A voluntary recall was recently issued by Natural Life Pet Products and Nutrisca after it was discovered that their dry dog food products contain too much vitamin D. When dog food contains too much vitamin D, it may result in vitamin D toxicity.
If you’re a fan of making cakes from boxed cake mixes, this latest recall is for you. Earlier this week, Conagra Brands, the company that makes and sells Duncan Hines products, issued a recall of certain cake mixes over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Conagra Brands decided to issue the recall shortly after a retail sample of Duncan Hines Classic White cake mix tested positive for salmonella. The company is concerned that the cake mix “may be linked to a salmonella outbreak under currently under investigation by the CDC and the FDA.”
A voluntary recall was recently issued by J&J Snack Foods Handheld Corp. Based in Holly Ridge, North Carolina, the company’s recall includes “two lots of Fit & Active Southwest Veggie Stuffed Sandwiches” over concerns that the products may be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.
If you’re a fan of Red Square Foods, Inc. products, this recall is for you. Earlier this weekend, the Somerset, New Jersey company issued a recall of an “undetermined amount of various frozen meat and poultry ravioli and blintzes products” over concerns that some of the products may be mislabeled or contain undeclared allergens. The recall was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) which noted that the recalled products “contain eggs, milk, and/or wheat, all known allergens, which are not declared on the product label.”
Ruiz Food Products Inc., based in Denison, Texas, recently issued a recall for more than 2,490,593 pounds of ready-to-eat poultry and meat taquitos over concerns the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella. The recalled taquitos were produced between July 1 through October 10, 2018.
Earlier this week, officials with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall alert for an estimated 1.4 million “pressure-assisted flushing systems manufactured between 1996 and 2013 after nearly 1,500 of the systems burst in toilet tanks.” So far, the incidents of exploding toilets have resulted in 23 injuries and nearly $710,000 in damages. In one case, the unsuspecting victim was injured so severely they had to undergo foot surgery.
If you’re a fan of buying prepared salads at your local grocery store, this recall notice is for you. Earlier this week, GHSE, a company based in Green Cove Springs, Florida, issued a recall of “738 pounds of ready-to-eat salads that contain corn that may be contaminated with salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. So far, the potential contamination has affected prepared salads sold at popular retailers such as Whole Foods, Walmart, and Trader Joe’s.
If you’re a fan of pistachios, listen up. Earlier this week, Bazzinil LLC issued a recall for 4,000 pounds of pistachios over concerns of potential Salmonella contamination. It turns out that during routine internal testing, some of the products tested positive for Salmonella. As a result, the company, which is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, has halted “production and distribution of several specific products to investigate the source of the bacteria.”
Have you purchased a camp ax lately? If so, what store did you purchase it from? If you purchased your ax from Walmart, you may want to double check the brand name to make sure it’s not part of a major recall recently issued by the popular retailer. Earlier this month, Walmart issued a recall for more than 246,000 Oz Trail camp axes over concerns that the “ax head can detach from the handle, posing a serious risk for injury.”
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