On March 7, 2017, The
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Publisher’s Platform: It’s past time for FDA to out retailers
SoyNut Butter Co. bankrupt because of E. coli outbreak
The SoyNut Butter Co. has filed for bankruptcy, citing an E. coli outbreak linked to its I.M. Healthy brand peanut butter substitute and manufacturer Dixie Dew Products as the causes for its financial failure.
The
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CDC says soy nut butter outbreak ‘over’ — but threat continues
Although the government has posted its final update on the E. coli outbreak traced to SoyNut Butter Co. products — reporting 32 people across a dozen states confirmed sick — there is an ongoing threat
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Beach Beat: Public’s right to know should trump trade secrets
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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California couple sues SoyNut Butter Co. for E. coli infecton
A second federal lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois against the SoyNut Butter Co over the ongoing E. coli outbreak. The civil action also names John Does 1-3 to eventually
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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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