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Recipe for safer food.(VIEWPOINT)
JEN AND JUSTIN Krieger flew to Colorado with their kids recently for a family vacation. But they never got to play. On their first day, 4-year-old David began to throw up and soon got worse. When his fever spiked during the night, his frightened parents took him to the emergency room. He was released but became even sicker and ended up spending three days in the hospital, where he tested positive for salmonella.
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At home in Alexandria, Va., the Kriegers heard alerts and news reports that salmonella had been traced to peanut products, including the brand of crackers that David had eaten on the trip.
The Kriegers believe that David was part of a salmonella outbreak that originated with Peanut Corp. of America; he was infected with the same strain linked to PCA products. Some 700 confirmed cases in 46 states have been tied to peanut products made with ingredients from PCA. The infection might have contributed to nine deaths.
Better oversight needed
The Food and Drug Administration, which oversees processed foods, produce, and seafood, had not inspected the plant since 2001. After the salmonella outbreak, inspectors found unsanitary conditions, rat droppings, and dead roaches. The plant's records revealed that the company had detected salmonella in samples 12 times ...
- Strong demand for PCA products.(Packaging Corp. of America )(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Official Board Markets May 22, 2004 700+ words
At last week's Goldman Sachs Materials Forum, Packaging Corp. of America reported that its corrugated products demand remains very strong. April shipments were up 9.3 percent compared to April 2003 and May orders are up 9.2 percent through the first nine of 20 workdays compared to May 2003. The
- Preventing the next product recall: the food industry reacts to the massive...
- Magazine article from: Food Logistics Terreri, April March 1, 2009 700+ words
...food safety and potential for food contamination. Judging from...more important to them than food safety." Audits at PCA's...King Nut and others who used PCA products to make consumer goods, aiming...law views manufacturers of a food product to include growers...
- FDA Urges Consumers Not to Eat Hundreds of Products Recalled Because of...
- Newspaper article from: Biotech Week February 18, 2009 700+ words
...hospitalization. The Food and Drug Administration...Although none of these PCA products were sold directly to...by institutions, the food service industry, and...ice cream, and pet foods (see also U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
- Companies In Peanut Recall Face Millions In Potential Damages.
- News wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing March 17, 2009 700+ words
...and on January 8, 2009 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA...role in the distribution of PCA products could be named as defendants...illnesses caused by contaminated food may normally be covered under...of liability exposure due to food-borne illnesses should regularly...
- Salmonella scare spurs a boost in online outreach.
- Magazine article from: PR Week (US) January 26, 2009 700+ words
...president of the APC. 'Food safety is our number one priority...practice. Smucker's and ConAgra Foods, two manufacturers of peanut...recalls because they have used PCA products, the message that some items...get out in the media. McKee Foods Corporation voluntarily recalled...
- ARADIGM FILES IND FOR PHASE I U.S. CLINICAL TRIAL FOR PULMONARY DELIVERY OF...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 21, 1996 700+ words
...investigational new drug application (IND) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a Phase I clinical trial for systemic...TM) Pain Management System will be patterned after existing PCA products, but it will not require intravenous access, providing a...
- Food products.(PRODUCT GUIDE)(Directory)
- Magazine article from: Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Retailer July 1, 2009 700+ words
Food Products ASIAN FOODS 1-FROZEN; 2-REFRIGERATED...Sushi With Gusto VAN Oriental Food, Inc. Windsor Foods (1) Ontario, CA (909) 477...Mediterranean Foods, Inc. Franklin Foods, Inc. Fresh Food Concepts Haliburton Lakeview Farms...
- Food Allergy Labeling Guidelines Unveiled.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: The Food Institute Report June 4, 2001 700+ words
...the causative proteins. Currently, there is no cure for food allergies. The only successful method to manage food allergies is to avoid foods containing the causative proteins. Food processors must be diligent in informing food allergic consumers...
