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Imagine my delight upon seeing, for the first time, the lovely Equal Exchange coffee and chocolate displays in Dahl's Foods on Ingersoll in Des Moines, Iowa.
The China Daily reported on February 4th that the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) has banned food imports from 11 United States-based companies whose products were potentially tainted with salmonella.
The uninspected Peanut Corp of America facility in Texas warrants much additional investigation!
The Texas plant was closed Monday night. Salmonella was found in samples the government took previously from the plant.
Again, let us look back in time with the Internet Archive: Read more...
A quick note regarding Hain Celestial group's brands touched by the peanut butter recall - Health Valley and MaraNatha. Read more...
OK, so it's been peanut butter recall mania lately. But I feel like nobody's noticed the organic side to the story. Read more...
There is a PDF of frequently asked questions about prduct recalls on the front page of Larabar's website. I read it and found my head spinning. Here's the FAQ:
LÄRABAR / JamFrakas RECALL Frequently Asked Questions
1.) Are you involved in this recall of peanut butter products associated with Peanut Corporation of America?
Peanut Corporation of America is not a direct supplier of peanut butter to General Mills; however, it was a supplier to one of our contract manufacturers. Read more...
Let's solve the mystery of the IQ stickers! Over the past year, I have noticed many products manufactured in China now have an "IQ" sticker on the outside of the case of the item, like these: Read more...
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