Whole Foods Market Issues Recall on 365 Organic Everyday Value Popcorn, Lightly Salted

August 16, 2008

CONTACT: LIBBA LETTON 512-542-3038 LIBBA.LETTON@WHOLEFOODS.COM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — AUSTIN, TEXAS — AUGUST 14, 2008 — WHOLE FOODS MARKET TODAY IS RECALLING 365 ORGANIC EVERYDAY VALUE POPCORN, LIGHTLY SALTED BECAUSE IT MAY CONTAIN UNDECLARED MILK INGREDIENTS. THE POPCORN IN THESE PACKAGES WAS INCORRECTLY FLAVORED WITH A WHITE CHEDDAR SEASONING WHICH INCLUDES MILK INGREDIENTS; THE SEASONING MAY NOT BE VISIBLY APPARENT. PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN ALLERGY OR SEVERE SENSITIVITY TO MILK INGREDIENTS RUN THE RISK OF SERIOUS OR LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGIC REACTION IF THEY CONSUME THESE PRODUCTS.

Peppers Unlimited, Inc. Recalls La Torre Jalapeno Nacho Slices

August 16, 2008

CONTACT: JUDYTH GONZALEZ (909) 923-5580

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — AUGUST 14, 2008 — PEPPERS UNLIMITED, INC. OF FONTANA CALIFORNIA IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING 580 CASES OF LA TORRE JALAPENO NACHO SLICES BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE PRODUCT CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY A CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN THE PRODUCT AND THE CAN POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A SWOLLEN AND/OR RUPTURED CONTAINER AND SIGNIFICANT OFF FLAVOR. THE RECALLED PRODUCTS WERE SOLD NATIONWIDE THROUGH FOOD DISTRIBUTORS AND FOOD RETAILERS.

FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Certain Mussel Products from Bantry Bay Seafood

August 16, 2008

THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) IS WARNING CONSUMERS AGAINST EATING CERTAIN FROZEN COOKED MUSSEL PRODUCTS MADE BY BANTRY BAY SEAFOODS, IMPORTED FROM IRELAND, BECAUSE THEY MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH AZASPIRACID TOXINS, A GROUP OF NATURALLY OCCURRING MARINE TOXINS KNOWN TO CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, AND STOMACH CRAMPS.

Nebraska Beef Ltd. Recalls Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination

August 16, 2008

Recall Release CLASS I RECALL
FSIS-RC-029-2008 HEALTH RISK: HIGH

Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Laura Reiser

Clarification: This recall affects only certain products produced at the Nebraska Beef Ltd. company, located in Omaha. It does not relate, implicate, or otherwise affect beef in the State of Nebraska. Please note this important distinction.

BMW To Recall 200,000 Vehicles: Airbags May Not Deploy

August 15, 2008

BMW will be recalling 200,000 vehicles in September for a potential passenger-side airbag defect that could cause the airbag not to deploy.

The recall involves 2004 and 2005 5-Series, 2006 3-Series and 2004-2006 X3 vehicles.

A report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that the airbags my not deploy “even if a sufficiently severe accident would occur.”

Hop Lee Trading Co., Inc. Issues Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Flower Brand Dried Sweet Potato

August 15, 2008

CONTACT: PHIANA CHEN 718-821-2315

Nebraska Firm Expands Recall of Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination

August 15, 2008

Recall Release CLASS I RECALL
FSIS-RC-029-2008 HEALTH RISK: HIGH

Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Laura Reiser

Clarification: This recall affects only certain products produced at the Nebraska Beef Ltd. company, located in Omaha. It does not relate, implicate, or otherwise affect beef in the State of Nebraska. Please note this important distinction.

Rossignol Recalls Snowboard Bindings Due to Strap Failure

August 14, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. - THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.

NAME OF PRODUCT: 2007 ROSSIGNOL HC SNOWBOARD BINDINGS

UNITS: ABOUT 3,500 PAIRS

Congress Bans Toxic Phthalates from Toys

August 13, 2008

The Consumer Product Safety Commission Improvement Act has passed through congress with a “veto proof” majority. This bill ensures that toys and child-care products are free of brain-damaging materials like lead, and several types of phthalates, a chemical used to soften plastic that has been linked to hormonal problems in children.

Home Made Brand Foods Recalls Tuna Salad For Possible Listeria Contamination

August 13, 2008

CONTACT: RICK WALTERS (978) 462-3663 EXT. 314

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