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Carob Cups, Carob Squares and Carob Rice Cakes recall Simple Foods, Inc. ISSUES ALLERGY ALERT ON UNDECLARED DAIRY (traces of milk) IN Carob Peanut Butter Cups, Carob Almond Butter Cups, Carob Mint Crème Cups, Pre-packaged Carob Brown Rice Crunch, Pre-packaged Carob Peanut Butter Squares, Pre-packaged Crispy Carob Peanut Butter Squares, Pre-Packaged Carob Coated Rice Cakes, Pre-packaged Carob Mint Coated Rice Cakes, and Pre-packaged Carob Almond Butter Coated Rice Cakes.Simple Foods, Inc. of Tonawanda, NY is recalling Pre-packaged varieties of Carob Cups, Carob Squares and Carob Rice Cakes, because they may contain undeclared traces of milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. Organic No Salt Pea soup recall Health Valley Organic No Salt Added Split Pea Soup (15 oz.) withthe lot codes 22JUL2011, 18AUG2011, and 11SEP2011 because of the presence of anundeclared dairy allergen. This soup contains butter and potatoes, which are not listed on theingredient statements of the affected lots. College Inn® Chicken Broth recall As aprecautionary measure, due to mislabeling, College Inn is initiating a voluntaryrecall of College Inn® No MSG Chicken Broth sold in individual 14 ½ oz cans.All other sizes and varieties of College Inn® Chicken Broth are correctly labeledand therefore are not affected by this voluntary recall. Caramel Corn and Caramel Puff recall Snax in Pax, Inc. Issues a Nationwide Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk Allergenin Caramel Corn and Caramel Puff Products. Salmonella outbreak Linked to Water Frogs The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and local health departments in Illinoisare collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and publichealth officials from other states in the investigation of a multi-state outbreak ofinfections caused by a strain of Salmonella ser. Typhimurium. As of December 7, 48 Salmonella cases from 25 states had been identified with a common pulsed-field gelelectrophoresis (PFGE) pattern. Slim-Fast recall FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 3, 2009 -Unilever United States, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration (FDA), is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of all Slim-Fast® ready-to-drink (RTD) products in cans, due to the possibility ofcontamination with Bacillus cereus, a micro-organism, which may causediarrhea and possibly nausea and/or vomiting. Snacks on Racks recall Snacks on Racks, Inc. ofParkville, Missouri is recalling products from their line of Gourmet SnacksPacks because they may contain undeclared milk, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, egg,sulfites or wheat. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk,peanuts, tree nuts, egg, sulfites, soy or wheat run the risk of serious or lifethreateningallergic reaction if they consume these products. Tasty Dish Snack Tubs recall Nassau Candy Issues Nationwide Allergy Alert Because Of Possible UndeclaredAllergens on their Tasty Dish Snack Tubs of Chocolate Almonds, ChocolateRaisins and Sour Neon Worms Five Crowns Marketing Voluntarily Recalling Cantaloupes FiveCrowns Marketing, Brawley, California is issuing this release today voluntarilyrecalling cantaloupes packed under the Majesty label because of a potentialhealth risk due to possible contamination of Salmonella. No illnesses have beenreported to date, and the company is working with FDA to inform consumers ofthis recall. Shedd’s Country Crock® Chilled Side-Dish Products recall Unilever United States, Inc., of Englewood Cliffs, NJ, in cooperation with theU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is voluntarily recalling certainShedd’s Country Crock® chilled side-dish products because they may containundeclared sulfites. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sulfitesrun the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consumethese products. BlueBonnet recall ConAgra Foods, in cooperation with the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) is voluntarily recalling a limited number of 15 oz. tubs ofBlue Bonnet Spread that were inadvertently mispackaged—the lid is for regularBlue Bonnet Spread and the tub portion describes the product as Blue BonnetLight Spread. The product inside of the tub is regular Blue Bonnet Spread. As aresult, the product tubs do not declare the allergen whey (milk), as aningredient.People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious reaction Jelly Belly recall Jelly Belly Candy Company Recalls 7.5-ounce cylinder-stylepackages of 49 Flavors Jelly Belly jelly beans Public Health Agencies Provide Community Groups Tools to Fight Alarming STD Rates The St. Clair County Health Department, East Side Health District and the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (ICAH) held a regional workshop on Adolescent Sexual Health on April 1, 2009 at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows with nearly 100 participants from area churches, schools, community organizations, and health professionals that provide services to teens attending. Tuberculosis Control This program is unique in that it serves all residents of St. Clair County. Prevention, care and treatment of mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) are the programs’ primary focus. Multiple services are available from screenings to primary care treatment for cases of tuberculosis disease and infection. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s) / St. Clair County The Department works in conjunction with the IDPH/STD Program in monitoring rates for four primary STD’s. In St. Clair County as well as through out the State and the nation, certain population groups represent a disproportionate case rate for four primary STD’s: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B. recalling Arrowhead Mills® Organic Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — HEREFORD, TX — February 20, 2009 — Arrowhead Mills, Inc. announced that it is taking the precautionary measure of recalling Arrowhead Mills® Organic Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour (2 lbs.) with a lot code of 06OCT09 because of the possibility of the presence of an undeclared dairy allergen in a limited number of bags within this lot. The lot code is located on the right side of the upper front panel of the individual bag of flour. No other lot codes of this product or any other Arrowhead Mills products are affected in any way and there have been no reported illnesses.