Melanie Young's Getting Things Off My Chest won an International Book Award in the health-cancer category. Young, diagnosed with stage 2A breast cancer in 2009, kept it private for two years before writing a guide of survivor tips, expert insights and checklists.
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Alerts
United Fresh Commends Support for School Fruit and Vegetable Standards by Senate Appropriations Committee
United Fresh CEO Tom Stenzel praised the Senate Appropriations Committee for easing sodium and whole-grain requirements while keeping the half-cup fruit and vegetable serving in school meals, and pledged training and technical help for school foodservice directors.
Alerts
NaturaLyte® Liquid Bicarbonate Concentrate Recalled
Fresenius Medical Care's recall of 56 lots of NaturaLyte Liquid Bicarbonate Concentrate, used in hemodialysis machines, has been classified a Class 1 recall. The Montreal-made lots may develop bacteria above company specification; case reports link contaminated dialysate to bloodstream infection.
Alerts
Bulk and Packaged Walnuts Recalled
Sherman Produce of St. Louis is recalling 241 cases of bulk walnuts and Schnucks 10-ounce trays with best-by dates 03/15 and 04/15, after FDA sampling found Listeria monocytogenes at the facility. They sold to Missouri and Illinois retailers; no illnesses have been reported.
Alerts
Georgia Firm Recalls Chicken Breast and Tender Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Prime Pak Foods of Gainesville, Georgia is recalling about 23,250 pounds of fully cooked breaded chicken products formulated with undeclared egg, milk and wheat. The mislabeled items went to hotels, restaurants and institutions nationwide, not to retail stores. No reactions have been reported.
Food
Petco and Petsmart Phasing Out Sales of Chinese Pet Treats Commendable, But Not Enough
Food & Water Watch calls Petco's and PetSmart's decisions to drop Chinese-made pet treats commendable but too slow, noting PetSmart's ban waits until March 2015, and urges the FDA to ban the imports outright after reports of 1,000 dog deaths.
Food
AMC DIRECT introduces kid-friendly citrus packaging
AMC Direct launched navel orange and Clementine bags decorated with cartoon characters and bright colors, pitched at children and at grab-and-go summer snacking, and aimed at back-to-school promotions for retail partners.
Alerts
Hummus & Dip Products Recalled
Lansal, Inc., doing business as Hot Mama's Foods, is recalling about 14,860 pounds of hummus and dip products as a precaution over possible Listeria monocytogenes. The recall covers everything made at the facility over the same period, including Target Archer Farms hummus.
Alerts
Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Pancakes
American Waffle Company is recalling 480 cases of LiveGfree Gluten Free Blueberry Pancakes sold at ALDI stores in 15 states because they contain undeclared milk. One illness was reported, and the company blames a temporary breakdown in its production process.
Alerts
WhiteWave Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Almondmilk
WhiteWave Foods is recalling half-gallon cartons of Silk Light Original Soymilk that may actually contain almondmilk, a risk to people allergic to almonds. Fewer than 21,402 units shipped to 17 states; the company blames wrong carton packaging, not contamination.
Alerts
Select Cottage Cheese Products Recalled
Kraft Foods Group is recalling select Knudsen, Breakstone's, Simply Kraft and Daily Chef cottage cheese products because some ingredients were not stored at Kraft's temperature standards, which the company says could lead to early spoilage or illness. About 1.2 million cases are affected.
Alerts
Michigan Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli O157:H7
Wolverine Packing Company of Detroit is recalling about 1.8 million pounds of ground beef produced from March 31 to April 18 that may carry E. coli O157:H7. Investigators linked the beef to an illness cluster; 11 patients in four states have been identified.
Alerts
New York Firm Recalls Pork and Poultry Products Due To Lack of Inspection
Transatlantic Foods is recalling about 222,000 pounds of duck fat, uncured bacon and other pork and poultry products because its Andover, New Jersey plant produced them without a FSIS grant of inspection while using labels approved for its Scranton, Pennsylvania plant.
Food
Snacking Organically: GoOrganic Adds Fruit Chews to Flavorful, Certified Organic Confectionery Line – Now Non-GMO Project Verified!
Hillside Candy's GoOrganic line adds Ginger and Fruit Chews to its certified organic, Non-GMO Project Verified candies, on show at the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago. The release cites Mintel data putting non-chocolate confectionery growth at 34 percent since 2007.
Supplements
5% savings on any dietary supplements on the website
A promotional email from Affordable Quality Vitamins announcing a limited-time 5 percent coupon code for supplements bought on its redesigned website.
Alerts
Recall of Pet Food
Bravo is recalling select lots of its raw pet food for dogs and cats nationwide over possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Healthy cats and dogs rarely become sick from Listeria, but it can cause serious infections in children, the elderly and immunocompromised people.
Others
Non-GMO Smart Balance® Spread Available Nationwide
Boulder Brands is shipping millions of tubs of non-GMO Smart Balance buttery spreads to grocery stores nationwide, with the transition to be complete this summer. The company says the taste and nutrition stay the same and retailers pay no more.
Alerts
Crushed Chili Powder Recalled
US Trading Company of Hayward, California is recalling Dragonfly Brand Crushed Chili Powder in 6.3-ounce tubs with lot code 359XP after routine FDA sampling flagged possible Salmonella contamination. No illnesses have been reported; buyers can return it for a refund.
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