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The Origin of Salmonella in Recent HVP Food Recalls

March 13, 2010 By E. Sizemore 3 Comments

The US Food and Drug Administration have announced recalls for dozens of food products that contain hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) because of Salmonella Tennessee outbreak. HVP is a food product used to aid in adding flavor, similar to MSG.

Basic Food Flavors LogoIn most cases, this salmonella infected hydrolyzed vegetable protein was purchased by food processors from a separate manufacturer known as Basic Food Flavors, Inc. based in North Las Vegas, NV. The HVP is manufactured primarily into paste and power by this company, and then distributed to other food manufacturers.

The FDA report (PDF) indicates that the manufacturer’s building at 3950 E. Craig Rd found Salmonella on non-food contact surfaces near food processing equipment throughout the facility, and said the company failed to “…minimize the potential for growth of microorganisms and contamination.” The report goes on to specify “light brown residue was observed on the ledge close to the hinge of the east door of Large Paste Mixer“… and that a “failure to conduct cleaning and sanitizing operations for utensils and equipment in a manner that protects against contamination of food-contact surfaces” was observed.

The FDA’s most recent report was issued on March 4th, 2010 and issued to Basic Food Flavors on March 9th, 2010. The investigation and survey by the FDA has been ongoing since February and the company notified its customers of the recall which affects paste made since September 17th, 2009. No deaths have yet been reported as a result of these recalls.

Several manufacturers including T. Marzetti, P&G, Castella Imports, Tim’s Cascade Snacks, Homemade Gourmet, and Earth Island were involved in the recall, which listed a salmonella contamination in products from those and other manufacturers. The list of brands and products is growing extensively as listed here and includes gravy mixes, dressings, bouillon products, snack mixes, soup mixes, vegetable / chip dip mixes, and stuffing products.

Most manufacturers took the initiative to voluntarily recall the products. With this many brands and types of food being affected by a recall it is important to recognize that the brand name manufacturers of these food products were not necessarily the same people who allowed the salmonella contamination into the HVP.

Related Link: Salmonella Tennessee Identified in a Processed Food Ingredient (FDA)

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  1. Chris says

    March 13, 2010 at 3:59 am

    WHY, WHY,WHY is there no COMPLETE list of the food companies that bought from this supplier ? Is it going to take months ? Someone dying , for these companies to come forward ? We shouldn’t have to wait while these companies “trickle” forward. Somebody needs to be responsible for an answer.

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  2. Darlene says

    March 16, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    Seems to me that the further processors should be able to show the agency justification as to why they do not have to be part of this recall – safeguards which the further processors have put in place to detect and protect their company from Salmonella contamination. HACCP, Raw Ingredient Testing, Finished Product Testing, Environment Testing, Further cooking instructions, or Heating / Cooking temperature criteria used in during further processing to kill and control the micro organism.

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  3. E. De Lloyd Cosby says

    March 18, 2010 at 7:27 pm

    Why haven’t I seen or heard anything about this on the national news media or TV stations?

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