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Peanut butter recall includes major retailers

Peanut Butter Recall

A recall of peanut butter and other nut products has some of the country's largest grocery stores pulling store-brand products off their shelves. New Mexico-based Sunland Inc. has expanded its recall of peanut butter and almond butter to include cashew butters, tahini and blanched and roasted peanut products. The company, which sells its nuts and nut butters to large groceries and other food distributors around the country, recalled products under multiple brand names last month after salmonella illnesses were linked to Trader Joe's Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter, one of the brands it manufactures.

 

New Jersey Produce Company Recalls Mango Products

A New Jersey produce company recalled a number of products distributed in the Northeast that contained fresh-cut mangoes Saturday because of potential salmonella contamination.

 

Health officials warn: Don't eat black licorice

Red Vines Black Licorice

California health officials are warning fans of the popular Red Vines black licorice candy not to eat the treats because they tested positive for high levels of lead. American Licorice Co. of Union City, Calif., issued a voluntary recall Wednesday for 1-pound bags of Red Vines Black Licorice Twists with a best before date of Feb. 4, 2013. It was not clear what volume of product had been recalled. Company officials did not immediately return NBC News calls seeking comment.

 

60,000 pounds of tainted beef leads to grocery recalls

At least three major grocery store chains are recalling certain packages of ground beef due to possible E. coli contamination.

 

36M lbs. of turkey recalled in salmonella outbreak

Meat giant Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of turkey after a government hunt for the source of a salmonella outbreak that has killed one person in California and sickened dozens more. The Agriculture Department says it is one of the largest meat recalls ever....

 

CDC: 1 death, 76 illnesses linked to ground turkey

Federal officials say one person has died from salmonella poisoning that appears to be linked to eating ground turkey, but the government so far has declined to say who produced the meat or initiate a recall.

 

Cucumbers recalled in 9 states over salmonella fears

Cucumbers recalled in 9 states over salmonella fears

A North Carolina company is recalling thousands of cucumbers that could be contaminated with salmonella.

 

Seven Tons of Beef Recalled Over E. Coli Concerns

A massive beef recall – involving more than seven tons of meat— is underway after a lab test detected E. coli at a packing plant in southern Kansas.

 

7 cases of E. coli linked to hazelnuts

A California company has recalled hazelnuts sold in bulk, individual containers and as part of mixed-nut packages sold throughout the United States and Canada due to possible E. coli contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced.

 

Keebler recalls 17,000 cartons of fudge sticks

Keebler has recalled 17,000 eight-count cartons of Keebler Fudge Shoppe jumbo fudge sticks because the mislabeled cartons contain individually wrapped jumbo peanut butter sticks.

 

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