Lots Of Other Recalls Make Life Dangerous!

 Recalls are getting to be almost routine. From the dangerous food recalls that can kill us or make us very sick (such as the present salmonella egg recall) to the automobile industry recalls, to potentially harmful drugs, we're seeing new ones almost every day. Is the industry becoming more vigilant - or are manufacturers more careless? Either way, we need to be very aware of these warnings.
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The Buzz Log - Bad Eggs, Tainted Meat, Stall-Outs: The Recall Recap 

Yahoo! Buzz: "2007 was dubbed the year of the recall — but that dubious honor may have been premature. Three years ago, news of melamine-tainted dog food, salmonella-harboring peanut butter, and lead-painted toys all spurred a constant and at times frantic stream of online interest. A record-setting 472 products had to be sent back to companies. The furor led to renewed calls for companies to address systemic breakdowns and for government to strengthen oversight at home and overseas.

But that was before dangerous cribs, loose floor mats, and even worse peanut butter in 2009. These days, it's bad eggs — millions of them. The past 7 days alone on Yahoo! saw 82 different 'egg recall' searches, including 'egg recall 2010,' 'fda egg recall,' 'salmonella egg recall,' 'egg recall lot numbers,' 'salmonella egg recall numbers.'

And there's more: New warnings have come out on tainted beef, suspicious medicines, and exploding batteries. This is going to require even more online vigilance."

Voluntary recalls, especially for food products and drugs, have actually increased in the past three years — although how much of that is due to increased industry sensitivity and better testing technology is hard to measure. The Obama administration has pushed government agencies to toughen up on product crackdowns: The FDA, dinged for decreasing domestic food inspections between 2004 and 2008, now wants to bring criminal charges against executives whose companies have had many recalls.

How bad's the frequency? Well, now there's an app for updates — from Recall.gov, which consolidates recall news from several regulatory agencies. As for which products have preoccupied people's attention the most, here are the week's most-searched recalls.

Read On . . .

Restaurants, Grocery Stores Make Changes Due to Tainted Eggs

Many Grocery Stores and restaurants are posting signs about salmonella-free eggs after ensuring that their egg supplier is not on the recall list. It's been a massive recall of tainted eggs and is probably not over yet. The FDA says that there is no evidence that the outbreak has spread beyond 2 Iowa farms. More in the articles below.
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Wary consumers, restaurants make changes after egg recall August 24, 2010 at 1:57 AM The expanding national egg recall, the largest in recent history, is having a far-reaching impact on farmers, grocery stores, chefs, and consumers across the region. The federal government has recalled more than a half-billion eggs that may have been tainted with salmonella bacteria and sickened hundreds of people nationwide. The outbreak is not linked to any farms or shops in New England, but many area businesses and customers are still taking extra precautions. Some local restaurants, like Sami's Wrap N' Roll in Jamaica Plain, recently changed suppliers to ensure the eggs served were known to be from a safe source, even though the ones previously used were not involved in the recall. "It's... No evidence that tainted eggs go beyond 2 farms August 23, 2010 at 7:38 PM MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — Food and Drug Administration officials said Monday that there is no evidence a massive outbreak of salmonella in eggs has spread beyond two Iowa farms, though a team of investigators is still trying to figure out what caused it. FDA officials said they do not expect the number of eggs recalled — 550 million — to grow. Dr. Jeff Farrar, FDA's associate commissioner for food protection, said 20 FDA investigators are at the two farms, Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, and could be there until next week. He said preliminary findings of the investigation should be available later this week. Farrar said the chicks that came to the... Hy-Vee & Lowe's Stores Sign On for Egg Safety: Stores to Carry Salmonella-Free Pasteurized Shell Eggs Per FDA Recommendation August 23, 2010 at 6:37 PM   , Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As the number of individuals sickened by salmonella enteritidis grows to more than 1,000, salmonella-free 's Safest Choice Pasteurized Shell Eggs (www.safeeggs.com) will be available at Hy-Vee, Inc. stores and Lowe's Foods beginning next week.... Foodsafety.gov salmonella egg safety tips: Salmonella symptoms, recalled egg brands -Video August 23, 2010 at 5:58 PM FoodSafety.gov answers salmonella egg recall questions. Which brands of eggs have been recalled? What are the symptoms of Salmonella Enteritidis? There are just some of the many questions consumers are asking about the nationwide egg recall that may be linked to at least 1,300 cases of salmonella. With so much confusion relating to the egg recall the government is widely... Eggs tainted with salmonella sent to Nevada grocery stores August 23, 2010 at 3:05 PM Paul Matadeen reporting A California distributor is now part of the chain of providers suspected of selling eggs tainted with salmonella. The eggs, although from an Iowa farm, were sent to Nevada grocery stories via a west coast distributor. The means the eggs, under the brand name of Albertson and Mountain Dairy, could put Las Vegans at risk. Although there have been no direct... The egg recall and your dog August 23, 2010 at 1:05 PM Just like humans, dogs are susceptible to Salmonella. With the recent recall of over a billion contaminated eggs, one has to wonder how it affects your dog. Luckily, dry dog food isn't affected, but what about people that feed their dogs a raw diet? Because Pit Bulls have the tendency to have allergy issues, owners... Half-billion bad eggs, more could be recalled August 23, 2010 at 12:16 PM WASHINGTON — There may be more recalls of eggs in the salmonella outbreak, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said Monday. "We may see some additional sort of sub-recalls over the next couple of days, maybe even weeks, as we better understand the network of distribution of these eggs that are contaminated," Hamburg told NBC's TODAY show. She advised consumers to check out the FDA website, foodsafety.gov to ensure that any eggs they purchased are not among the contaminated batches. As for the cause, Hamburg said that officials will aggressive investigate the problem to determine the exact source of the salmonella outbreak that has sickened as many as 1,300 people... Egg Recall expands to 500 M: Latest recommendations from FDA August 23, 2010 at 10:00 AM The egg recall has expanded to include an astonishing 500,000,000 eggs and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises that it may be expanded again. Keep your family safe with these latest recommendations from the FDA. The recall now affects 17 states across the country, including Georgia. The FDA has identified more than 2,000 illnesses that stem from two farms in Iowa that share chickens, chicken feed and the same owner. Wright County Egg has received numerous citations in the past, including a 3.6 million dollar fine for health and safety violations and a $25,000 fine for cruelty of hens in 2006. In 2001, the company was named as a repeat violator. While the Food... Which brands of eggs can you safely eat & have you tried the local eggs ... August 23, 2010 at 12:16 AM If you're looking for local eggs, check out Soul Food Farm in Vacaville. That's where Alexis Koefoed manages her flock of seven breeds of Heritage chickens, a total of 1,100 hens that lay eggs of unusual richness and flavor. See the website, Soul Food Farm, Vacaville, CA. The eggs range in color from your traditional brown to dark chocolate and pale pink. Customers love the unusual colors, including dark olive and a pale greenish blue, produced by the few Araucana chickens the local farmers have. (Did you know that different breeds of chicken lay different-colored eggs?) Currently Soul Food Farm has (according to their current website) 1,100 hundred laying hens. The farm now have its... This email was sent to dyna999399.eggs99@blogger.com. Delivered by Feed My Inbox 230 Franklin Road Suite 814 Franklin, TN 37064 Account Login Unsubscribe Here

Egg Recall amid Salmonella Contamination

According to the USFDA, one of the largest-ever US recalls grew to more than half a billion chicken eggs on Saturday when a second producer pulled eggs potentially contaminated with salmonella bacteria. It just keeps getting worse. Read the articles below.
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New Food-Safety Rules Come Amid Egg Probe August 22, 2010 at 10:17 PM By TIMOTHY W. MARTIN The investigation into how contaminated eggs may have sickened hundreds of people with salmonella comes as the federal government begins the introduction of new safety rules for egg production. That has meant the authority to inspect facilities where eggs are processed has been split between two agencies—the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which has traditionally overseen such businesses, and the Food and Drug Administration, which under the rules that went into effect July 9 gained more power to inspect them. The FDA has previously focused on eggs after they left those... US expands egg recall amid salmonella outbreak August 22, 2010 at 1:33 PM WASHINGTON (AFP) – One of the largest-ever US recalls grew to more than half a billion chicken eggs Saturday when a second producer pulled eggs potentially contaminated with salmonella bacteria, an industry official said. There are no known salmonella deaths due to the eggs, but the US Food and Drug Administration is investigating the origins of a salmonella outbreak that has jumped... US recall grows to more than half a billion chicken eggs August 22, 2010 at 1:33 PM AFP , WASHINGTON One of the largest-ever US recalls grew to more than half a billion chicken eggs on Saturday when a second producer pulled eggs potentially contaminated with salmonella bacteria, an industry official said. There are no known salmonella deaths due to the eggs, but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating the origins of a salmonella outbreak that has jumped to 1,953 cases between May and last month — more than twice the normal number of cases for the period.... Calif. company recalls eggs over salmonella fears August 21, 2010 at 6:11 PM The Associated Press Share thefresnobee_994:/2010/08/21/2049110/calif-company-recalls-eggs-over.html E-Mail Print Text Size: tool name tool goes here Comments (0) | Similar stories: 228M eggs recalled following salmonella outbreak 228M eggs recalled following salmonella outbreak An Iowa egg producer is recalling 228 million eggs after being linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said eggs from Wright County Egg in Galt, Iowa, were linked to several illnesses in Colorado, California and Minnesota. The CDC said about 200 cases of the strain of salmonella linked to the eggs were reported weekly during June and July, four times the...  Eggs recalled after salmonella outbreak August 21, 2010 at 3:28 PM Washington - One of the largest-ever US recalls grew to more than half a billion chicken eggs on Saturday when a second producer pulled eggs potentially contaminated with salmonella bacteria, an industry official said. There are no known salmonella deaths due to the eggs, but the US Food and Drug Administration is investigating the origins of a salmonella outbreak... This email was sent to dyna999399.eggs99@blogger.com. Delivered by Feed My Inbox 230 Franklin Road Suite 814 Franklin, TN 37064 Account Login Unsubscribe Here