ICYMI, as the texters say, the FDA finally came clean about a dirty food production operation, naming Dixie Dew Products Inc. as the manufacturer of soy-based goo marketed as an allergen-free alternative to peanut butter.
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FDA shuts down soy nut butter maker linked to E. coli outbreak
The FDA has finally named and shut down the manufacturer of soy nut butter implicated in an ongoing nationwide E. coli outbreak, noting that records and employees at Dixie Dew Products Inc. revealed food safety…
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Tainted soy butter spurs recalls one by one; FDA remains mum
As federal officials remain silent on sales and distribution details about a soy-based peanut butter substitute linked to a nationwide E. coli outbreak, secondary recalls of products made with the tainted soy butter have begun,…
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Dozens sick from soy nut butter; FDA mum on manufacturer
With the victim count at more than two dozen…
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Civil suit does what FDA won’t — names soy nut butter maker
No one knows how many more people will become victims of an ongoing E. coli outbreak traced to soy nut butter products, partly because consumers don’t know what foods could be contaminated — and the…
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SoyNut Butter Co. adds Dixie Diner’s Club brand to recall
The identity of the soy nut butter manufacturer whose product is implicated in a nationwide E. coli outbreak remained a mystery today as a second brand of products was recalled.
Dixie Diner’s Club brand of…
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UPDATE: Canada recalls I.M. Healthy products; no E. coli cases there yet
UPDATE: 9:50 p.m. EST, March 10, 2017 — The recall in Canada has been expanded to include additional flavors of I.M. Healthy brand soy nut butters.
Following confirmation by Oregon officials that they found E.
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Oregon confirms E. coli in SoyNut Butter from victims’ home
Oregon health officials are the first to confirm E. coli contamination in I.M. Healthy brand soy nut butter after testing product collected from the home of two children who are among victims of a nationwide…
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UPDATE: SoyNut Butter Co. expands recall to all soy butters, granola
UPDATE: 12:14 a.m. EST March 8, 2017 — The SoyNut Butter Co. revealed that another company manufactured the soy nut butter implicated in an ongoing E. coli outbreak. Also, the CDC updated its outbreak …
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Parents of 8-year-old E. coli victim sue SoyNut Butter Co.
The first civil action filed against the SoyNut Butter Co. in relation to an ongoing E. coli outbreak seeks compensation for a 25-day hospital stay and what will likely be life-long health consequences for an…
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