More botulism recalls

More canned food is being recalled - this time it is French-cut green beans...Why? Because of botulism..and why botulism? Because the processing is not adequate! Look on your shelves if you eat canned foods...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumers should not eat certain brands of French-cut green beans because of concerns they could be tainted with the toxin that causes botulism, U.S. health officials warned on Friday.

The green beans were manufactured by Lakeside Foods Inc. of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and packaged in 14.5-ounce cans, the Food and Drug Administration said.

The FDA said the affected Lakeside French-cut green beans are sold nationwide under the brands Albertson's, Happy Harvest, Best Choice, Food Club, Bogopa, Valu Time, Hill Country Fare, HEB, Laura Lynn, Kroger, No Name, North Pride, Shop N Save, Shoppers Valu, Schnucks, Cub Foods, Dierbergs, Flavorite, IGA, Best Choice and Thrifty Maid.

The warning applies to cans with the following codes:

EAA5247, EAA5257, EAA5267, EAA5277, EAB5247, EAB5257, ECA5207,ECA5217, ECA5227, ECA5297, ECB5207, ECB5217, ECB5227, ECB5307.

Consumers who have the products should dispose of them immediately, the FDA said.

Update on Castleberry

I am posting the entire list that put out in a release:

Here is the link to it on their site: http://www.castleberrys.com/news_productrecall.asp

Expanded Voluntary Product Recall Information - 7/21/07

Castleberry’s Food Company is expanding our voluntary recall to additional products. If you had previously determined your Castleberry’s products were not included in the recall announced on July 18, you should check them again using the updated information below.

Castleberry’s is working closely with health officials to investigate possible contamination of these products. During this investigation, we are taking every step necessary to ensure the safety of the families that use our products every day.

The expanded recall includes the products listed below with ALL “best by” and code dates. (The recall originally announced on July 18 affected only 10 products with “best by” dates from APR30 2009 through MAY22 2009)

The Great Value Chili products included in this recall are distributed and sold in Canada ONLY. The Great Value brand in the United States is not associated with Castleberry’s or this recall. We greatly apologize for any confusion.

You can also review our frequently asked questions page and the news release for additional information.

* Frequently Asked Questions
* News Release

Complete List of Recalled Items
Brand Product Can Size UPC Barcode
Austex Beef Stew 15oz 30300 90815
Austex Chili with Beans 15oz 30300 91015
Austex Chili with Beans 19oz 30300 92519
Austex Chili no Beans 15oz 30300 97715
Austex Chili no Beans 19oz 30300 97719
Austex Onion Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10oz 30300 97101
Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10oz 30300 99533
Best Yet Chili with Beans 15oz 4218740842
Best Yet Corned Beef Hash 15oz 4217841082
Big Y Chili with Beans 15oz 18894 80425
Big Y Chili no Beans 15oz 18894 80424
Big Y Corned Beef Hash 15oz 18894 80225
Black Rock Chili with Beans 15oz 30300 01715
Bloom Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10oz 25439 92448
Bryan Chili no Beans 10oz 53400 35264
Bryan Chili no Beans 15oz 53401 30200
Bryan Chili with Beans 15oz 53400 30205
Bryan Corned Beef Hash 15oz 53400 30110
Bryan Hot Dog Chili Sauce with Beef 10oz 53400 30010
Bunker Hill Chili no Beans 10oz 75266 04112
Bunker Hill Spicier Chili no Beans 10oz 75266 04224
Bunker Hill Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10oz 75266 04152
Castleberry's Barbecue Pork in Barbecue Sauce 10oz 30300 00402
Castleberry's Barbecue Pork in Barbecue Sauce 14.5oz 30300 00415
Castleberry's Barbecue Beef 10oz 30300 00602
Castleberry's Beef Stew 15oz 30300 00815
Castleberry's Brunswick Beef Stew Chicken & Beef 15oz 30300 00315
Castleberry's Chili with Beans 15oz 30300 01015
Castleberry's Chili no Beans 10oz 30300 07701
Castleberry's Chili no Beans 15oz 30300 07715
Castleberry's Corned Beef Hash 15oz 30300 00915
Castleberry's Creamed Chip Beef Gravy 10oz 30300 05150
Castleberry's Georgia Hash 15oz 30300 00215
Castleberry's Hot Chili with Beans 15oz 3030007217
Castleberry's Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10oz 3030000101
Castleberry's Onion Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10oz 30300 07101
Castleberry's Sausage Gravy 10oz 30300 05130
Cattle Drive Beef Stew 15oz 30300 01530
Cattle Drive Chicken Chili with Beans 15oz 30300 01525
Cattle Drive Chili no Beans 15oz 30300 01520
Cattle Drive Chili with Beans 15oz 30300 01515
Firefighters Chicken Chili with Beans 15oz 73725 00413
Firefighters Chili with Beans 15oz 73725 00411
Firefighters Chili no Beans 15oz 73725 00412
Food Club Corned Beef Hash 15oz 36800 80204
Food Club Chili with Beans 15oz 36800 80504
Food Club Chili no Beans 15oz 36800 80404
Food Lion Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10oz 35826 06911
Goldstar Original Chili 10oz 24575 00001
Goldstar Chili 15oz 24575 00005
Goldstar Tex-Mex Chili with Beans 15oz 24575 00008
Great Value (Canada Only) Hot Chili with Beans 15oz 81131 79995
Great Value (Canada Only) Chili with Beans 15oz 81131 79994
Kroger Chili with Beans 15oz 11110 83930
Kroger Chili no Beans 15oz 11110 83908
Kroger Beef Stew 15oz 11110 83928
Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10oz 11110 83942
Lowes Foods Chili with Beans 15oz 41643 01097
Lowes Foods Chili no Beans 15oz 41643 01092
Lowes Foods Corned Beef Hash 15oz 41643 01094
Meijer Chili with Beans 15oz 41250 95221
Meijer Chili no Beans 15oz 41250 95220
Meijer Corned Beef Hash 15oz 41250 95229
Meijer Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10oz 41250 85862
Morton House Chili With Beans Beef & Chicken 15oz 75266 65829
Morton House Chili With Beans Beef & Chicken 15oz 75266 65993
Morton House Corned Beef Hash 15oz 75266 65830
Paramount Chili with Beans 15oz 75266 00732
Paramount Chili no Beans 15oz 75266 00731
Paramount Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10oz 75266 00510
Paramount Chili Hot Dog Chili 15oz 75266 00526
Piggly Wiggly Chili no Beans 10oz 41290 37355
Piggly Wiggly Chili no Beans 15oz 41290 37354
Piggly Wiggly Chili with Beans 15oz 41290 37252
Piggly Wiggly Corned Beef Hash 15oz 41290 37357
Prudence Corned Beef Hash 15oz 41141 00015
Southern Home Chili no Beans 10oz 38259 48713
Southern Home Chili no Beans 15oz 07880 15340
Southern Home Chili with Beans 15oz 07880 15341
Southern Home Corned Beef Hash 15oz 07880 15359
Steak 'n Shake Chili with Beans 10oz 51844 00120
Thrifty Maid Chili with Beans 15oz 21140 21370
Thrifty Maid Corned Beef Hash 15oz 21140 21375
Thrifty Maid Hot Dog Chili Sauce 10oz 21140 21367
Triple Bar Chili no Beans 15oz 30300 05805
Triple Bar Chili with Beans 15oz 30300 05804
Triple Bar Chili with Beans Slow Cooked 15oz 30300 05801
Value Time Beef and Chicken Chili with Beans 15oz 11225 42159

Canned Pet Food Products

Brand Product Can Size UPC Barcode
Natural Balance Eatables for Dogs Irish Stew With Beef,
Potatoes & Carrots 15oz 23633 59860
Natural Balance Eatables for Dogs Chinese Take Out With
Sauce With Vegetables and Chicken 15oz 23633 59861
Natural Balance Eatables for Dogs HOBO Chili with
Chicken & Pasta 15oz 23633 59863
Natural Balance Eatables for Dogs Southern Style Dumplings
With Chicken & Vegetables 15oz 23634 59862

More and more recalls

Is anything safe to eat these days if it comes from a chain store or a big corporation more focused on it's bottom line and not the ultimate consumers? These companies know that the FDA is NOT inspecting most foods - not with this administration in charge - so they cut corners - and who pays? Us!

Here is the latest in what has become a long series of food recalls..these are not even from China - it's people food and dog food from the good old USA via Castleberry Food Company of Augusta, Ga.

From the FDA:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding its July 18 warning to consumers. This expansion is for consumers and pet owners regarding canned food products and dog food produced by Castleberry Food Company of Augusta, Ga., due to the risk of botulinum toxin. Castleberry is expanding the recall to include all of the following canned products with all "best by" and code dates, and FDA is warning consumers not to purchase or eat any of the canned products listed in the table below.

The FDA website is: http://www.fda.gov

Or you can view Castleberry's Web site http://www.castleberrys.com
Also a toll-free hotline is also available at 1-800-203-4412 or 1-888-203-8446.

Ah - the more things change...

the more they stay the same...

new day - new warning - same country of origin - same FDA - same lack of concern for people and what they eat

This from the New York Times

F.D.A. Issues Alert on Chinese Seafood

The Food and Drug Administration today issued an alert challenging imports of five major types of farm-raised seafood from China, including shrimp and catfish, because testing found recurrent contamination from carcinogens and antibiotics.

Full article HERE

More re pet food and lack of FDA inspectors

Another f..ing unbelieveable!

They knew about the bad pet food on February 20th!

From the CBC website: full story HERE

The investigation is focusing on wheat gluten used at two U.S. plants as the likely source of contamination.

The FDA first learned of a potential problem after receiving complaints on Feb. 20 and followed up by feeding the "cuts and gravy" product to 40 to 50 cats. Of those, seven animals died, said Stephen Sundlof, the FDA's top veterinarian. He added the contamination appeared more deadly to cats than to dogs.

I love my pets and my food is not on the list - and I don't feed pouches and/or wet food to them.

Turns out the the bad stuff most likely comes from two US plants - not the Canadian manufacturer..interesting?

We live in a country where people food is bad and pet food is bade...any connection to an administration that has curtailed inspections of food? Hmmmmm

More that needs investigating - but we know that democrats can multitask and do more than who-knows-how-many investigations at the same time.

From the AP FEBRUARY 27


FDA food-safety inspections steadily decreasing

By Andrew Bridges and Seth Borenstein

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The federal agency that has been front and center in warning the public about tainted spinach and contaminated peanut butter is conducting just half the food-safety inspections it did three years ago.

The cuts by the Food and Drug Administration come despite a barrage of high-profile food recalls.

"We have a food-safety crisis on the horizon," said Michael Doyle, director of the Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia.

Between 2003 and 2006, FDA food-safety inspections dropped 47 percent, according to a database analysis of federal records by The Associated Press.


Full article HERE

Guess we should start asking who knew about all this bad food and when did they know it?

Bad food; bad government

I have posted on my blog grow older better about being careful of what we put in on on our bodies. Cosmetics, skin care products and food are toxic.

So after yesterday's post about more bad food, today's news let me know why we are having bad food - it's because we have a bad government who seems not to care it's citizens.

This is what we have checking the safety of our food supply:

Between 2003 and 2006, FDA food safety inspections dropped 47 percent.

There are 12 percent fewer FDA employees in field offices who concentrate on food issues.

Safety tests for U.S.-produced food have dropped nearly 75 percent, from 9,748 in 2003 to 2,455 last year, according to the agency's own statistics.

Back to my thoughts about do "they" really want most of the USA citizens to die? This comes after a chat with my son about the Iraq mess. "They" seem to want our children to die in Iraq because "they" certainly do not want to take care of returning vets.
And to boot - "they" send our children off to fight without appropriate training or armor - so again I ask - do "they" want USA citizens dead?

My cyncial answr is Yes...and so we must rid OUR government of "them."