• A Product Recall for Prime Choice Foods’ Tortilla Chips

    A Product Recall for Prime Choice Foods’ Tortilla Chips

    Prime Choice Foods Corporation announced a product recall last February 14 on specific lots of its multi-grain tortilla chips. These tortilla chips were recalled because they may contain undeclared ingredients which are considered to be allergens. The products are under the Garden of Eatin’ brand and are packed in 9 ounce retail bags. The chips’…

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  • Deep River Snacks

    Deep River Snacks

    Deep River Snacks is an American company that primarily produces gourmet kettle-cooked potato chips. The company is based in Old Lyme, Connecticut. History Deep River Snacks was created in 2001 by James Goldberg, founder and current president of the Old Lyme Gourmet Company. He started the business by producing his flagship product, cheese popcorn, the…

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  • Blair’s Snacks and sauces

    Blair’s Snacks and sauces

    Blair’s Snacks and Sauces is an American company best known for producing the hottest sauce products possible in the country. In fact, the company’s hottest product, ‘16 Million Reserve,’ has been awarded the Guinness World Record’s Hottest Product in the Food Category. History Blair’s Snacks and Sauces was founded in 1989 by Blair Lazar, when…

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  • Gevalia Coffee to be Distributed by Kraft to be Sold at U.S. Grocery Stores and Supermarkets

    Gevalia Coffee to be Distributed by Kraft to be Sold at U.S. Grocery Stores and Supermarkets

    A month after it split with Starbucks as partners, Kraft Foods Inc. has announced its plans of distributing its Gevalia coffee to U.S. grocery stores and supermarkets. After being long-time partners in the distribution of Starbucks coffee to retail stores, the two finally ended their partnership last March. Kraft is now focusing on the retail…

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  • Product Launch for Heinz Dip&Squeeze Ketchup

    Product Launch for Heinz Dip&Squeeze Ketchup

    Heinz launched its newest product to the United States market, the Heinz® Dip & Squeeze® Ketchup. The new squeeze and dip packaging holds three times the quantity that conventional ketchup packets hold. It also allows consumers the option to dip food into the ketchup or squeeze the ketchup out and into the food. This will…

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  • Meat Sold at Grocery Stores Found to Contain Drug-Resistant Staphylococcus

    Meat Sold at Grocery Stores Found to Contain Drug-Resistant Staphylococcus

    A recent study conducted on the poultry and meat sold in various grocery stores has found that the products are almost always contaminated by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. The Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal reported that the bacteria could cause serious health risks, from infections of the skin to pneumonia. In some instances, Staphylococcus aureus infections…

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  • A Product Recall on Organic Food Bar Inc. Chocolatey Chocolate Chips Food Bars

    A Product Recall on Organic Food Bar Inc. Chocolatey Chocolate Chips Food Bars

    Organic Food Bar Inc. announced a product recall for its chocolate chip food bar products. The food bars were recalled because they may contain an undeclared ingredient, peanut, which is considered a food allergen. The recall was made after it was discovered that cross contamination of materials on the part of their vendor The Company…

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  • Curtiss Candy Company

    Curtiss Candy Company

    The Curtiss Candy Company is more popularly known as the creator of the Baby Ruth candy bar. Currently, most of the company’s popular brands are now owned by Nestlé. History Curtiss Candy Company was founded in 1916 by German immigrant Otto Schnering. Schnering got the inspiration of naming the company from his mother’s maiden name…

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