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100+ kosher candies and chocolates recalled due to salmonella concerns

Tomorrow May 5th is Yom Ha’atzmaut, the Jewish holiday celebrating Israel’s 1948 Declaration of Independence. Jews all over the world will be celebrating. Those partaking in the festivities by eating kosher candy and chocolate though are going to need to be on the lookout. 100 plus kosher candies and chocolates…

French Beans and Red Lentil sold in select Whole Foods and Lidl stores recalled due to Listeria

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall for select varieties of green beans and red lentils. Both recalls are due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes. So far, no illnesses have been reported related to this recall.

The French green beans recalled are “Hippie Organics” French…

Update regarding mysterious illnesses linked to Lucky Charms

We wrote just a few days ago about some mysterious illnesses consumers have linked to Lucky Charms cereal.

Customers complained of symptoms commonly associated with food poisoning through the 3rd party website IWasPoisoned.com. Those symptoms included diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. For their part, parent company General Mills has denied there…

Undeclared milk leads to bagged popcorn recall

O Organics Sea Salt Organic Popcorn, manufactured by Snak King, has been recalled due to the possible presence of an undeclared milk allergen. 

Recalled Products:

O Organics Sea Salt Organic Popcorn

5 ounces

UPC 079893 403038

Best If Used By 09/24/2022

O Organics Sea Salt Organic…

Benzene and methanol in Disney branded hand sanitizers leads to recall

Best Brands Consumer Products and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have issued a recall of Disney branded Mickey Mouse and The Mandalorian hand sanitizer. The recall was initiated after FDA testing detected benzene in the Mandalorian hand sanitizer and methanol in the Mickey Mouse hand sanitizer.

Bravo Packing halts sale of pet foods when FDA deems manufacturing conditions “grossly insanitary”

We last wrote of Bravo Packing, Inc. back on March 4, 2021. At the time, they had 2 raw but frozen pet foods recalled because they possibly contained salmonella and listeria monocytogenes.

Fast forward to a little over a year later and Bravo Packing has, according to the U.S.…

Two varieties of Suave aerosol deodorant have been recalled due to elevated benzene levels

In November of 2021, Old Spice and Secret recalled aerosol deodorants. That was quickly followed by Brut and Sure in February of this year. The list of recalled aerosol deodorants now includes 2 varieties of Suave by Unilever after an internal review revealed elevated levels of benzene.

Recalled Products:

Blood pressure medicine produced by Pfizer recalled due to elevated nitrosamine levels

Pfizer has issued a nationwide recall of some of their most popular drugs. No, not the one used in hopes of preventing COVID-19. They’ve issued a recall of nearly a dozen varieties of their blood pressure medications. The voluntary recall was initiated due to elevated levels of nitrosamine, an organic…

Plant where recalled baby formula was manufactured deemed “unsanitary” by FDA

Just over a month ago we wrote about the recall of Alimentum, EleCare, and Similac baby formula after they were linked to numerous bacterial infections. Parent company Abbot expanded the recall about a week later after an infant tragically lost its life. Now comes news that federal safety inspectors found…

Walmart branded pancake and waffle mix recalled due to a potential foreign material contamination

Continental Mills, the creator of Walmart’s Great Value Pancake & Waffle Mix, has issued a recall of 1 lot of the Walmart branded mix. Since it has a remaining shelf life of more than a year and a half (September 2023), there's a chance it's still in your pantry. The Great…