The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) advises consumers not to eat Mediterranean Olives: Calcidica Sweet (Brand: Bel Frantoio) sold at any Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL) stores. OSJL is voluntarily recalling the product after HEALTH staff discover…

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• A total of 271 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 37 states.
  • The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1),  Arizona (7), California (7), Colorado (31), Florida (4), Georgia (3), Idaho (3), Illinois (1), Indiana (10), Iowa (6), Kansas (16), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (9), Massachusetts (2), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (5), Missouri (17), Montana (2), Nebraska (11), Nevada (1), New Hampshire (1), New Mexico (16), New York (15), North Dakota (5), Oklahoma (13), Oregon (10), Pennsylvania (1), South Dakota (7), Tennessee (1), Texas (28), Utah (5), Vermont (1), Virginia (1), Washington (17), West Virginia (1), Wisconsin (3), and Wyoming (3).
  • 27% of ill persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
  • 62% of ill persons are children 10 years of age or younger.
• Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback findings have linked this outbreak of human Salmonella Typhimurium infections to contact with chicks, ducklings, and other live baby poultry purchased from multiple feed stores and sourced from multiple mail-order hatcheries.
  • Investigations are ongoing to determine the source of the live poultry linked to this outbreak.
• Always wash hands thoroughly with soap and water right after touching live poultry or anything in the area where they live and roam. Do not let live poultry inside the house.
  • Additional recommendations are available.
  • These recommendations are important and apply to all live poultry regardless of the age of the birds or where they were purchased.
• Mail-order hatcheries, agricultural feed stores, and others that sell or display chicks, ducklings, and other live poultry should provide health-related information to owners and potential purchasers of these birds prior to the point of purchase. This should include information about the risk of acquiring a Salmonella infection from contact with live poultry.
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Talenti® Gelato & Sorbetto is voluntarily initiating a product recall of Talenti Gelato Toasted Almond Gelato with the UPC # 1 86852 00039 6 with a BEST BY DATE of 11/15/2014 M1 as a precautionary measure. The recall was initiated after it was discovered that the product containing pecans was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of pecans.

Townsend Farms, Inc. of Fairview, Oregon, out of an abundance of caution and in cooperation with the FDA is expanding its voluntary recall efforts and is now recalling Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend, 3 lb. bag with UPC 0 78414 40444 8. The r…

Harmony Chai of Eastsound, WA is voluntarily recalling its Concentrated Black Spiced Chai and Decaffeinated Rooibos Chai because it may not be properly processed. Although Harmony Chai has received no complaints of illness related to the consumption of…

Miami, Florida Dolphin Intertrade Corp. is voluntary recalling “JaDera” and “Xiyouji Qingzhi” Weight Loss Supplement. These product have been found to contain undeclared Sibutramine, Sibutramine was a previously approved controlled substance for the treatment of obesity that was removed from the U.S. market in October 2010 for safety reasons, making this product an unapproved new drug.

Scenic Fruit Company of Gresham, Oregon today announced it is voluntarily recalling 5,091 cases (61,092 eight ounce bags) of Woodstock Frozen Organic Pomegranate Kernels. Based on an ongoing epidemiological and traceback investigation by the Food and D…

Schenectady, NY: Price Chopper Supermarket is voluntarily recalling three varieties of Burst
Cookies- Brownie, Almond and Raspberry- a frozen cookie produced by Jacqueline’s
Wholesale Bakery and baked off in all of the chain’s in-store bakeries, due to…

Beta Labs, LTD (“Beta”), dietary supplement retailer, is recalling Oxyphen XR Lot #s 200910 and 200911, Phentalene Lot # 58800512, Phen FX Lot # 1205129, and Red Vipers Lot # 1205128 (hereinafter referred to as the “Products”). The recall was initiated on June 15, 2013, after a review of recent FDA communications related to 1,3 dimethylamylamine (“DMAA”). The Products contain DMAA.

Advice to Consumers » A total of 16 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Montevideo or Salmonella Mbandaka were reported from nine states. The number of ill persons identified in each state was as follows: Ca…