Snack Food Bacteria Caused U.S. Outbreak
Posted on: Monday, 16 July 2007, 15:00 CDT
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says salmonella bacteria in Veggie Booty snack food caused a 19-state disease outbreak earlier this year.
Testing conducted by the FDA and the Minnesota Agricultural Lab has confirmed the food-borne contamination caused the widespread outbreak that occurred between March and June.
The FDA said it continues to advise consumers not to eat any Veggie Booty or Super Veggie Tings Crunchy Corn Sticks products marketed by Robert's American Gourmet, of Sea Cliff, N.Y.
No illnesses have been associated with any other Robert's American Gourmet products.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified 61 children from 19 states who have become ill. Those states are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.
The recalled Veggie Booty and Super Veggie Tings are sold in flexible plastic foil bags in four ounce, one ounce and one-half ounce packages. Some gift baskets available for purchase on the Internet also include Veggie Booty or Super Veggie bags.
Source: United Press International
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