NPI Center reports:U.S. Marshals seized millions of dollars worth of ingredients on May 7 2009 from American Mercantile Corporation, based in Memphis Tennessee. During an inspection of the company in March, FDA investigators discovered evidence of extensive rodent and insect infestation throughout the company's warehouse, which the company failed to correct. American Mercantile stores and … Continue reading FDA Seizes Organic Herbs and Spices from Filthy Warehouse
Category: food safety
With Apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Oh Peanut Butter Product Recall, how do I consider thee similar to the 2007 Pet Food Recall? Let me count the ways:1. We now know that such diverse brands as Little Debbie, Keebler, Nutri System and Kashi all use the same ingredients (at least as far as peanut butter goes, maybe more). But wait a … Continue reading With Apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Owner Suspects Tainted Peanut Butter Killed Dog
In addition to the human death toll in the current peanut butter recall, a dog owner in Atlanta who shares his food with his pets believes there may be a link between the Salmonella tainted peanut butter and his dog's sudden death:Bert Kanist says his dog Ozzie became sick after eating two packages of Austin … Continue reading Owner Suspects Tainted Peanut Butter Killed Dog
Peanut Butter Products Recalled
In case you haven't heard, it seems like a long list of processed foods containing peanut butter as an ingredient (crackers, ice cream, dog treats, etc.) are being recalled due to Salmonella contamination. From the FDA:Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), is expanding the recall of peanut butter and voluntarily recalling peanut paste made at its … Continue reading Peanut Butter Products Recalled
Toxic Teddy Treats
Nothing says I Love You like a sweet teddy bear stuffy holding some delicious chocolate. Unless that's [insert scary music here] MELA-CHOCOLATE! From the FDA:Walgreens is recalling 173 teddy bears with chocolate bars sold in stores since late September 2008. Analysis by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found that certain samples of the chocolate … Continue reading Toxic Teddy Treats
FDA Blocks Chinese Milk Products
Finally, some action from the FDA regarding the Chinese mela-milk scandal:The agency, in an alert posted Wednesday on its Web site, ordered the "detention without physical examination of all milk products, milk-derived ingredients and finished food products containing milk from China due to the presence of melamine and/or melamine analogs."The agency listed dozens of products, … Continue reading FDA Blocks Chinese Milk Products
How Much Melamine is Too Much?
The Washington Post reports that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided that melamine is ok in foods in very small amounts:American consumers first learned of the dangers of melamine when it was found last year in pet food ingredients made in China. The Chinese suppliers of the bulk ingredients had been adding the … Continue reading How Much Melamine is Too Much?
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