Archive for October, 2011
Diarrhea lasting more than 24 hours can cause your child to become dangerously dehydrated. Learn the signs of dehydration, how to prevent it, and when to call the doctor.
Tags: Consumer Health Alerts
Working in consultation with the United States Food and Drug Administration, Rite Aid has initiated a voluntary chainwide recall of approximately 85,000 tins of butter cookies distributed by Rite Aid under the Rich Fields brand name because of the possibility of contamination with Bacillus cereus.
Tags: food safety
PACIFIC OYSTER COMPANY, Bay City, Oregon announces a voluntary recall of 194 cases (873 lbs) of NATE’S SPICED PRAWNS, because it contains undeclared sulfites. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.
Tags: food allergy
Gardenburger, LLC is recalling a limited quantity of Eating Right
Soy Protein Burgers sold in Safeway, Carrs, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Pak ‘N’ Save, Randalls, Tom
Thumb, Vons, and Pavilions retail stores nationwide because the packages inadvertently contained
Eating Right Veggie Burgers, which contain milk.
Tags: food allergy
Rhythm Superfoods, LLC is initiating the voluntary recall of a limited quantity of KOOL RANCH KALE CHIPS, UPC/SKU code 8 29739 00052 1. A quantity (approx. 2,700 cases) of KOOL RANCH KALE CHIPS containing cashews was inadvertently placed into packaging that did not declare cashews as an ingredient and possibly shipped to retail locations nationwide.
Tags: FDA Recalls
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat Turkish pine nuts purchased from unlabeled plastic bulk containers at Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. or any food items they may have prepared using the bulk Turkish pine nuts, such as pesto, salads, or baked goods.
Tags: fda press release
FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) published its second annual report summarizing sales and distribution data of antimicrobial drugs approved for food-producing animals.
Tags: pet product recalls
Wells Enterprises, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is voluntarily recalling a limited number of packages of its Blue Bunny Personals ice cream 5.5 fl oz. because it was mispackaged and contains undeclared wheat.
Tags: FDA Recalls
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling approximately 5,000 lbs. of Turkish Pine Nuts sold in the Bulk Foods department of most Wegmans stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland between July 1 and October 18, 2011 due to possible Salmonella contamination.
Tags: FDA Recalls
Nike All-American and Nike Super Poor Boy Recalled by Landshire, Inc Because of Possible Health Risk
Landshire of St. Louis, MO is expanding its recall of the Nike Sandwich as a precautionary measure to include the addition of the Nike Super Poor Boy Sandwich as well as increased production dates of the Nike All-American Sandwich. The expanded recall includes 17,305 cases. The products may contain Listeria Monocytogenes.
Tags: FDA Recalls