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Whole Foods Market has recalled fresh ground beef that was sold between June 2 and August 6. The meat may be contaminated with E.coli.

Seven people in Massachusetts and two in Pennsylvania who shopped at whole foods became ill. The beef was processed at the Nebraska Beef plant that was associated with an E.coli outbreak this summer. To date, 49 illnesses have been associated with that plant.

Whole Foods Markets that might have sold the beef include ones in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Canada. (8-14-08)

The Quaker Oats Co. has announced the products in the recall are a small quantity of Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mix: Original, Original Complete and Buttermilk Complete, which may have potential salmonella contamination. No other Aunt Jemima, frozen Aunt Jemima or Quaker products are affected.

The products, sold in 2-pound and 5-pound boxes with Best Before dates of FEB 08 09 H through FEB 16 09 H stamped on the top, contain the following UPC codes:

30000 43272: Aunt Jemima Buttermilk Complete, 5 lb.
30000 05040: Aunt Jemima Original, 2 lb.
30000 05070: Aunt Jemima Original Complete, 2 lb.
30000 05300: Aunt Jemima Buttermilk Complete, 2 lb.

Salmonella is a food-borne illness that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

No illnesses have been reported in connection with this issue to date. There is very low risk of illness when preparation directions on box are followed and product is not consumed raw or undercooked. Salmonella bacteria is killed at a temperature of 160 degrees F.

If consumers have this product with the indicated UPC codes and Best Before dates, they should return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company by calling the toll-free hotline at 1-800-407-2247 or by logging onto www.auntjemima.com.

Quaker is in the process of recovering the product involved. Quaker knows specifically to which customer warehouses the product was shipped. Approximately 98 percent of the product is within Quaker's control. The 2 percent of product which is outside of Quaker's control was shipped to a limited number of retail and mass merchandiser stores (no direct distribution to West Coast). Of that small quantity, the vast majority likely has not been placed on store shelves. Product was shipped to 17 states including Texas, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Illinois, Florida, Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Ohio, New York, New Mexico, Kansas and Utah. (3-05-08)

Vintage Chocolates Inc. of Elizabeth, N.J., is recalling 4,455 bars of soy milk chocolate because it may contain undeclared traces of milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this soy milk chocolate bar.

The Soy Milk chocolate bar was distributed in the following states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Virginia, Washington, Oregon, California, Michigan, Ohio. This product was available through retail stores and chain stores and through their Web site, echocolates.com.

The 3.5-ounce bar is in a beige cardboard package that has a green band stating, "43% Soy milk or 38% soy milk." The UPC code is 797148000398. There is one incident involving a child who developed rashes that has been confirmed to date.

Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-800-207-7058. (10-12-07)

Dole has voluntarily recalled their Hearts Delight salad mix after a bag sold in Canada tested positive for E. coli. The recall affects all bags of Hearts Delight salad sold in the United States and Canada with a "best if used by" date of September 19, 2007, and a production code of "A24924A" or "A24924B." To date, no one has reported getting ill from the product. (9-18-07)

Gerber Products Co. has recalled all packages of its organic rice and organic oatmeal cereals. The cereal contains some lumps that won't dissolve in water and could pose a choking hazard. Gerber has not reported any injuries.

Recalled are 306,760 packages of organic rice cereal and 167,724 packages of organic oatmeal cereal. The 8-ounce boxes of these varieties are being recalled. The UPC code for the rice is 15000 12504 and the organic oatmeal cereal code is 15000 12502.

Consumers should not use the cereal and call Gerber at 800-443-7237 or 231-928-3000 to return the product and receive a full refund. (7-23-07)

A recent salmonella outbreak has been linked to tainted Great Value and Peter Pan peanut butter, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The affected jars have a product code on the lid beginning with the number "2111," and were made by ConAgra's facility in Sylvester, Ga. The outbreak, which is believed to be the first associated with peanut butter, has grown to almost 300 cases in 39 states. (2-27-07)

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is aware of reports that some retailers in the U.S. have been selling Kinder-brand chocolate eggs in advance of the Easter holiday. CPSC staff is alerting retailers that the product as sold is banned in the United States and they should be removed from store shelves. In August 1997, CPSC conducted a recall of these eggs.

This product is banned for sale in the United States because the toy surprise hidden inside can pose choking and aspiration hazards to children younger than 3 years of age.

The Kinder eggs are hollow milk chocolate eggs about the size of a large hen's egg in an orange, white and blue foil wrapper. The toy within the egg is contained in an oval-shaped plastic capsule. The toy requires assembly and each egg contains a different toy. The labeling is in various languages.

Consumers who have purchased this product should immediately take them away from young children. (4-18-06)

Name of Product: Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement

Units: About 64,000

Manufacturer: Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group of Freehold, N.J.

Hazard: The iron supplements are not in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Ingesting multiple iron supplements at once can cause serious injury or death to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: No injuries or incidents have been reported.

Description: The recalled supplements were sold in a brown plastic bottle. "Walgreens Finest High Potency Iron Supplement" is printed on the yellow and green label on the bottle.

Sold at: Walgreens retail stores nationwide from April 2005 through October 2005 for about $5.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should keep this product out of reach of children and return it to Walgreens for a free replacement.

Consumer Contact: For additional information or for a free replacement cap, contact Inverness at 1-(888) 698-5032 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Consumers also may visit www.walgreens.com. (3-21-06)

Name of product: Long's Central-Vite Multivitamins

Units: About 13,000

Manufacturer: Leiner Health Products, of Carson, Calif.

Hazard: The vitamins, which contain iron that can cause serious injury or death if ingested by children, do not have child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.

Incidents/Injuries: No injuries or incidents have been reported.

Description: The recalled Central Vite multivitamins were sold in a value size container of 500 tablets. The plastic white pill bottle is labeled "Advanced Formula Central Vite with Lycopene" and "Value Size."

Sold at: Long's retail stores nationwide from March 2004 through December 2004 for about $16.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should keep this product out of reach of children and return the product to the nearest Long's retail store for a refund or replacement.

Consumer Contact: Call Leiner Health Products at (800) 421-1168 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday. Consumers may visit www.leiner.com for information about this recall. (1-28-05)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the following information.

Product: Ground Cumin Comino Molido, labeled under two brands, ORALE, 141-A, Net Wt. 1.50 ounces and Lisy, L141 Net Wt. 11/4 ounces.

Code: All products with product numbers 141-A and L 141.

Manufacturer Information: Lisy Corporation, Miami, Fla., by telephone and e-mail beginning on July 12, 2003 and by letter on July 21, 2003. Florida State-initiated recall is ongoing.

Problem: State of Florida Department of Agriculture analysis found salmonella in finished product.

Volume: 5,818 dozen packets.

Distribution: Nationwide. (9-23-03)