http://food-poisoning-blog.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:48:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Procter & Gamble has issued a recall on two varieties of its Pringles potato chips because they contain the recalled hydrolized vegetable protein (HVP) flavor enhancer. The Food and Drug Administration recommends that any food maker which uses HVP manufactured by Las Vegas-based Basic Food Flavors Inc. recall its products. The ... http://food-poisoning-blog.com/2010/03/09/two-varieties-of-pringles-with-tainted-hvp-recalled-by-pg/ A New Jersey company is recalling two lots of its Black Pepper because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. There is no indication from Mincing Overseas Spice Company in Dayton, N.J., that this recall is related to several other recalls of Black Pepper. The recall affects Lots numbered 3258 and 3309. The ... http://food-poisoning-blog.com/2010/03/08/new-jersey-company-recalls-black-pepper-on-salmonella-concerns/ A Lancaster, Pa., pretzel company is joining the ranks of those recalling some of its products because they contain the flavor enhancer hydrolized vegetable protein (HVP). Foods with this HVP could be contaminated with Salmonella. According to a release from National Pretzel Company, all of its Honey Mustard Onion flavor pretzels ... http://food-poisoning-blog.com/2010/03/08/national-pretzel-co-issues-hvp-related-recall/ The Government Accountability Office says the Food and Drug Administration must do more to monitor the safety of products like hydrolized vegetable protein (HVP). HVP is currently involved in what could be the largest food recall in the nation's history. One of the few manufacturers has told its customers that its ... http://food-poisoning-blog.com/2010/03/08/hvp-recall-could-be-prevented-with-more-oversight-gao-tells-fda/ McCormick & Company Inc. is initiating a recall of products manufactured with hydrolyzed vegetable protein supplied by Basic Food Flavors of Las Vegas, Nevada. The hydrolyzed vegetable protein may be contaminated with Salmonella. Recalled products include French Onion Mix, Vegetable Dip Mix, Onion Gravy Dip Mix and Corn Bread Stuffing. The products ... http://food-poisoning-blog.com/2010/03/08/mccormick-recalls-mixes-stuffing-due-to-salmonella/ Montesano, Washington-based Estrella Family Creamery has issued a recall of Old Apple Tree Tomme cheese. The cheese has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria. The Old Apple Tree Tomme cheese was sold at the Ballard and Seattle’s U-District farmer's markets in Seattle, Washington, and the firm’s farm store. No illnesses in connection ... http://food-poisoning-blog.com/2010/03/08/estrella-recalls-custom-cheeses-due-to-possible-listeria/ For the past two weeks we've reported on several food products being recalled because its supplier, Basic Food Flavors Inc., had confirmed a Salmonella contamination. Now, Basic Food Flavors has finally been forced to announce a recall that could eventually include thousands of food products. The contamination is in a flavor enhancer, ... http://food-poisoning-blog.com/2010/03/08/basic-food-flavors-confirms-tainted-hvp-up-to-10000-processed-foods-about-to-be-recalled/ Hauppauge, New York-based Castella Imports has issued a voluntary recall of Castella Chicken Soup Base due to possible Salmonella contamination. The product was made using hydrolyzed vegetable protein recalled by Las Vegas-based Basic Food Flavors, Inc, due to Salmonella contamination. Castella Chicken Soup Base is distributed nationwide to food service and is ... http://food-poisoning-blog.com/2010/03/04/recalled-vegetable-protein-leads-to-soup-base-recall/ A Texas company is recalling about 320 packages of its Tortilla Soup Mix because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. According to a release from Homemade Gourmet of Canton, Texas, a main ingredient in the soup mix was supplied by Basic Food Flavors Inc., a Las Vegas company. This company has ... http://food-poisoning-blog.com/2010/03/04/tortilla-soup-mix-recalled-on-salmonella-fears-from-ingredient-manufacturer/ T. Marzetti Co. has issued a recall on several varities of its popular dips due to a Salmonella contamination. According to a release from the Ohio company, the recall involves the T. Marzetti, Oak Lake and Great Value dip brands. A product used in the manufacture of these dips was found to ... http://food-poisoning-blog.com/2010/03/03/t-marzetti-recalls-dips-on-salmonella-fears-from-ingredient-supplier/