MEDIA CONTACT: EMILY PALMER 512-458-7400 OR 512-844-1379 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- MARCH 7, 2008 -- THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES (DSHS) HAS CLOSED ARANSAS, CORPUS CHRISTI AND COPANO BAYS TO SHELLFISH HARVESTING AND HAS ISSUED A RECALL OF OYSTERS, CLAMS AND MUSSELS BECAUSE OF AN ALGAE BLOOM. DSHS OFFICIALS SAY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF … [Read more...]
New York Firm Recalls Beef Patty Products For Possible Listeria Contamination
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-058-2007 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Amanda Eamich WASHINGTON, Dec. 25, 2007 - The Maramont Corporation, a Brooklyn, N.Y, firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 88 pounds of a beef patty product that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. … [Read more...]
New BCN Trading Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Asian Boy Sweet Ginger (Feb. 11)
CONTACT: VANESSA DUONG 908-757-2500 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- FEBRUARY 11, 2008 -- NEW BCN TRADING INC. OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ IS RECALLING 7 OZ. PLASTIC TUBS OF ASIAN BOY BRAND DRIED GINGER BECAUSE THE PRODUCT CONTAINS UNDECLARED SULFITES. CONSUMERS WHO HAVE SEVERE SENSITIVITY TO SULFITES RUN THE RISK OF SERIOUS OR LIFE THREATENING ALLERGIC … [Read more...]
Tennessee Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-057-2007 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Laura Reiser WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2007 - Snapps Ferry Packing, an Afton, Tenn., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 102 pounds of hamburger patties and bulk ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the … [Read more...]
Limited Number of Aunt Jemima Pancake and Waffle Mix Products Recalled for Possible Health Risk (March 4)
CONTACT: JAMIE STEIN, QUAKER OATS 312-821-2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- MARCH 4, 2008 – THE QUAKER OATS CO. ANNOUNCED THE PRODUCTS IN THE RECALL ARE A SMALL QUANTITY OF AUNT JEMIMA PANCAKE & WAFFLE MIX: ORIGINAL, ORIGINAL COMPLETE AND BUTTERMILK COMPLETE, WHICH MAY HAVE POTENTIAL SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION. NO OTHER AUNT JEMIMA, FROZEN AUNT … [Read more...]
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