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[By Ho Phang | 11 Mar 2009 | No Comments | 153 views]

This recall is related to the Peanut Corp of America outbreak and affects products purchased before Feb 12. Products were sold only at Farmer’s Market, Grants Pass, OR. The affected products are:

  • Cascade Organic Trail Mix, sold in a bulk bin…

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[By Ho Phang | 10 Mar 2009 | No Comments | 96 views]
AP: FDA is looking for a quick Salmonella test.

Due to frustration about conventional lab methods used to identify Salmonella, the FDA is seeking a much faster test for confirming the presence of the common food-borne bacteria in food.

The news article talks about how it can take as many as…

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[By Ho Phang | 10 Mar 2009 | No Comments | 93 views]

The Salmonella recalls never seem to end!

 

Mixed Nuts Inc.

Mixed Nuts Inc is recalling all of its Premium Orchard trail mixes and Snack’rs trail mixes sold on or before Jan 27th 2009 for potential contamination with (surprise!) Salmonella.

These products were sold at the following stores:…

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[By Ho Phang | 9 Mar 2009 | No Comments | 109 views]

“It’ll make your intestines go insane?” Well, E. coli *does* have a habit of doing that…

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[By Ho Phang | 9 Mar 2009 | No Comments | 88 views]
Tortilla Company Folded By the FDA.

The FDA has shut down the operations of Chicago Del Ray Tortilleria, barring the company from making soft-shell flour tortillas until it fixes its sanitation problems. Chicago Del Ray’s products had been linked with gastrointestinal illness in schoolchildren.

FDA: FDA Shuts…

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[By Ho Phang | 8 Mar 2009 | No Comments | 83 views]

Just adding to the giant pile of peanut related recalls. What a mess!

 

 

Anna’s Pantry LLC

Anna’s Pantry LLC is recalling the following products due to possible contamination with Salmonella related to the Peanut Corp of America outbreak.

  • Anna’s Pantry Honey Roasted Peanuts, 1.5oz.,…

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[By Ho Phang | 7 Mar 2009 | No Comments | 98 views]
Salmonella linked to sprouts.

Food Poison Blog is reporting that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has announced that five Salmonella cases may be linked to sprouts from SunSprout Enterprises Inc of Nebraska.

I like eating sprouts, once in while - they go really well with…

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[By Ho Phang | 7 Mar 2009 | One Comment | 110 views]
Top-rated British restaurant linked to 400 cases of food poisoning.

It looks like Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck Restaurant, a very famous, highly-regarded restaurant with a three stars from Michelin, has been linked to about 400 cases of diarrhea and vomiting. As Gordon Ramsey would put it: “Dear, oh, dear.”

So, diarrhea…