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A Product Recall on White Breads and Wheat Breads Due to Undeclared Allergens
Tri-State Bakery LLC has issued a recall for its bread products that were distributed before May 2. This is because the bread labels did not include possible allergens like soy flour, milk or soy lecithin in its list of ingredients. The recall was made after the company was informed that the ingredients were considered to…
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Wal-Mart Converts Two Former Albertson Stores in Texas
Wal-Mart Stores has announced its plans to convert two former Albertson stores in Texas. The former Albertson stores are located in Frisco and Flower Mound. According to local news reports in Texas, these stores will be converted to Wal-Mart neighborhood markets and will follow the design and concept of other Wal-Mart neighborhood markets. According to…
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A Florida Oyster Source is Linked to an Outbreak of Cholera
On May 10, Tuesday, the United States FDA issued an alert regarding specific oysters that were harvested from a certain area in Florida. The FDA warned consumers not to buy, serve or eat oysters that came from a specific harvest area in Florida’s Apalachichola Bay. Retailers are also warned not to sell oysters coming from…
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A Product Recall for Mountain Pure Bottled Water
Arkansas Department of Health officials announced on May 4, the results of the laboratory tests conducted on random samples of Mountain Pure Bottled Water. Results showed that the samples tested were found to be contaminated with biological organisms. In relation to this announcement, the company has also announced that they have ordered a recall for…
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Peet’s Coffee & Tea Introduces Anniversary Blend 2011
Peet’s Coffee & Tea recently announced that its Anniversary Blend 2011 will now be available for coffee lovers to try. To promote the new blend, Peet’s Coffee & Tea held a coffee tasting affair where participants were given a taste of the Anniversary Blend 2011 coffee. Not only were participants able to taste one specific…
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Social Networking Sites Utilized by Retailers to Promote Fresh Fruit Products and Other Goods
With a majority of people in the United States familiar with how networking sites operate, more and more retailers are making use of them to further promote their products, especially the perishable ones. For instance, Festival Foods of Onalaska, Wisconsin used social media to promote its “Perfect Pairing” campaign. The campaign encouraged participants to post…
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Gilt Groupe Launches Gilt Taste for High-End Grocery Shopping
Gilt Groupe, a New York-based business for high-end and expensive items, has launched its own grocery service division and named it Gilt Taste. Gilt Taste, like its parent company, offers its products on its own website and delivers the items to the buyer’s location. What makes this grocery service unique and incomparable is that it…
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Product Recall for Goodness Gardens’ Chives
Goodness Gardens Inc. announced a recall for one lot of its chives products because of a possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected chives have a lot number of 0201111. The possible contamination was discovered after a routine sampling was done on the lot. The sampled products tested positive for the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. Although…
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