FDA warns of Salmonella risk from common flavor enhancer

[KittyWampus]

sorry if this is a dupe in GD. only just saw it in LBN. might want to check into it.

FDA warns of Salmonella risk from common flavor enhancer

Source: Washington Post

Thousands of types of processed foods -- including many varieties of soups, chips, hot dogs and salad dressings -- may pose a health threat because they contain a flavor enhancer that could be contaminated with Salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.

Salmonella was detected in one lot of hydrolyzed vegetable protein made by Basic Food Flavors Inc. as well as inside the company's Nevada manufacturing facility, according to the FDA. Basic Food Flavors Inc. is one of only a handful of companies that makes hydrolyzed vegetable protein, but its customer list is extensive

The FDA has posted on its Web site a list of products that are being recalled by their manufacturers. The list contained 56 products as of midafternoon and is expected to balloon. It can be found at http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/HVPCP /.

Hydrolyzed vegetable protein is widely used by food processors to boost flavor in ways similar to monosodium glutamate. A company that bought the tainted protein from Basic Food Flavors notified the FDA after it found Salmonella in the lot, according to federal officials.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/04/AR2010030403863.html

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. oy, this should be fun

:sarcasm:

One more reason why we need food safety that works.

Oh wait, that hand is working mighty well.

[lpbk2713]

2. Thanks for the heads up.

I have some of this Marzetti's Dip.

Link: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/HVPCP/brand_list.cfm?brand=T%2E%20Marzetti&cat=Dip


I probably wouldn't have known if not for you. I don't go to LBN very often.


Thanks. :thumbsup: :hi: :thumbsup:

[catgirl]

3. Interesting- my husband has food poisoning from salad dressing

We ate exactly the same food all day when we traveled, except for a salad. I thought the dressing
tasted odd and didn't eat it. It was on an international flight (Continental Airlines). He's been sick
for three days. I searched all my health books and it seemed to be salmonella. Hmm.

[KittyWampus]

4. my brother just went to hospital with what might be food poisoning. He couldn't keep medicine down

and went psychotic without his meds.

this was last week.

[glowing]

5. Great Value... That's Walmart Brand.. Great poison people who shop for the savings

and probably have less access to Drs and healthcare.

[SPedigrees]

6. Glad I avoid all prepackaged food products and home cook for my pets and us from recognizable

whole foods, most of them organic. Trust no one, esp the mega food corporations.