La Terra Fina Recalls Organic Spinach Dip Sold in Bay Area Costco Clubs

 United States Food and Drug Administration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — March 20, 2015 — UNION CITY, CA, La Terra Fina is issuing a voluntary recall of its Organic Spinach Dip due to a potential health risk from Listeria exposure. The recall of product available in Bay Area Costco stores is a precaution. This is the only product that has been impacted and there have been no reports of illness.

Product Name
La Terra Fina Organic Thick &
Creamy Spinach Dip & Spread,
24-ounce tub

UPC Code
640410513730

Best-By Date
3/24/2015 
4/01/2015 
4/14/2015
4/20/2015

The quality of its products and satisfaction of its customers is La Terra Fina’s top priority. The brand follows rigorous food safety and ingredient testing standards and is withdrawing this product out of an abundance of caution for consumer safety. La Terra Fina urges consumers who have purchased this item in the impacted region to discard any opened or unused product and contact their local Costco store for a refund.

Consumer questions on the issue can be directed to La Terra Fina’s Consumer Affairs by calling 510-999-0050. Read more here >>

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FDA: Voluntary Recall for Potential Health Risk O’Coconut

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — March 21, 2015 — Richmond, CA - Nutiva, an Organic Superfoods company, has initiated a voluntary product recall of the following O’Coconut™ products after being notified by supplier that samples of a raw material in this product have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

“We are choosing to voluntarily recall three of our O’Coconut items as a precautionary measure to provide the safest products for our customers,” states John Roulac, Nutiva’s CEO. Please see the affected products here.

The latter two items (BAR202 & BAR302) were distributed via Nutiva.com or as samples only. 

Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses. 

Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses.

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FDA Recall: Kraft Recall of Macaroni and Cheese Boxed Dinners

Kraft Foods Group Voluntarily Recalls Select Code Dates and Manufacturing Codes of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Boxed Dinners Due to Possible Metal Piecesa

Approx. 242,000 cases of the Original flavor with “Best When Used By” dates of September 18, 2015 through October 11, 2015 with “C2” directly below the date

 Read more here from FDA >>

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