Whole Foods Recalls Sesame Butter for Possible Salmonella

[this_side_up]

Whole Foods Recalls Sesame Butter for Possible Salmonella ...
InjuryBoard.com, FL - 7 hours ago
The largest US natural food store, Whole Foods Market, is recalling sesame butter for possible salmonella contamination. ConAgra Foods Inc. recalled peanut ...
Whole Foods Market Recalls of 365 Organic Everyday Value Sesame Tahini Kansas City infoZine
Whole Foods Market Issues Nationwide Recall of 365 Organic ... SolancoNews.com
GROCERS: Whole Foods recalls tahini St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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The few articles I read...no where does it say where
it was made.

Does anyone have a jar? If so, please post location. Thanks.

WHY doesn't FDA mention the location?

Edit: Whole Foods Recalls Sesame Butter for Possible Salmonella ...
InjuryBoard.com, FL - 8 hours ago
The largest US natural food store, Whole Foods Market, is recalling sesame butter for possible salmonella contamination. ConAgra Foods Inc. recalled peanut ...
Whole Foods Market Recalls of 365 Organic Everyday Value Sesame Tahini Kansas City infoZine
Whole Foods Market Issues Nationwide Recall of 365 Organic ... SolancoNews.com
GROCERS: Whole Foods recalls tahini St. Louis Post-Dispatch
all 30 news articles »

[fasttense]

1. Is it me or are the number of deadly human and pet food recalls up?

Seems every day some new food has either dangerous levels of germs or is laced with some poison. I don't remember seeing so many dangerous food products recalled before in my entire life and I'm old. Is this the result of our free market and lax government regulations? I can think of no other reason for corporations to selling deadly food.

Seems to me the corporations are now taking on the bushes persona of a crime family. Seems the pet food corporations were harassing people who were filing suits against them.

http://news.aol.com/partners/usa-today/_a/records-say-company-harassed-pet-owners/20070526153909990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

So typical of crime families, they will sell you deadly food or drugs then turn around and threaten you if you try to prosecute them.

[TZ]

2. its lack of inspections at the sites thats the problem

even the FDA admits its waaay too understaffed (a deliberate move by the Bushies not too long ago was cutting staffing and funding on the inspection wing of the FDA) to be able to do that. As bad as it is hearing about these recalls....I would be scared more if we didn't hear about ANY recalls. I think the really bad press has made the FDA at least try to look like they are doing their job..

[chimpymustgo]

3. Damn, I'd have this on my platform if I were running for office.

This is a CRITICAL issue facing American public policy. We need a Marshall plan in our food and drug testing and safety.

[TZ]

4. Oh we need restoration of all our regulatory bodies..

The USDA, the FDA, EPA etc..even the oversight in places like NASA has gone to hell. Indeed, if a democrat gets elected..that better be about the first thing that is done. The Bush policy of no regulation is good regulation has got to go!

[rucky]

6. Here's some dots to connect:

commercial growing... transportation costs... higher production costs... higher consumer costs...less consumer activity... longer warehousing time... cost-cutting measures... cheaper ingredients... lather, rinse repeat

[Lurking Dem]

5. Organic Everyday Value

The product is 365 Organic Everyday Value Sesame Tahini in 16-ounce jars and is marked as best sold by Oct. 2, or earlier, this year. The Whole Foods release was dated May 22.

Also:

Health officials warn of recalled tahini

By: North County Times -

SAN DIEGO ---- County residents were warned Thursday not to eat a number of sesame tahini products because they could be contaminated with salmonella.

San Diego County environmental health officials said two companies, MaraNatha and Organic Everyday Value, had voluntarily recalled some of their tahini products ---- a food paste made from ground sesame seeds often found in organic and health food stores.

However, county officials said that people should check to make sure they do not eat any of three types if already bought: MaraNatha Sesame Tahini in 16-ounce jars with a "use by" date of 10/02/07 or earlier; MaraNatha Sesame Tahini in 15 or 32 pounds with a use-by date of 11/14/07 or earlier; and 365 Organic Everyday Value Sesame Tahini in 16-ounce jars with a "best buy" date of 10/02/07 or earlier.


MaraNatha is based in Oregon but I don't know if they import.

[rucky]

7. Holy Crap! Guess what I just made some hummous with a few days ago.

Marantha - 16 ounce jar.

If it were contaminated, I would've gotten salmonella by now, right?


right?

[Lurking Dem]

8. Yes.

Breathe easy.