Defective & Dangerous Products

• What to Do If You've Eaten Contaminated Peanut Butter Product

  Brian W. Smith | February 05, 2009 10:44 PM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL

  The number of products that contain peanuts or peanut paste manufactured by the Peanut Corporation of America continues to grow. The list has topped 1,000 affected products and includes many popular...

• Peanut Butter Sickens Hundreds and Kills at Least 5

  Brian W. Smith | January 16, 2009 11:49 PM | 1 CommentTallahassee, FL

  453 illnesses and five deaths have now been linked to a salmonella outbreak that is believed to have been caused by peanut butter and peanut paste. The brand of peanut butter that tested positive...

• Bizarre Incident Highlights Danger of Eating Raw Seafood

  Brian W. Smith | September 30, 2008 12:49 PM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL

  Medical examiners in Panama City, Florida say that a man who died following a high-speed police chase had a rare form of cholera-causing bacterium. Steven M. Harrison was unconscious in the back...

• Hy-Vee Inc. Recalls Bakery Products With Peanut Butter Distributed in Seven States Due to Possible Health Risk

  Brian W. Smith | January 17, 2009 11:42 PM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL

  Hy-Vee Inc. is voluntarily recalling the following products made in its bakery departments because they contain peanut butter that has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella: Peanut Butter...

• Peanut Company Knowingly Shipped Tainted Peanut Butter

  Brian W. Smith | January 30, 2009 8:49 AM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL

  Officials at the food plant in Blakely, Ga., responsible for the nationwide salmonella outbreak, knowingly shipped contaminated peanut butter and did not do anything to correct the mold growing on...

• Peanuts Unfit for Human Consumption Were Not Tested by FDA

  Brian W. Smith | January 30, 2009 8:08 AM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL

  According to an exclusive story from the Associated Press, peanuts exported by the Peanut Corporation of America were found to be contaminated, and were returned to the United States, weeks before...

• Chocolate Company Recalls Various Candies Containing Peanut Butter

  Brian W. Smith | January 18, 2009 9:43 PM | 1 CommentTallahassee, FL

  The South Bend Chocolate Company today announced a voluntary recall of certain candy products because they contain peanut butter from Peanut Corporation of America, which may be contaminated with...

• Ice Cream sold at Sweetbay Supermarkets recalled

  Brian W. Smith | January 28, 2009 9:02 PM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL

  The House of Flavors Ice Cream Company is recalling 64 ounce square packages of Hannaford Chocolate Chip Ice Cream because some packages shipped to Florida contain undeclared walnuts. A release the...

• Nationwide recall of Hershey's chocolate product

  Brian W. Smith | September 05, 2008 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL

  7.25-ounce bottles of Hershey's Chocolate Shell Topping have been recalled nationwide by the company due to the presence of undeclared almonds. The affected products have the code 69N printed on...

• What To Do If You've Eaten Tainted Peanut Butter Crackers

  Brian W. Smith | January 17, 2009 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsTallahassee, FL

  Laboratory analyses have confirmed a genetic match between the strains of Salmonella bacteria found in a container of King Nut brand creamy peanut butter and the strains of bacteria associated with...