It seems as if there has been a lot of recalls lately. From frozen foods and ATVs to cars and toys, it can be hard to keep up with what’s safe and what’s not. For parents, in particular, recalls can be a headache, especially when they involve popular toys. Earlier today, Hallmark issued a recall for “baby plush stacking toys” over concerns that the toy can pose a choking hazard.
Nearly 15,092 pounds of chicken, pork, and beef products are being recalled by Blossom Foods, LLC because of undeclared allergens and misbranding, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The company, which is based in Oakland, California, decided to issue the recall after the problem was found on August 22 during an FSIS inspection.
Fans of chicken breakfast sausage beware. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), a recall has been issued for “chicken breakfast sausage produced and packaged by DiLuigi Foods and sold by Trader Joe’s” because of undeclared allergens and mislabeling.
After testing positive for E. coli, a dairy farm is recalling unpasteurized, raw milk to protect the public from the bacteria that can “cause serious infections, especially in young children.” The farm, Spanish Sunrise Dairy in Yacolt, WA, actually has a “history of pathogen problems,” and posted their latest recall earlier this week on Tuesday. According to the recall notice on the Washington State Department of Agriculture’s website, “Consumers who have purchased Spanish Sonrise Dairy raw milk with a Best By date of 08-23 are urged not to drink the product and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.”
Due to concerns of possible Salmonella enteriditis contamination, a Michigan poultry farm is recalling “shell eggs in eight counties.” The recall was issued shortly after an environmental sample from a “foodborne illness outbreak investigation” detected the presence of salmonella at LaBar Poultry Farm in Manistique. The farm itself is owned by Jeff and Heidi LaBar, and so far they, along with the Michigan agriculture department and the health department have been silent on the matter, media outlets report that LaBar Poultry Farm “has recalled eggs distributed to restaurants, grocery stores and directly to consumers.”
A voluntary recall has been issued for Kawasaki “all-terrain vehicles due to fire hazard.” Though 18 reports of fuel leaks have been reported to Kawasaki, no one has been hurt so far.
When parents buy their children toys, they do so with the mindset that they’re safe to play with. Certainly, they don’t think that their child’s new toy would be hazardous or harmful to play with. Unfortunately, one popular toy has been declared dangerous and is now being recalled. TOMY’s Munching Max Chipmunk toys are being recalled because, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, parts inside the toys can “break and puncture the fabric,” posing a laceration hazard. So far only one child has been injured because of the issue.
It turns out Grande Produce isn’t the only produce distributor having problems with their papayas. Earlier this week Agroson’s LLC, a New York produce distributor, issued a recall for “Cavi brand maradol papayas because they were grown on a farm in Mexico that produced other brands of papaya that are linked to a deadly Salmonella outbreak in the U.S. that has sickened more than 100 people.” According to the recall, the potentially contaminated produce was shipped to stores and wholesalers throughout Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey.
Coffee fans beware. A new voluntary recall has been issued by Bestherbs Coffee LLC for “New Kopi Jantan Tradisional Natural Herbs Coffee” after an FDA laboratory reported the coffee contained “an ingredient similar to what’s in the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra.” The ingredient in question is desmethyl carbodenafil, and though the product has been “marketed as
A nationwide recall has been issued by the FDA for Caribeña papayas. Why? Well, it turns out they’re linked to a salmonella outbreak that has already “killed one person and sickened 46 others.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a total of “47 people in 12 states have been sickened by salmonella-contaminated fruit…. Twelve people have been hospitalized and one has died.”