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
Continue Reading FDA Rejects Several Snack Products From India for Contaminants
A Michigan company is recalling its sunflower seeds and snack mixes made with the seeds because these products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria. Lipari Foods of Warren, MI — located north of Detroit — issued a voluntary recall of its Raw Sunflower Seeds, Roasted Sunflower Seeds and
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) expanded its warning issued on March 15, 2012 to include the Koh-Kae brand snack products listed below because the products contain milk not declared on the label.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the affected products.
The products were distributed in Ontario
Troyer Cheese, Inc. is recalling their Backroad Country Caramel Puffcorn, because it may contain undeclared milk. People who are allergic to milk have the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction to this product.
This recall was discovered when the milk-containing product were distributed in packaging that did not
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Americans are getting about one-third of all their daily calories from the “empty calories” of snack foods – that is, from solid fats and added sugar of little nutritional value, according to the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
On a positive note, however, the ARS says one-third of Americans’ daily
Continue Reading One Third of ‘Empty Calories’ Come from Snacks
Velvet Creme Popcorn of Westwood, KS, is recalling some snack products because the labels do not list milk soy and wheat as ingredients.
No adverse reactions have been reported, and the recalled products are safe for anyone without allergies to consume. However, people with allergies to milk, soy and wheat
