ZB Importing LLC is voluntarily recalling certain lots of six varieties of Ulker Brand snack rolls, biscuits, and wafers because of undeclared wheat, egg and/or milk in the ingredient list and/or contains statement on the product labels.
People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat, egg, or milk
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Kedake Inc. of Houston, TX, is recalling it’s 2-pound packages of Las Ollas Botana Mix Snacks because testing has shown that they contain undeclared sesame, soy, wheat, Yellow No 5, Yellow No 6, and Red No 6.
People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sesame, soy, wheat, Yellow
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More than 20 people are believed to have died in one South African province after consuming food from local shops.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said the majority of deaths have been children aged between six and nine.
“The first uniform approach across the province was to adopt a mechanism of
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South African officials have named the chemical behind the deaths of six children.
Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi said the children from Naledi, Soweto, died of Terbufos ingestion. Terbufos is a chemical used in organophosphate insecticides to control insects and pests on some crops.
Those affected believe they fell sick
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Officials in South Africa have urged action after the deaths of five children linked to eating food from local shops.
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety called on law enforcement to clamp down on the sale of expired food in spaza shops. These sites are also called
Continue Reading Anger in South Africa after child deaths linked to food
Update: Lesser Evil announced on June 13 that it would phase out the use of cassava flour in its Lil’ Puffs line of products, saying it was “dismayed by the recent news” that some of its products had concerning levels of lead.
A new study by Consumer Reports has found
Continue Reading Consumer advocacy group finds dangerous levels of lead in some snacks for small children
Officials in South Africa have issued a warning after several cases of children falling seriously ill after eating different types of snacks.
Authorities appealed for calm following reports claiming children had died after consuming items bought from spaza shops. These sites are also called tuck shops and are informal grocery stores.
Continue Reading Foodborne sources suspected in fatal South African cases
Catalina Snacks of Lebanon, IN, is recalling more than 300,000 certain ready-to-eat cereal packages and snack mix packages because of foreign material in the products, specifically metal.
According to the details posted this week by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on Feb. 15 and is
Continue Reading More than 300,000 cereal and snack packages recalled because of metal in products
Five weeks after the U.S. Marshals Service raided a powdered milk factory at the request of FDA, seizing more than 4 million pounds of product because of possible Salmonella contamination,
Continue Reading Publix, Wal-Mart, Palmer brand snacks recalled for Salmonella
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected a number of snack imports made by Indian company Haldiram Snacks for concerns over high levels of pesticides, mold and bacteria. The move comes as global food corporation Nestlé has been subjected to a nationwide ban in India of its Maggi
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