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468,000 Pounds of Meat Recalled, Some Sold In Missouri

Manda Packing Co. recalls meat, poultry, and deli products due to a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Products were sold states including Missouri and Illinois.

A Louisiana company has recalled 468,000 pounds meat, poultry and deli products due to a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The products were distributed to various states, including Missouri and Illinois. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Friday that Manda Packing Company, a Baker, La. distributor, is recalling roast beef, ham, turkey breast, tasso pork, ham shanks, hog head cheese, corned beef, and pastrami. The FSIS confirmed the products were shipped for distribution and to deli stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Approximately eight types of meat sold under 41 …

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Fast Classics Chicken Sold at Walmart Recalled, Some Sold in Missouri Locations

The Advance Pierre Foods packages of chicken fried chicken breasts distributed to Walmart stores may contain metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says.

Advance Pierre Foods based out of Enid, Oklahoma is recalling approximately 1,200 pounds of chicken fried chicken breasts that may contain small pieces of metal, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA made the call after it was discovered a metal tool fell into a meat grinder. Remember you can like Hazelwood Patch on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HazelwoodPatch. Don't forget to visit Twitter: twitter.com/HazelwoodPatch, or signup for the Hazelwood Patch newsletter here. The chicken breasts being recalled were packaged and shipped before all corrective actions could be taken, according to authorities. The USDA and the company said they have received no reports of injury. Walmart has also posted the recall …

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Peanut Butter Plant to Starbucks, Whole Foods Shut Down by FDA

The Sunland Inc. plant that distributes products to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Target and others is linked to Salmonella contamination that made at least 41 people ill in 20 states.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced it has blocked food distribution from the Sunland Inc. peanut butter plant in New Mexico whose products were subject to a wide recall in recent months because of salmonella contamination. The plant supplies peanut butter products to stores, restaurants and retailers like Starbucks (there are two in Hazelwood, the North Lindbergh Boulevard location and the St. Louis Outlet Mall location). The various types of Sunland peanut butter products—sold under several brands by major food retailers, including Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Target—had been part of a voluntary recall that began in September and later was expanded to include other nut butters as well as processed nuts …

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Engine Fires Ignite Ford Escape, Fusion Recalls

The 2013 Ford Escape is undergoing its fourth recall since its introduction this spring.

Nestle NESQUIK Chocolate Powder Recalled for Salmonella, Local Folks Affected

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Consumer Alert: Bed, Bath & Beyond Receives Contaminated Tissue Box Covers

Health officials are warning that tissue boxes containing a radioactive substance have been issued to Bed, Bath and Beyond stores, including at least one in the St. Louis area.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) issued the warning Friday afternoon. It stated in a news release that metal tissue box covers delivered to Bed, Bath and Beyond retail stores throughout the U.S. may contain cobalt-60, a radioactive substance. It does not appear the covers were distributed to the St. Louis Mills location, but health officials confirm they were received by the Sunset Hills Bed, Bath and Beyond store. Customers who may have purchased the covers are advised to return them to the store for a refund. More information and a photo are available on the store's website. The DHSS made the annoucement in the following news release. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Missouri …

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Consumer Alert: Extra Strength Tylenol Recall

Johnson & Johnson announced June 28 that it is recalling another lot of Tylenol drugs. The reason for the recall is said to be user complaints that the medicines have moldy odor.

If you are a Tylenol user, you may want to check your medicine cabinet as McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a maker of Johnson & Johnson's Tylenol, has announced that it is recalling yet another lot of Tylenol drugs. The reason for the recall is said to be user complaints that the medicines have moldy odor, according to a statement on the company's website. The recall was announced June 28. The compnay's statement also calls the recall " voluntary."  The product in question is Extra Strength Tylenol caplets, 225 count bottles. According to a statement on Tylenol's website, there are about 60,912 bottles being recalled. The announcement comes exactly three months to the date after Tylenol's recall of its 8-hour extended release caplets, 150 count…

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