'Food Recalls'

In a nutshell: product mislabeled; class III recall

From the Rudolph Foods press release distributed by the FDA

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2010 – Rudolph Foods Company, Inc., a San Bernardino, Calif., establishment is recalling approximately 186 pounds of…

HVP. Up until last week those initials had no meaning. When I wrote about the tortilla soup base recall, I looked up what hydrolyzed vegetable protein was and thought — oh dear — lots of food recalls will…

In a nutshell: Oh, no, here comes the hydrolyzed vegetable protein problem again. Can you imagine how many products use HVP?

From a Homemade Gourmet press release distributed by the FDA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 3, 2010 – [more...]

In a nutshell: 96,000 pounds of beef products may be contaminated with E.coli food poisoning

From the Randolph Packing Co. distributed by FDA

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2010 – Randolph Packing Co. Inc., an Asheboro, N.C. establishment, is recalling…

In a nutshell: chicken soup base may cause salmonella food poisoning.

From Castella Imports & Basic Food Flavors distributed by the FDA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — March 02, 2010 – Castella Imports of Hauppauge, NY, is voluntarily recalling…

Editor’s Note: This recall release is being reissued to expand the January 23 recall to include an additional 115,000 pounds of salami/salame products.

From the company press release distributed by the FDA

WASHINGTON, February 16, 2010 – Daniele…

In a nutshell: meat & veal patties recalled in Calif.

From a Huntington Meat Packing press release distributed by the FDA

Editor’s Note: This recall release is being reissued to expand the January 18 recall to include approximately 4.9 million…

In a nutshell: Trader Joe’s recalls chocolate chip chewy granola bars because of potential for salmmonella

From the Trader Joe’s press release distributed by the FDA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 10, 2010 – Monrovia CA –  Trader Joe’s Company…

In a nutshell: plastic found in sausage products in a dozen states

From the Schmalz European Provisions press release distributed by the FDA:

February 10, 2010 – Schmalz European Provisions, a Springfield, N.J., establishment, is recalling approximately 1,485…

In a nutshell: Imported instant noodle products recalled because they were not inspected at the border, class II recall.

from a Well Luck Co., Inc. press release distributed by the FDA

January 27, 2010 – Well Luck Co., Inc., a…