Tuesday, October 16, 2012
More than 70 varieties of peanuts are added to a massive Sunland Inc. recall for possible salmonella contamination. Here's the latest.
A food recall that began with a contaminated batch of peanut butter sold at Trader Joe's has now expanded to include raw and roasted in-shell and shelled peanuts, Sunland Inc. announced Friday in a news release posted on the Food and Drug Administration website. The nuts were processed in the Sunland Peanut Processing Plant in Portales, N.M. The same plant processed the two Trader Joe's Valencia Peanut Butter varieties linked to an outbreak of salmonella bradeney, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The potential salmonella contamination could cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly or others with compromised immune systems. Healthy persons who get infected with salmonella …
Sunday, September 23, 2012
If you have it, bring it back and the Farmington Hills store will give you a full refund.
Trader Joe’s corporate officials say they are acting “out of an abundance of caution” and ordering the recall of one type of its house brand peanut butter over salmonella concerns. “Trader Joe’s Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter” should not be eaten, the Monrovia-based specialty grocery chain said. “We have no confirmed information that suggests this peanut butter is unsafe to eat,” the company stated. But the food should not be eaten “pending health-related inquiries.” Trader Joe’s has one store in Farmington Hills, at 14 Mile and Northwestern. The Food and Drug Administration posted the company’s voluntary recall on its web site but did not comment on the company’s statement. The potential salmonella contamination could cause serious …
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Kroger and Honeysuckle brands are part of the voluntary callback since bacteria was found in a sample.
Approximately 185,000 pounds of ground turkey is being recalled after a sample showed a low level of salmonella infection. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. of Springdale, AR, announced Sunday that it is recalling Honeysuckle White, Kroger and HEB brands of 85-percent-lean fresh ground turkey products due to possible contamination from Salmonella Heidelberg. There are no known illnesses associated with the contamination, Cargill said in a press release. All packages include Est. P-963 on the label. Consumers are urged to return any packages of ground turkey itemslisted on Cargill's ground turkey recall website to stores where they were purchased for a full refund or check this complete list of the products involved in the recall. Consumers may…
Beth Reeber Valone
9:36 pm on Sunday, September 11, 2011
Ah, you are right. Thanks - story fixed! more ›