Category: Food Poisoning

Sabra, one of the most popular brands of hummus in the United States, is issuing a voluntary recall on some packages of its Classic Hummus because of a possible salmonella contamination. According to a USA Today news report, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement announcing the recall of about 2,100 cases of 10 oz. Classic Hummus after a routine screening by the agency. No illnesses have been linked to these products. …Read the rest »

Federal and local health officials are warning the public against drinking Real Water’s alkaline water after linking it to liver illness in five hospitalized children. According to a KTLA news report, the company’s president, Brent Jones, has called for stores to stop selling the product nationwide until the issue is resolved. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers, restaurants and retailers not to drink, cook with, sell or serve these products. …Read the rest »

Minnesota-based J&J Distributing has issued a recall for many of its products such as their party platters which included sandwiches and taco dips because of a potential listeria contamination. According to an alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the possible contamination was discovered after the company found Listeria monocytogenes on a utensil used in production during routine testing. …Read the rest »

Nestle Prepared Foods is recalling certain pepperoni Hot Pockets over concerns that they may be tainted with pieces of glass and hard plastic. According to a CNN news report, the Class I recall applies to 54-ounce 12 packs of pepperoni Hot Pockets with a best-by date of February 2022. The establishment number EST. 7721A appears inside the USDA mark of inspection on the packaging. …Read the rest »

Lean Cuisine is recalling about 92,206 pounds of meals after getting complaints from consumers about plastic pieces in the products sold nationwide. According to a CBS news report, the meals could be contaminated with extraneous materials specifically pieces of hard white plastic. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service said the problem came to light after five complaints about the packaged meals. …Read the rest »

Frozen and lightly-salted edamame or soy beans sold at some Trader Joe’s stores are being recalled for possible listeria contamination. According to a CNN news report, these products were sold at Trader Joe’s stores in Southern California, Arizona, Southern Nevada and some parts of Utah. …Read the rest »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reporting that Salinas-based Tanimura & Antle has recalled some bags of single-head romaine lettuce because of possible E. coli contamination. According to a KTLA news report, the voluntary recall affects several states across the country and involves 3,396 cartons of bagged romaine lettuce that were distributed. Anyone who might have purchased the romaine bags from Oct. 15-16 are asked to dispose of them out of an abundance of caution. No one has reported getting sick after eating the romaine. …Read the rest »

Sauer Brands has recalled 29 Spice Hunter herb and spice products because they could pose a risk of salmonella. According to Consumer Reports, Sauer said notification of possible salmonella contamination from its supplier of organic parsley is what triggered the recall. In addition to organic parsley, the company also recalled other spices and spice blends including Herbs de Provence, Cilantro, Saigon Organic Cinnamon, Pumpkin Pie Spice and Everything Bagel Crunch. …Read the rest »

Seneca Snack Company has announced a voluntary recall of Seneca Cinnamon Apple Chips and Clancy’s Cinnamon Apple Chips because of possible salmonella contamination. According to an alert posted on the Food and Drug Administration’s website, the recall is only for specific cinnamon flavor lot codes. No other apple chips are affected. …Read the rest »

Prima Wawona has expanded its recall for bagged peaches to include bulk fruit because of a potential salmonella risk. According to reports, in addition to Aldi and Target, retailers who received the recalled peaches include Kroger, Ralphs, Wal-Mart and Wegmans. So far, the salmonella outbreak has sickened 68 people across nine states. The loose peaches may have the following PLU numbers on them: 4037, 4038, 4044, 4401, 94037, 94038, 94044, or 94401. Target’s recall includes both bagged and loose peaches. …Read the rest »