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Rochester firm expands food recall
Posted by: Jane Friedmann Updated: August 8, 2012 - 9:49 AM
Reichel Foods, Inc. that recalled Armour Active Packs Turkey & Cheese Wraps and Armour Active Packs Ham & Cheese Wraps earlier this week, is adding Dippin' Stix Sliced Apples & Caramel with Peanuts and Armour Active Packs Cheese Pizza Lunch Kits to the recall list.
According to the recall, healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women."
The bacteria has the potential to be fatal in young children, the elderly and those with a weakened immune system.
Rochester firm recalls meat wraps
Posted by: Jane Friedmann Updated: August 6, 2012 - 5:12 PMReichel Foods of Rochester is recalling packages of Armour meat wraps after testing showed the food may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Sunday.
The recall includes 5.6-ounce packages of “Armour Active Packs Turkey & Cheese Wrap” and “Armour Active Packs Ham & Cheese Wrap.”
The products have a package code of 1026090112, a “sell by” date through Sept. 1, and “P-19941” or “Est. 19941” inside the USDA mark of inspection.
Listeria infection can present flu-like symptoms and can cause meningitis or loss of a fetus. The disease usually affects older people, pregnant women, newborns and those with weakened immune systems.
There have been no reports of illness.
Stage-storage caddy recalled after death
Posted by: Jane Friedmann Updated: August 1, 2012 - 4:43 PMFollowing an accident in which a child died, a wheeled dolly meant to store collapsible stages and risers is being recalled, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday.
Midwest Folding Products, of Chicago, is recalling about 5,300 stage and riser caddies sold to churches, schools, performing arts centers and other organizations. Latches on the caddies don’t automatically secure the stages and risers, posing a risk the items can fall off.
A three-year-old South Carolina girl died of head injuries when part of a stage stored at a church in May, 2011 fell off its caddy.
The $1,200 caddies are brown, gray or black and are 44-by-30 inches by 60 inches high.
Owners can contact the business to receive a repair kit. Call 800-621-4716 or visit www.midwestfolding.com.
This man wants to marry you
Posted by: Jane Friedmann Updated: July 12, 2012 - 11:15 AMI received an email earlier today from an Iranian fellow who wants to marry any female U.S. citizen.
I'll grant his wish to publish his email and photo, but also take him up on his offer to allow me to edit his text. Good luck and if you are able to track him down and decide on a wedding date, I'd like to be the maid of honor.
Here is his plea:
please help.that is important for me.please print this news:
((hi dears
i am alireza oveissi.i am 32 years old(1980),172cm and iranian
bachelore of computer hardware my father name is eiraj my id 539
lssued of [city name removed by Whistleblower for your protection].
i want emigrate to usa but for this
purpose i need marriage with usa girl that
she be citizenship of usa.
is somebody for help me?
for [email address removed by Whistleblower for your protection]))
please print my email and my picture to your paper and your site
mybe some girl accept me please.
thank much.
my picture attache to this mail.
if necesarry to edit this news you are allowed to edit.
thank you
Minneapolis restaurant food-code violations
Posted by: Jane Friedmann Updated: February 20, 2012 - 10:47 AMMinneapolis restaurants with the most food-code violations
The Minneapolis Department of Regulatory Services conducted 2,220 inspections in the second half of 2011 of more than 1,400 restaurants or other businesses that make food .
While the majority of inspections resulted in a clean bill of health, a few restaurants racked up dozens of violations. Some of the violations were considered critical, or more likely to cause food-borne illness.
On Sunday Whistleblower published the 10 restaurants that garnered the highest number of critical violations.
"White Tuna" on menu can be gut-wrenching
In the course of examining Minneapolis restaurant inspection reports it became clear that some sushi restaurants were mislabeling their fish. In particular, five restaurants called escolar by a different name, usually "white tuna."
Escolar consumption can cause diners to become ill with diarrhea, nausea, cramping and the like if eaten in too high a quantity. Anecdotally, a 6-ounce portion of escolar is not recommended, though scientific studies find consumption at any quantity can lead to symptoms in some people.
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