Veggie Booty and Salmonella

FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Veggie Booty Snack Food Risk of Salmonella Contamination The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat Veggie Booty flavor of snack food, marketed by Robert’s American Gourmet, due to possible contamination with Salmonella Wandsworth, bacteria that cause gastrointestinal illness. Washington, DC (rushprnews) July 3, 2007- FDA advises consumers [...] Read Full Story

Update on Tainted Veggie Booty Snack Food FDA Testing Confirms Presence of Salmonella Contamination Washington, DC (rushprnews) July 16, 2007 -The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today confirmed that a strain of Salmonella Wandsworth bacteria found in Veggie Booty snack food is responsible for the disease outbreak that occurred between March and June 2007. Read Full Story

Unusual food notes that I ran across over the weekend. According to Reuters, McDonald's Corporation in Britain has announced that starting this week, they will convert part of their 155 vehicle British delivery fleet to run on biodiesel fuel made from their own recycled cooking oil. It will start with 45 vehicles, with the rest being switched over the next 12 months. The fuel will be 85% cooking oil collected from the approximately 900 Mickey D's around Britain, the remaining 15% will be pure rapeseed oil. My question is, will the discharge smell like fries? On a more serious note, Veggie Booty Snack Food ... Read Full Story

The FDA issued a warning for consumers, recommending that people stop eating all current bags of Veggie Booty. The warning is based on 52 reports of illness across 17 states, beginning in March 2007. The salmonella outbreak is likely ongoing, states an FDA news release. Read Full Story

Veggie Booty is a product that so many people enjoy due to it's gourmet-like qualities. The product is considered vegan, it's baked, it's kosher, it's gluten-free, it's GMO-free, no nuts, no rennet, and they use non-hydrogenated oil! These are some kind of super-snack, apparently made from nothing but love and air. Oh, and salmonella. Yep, this weekend a national recall of Veggie Booty has been Read Full Story