Possible salmonella in Trader’s Joe’s Valenica Creamy Salted Peanut Butter. Here’s the recall info..
Peanut Butter Recall
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New Recalls – Bagged Salad and Peanut Butter
In the past two days there have been new recalls due to possible salmonella contamination – one for bagged lettuce sold at Trader Joe’s and Safeway the other for Smucker’s Natural Chunky Peanut Butter. Check your fridge and pantry and read stories below.
Lettuce recall details here
http://news.yahoo.com/ready-pac-bagged-salad-recalled-e-coli-fears-152340977.html?bouchon=807,ca
Peanut Butter story here…
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/11/17/smuckers-recalls-jars-of-chunky-peanut-butter/
Cantaloupe Warning/Recall – Listeria Outbreak
Health officials say as many as 16 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade. Listeria is most harmful to the elderly and pregnant women (as it passes thru to the fetus). Symptoms of listeria include fever and muscle aches, often with other gastrointestinal symptoms. Victims often become incapacitated and unable to speak.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that 72 illnesses, including 13 deaths have been reported from The Rocky Ford-brand cantaloupes from Jensen Farms grown in Colorado and shipped between July 29th and September 10th all across the United States. The cases have been found in 18 states including California. See entire article here.
Turkey Warning…
There are a few new food recalls concerning dairy, papayas, cat food and 36 million pounds of ground turkey. There’s been one death and 77 illness of salmonella in 26 states due to the contamination. The FDA is cautioning people not to eat ground turkey and products made with ground turkey. Here’s the whole story…
http://news.yahoo.com/salmonella-found-ground-turkey-cat-food-papayas-dairy-173600802.html
Here’s a chart of the Safe Minimum Cooking Temperatures from foodsafety.gov.
Use this chart and a food thermometer to ensure that meat, poultry, seafood,
and other cooked foods reach a safe minimum internal temperature.
Remember, you can’t tell whether meat is safely cooked by looking at it. Any
cooked, uncured red meats – including pork – can be pink, even when the meat has
reached a safe internal temperature.
Why the Rest Time is Important
After you remove meat from a grill, oven, or other heat source, allow it to
rest for the specified amount of time. During the rest time, its temperature
remains constant or continues to rise, which destroys harmful germs.
| category | Food | Temperature (°F) |
Rest Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Meat & Meat Mixtures |
Beef, Pork, Veal, Lamb | 160 | None |
| Turkey, Chicken | 165 | None | |
| Fresh Beef, Veal, Lamb |
Steaks, roasts, chops | 145 | 3 minutes |
| Poultry | Chicken & Turkey, whole | 165 | None |
| Poultry breasts, roasts | 165 | None | |
| Poultry thighs, legs, wings | 165 | None | |
| Duck & Goose | 165 | None | |
| Stuffing (cooked alone or in bird) | 165 | None | |
| Pork and Ham |
Fresh pork | 145 | 3 minutes |
| Fresh ham (raw) | 145 | 3 minutes | |
| Precooked ham (to reheat) | 140 | None | |
| Eggs & Egg Dishes |
Eggs | Cook until yolk and white are firm |
None |
| Egg dishes | 160 | None | |
| Leftovers & Casseroles | Leftovers | 165 | None |
| Casseroles | 165 | None | |
| Seafood | Fin Fish | 145 or cook until flesh is opaque and separates easily with a fork. |
None |
| Shrimp, lobster, and crabs | Cook until flesh is pearly and opaque. |
None | |
| Clams, oysters, and mussels | Cook until shells open during cooking. |
None | |
| Scallops | Cook until flesh is milky white or opaque and firm. |
None |
Peanut Butter and Hazelnut Recall
Check your jars if you have Skippy Peanut Butter and Hazelnuts in your kitchen. The peanut butter and nuts can cause food poisoning as they may have salmonella or E.colli. See entire story here.
Cadmium to Go With That Soda?
Here’s another reason to avoid the toy give-away and promo prizes at the fast food chains. Maybe some other cities will follow Santa Clara County and band the prizes. Remember that?
“According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Cadmium has been discovered in the painted design on “Shrek”-themed drinking glasses being sold nationwide at McDonald’s, forcing them to recall 12 million of the cheap U.S.-made collectibles.” Check out the recall details and Full story here.
