Product Recall
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Thin Pieces of Wire Found on a Limited Number of Sesame Seeds
Connecticut-based company Pepperidge Farms is recalling a limited number of “Baked Naturals Sesame Sticks.” The products are being recalled as they might contain pieces of thin wires. Pepperidge Farms has issued the recall as a precaution to consumers. Specific information (codes and “sell by” dates) about the recalled product are the following: Code W07*1781 (11/20/2011),…
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“Heera Milk Powder” Recalled for Being Repackaged in Unapproved Premises
West Yorkshire-based company P&B Foods, Limited has recently issued a recall on all batches of “Heera Milk Powder.” The recall was announced last September 27, 2011. The product is being recalled for having been repackaged in unapproved premises. No further details were given that would describe what kind of unapproved premises the product had been…
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A Product Recall for Tropik Slash-brand Lemonade
The CFIA announced, last December, a health alert against Tropik Splash-brand lemonade for possibly containing glass fragments that are harmful to the body when consumed. With this, the product’s manufacturer, Propack Foods Inc., is doing a voluntary recall out of caution and in order to prevent any consumer from being harmed because of consuming the…
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Food Recalls and What Should Be Done About Them
Worldwide food recalls have been on breaking news and this is a very worrying trend. Various foods have been recalled ranging from corn chowder, cheese, dietary supplements and fresh-shelled peas. So what exactly are we doing wrong that would warrant such numerous food recalls? Maybe it is because of the expanding trade that has seen…
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Dairy Products: Milk Might Not Always Be Safe
One thing that consumers usually do not consider about the food they take in is that it can be a carrier of harmful disease-causing microorganisms if the proper precautionary and handling measures are not well executed. Until the recent recall of certain foods, mostly dairy products like cheese and ghee (clarified butter), this fact could…
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Salmonella Outbreak from Cantaloupes
The salmonella outbreak in the country has now claimed two lives and has left several ailing in 20 states. The states that have reported the same strain of salmonella (Salmonella typhimurium) include Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, California, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Tennessee, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania that…
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Mango Recall over Salmonella Fears
Splendid Products based in Burlingame, California has issued a voluntary recall of its Daniella brand mangoes due to a possible salmonella contamination. This has been done as a precautionary measure following over 100 reported infections in California alone. The mangoes are also linked to recent illnesses in Canada, which has also led the Canadian Food…
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Ground Beef Recall in the U.S. and Canada
The USDA has announced a recall of ground beef products from the Canadian company XL Foods Inc which are suspected to be contaminated with E. coli. The public health alert on raw boneless beef trim products was issued in cooperation with the USDA Food Safety Information Service on products imported from the Canadian based company.…