Large Food Recalls of the Past 10 Years

Large Food Recalls of the Past 10 Years

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Gerber Baby Food

• U.S. recall of Gerber brand Organic Rice Cereal and Organic Oatmeal Cereal

• Florida parent found about 30 hard chunks in the baby food that would not dissolve in liquid, creating a choking hazard.

• The company received many complaints, however there were no reported injuries.

Began: July 2007

Choking Hazard

• Recalled bulk peanut butter and peanut paste products for Salmonella

• All products made in the previous six months were recalled.

• The FDA recalled 3913 different products from over 350 companies.

• One of the most widespread recalls in the United States

• Five people died from the case and hundreds were sick from salmonella poisoning.

Peanut Corporation of AmericaBegan: January 2009

Salmonella

Beef Recall of 2008

• Cost: $117 million• USDA

orders recall of 143 million pounds of processed frozen beef

• Westland/Hallmark processers failed to inspect cattle properly before slaughter.

• Violations of federal animal care regulations took place.

• However, inspectors claimed the meat had no threat to consumers.

Began: February 2008

Violation of Federal Animal Care Regulations

• The FDA warned consumers not to eat Toll House prepackaged cookie dough, due to risk of contamination with E. coli.

• 300,000 packages of refrigerated cookie dough were recalled.

• Over 60 people were infected with E. Coli in a number of states, often after eating the dough raw.

Nestlé’s Toll House Cookie Dough Began: June 2009

E. coli(0157:H7)

National Beef Packing Company

• Over 60,000 pounds of beef products were recalled

• The ground beef possibly contained E. Coli

• The problem was discovered after the Ohio Department of Agriculture did routine microbial testing.

• This was a USDA – Class I Recall

Began: August 2011

E. coli(O157:H7)

• An ingredient supplier contacted Nestle, informing them their calcium carbonate could possible contain Salmonella.

• The recall was voluntary and only affected the Chocolate Powder.

Nestle Nesquik® PowderBegan: November 2012

Salmonella

Natural Selection Foods

• Natural Selection Foods issued a voluntary recall of all spinach products due to E. Coli contamination.

• The incident resulted in hundreds becoming sick and the death of three people.

• Farmers faced upwards of $74 million in losses from the recall.

Began: September 2006

E. Coli (O157:H7)

Cargill Ground Turkey

• 136 people were infected across 34 states.

• The largest Class I recall and the third largest recall ever

• 36 million pounds of ground turkey were recalled

• The outbreak involved an anti-biotic resistant strain known as Salmonella Heidelberg.

Began: August 2011

Salmonella (Heidelberg)

Tomato Advisory

• In 2008, the FDA issued an advisory to avoid eating certain domestically produced tomatoes, which were linked to a salmonella outbreak.

• This was later found to be false, but not before causing economic damage to domestic producers.

• The investigation was eventually traced back to jalapeño and Serrano peppers grown in Mexico.

Began: 2008

Linked to Salmonella(False alert)

Cantaloupe Recall of 2012

• August 28th, the FDA announces a recall of cantaloupe due to the presence of Salmonella Typhimurium in collected samples.

• DFI Marketing Inc. voluntarily recalls cantaloupes that were sold to retailers in over twenty different states

• The recall involved about 28 thousand cartons of cantaloupe.

Began: August 2012

Salmonella(Salmonella Typhimurium)

• There was a salmonella outbreak linked to Peter Pan Peanut Butter.

• ConAgra, who makes the peanut butter, recalled 100% of the product.

• No deaths resulted from the outbreak, but over 600 people got sick.

• The recall cost ConAgra close to $80 million

Peter Pan Peanut ButterBegan: 2007

Salmonella

Topps Meat Company

• Topps Meat Company, located in Elizabeth, New Jersey voluntarily began a recall of ground beef.

• This was the second-largest beef recall in the country at the time.

• The company closed as a result of the recall, costing 87 people their jobs.

• 30 people became ill from the E. Coli tainted meat.

Began: September 2007

E. coli(O157:H7)

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