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Ten large or notable U.S. food recalls are explored. Topics include product safety, food safety, and FDA advisories.
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Large Food Recalls of the Past 10 Years
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Food Safety Sanitation
Gerber Baby Food
• U.S. recall of Gerber brand Organic Rice Cereal and Organic Oatmeal Cereal
• Florida parent found about 30 hard chunks in the baby food that would not dissolve in liquid, creating a choking hazard.
• The company received many complaints, however there were no reported injuries.
Began: July 2007
Choking Hazard
• Recalled bulk peanut butter and peanut paste products for Salmonella
• All products made in the previous six months were recalled.
• The FDA recalled 3913 different products from over 350 companies.
• One of the most widespread recalls in the United States
• Five people died from the case and hundreds were sick from salmonella poisoning.
Peanut Corporation of AmericaBegan: January 2009
Salmonella
Beef Recall of 2008
• Cost: $117 million• USDA
orders recall of 143 million pounds of processed frozen beef
• Westland/Hallmark processers failed to inspect cattle properly before slaughter.
• Violations of federal animal care regulations took place.
• However, inspectors claimed the meat had no threat to consumers.
Began: February 2008
Violation of Federal Animal Care Regulations
• The FDA warned consumers not to eat Toll House prepackaged cookie dough, due to risk of contamination with E. coli.
• 300,000 packages of refrigerated cookie dough were recalled.
• Over 60 people were infected with E. Coli in a number of states, often after eating the dough raw.
Nestlé’s Toll House Cookie Dough Began: June 2009
E. coli(0157:H7)
National Beef Packing Company
• Over 60,000 pounds of beef products were recalled
• The ground beef possibly contained E. Coli
• The problem was discovered after the Ohio Department of Agriculture did routine microbial testing.
• This was a USDA – Class I Recall
Began: August 2011
E. coli(O157:H7)
• An ingredient supplier contacted Nestle, informing them their calcium carbonate could possible contain Salmonella.
• The recall was voluntary and only affected the Chocolate Powder.
Nestle Nesquik® PowderBegan: November 2012
Salmonella
Natural Selection Foods
• Natural Selection Foods issued a voluntary recall of all spinach products due to E. Coli contamination.
• The incident resulted in hundreds becoming sick and the death of three people.
• Farmers faced upwards of $74 million in losses from the recall.
Began: September 2006
E. Coli (O157:H7)
Cargill Ground Turkey
• 136 people were infected across 34 states.
• The largest Class I recall and the third largest recall ever
• 36 million pounds of ground turkey were recalled
• The outbreak involved an anti-biotic resistant strain known as Salmonella Heidelberg.
Began: August 2011
Salmonella (Heidelberg)
Tomato Advisory
• In 2008, the FDA issued an advisory to avoid eating certain domestically produced tomatoes, which were linked to a salmonella outbreak.
• This was later found to be false, but not before causing economic damage to domestic producers.
• The investigation was eventually traced back to jalapeño and Serrano peppers grown in Mexico.
Began: 2008
Linked to Salmonella(False alert)
Cantaloupe Recall of 2012
• August 28th, the FDA announces a recall of cantaloupe due to the presence of Salmonella Typhimurium in collected samples.
• DFI Marketing Inc. voluntarily recalls cantaloupes that were sold to retailers in over twenty different states
• The recall involved about 28 thousand cartons of cantaloupe.
Began: August 2012
Salmonella(Salmonella Typhimurium)
• There was a salmonella outbreak linked to Peter Pan Peanut Butter.
• ConAgra, who makes the peanut butter, recalled 100% of the product.
• No deaths resulted from the outbreak, but over 600 people got sick.
• The recall cost ConAgra close to $80 million
Peter Pan Peanut ButterBegan: 2007
Salmonella
Topps Meat Company
• Topps Meat Company, located in Elizabeth, New Jersey voluntarily began a recall of ground beef.
• This was the second-largest beef recall in the country at the time.
• The company closed as a result of the recall, costing 87 people their jobs.
• 30 people became ill from the E. Coli tainted meat.
Began: September 2007
E. coli(O157:H7)
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