Product Recalls

Update on Recalled Nestlé Toll House Cookie Dough
Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0500
FDA provides updated information on recalled Nestlé Toll House cookie dough.

On June 19, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7 (a bacterium that causes foodborne illness).

Pistachio Product Recalls: Salmonella
http://www.fda.gov/pistachios/
FDA encourages consumers to visit the agency's Web page on Pistachio Product Recalls. This Web page provides the latest consumer advice, questions and answers about Salmonella, a listing of product recalls, and a searchable database of affected products. The contamination in pistachio products involves multiple strains of Salmonella, a type of bacteria that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

February 9, 2009 - MINNESOTA & WISCONSIN: Officials issue advisory for alfalfa sprouts.
http://www.nbc15.com/newsyoucanuse/headlines/39169307.html
MADISON, WI - Alfalfa sprouts from a Wisconsin-based grower have been removed from store shelves in Minnesota and Wisconsin after routine food safety tests on a package of alfalfa sprouts from Jack & The Green Sprouts turned up positive for Salmonella, a bacteria that can cause food-borne illness.
ST. PAUL, MN - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is issuing a consumer advisory for Jack & The Green Sprouts brand alfalfa after routine testing found a package contained salmonella. Officials said Thursday that the contamination is not connected to the ongoing investigation into peanut butter products and there are no known illnesses connected to the alfalfa. The brand is produced by Jack & The Green Sprouts, Inc., in River Falls, Wis., and is distributed in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Minnesota officials are asking consumers to throw away any product already purchased.

January 23, 2009 - Peanut Butter Recall Expands
The FDA recall of peanut-butter products has expanded, with at least 125 products now involved - from cookies to ice cream and energy bars. The latest recalled type of food is peanut-flavor pet treats. Though dogs and cats can get salmonella from eating the treats, the biggest risk is to their owners. In pets, as in people, salmonella can cause lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea and bloody diarrhea. Pets also can be carries of the bacteria with no visible symptoms. The following is an update from FDA. The full story, and a link to a searchable database, can be found here: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph.html

Jan 15, 2009
Richland Center Orchard Recalls Sliced Apples; May Be Contaminated With Listeria Bacteria      
Contact: Donna Gilson  608-224-5130
The full article is available on the Wisconsin DATCP website

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