Posts tagged Food Poisoning

• Don't Eat the Sushi

  Susy Owen | January 25, 2008 5:55 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Bad new for sushi lovers. Recent laboratory studies conducted on the sushi tuna in 20 Manhattan stores and restaurants have found mercury levels that exceed the acceptable levels of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."No one should eat a meal of tuna with mercury levels like those found in the restaurant samples more than about once every three weeks," said Dr. Michael Gochfeld, professor...

• Kraft Recalls White Choclate

  Susy Owen | October 13, 2007 5:49 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Kraft Foods has recalled Baker's Premium White Chocolate Baking Squares (6 oz.) with a UPC Code 0043000252200. The recall is specific to the following four best-when-used-by dates:31 MAR 2008 XCZ 01 APR 2008 XCZ 02 APR 2008 XCZ 03 APR 2008 XCZ It is feared that the product may contain Salmonella. Salmonella is dangerous. It can invade the bloodstream and cause life-threatening infections. The...

• Beans May be Contaminated with Botulism

  Susy Owen | August 10, 2007 6:34 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Another warning from the FDA - don't eat the beans- not the French Cut Green Beans in 14.5 ounce cans manufactured by Lakeside Foods Inc, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin brand anyway. It appears that there is concern that there may be botulism present. As many are aware, botulism is extremely potent and is defiantly life-threatening. "The symptoms may include double vision, blurred vision, drooping...

• Food-poisoning Reports Triple -Traced to Taste Booth

  Susy Owen | July 20, 2007 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On Thursday, Health Department officials received reports from as many as 126 people who were complaining of illness. By Friday the reports had tripled, and 12 people had to be hospitalized, one as young as 18 months. The reports were coming from people who had eaten at Pars Cove booth at Taste of Chicago. According to officials, there are 32 confirmed illnesses from salmonella heidelberg....

• Pet Owners Blog on Pet Food Recall Issues

  Susy Owen | June 06, 2007 12:12 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  As soon as Menu Foods began their massive recall of contaminated pet food on March 16, a popular website for animal lovers - www.petconnection.com - began providing information to alert people as to what was going on and providing them with information they would need. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, 56% of U.S. households are pet owners. I believe it is safe to say,...

• Pet Food Contamination - U. S. Company's Disclosure

  Susy Owen | June 01, 2007 12:48 PM | 1 CommentSanta Clarita, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  It is no secret that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) learned on March 15 that dogs and cats were being adversely affected by the ingestion of certain pet foods. Upon investigation, the FDA found contaminants in vegetable proteins, which had been imported from China. The recall prompted congressional hearings, not to mention scrutiny of China's current manufacturing processes. Since March,...

• Pet Food Contamination - Investigation Continues

  Susy Owen | May 25, 2007 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Due to pet food contamination, in April, China banned melamine, the ingredient that contaminated pet food. China has also announced that it would cooperate with U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA). Perhaps because they knew an announcement from the FDA was coming, ChemNutra announced publicly that their facility had been searched by the FDA. The FDA are in the process of determining whether...

• Tainted Pet Food Recall Reaches Costco

  Susy Owen | May 15, 2007 3:51 PM | 1 CommentSanta Clarita, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Costco has now joined a voluntary pet food recall in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration. The products involved in the recall contain rice protein and could potentially contain the chemical 'malamine," which is used as a fertilizer and in plastics. The pet food in question is 'Kirkland Signature Lamb and Rice canned dog food.' The focus is on 2-Flavor Variety Pack. The item number...

• Tainted Pet Food - Getting to the Bottom of it

  Susy Owen | May 11, 2007 5:32 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  At this point and time the details are sketchy. However, it appears that two of the Chinese companies that produce the tainted products that made their way to the mouths of our beloved pets, have had their managers detained by the Chinese government. This comes on the heels of an investigation here in the U.S. by the Food and Drug Administration Unbelievably, the pet food recall involves almost...

• China Deliberately Adds Poison to Pet Food

  Susy Owen | May 01, 2007 12:02 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Since the pet food recall began in mid-March, pet owners have lived a nightmare. They have been forced to watch their animal friends die. The helpless animals that have not already died are seriously injured and/or near death and are fighting to stay alive.The chemical melamine, which is one of the chemicals that has been found in pet food, has apparently been used for years by the Chinese in...