In Brief
Food Safety Alert: Salmonella Product Recall Expanded
“The Department of Agriculture has recalled 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that contain a flavoring ingredient probably tainted by salmonella , the Associated Press reports. The move comes a week after the Food and Drug Administration announced that hydrolyzed vegetable protein manufactured by Basic Food Flavors and added to thousands of processed foods was contaminated with the bacteria. For weeks after the manufacturer learned of the contamination, it continued to make and distribute the ingredient, according to the agency. The company notified its customers of a recall on February 26; the FDA made a public announcement the following week, the AP reports.”
Source: U. S. News and World Report, March 11, 2010
Source: Associated Press, March 11, 2010
