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As of last Friday (EDT), January 16, 2009, there were 474 people reported to be infected by the strain of Salmonella Typhimurium in the United States.

“The investigation is ongoing, and exposures to peanut butter and other peanut butter-containing products are being examined. Preliminary analysis of an epidemiologic study conducted by CDC and public health officials in multiple states comparing foods eaten by ill and well persons has suggested peanut butter as a likely source of the bacteria causing the infections. To date, no association has been found with major national brand name jars of peanut butter sold in grocery stores.” [CDC | Investigation Update: Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections, 2008–2009] “January 17, 2009: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is conducting a very active and dynamic investigation into the source of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak.  At this time, the FDA has traced one likely source of Salmonella Typhimurium contamination to a plant owned by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), which manufactures both peanut butter that is institutionally served in such settings as long-term care facilities and cafeterias, and peanut paste—a concentrated product consisting of ground, roasted peanuts—that is distributed to food manufacturers to be used as an ingredient in many products including cakes, cookies, crackers, candies, cereal and ice cream.” [FDA | News Updates, Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak] Product Recalls (as of January 18, 2009):

Various peanut butter products made by Peanut Corporation of America [PCA] (Not sold directly to consumers through retail stores) [Reference: FDA.gov | Peanut Corporation of America Expands Nationwide Recall of Peanut Butter] Walmart:

WalMart Bakery Peanut Butter Cookie, 12 Count Clear Plastic Container WalMart Bakery Harvest Peanut Butter Fudge No-Bake,9 Count Clear Plastic Container WalMart Bakery Peanut Butter Fudge No-Bake, 9 Count Clear Plastic Container WalMart Bakery Peanut Butter Fudge No-Bake, 12 Count Clear Plastic Container

Lofthouse:

Lofthouse brand Peanut Butter Cookies Lofthouse Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies Lofthouse Peanut Butter Fudge No-Bake Cookies

Parco Foods’:

Parco Foods’ Chuck’s Chunky food service brand Peanut Butter Cookies Parco Foods’ Pastries Plus Gourmet Cookies Food Lion Bake Shop brand Peanut Butter Cookies

The South Bend Chocolate Company:

The South Bend Chocolate Company brand Assorted chocolates in 5 ounce (Product 121) The South Bend Chocolate Company brand 8 ounce (Product 122) The South Bend Chocolate Company brand 12 ounce (Product 123) The South Bend Chocolate Company brand 26 ounce (Product 124) Hoosiers in 5 ounce (Product 010, UPC# 4482300011) Hoosiers in 3.5 ounce (Product o11, UPC# 4482300010) Valentine Heart, 14 ounces (Product 1020) 4.5lb Peanut Butter Fudge 4 lb. Hoosiers 5 lb. Peanut Butter Meltaway, Milk Chocolate 5 lb. Peanut Butter Meltaways-Dark Chocolate 4.5lb Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge

McKee Foods Corporation:

Little Debbie Peanut Butter Toasty sandwich crackers — all sizes Little Debbie Peanut Butter Cheese sandwich crackers — all sizes

Perry’s Ice Cream:

Perry’s Premium Peanut Butter Cup Craze Ice Cream 1/2 Pint Perry’s Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream 1.5 QT, 1.75 QT AND 3 GL Perry’s Peanut Butter Chip Frozen Yogurt 1.5 QT, 1.75 QT and 3 GL Perry’s Peanut Butter Sundae Crunch Ice Cream Bar Bulk 24 pack Perry’s Premium Peanut Butter Fudge Ice Cream 1.5 QT and 1.75 QT Perry’s Perfectly Churned Light Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream 1.5 QT and 1.75 QT Perry’s Light Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream 1.75 QT Shurfine Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream 1.75 QT Wegmans Chocolate Nutty Cone Ice Cream 1.75 QT Wegmans Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream 1.75 QT and Pint Wegmans Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream 1.75 QT Wegmans Peanut Butter Sundae Ice Cream 1.75 QT Wegmans Peanut Butter Pretzel Ice Cream 1.75 QT Wegmans Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream Bar 6 pack Wegmans Peanut Butter Candy Sundae Cup Ice Cream 4 pack Wegmans Peanut Butter Sundae Cup Ice Cream 4 pack

Hy-Vee Inc:

Hy-Vee Peanut Butter Cookies Monster Cookies Peanut Butter Reese’s Pieces Cookies Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Lunchbox Reese’s Pieces Cookies Lunchbox Peanut Butter Cookies People Chow Party Mix Assorted Truffle Fudge

Kellogg Company:

Austin Quality Foods Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter - all sizes Austin Quality Foods Cheese & Peanut ButterSandwich Crackers – all sizes Austin Quality Foods Mega Stuffed Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter – all sizes Austin Quality Foods PB & J Cracker Sandwiches – all sizes Austin Quality FoodsSuper Snack Pack Sandwich Crackers Austin Quality Foods Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes Austin Quality Foods Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter – all sizes Austin Quality Foods Reduced Fat Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers Austin Quality Foods Reduced Fat Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers Austin Quality FoodsCookie/Cracker Pack Austin Quality FoodsVariety Pack Keebler Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes Keebler Toast & PB’n J Flavored Sandwich Crackers – all sizes Keebler Toast & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes Famous Amos Peanut Butter Cookies (2- and 3-ounce) Keebler Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies (2.5-ounce)

King Nut:

King Nut peanut butter Parnell’s Pride peanut butter

Recommendations of the U.S. CDA and FDA to Consumers:

Do not eat products that have been recalled and throw them away in a manner that prevents others from eating them. Postpone eating other peanut butter containing products (such as cookies, crackers, cereal, candy and ice cream) until information becomes available about whether that product may be affected. Persons who think they may have become ill from eating peanut butter are advised to consult their health care providers.

Get more updates at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website >> For now, it’s probably a good idea to stay away from goodies that contain peanut butter. It is uncertain if the recall list will still grow, so it’s better to be sure than sorry. IceRocket: peanut butter, salmonella outbreak

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A mixture of rice, chicken, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, and green peas

Storing our fruits and vegetables to keep them fresh sound simple enough, especially if you have the Handy Chart from the Divine Caroline (divinecaroline.com) site. “Food is expensive, and most people can’t afford to waste it. Print off this handy chart to keep in your kitchen so you can refer to it after every shopping trip. Then you’ll be able to follow-through with your good intentions to eat your 5 to 9 servings a day, instead of letting all of that healthy food go to waste.” [DivineCaroline.com | How to Keep Fruits and Veggies Fresh]

      View the Handy Chart by Divine Caroline >> [image link]

It’s interesting to know that apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, cantaloupes, figs, honeydews, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, and tomatoes are ethylene producers. Ethylene producers are fruits and veggies that give off an odorless, harmless, and tasteless gas called ethylene after they’re picked. This gas will speed up the ripening process of other produce in close proximity, so it’s best to keep these ethylene producers far from the already-ripe foods.

IceRocket : ethylene, fruit, storage, vegetable

Storing our fruits and vegetables to keep them fresh sound simple enough, especially if you have the Handy Chart from the Divine Caroline (divinecaroline.com) site. “Food is expensive, and most people can’t afford to waste it. Print off this handy chart to keep in your kitchen so you can refer to it after every shopping trip. Then you’ll be able to follow-through with your good intentions to eat your 5 to 9 servings a day, instead of letting all of that healthy food go to waste.” [DivineCaroline.com | How to Keep Fruits and Veggies Fresh]

      View the Handy Chart by Divine Caroline >> [image link]

It’s interesting to know that apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, cantaloupes, figs, honeydews, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, and tomatoes are ethylene producers. Ethylene producers are fruits and veggies that give off an odorless, harmless, and tasteless gas called ethylene after they’re picked. This gas will speed up the ripening process of other produce in close proximity, so it’s best to keep these ethylene producers far from the already-ripe foods.

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My kid’s toddler formula is made by Wyeth, and I’m quite relieved that they are reassuring the public that their products are safe:

“We want to reassure parents and caregivers that Wyeth Nutrition’s infant and toddler formula products continue to be a safe and nutritious choice. Our products are not involved or affected by the infant formula recall currently taking place in China and Wyeth products continue to be available. As widely reported, this issue has been linked directly to contaminated milk from dairy farms in China. At Wyeth Nutrition, we do not source any raw milk from China to produce our nutritional products.” [Wyeth Philippines | Wyeth Comments on the current infant formula situation in China] If you currently use a milk product for your family, it would be best to look for any announcements made by the manufacturer, as well as the government agencies in-charge of testing food products for melamine (or any harmful substances).

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My kid’s toddler formula is made by Wyeth, and I’m quite relieved that they are reassuring the public that their products are safe:

“We want to reassure parents and caregivers that Wyeth Nutrition’s infant and toddler formula products continue to be a safe and nutritious choice. Our products are not involved or affected by the infant formula recall currently taking place in China and Wyeth products continue to be available. As widely reported, this issue has been linked directly to contaminated milk from dairy farms in China. At Wyeth Nutrition, we do not source any raw milk from China to produce our nutritional products.” [Wyeth Philippines | Wyeth Comments on the current infant formula situation in China] If you currently use a milk product for your family, it would be best to look for any announcements made by the manufacturer, as well as the government agencies in-charge of testing food products for melamine (or any harmful substances).

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The 2007 melamine scandal involving pet food products, and the most recent 2008 melamine scandal involving dairy products are scary reminders of how some people can stoop so low just to earn more money. I mean, it’s terrible to manufacture a product that does not conform to the listed nutritional value, but it’s unforgivable to deliberately put something toxic in a food product. Definition of Melamine: “Melamine is an organic base and a trimer of cyanamide, with a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton. Like cyanamide, it contains 66% nitrogen by mass and, if mixed with resins, has fire retardant properties due to its release of nitrogen gas when burned or charred, and has several other industrial uses. Melamine combines with cyanuric acid to form melamine cyanurate, which has been implicated in the Chinese protein export contaminations.” [Wikipedia | Melamine] Toxicity of Melamine: “Melamine by itself is nontoxic in low doses, but when combined with cyanuric acid it can cause fatal kidney stones due to the formation of an insoluble melamine cyanurate. Melamine is described as being “Harmful if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Chronic exposure may cause cancer or reproductive damage. Eye, skin and respiratory irritant.” … FDA scientists explained that when melamine and cyanuric acid are absorbed into the bloodstream, they concentrate and interact in the urine-filled renal microtubules, then crystallize and form large numbers of round, yellow crystals, which in turn block and damage the renal cells that line the tubes, causing the kidneys to malfunction.” [Wikipedia | Melamine]

The 2007 melamine scandal involving pet food products, and the most recent 2008 melamine scandal involving dairy products are scary reminders of how some people can stoop so low just to earn more money. I mean, it’s terrible to manufacture a product that does not conform to the listed nutritional value, but it’s unforgivable to deliberately put something toxic in a food product.

Definition of Melamine: “Melamine is an organic base and a trimer of cyanamide, with a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton. Like cyanamide, it contains 66% nitrogen by mass and, if mixed with resins, has fire retardant properties due to its release of nitrogen gas when burned or charred, and has several other industrial uses. Melamine combines with cyanuric acid to form melamine cyanurate, which has been implicated in the Chinese protein export contaminations.” [Wikipedia | Melamine] Toxicity of Melamine: “Melamine by itself is nontoxic in low doses, but when combined with cyanuric acid it can cause fatal kidney stones due to the formation of an insoluble melamine cyanurate. Melamine is described as being “Harmful if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Chronic exposure may cause cancer or reproductive damage. Eye, skin and respiratory irritant.” … FDA scientists explained that when melamine and cyanuric acid are absorbed into the bloodstream, they concentrate and interact in the urine-filled renal microtubules, then crystallize and form large numbers of round, yellow crystals, which in turn block and damage the renal cells that line the tubes, causing the kidneys to malfunction.” [Wikipedia | Melamine] Some Products Allegedly Found to Have Melamine Content: [Reference: Wikipedia | 2008 baby milk scandal/AQSIQ]

Banana Flavoured Milk, manufactured by Dutch Lady Breakfast Milk, , manufactured by Mengniu Choice Dairy Fruit Bar Yogurt Flavoured Ice, manufactured by Yili Foods Cream Cheese Cake (exp 17.7.2009), manufactured by Lotte DHA+AA Vegetable Formula Cereal (exp 26/4/2010), manufactured by Heinz (China) Honeydew Flavoured Milk, manufactured by Dutch Lady Koala Biscuit, manufactured by Lotte Koala Biscuit (chestnut), manufactured by Lotte Koala Biscuit (chocolate), manufactured by Lotte Koala Strawberry Biscuit (Family Pack) (exp 26.9.2009), manufactured by Lotte M&M’s Milk Chocolate, manufactured by Effem Foods (Beijing) Co. Ltd M&M’s Milk Chocolate, manufactured by Mars Food Co. M&M’s Minis Milk Chocolate, manufactured by Mars Food Co. Ltd Beijing M&M’s Peanuts Chocolate Candies, manufactured by Effem Foods (Beijing) Co. Ltd Milk Slice (Original) (exp: 10.03.2009, 13.03.2009), manufactured by Licheng Nestle Dairy Farm UHT Pure Milk (Catering), manufactured by Nestlé Qingdao Limited NESLAC Gold Growing Up 1+ Tin, manufactured by Nestlé Oreo Wafer Sticks, manufactured by Nabisco Food (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. Snickers (brown pkg), manufactured by Mars Food Co. Strawberry Flavoured Milk, manufactured by Dutch Lady White Rabbit Creamy Candies (exp 20/11/2009) (exp 20/12/2009), manufactured by Shanghai GuanShengYuan Food General Factory

I omitted some unfamiliar (to me) products listed at the reference site, and also omitted the ones that are already expired (expiry date is earlier than October 5, 2008). Other Products being tested or being on hold: [Reference: Wikipedia | International Reaction to the 2008 Dairy Scandal]

Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Pillows Kirin milk tea Kit Kat Lipton-brand milk tea powder Mi Sarang Custard snacks Mr. Brown Coffee Nissin Cha Cha Dessert mix Ritz Crackers Tatua baby milk

It is quite alarming that some popular food stuffs is on the red list. Personally, I (used to) eat Cadbury Dairy Milk, Kit Kat, M&M’s Plain and/or Peanuts, Oreo Wafer Sticks, Ritz Crackers, and Snickers. Surely, the manufacturers will dispute the test results, but for everybody’s sake, I hope that their products do not really contain melamine. For the moment, I do my best to stay away from these products, or anything similar to them. Nowadays, I believe it’s better to be on the cautious side, than to be sorry.

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Most of us already know that a daily glass of red wine can give us cardiovascular benefits. Unfortunately, not all of us likes wine, and the buzz that usually goes with it. This is where grape juice comes in.

“Commercial grape juice and grape juice drinks contain preservatives and coloring and sometimes vitamins. Like wine, grape juice also contains antioxidants such as flavonoids, providing some health benefits. These anti-oxidants have been implicated in many epidemiological studies with a reduction in coronary heart disease and cancer.” [Wikipedia.org | Grape juice] “Independent studies have found that like alcohol, grape juice can reduce the risk of blood clots and prevent LDL (”bad” cholesterol) from sticking to coronary arteries, among other cardiac benefits.” [NYTimes.com Health | The Claim: Grape Juice Has the Same Benefits as Red Wine]

Another great thing about grape juice: it’s good for all ages! (For your kids, please consult your pediatrician first, to be sure.) Let’s all drink, and be (not too) merry.

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Most of us already know that a daily glass of red wine can give us cardiovascular benefits. Unfortunately, not all of us likes wine, and the buzz that usually goes with it. This is where grape juice comes in.

“Commercial grape juice and grape juice drinks contain preservatives and coloring and sometimes vitamins. Like wine, grape juice also contains antioxidants such as flavonoids, providing some health benefits. These anti-oxidants have been implicated in many epidemiological studies with a reduction in coronary heart disease and cancer.” [Wikipedia.org | Grape juice] “Independent studies have found that like alcohol, grape juice can reduce the risk of blood clots and prevent LDL (”bad” cholesterol) from sticking to coronary arteries, among other cardiac benefits.” [NYTimes.com Health | The Claim: Grape Juice Has the Same Benefits as Red Wine]

Another great thing about grape juice: it’s good for all ages! (For your kids, please consult your pediatrician first, to be sure.) Let’s all drink, and be (not too) merry.

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One common (but inaccurate) belief about tea is that it dehydrates. This is false, according to the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The truth is that tea not only rehydrates as well as water, but it can also protect against heart disease and some cancers. Tea has fluid and antioxidants: “Drinking tea is actually better for you than drinking water. Water is essentially replacing fluid. Tea replaces fluids and contains antioxidants so it’s got two things going for it.” [Public health nutritionist Dr. Carrie Ruxton - (see Reference below)] Potential health effects of tea: “Tea leaves contain more than 700 chemicals, among which the compounds closely related to human health are flavanoides, amino acids, vitamins (C, E and K), caffeine and polysaccharides. Moreover, tea drinking has recently proven to be associated with cell-mediated immune function of the human body.” [wikipedia.org] “Studies in the laboratory have shown potential health benefits. … The evidence in humans is not as strong and more studies need to be done. But there are definite potential health benefits from the polyphenols in terms of reducing the risk of diseases such as heart disease and cancers.” [Claire Williamson of the British Nutrition Foundation - (see Reference below)] Personally, I have always been a soda drinker, and cared less for tea. In fact, I did not like the taste of tea, hot or cold. That all changed when my wife and I noticed that our kiddo is slowly being attracted to soda pops. I now drown myself with tea (usually cold), keeping those soda cans and bottles out of sight from our little one. While water is excellent for replacing fluids, tea goes a step further for good health. Whatever your fancy is (white, yellow, green, oolong, black, post-fermented), or however you take it (hot or cold), tea is a refreshing and healthy drink. Cheers! [Reference: BBC News | Tea 'healthier' drink than water]

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Pork barbecue! And hotdogs for those who want them.

It is always accepted that drinking fruit juice is good for our health. When we are sick, it usually follows that drinking more fruit juice is the way to go. According to recent studies, drinking fruit juice may hamper the effectiveness of medication. Research shows that orange, apple, and grapefruit juice dramatically reduce the effectiveness of drugs used to treat cancer, heart conditions, high blood pressure. It can also wipe out the benefits of some antibiotics and hay-fever pills. “It is thought the drinks stop drugs from entering the bloodstream and getting to work in the body - possibly rendering them useless. … The potential effects are so serious, researchers warned, that if in doubt, patients should swap fruit juices for water when on medication.” [thisislondon.co.uk | Drinking Fruit Juice May Stop Medication Working] So when on medication, stop drinking fruit juices, and drink water instead.

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