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Recalls and product alerts, new foods and supplements, books and farmers markets.

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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.

Jan 20, 2010

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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.

Jan 18, 2010

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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.

Jan 16, 2010

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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.

Jan 11, 2010

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How to Identify Real Organic Food

The USDA Organic seal means food that is at least 95 percent organic, free of genetically modified organisms, not irradiated, and from a farm meeting rules on soil, pasture, antibiotics, feed, records and annual inspection. "Made With Organic Ingredients" means at least 70 percent.

Dec 30, 2009

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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.

Dec 27, 2009

Alerts

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.

Dec 18, 2009

Food

Coupons: Helping or Hurting Healthy Eating Goals?

Coupons only save money if you would have bought the item anyway, the piece argues: buy-two offers make sense for staples, but studies show stocking up on snack foods means eating more of them, and generic versions are often identical for less.

Dec 13, 2009

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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.

Dec 6, 2009

Alerts

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.

Dec 6, 2009

Alerts

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.

Dec 6, 2009

Alerts

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.

Dec 5, 2009

Alerts

All Slim-Fast Ready-to-Drink Cans Recalled

Unilever recalled all Slim-Fast ready-to-drink cans nationwide over possible Bacillus cereus contamination, which can cause diarrhea, nausea and vomiting; FDA called serious health consequences remote. Every flavor, date and lot is covered; refunds via 1-800-896-9479.

Dec 5, 2009

Alerts

Salmonella outbreak triggers beef recall

Beef Packers of Fresno recalled about 22,723 pounds of ground beef after Arizona health officials linked two Salmonella Newport cases to it. The meat was repacked for retail, so shoppers should ask their store; the strain resists many medications.

Dec 4, 2009

Alerts

New Jersey Company Issues Slim-Fast Recall

Unilever recalled all canned ready-to-drink Slim-Fast products after quality control found some cans could be contaminated with Bacillus cereus, which can cause nausea and diarrhea. Production has stopped, and consumers are asked to discard the cans and call for a refund.

Dec 4, 2009

Alerts

Bacteria found in two-thirds of store-bought chicken

Consumer Reports' lab tested 382 store-bought broilers from 22 states and found campylobacter in 62 percent, salmonella in 14 percent and both in 9 percent. Only 34 percent were free of either; Perdue birds were cleanest, Tyson and Foster Farms the worst.

Dec 2, 2009

Food

Color a cookie

A company profile of Color A Cookie of Plainview, New York, which sells licensed, hand-decorated cookie trays, kits and gift packs in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Dec 1, 2009

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