Tag: Safety: Food
Salmonella Risk Prompts Quaker Oats to Widen Granola Bar, Cereal Recall
No cases of Salmonella illness have yet been reported linked to the recalled products
FDA: Chromium Contamination Also Suspected in Lead-Tainted Applesauce
However, at this time, the FDA is 'not able to definitively determine the form of chromium in the cinnamon apple puree sample'
Cases of Lead Poisoning Linked to Fruit Puree Pouches Reaches 251
Tainted Applesauce Now Linked to More Than 200 Lead Poisoning Cases
Median age for cases in the investigation is nearly 2 years old
Four People Have Died From Salmonella-Tainted Cantaloupe in the United States
In Canada, 153 cases linked to the same outbreak were reported by Dec. 15, including 53 hospitalizations and six deaths
FDA: Lead Levels in Tainted Applesauce 2,000 Times Higher Than Proposed Standards
Weis, WanaBana, and Schnucks brand applesauce pouches are tied to 65 cases of lead-related illness in U.S. children ages 6 years and younger
Cost Cutting May Be Behind High Levels of Lead in Recalled Applesauce Products
High levels of lead in cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches have now been linked to lead poisoning in 65 kids
CDC: Number of Cantaloupe-Related Salmonella Cases Has Doubled
Known cases now total 230, with many severe enough to cause hospitalization and even death
Amid Salmonella Outbreak, Consumers Should Avoid Unknown Brands of Cantaloupe
Eighteen more illnesses have been reported since Nov. 24, and the list of stores that sold recalled products has grown
Cantaloupe Recall Expanded After Spike in Salmonella Cases
Case count now includes nearly 100 people in 32 states; two people have died and 45 have been hospitalized
