, according to the announcement. Listeria infections can cause fever, chills, headache, diarrhea, nausea, muscle and joint pain, and fatigue.
People who are pregnant, 65 or older, or imm…
LI Driver, 26, Found Dead Hours After Van Slammed Into Tree And Flipped: Police
A Long Island driver was killed in a one-car crash early Tuesday, Sept. 8, police said.
Matthew Schneider, 26, of Selden, was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Express eastbound on Express Drive South near Maple Avenue in Holbrook around 3:10 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Schneider’s vehicle left the road, struck a tree, and overturned, investigators said. However, the wreck wasn’t reported until a passing motorist called 911 around 5:30 a.m., police said.
When officers finally responded to the crash, Schneider was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Schneider’s vehic…
5-Year-Old Girl, 8-Year-Old Boy Among Three Injured In LI Man’s Violent Outburst: Police
A Long Island man assaulted a woman, pushed an 8-year-old boy, and injured a 5-year-old girl in the same incident, police said.
Max Beltre, 27, of East Hampton, was charged with third-degree assault and two counts of child endangerment following his arrest around 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, the East Hampton Police Department said.
At an East Hampton home, Beltre threw a cellphone charger that struck the 5-year-old girl in the face, police said. Beltre then attacked the girl’s mother, first pushing her and then repeatedly slamming a door on her right hand, investigators said.
After that, B…
