From Salmonella spinach to angry beef, it seems we’re no stranger to food recalls these days.

Sometimes foods aren’t even tainted with bacteria, but rather contain undisclosed ingredients, which can be just as harmful, if not more so.

Dangerous Allergies
For those who are allergic to certain food ingredients, following ingestion of a food allergen, they can experience serious physical symptoms that can result in death.

In fact, each year in the U.S., it is estimated that anaphylaxis (allegries) to food(s) results in 30,000 emergency room visits, 2,000 hospitalizations and 150 deaths.
 
Recent Recalls
Just last month, two major food companies had to recall products due to mislabeling / undisclosed allergens.

The first, “America’s Choice® Classic Caesar Dressing”, made by Bay Valley Foods, included undeclared fish, soy and wheat. Apparently some of the bottles produced in February 2008 had an incorrect ingredient label on the back of the bottle (the label included ingredient and nutrition information for Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing, which did not declare the presence of fish, soy and wheat).

The second product, Bass Pro Shops Uncle Buck’s Light ‘N Krispy Fish Batter Mixes by Williams Foods, Inc., contained undeclared milk.

Eight Common Food Allergies
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the eight most common food allergens, which account for 90 percent of food allergic reactions, are milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans.

These eight foods, and any ingredient that contains protein derived from one or more of them, are designated as “major food allergens” by law and must be identified on food labels.

For more information or to learn about food recalls, click here. 

• Meat recall exec admits cattle were illegally slaughtered Today, Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. President Steve Mendell finally admitted that cattle were illegally slaughtered at his plant and that cows too sick to stand were forced into the food supply. Mendell had originally maintained in a written statement to a congressional committee investigating the largest meat recall scandal in U.S.......
• Nutritious Pet Food and Home Cooking Image via Wikipedia I guess my dogs are not the only dogs that love my "Gramme's Cookies".  I am sure baking up a storm here at my home.  The quality of the food you can buy commercially is very disappointing. Have you checked the ingredients lately?  Most dog foods......
• Food Magic Food magic is not unlike many other disciplines, and it can both be tied to healing magic and self transformation. "What you put in" is perhaps one of the core principles of all magic. But the term sorcery, literally means putting in and taking out. There is a lot to......
• Dog Allergies to Food - The Common Culprits Dog allergies to food can make a dog itch, scratch, and it cause much discomfort. All the reasons that this happens could be a mystery, but we can easily take a look at the symptoms, diagnosis the symptoms and get rid of the aggravating source in order to help......
• What Is A Cat Food Recall? by Moses Wright Cat food recalls are meant to remove a cat food from circulation before any cats become ill from an identified risk in the cat food. The cat food recall may be issued after some cats have become ill or even died after eating the cat food. If......

No related posts.

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Tags: FDA, Food Allergies, Food Recalls

Trackback URI | Comments RSS