UPDATE
Don’t press the send button: Publix and FDA
In Business 101, one of the first lessons they teach you is to wait to press the “send” button. Read e-mails carefully for when they are gone they are gone.
Embarrassed employees learn this lesson quickly. The Food and Drug Administration today issued an apology to Publix for inadvertently [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Publix Issues Recall on Publix Gourmet Peanut Mix
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged FDA, food safety, peanut, publix on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Multi-state Romaine lettuce recall: possible Salmonella
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, food safety, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, oregon, Pennsylvania, romaine, salmonella, Tanimura, Tennessee, Texas, utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. on July 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
July 21, 2009
Tanimura & Antle, Inc. of Salinas, Calif. is voluntarily recalling one lot of romaine lettuce because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported to date, and the company is working with FDA to inform consumers of this recall.
Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and [...]
Wegman’s popcorn back on shelves
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food safety, popcorn, Wegmans on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reader’s inquiry:
When will the Wegmans Organic popcorn return to the shelf? It
is a quality popcorn for people who are trying eat healthy. Please hurry
if you are going to put it back in the stores. Thanks
Wegman’s response:
July 20, 2009 4:15PM EST
The two skus of Wegmans brand organic popcorn are:
77890-85391 – butter flavor
77890-85388 – plain
Both boxes now [...]
Greek Yogurt and me
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food recall, food safety, kesso, plainview, yogurt on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yogurt is great. Healthy and low fat varieties. Lately, I’ve been freezing Yoplait Whips, it’s a nice treat.
Kesso Foods recalled of the Greek Thick Yogurt, the latest casualty of Plainview dried milk products with potential Salmonella, it reminded me of the food trade show in Boston, MA last fall. In the main entry way was [...]
From US Food Safety’s in-box
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food safety, popcorn, Wegmans on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Reader Dorothy
When will the Wegmans Organic popcorn return to the shelf? It
is a quality popcorn for people who are trying eat healthy. Please hurry
if you are going to put it back in the stores. Thanks
Response from US Food Safety:
Our staff will contact Wegman’s next week for an answer. In the meantime, if you want [...]


