Kraft Heinz, one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, issued a voluntary recall last week that impacts approximately 13,500 pounds of a frozen soup product due to a labeling error. According to a press release from the FDA, “Chef Francisco Minestrone Condensed Soup” with a “Chef Francisco Vegetable Beef and Barley …
It took a bit longer than expected due to the pandemic, but Apple finally announced the iPhone 12 last October during a prerecorded event at its Cupertino campus. Alongside the new phone models, Apple also pulled back the curtain on a series of MagSafe accessories that would be compatible with the iPhone 12. A few …
According to the FDA, Arizona Nutritional Supplements this week issued a voluntary recall for a brand of Whey Protein powder that can be found at Whole Foods locations across the country. While Arizona Nutritional Supplements likely isn’t a familiar company name to most, some of their products fall under Whole Foods’ 365 brand which you’ve …
While the United States has a number of rules, regulations, and procedures to ensure that the food you pick up at grocery stores is completely safe to eat, tainted food manages to sneak its way in every so often. According to the CDC, there are more than 250 foodborne diseases that can be traced back …
It hasn’t even been 24 hours since I wrote about a pair of garbage “male enhancement” supplements that the FDA busted, yet again, because they contain prescription drugs. That story followed one a week earlier where some other brands were busted for the same thing, and today we have another one. Oh, sorry, not one. …
According to the Food and Drug Administration, Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective, and should be approved for emergency use. In testing, the J&J vaccine was found to be 66% effective in preventing moderate to severe cases of the virus overall, and 72% effective in the United States. The FDA will …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is currently tracking a multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes with an unknown source. Individuals that have fallen ill with a Listeria infection recently ate various types of Hispanic-style cheeses, though no one brand or type of cheese has been pinned as the culprit. The number of reported infections is …
A condiment sold across 10 US states is now being recalled due to the possibility of serious allergic reactions due to it containing undeclared shrimp. Three flavors of sauce — Thai Peanut Sauce, Panang Curry Sauce, and Spicy Red Curry Sauce — are subject to recall from Delicae Gormet LLC of Tarpon Springs, Florida. The …
A manufacturing mix-up has resulted in a relatively small number of bags of Ruffles potato chips being mislabeled. Parent company Frito-Lay announced a recall of the chips, noting that the chips that are in the “original potato chips” bags are actually a different flavor. The problem is that the mislabeled chips contain potential allergens that …
The FDA has posted a recall bulletin by Lake Champlain Chocolates which produces a variety of chocolate bars and sells them across all fifty US states. The chocolate bars are now being recalled due to the possible presence of foreign matter. More specifically, the company says that the chocolate bars may contain pieces of “brittle …
