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Bottled Water E. Coli Recall Apparently, the problems with pathogens in the food supply have spread to processed water. The Niagara Bottling Company in Pennsylvania has issued a voluntary recall for water that was bottled  at the company’s Allentown and Hamburg plants in that state  because of a potential contamination with E. Coli. The recall affects…

Yet Another Recall for Listeria in Frozen Food There is yet another voluntary recall out there having to do with frozen food and possible Listeria contamination, as Inventure Foods, Inc. has announced the voluntary recall of varieties of its line of “Fresh Frozen” vegetables, as well as its “Jamba at Home” line of smoothie kits….

Defective Quick Release Levers Trigger Trek Bicycle Recall It’s spring, which means we Texans will spend more time outdoors with our bicycles, which means more cyclists on the road, many of them riding bicycles that are either defective or that haven’t been properly maintained. With that in mind, one of the largest bicycle manufacturing…

CDC: Blue Bell Listeria Threat May Date to 2010 We know that Brenham, Texas-based ice cream company Blue Bell Creameries has been dealing with a Listeria outbreak for almost two months – one that has been linked to at least three deaths and ten illnesses across four states. So far, the exact source of…

Blue Bell Issues an Expanded Texas Ice Cream Recall Texas ice cream giant Blue Bell Creameries has decided to expand its voluntary recall of a number of its products after some pints of banana pudding ice cream tested positive for Listeriosis. As a precaution, in addition to the banana pudding flavor ice cream, they’ve…

Testing for Salmonella Leads to Texas Nut Recall Boerne-based food and nut producer Texas Star Nut and Food Co., Inc. has issued a voluntary recall to their Nature’s Eats Natural Macadamia Nuts because there is a possibility that some of them were contaminated with Salmonella The products subject to recall were sold only in…

Metal Pieces Lead to Kraft Mac and Cheese Recall One of the most popular foods in the world comes in those familiar blue boxes containing Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. However, there may be a problem in some of those little boxes. Yesterday The Kraft Food Group, Inc. issued a voluntary recall of some of these…

Tests Lead to Salmonella Dog Food Recalls This has not been a great week for pet food manufacturers, as two of them have had to issue voluntary recalls of food and treats because of the possibility that the food was contaminated with Salmonella. In one recall, Tuffy’s Pet Foods, Inc. is calling back certain lots…

Salmonella Spurs Texas Walnut Recall Dallas, Texas-based Hines Nut Company has issued a voluntary recall of some of its walnut products because of a fear that some of the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The product was packaged by Hines, and sold by Biggs, California-based Gold State Nut Company. The concern about the possible contamination…

Aloha Protein Powders Recalled for Staphylococcal Food Poisoning Fear Project Healthy Living Inc., a New York company doing business as Aloha Inc., has issued a voluntary recall of its Premium Protein powder, which comes in vanilla and chocolate and vanilla blends. The recall was initiated because of a fear that some of these products…