The American Academy of Pediatrics' policy report says food-related choking kills 60 to 80 U.S. children a year and sends more than 10,000 to emergency rooms, with hot dogs behind 17 percent of food asphyxiations among children 10 and under. Children under four are at highest risk.
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New Jersey Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Sausage Products (PR)
Schmalz European Provisions of Springfield, N.J., is recalling about 1,485 pounds of Applegate Farms organic chicken and turkey sausage after consumers reported finding plastic in the product. FSIS classes the health risk as low and has received no reports of injury.
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FDA Updates on Salmonella Outbreaks
FDA warned consumers about Italian-style salami from Daniele International after black pepper at one plant tested positive for S. Montevideo, the strain behind an outbreak of at least 213 cases in 42 states. Investigators have not confirmed the source; the company recalled product.
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Missouri Firm Recalls Fresh Boneless Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
West Missouri Beef is recalling about 14,000 pounds of fresh boneless beef that may carry E. coli O157:H7, a Class I recall FSIS turned up during a verification review. The meat went to Chicago-area wholesalers, and no illnesses have been reported.
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Rhode Island Firm Expands Recall Of Italian Sausage Products Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination
Daniele International is expanding its January 23 recall to about 17,235 more pounds of ready-to-eat Italian sausage and salami that may carry Salmonella, after Illinois officials found the bacteria in an unopened salami. The company names black pepper as a possible source.
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Black pepper source of salmonella outbreak
Rhode Island officials traced the Salmonella Montevideo outbreak that sickened at least 189 people in 40 states to black pepper supplied to Daniele Inc., which recalled 1.24 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat. Daniele says it will switch to irradiated pepper from another supplier.
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Salmonella Outbreak Leads to Salami Recall
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced a recall of 1,240,000 pounds of ready-to-eat Italian sausage and salami from Daniele International after samples tested positive for salmonella. The strain did not match the Montevideo outbreak that had sickened 184 people in 38 states.
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Rhode Island Firm Recalls Italian Sausage Products
Daniele International is recalling roughly 1,240,000 pounds of ready-to-eat Italian sausage and salami after a sample in commerce tested positive for Salmonella. FSIS found it during an investigation of a multi-state Salmonella Montevideo outbreak; no direct link has been established.
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E coli prompts California firm to recall beef products
Huntington Meat Packing of California recalled 864,000 pounds of beef after routine USDA testing found possible E. coli O157:H7. The recall covers ground beef, patties and burrito filling mix made January 5 to 15, 2010 and shipped within California. No illnesses were reported.
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Russia Bans US Poultry Over Chlorine
Moscow banned future U.S. poultry imports over the chlorine antimicrobial washes common in American processing, joining the European Union. The USDA defended the practice. Poultry made up nearly half of the $1.8 billion in U.S. agricultural exports to Russia in 2008.
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MuscleMaster.com Voluntarily Recalls Certain Body Building Products (PR)
MuscleMaster.com is voluntarily recalling all lots of seventeen body-building supplements sold up to November 17, 2009, after the FDA raised concerns they contain steroid ingredients such as Superdrol, Madol and Tren. The company says it cannot independently confirm those concerns.
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Massachusetts Firm Recalls Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
Adams Farm Slaughterhouse of Athol, Massachusetts recalled about 2,574 pounds of beef cuts and ground beef packed on 11/11/2009 for Mazzarese, Side Hill Farm and Sweet Water Farm, after state health officials tied the products to an E. coli O157:H7 illness.
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Oklahoma firm recalls beef
A meat processor in Owasso, Oklahoma is recalling about 248,000 pounds of beef over possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination, after federal and state investigators linked non-intact steaks to outbreaks in six states.
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Willamette Shelling Recalls Shelled Hazelnuts(PR)
Willamette Shelling of Newberg, Oregon is recalling 114,350 pounds of shelled hazelnuts after Salmonella turned up in one production lot. The recall covers everything shelled at the plant between October 12 and November 25, 2009; unshelled hazelnuts are not affected.
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FDA: Don't eat those oysters
The FDA advised consumers to discard oysters harvested from Texas's San Antonio Bay on or after Nov. 16 after a dozen norovirus cases in the Carolinas. Texas has recalled oysters taken there between Nov. 16 and 25. Most people recover in a day or two without medical care.
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Giant Food issues recall for Del Monte College Inn No MSG Chicken Broth
Giant Food is recalling 14.5-ounce cans of College Inn No MSG Chicken Broth, all code dates, UPC 2400032230, over an undeclared wheat allergen and a label wrongly stating the product contains no MSG. No illnesses have been reported; other sizes are unaffected.
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Zhu Zhu Pets Safe, Company Maintains
Cepia CEO Russ Hornsby disputes a Good Guide report that the Mr. Squiggles robotic hamster carries unsafe levels of tin and antimony, saying testing by internal teams and Bureau Veritas found the Zhu Zhu toys compliant with US and European safety standards.
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Unilever issues Slim-Fast recall-update
Background on Bacillus cereus accompanies the Unilever Slim-Fast recall: the bacterium causes two illnesses, one diarrheal and one marked by vomiting, with symptoms beginning within 0.5 to 15 hours of eating tainted food and usually passing within a day.
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