Creative Snacks Co. Issues Recall on Sunflower Seeds and Trail Mixes Including Sunflower Seeds
Creative Snacks Co. of Greensboro, North Carolina is recalling specific lot codes of bulk and packaged sunflower seed products due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes. We have been notified by SunOpta, our sunflower seed supplier, that the company has issued a voluntary recall for sunflower seeds that were processed in their Crookston, Minnesota facility between February 1, 2016 and February 19, 2016. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - May 6, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
TreeHouse Foods Amends Product Recall Information
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(NYSE: THS) today amended certain information regarding the products it recalled yesterday. TreeHouse yesterday announced the voluntary recall of products that may be impacted by sunflower seeds. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - May 5, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
TreeHouse Foods Issues Voluntary Product Recall Due to Possible Health Risk
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS) today announced the voluntary recall of products that may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (L.mono). (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - May 5, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
National Sunflower Seed Recall Affects 100 Snack Products
This is just plain nuts.
As if recalled fruits and veggies weren't enough drama for the week, another huge recall now affects snack products that contain or may have come in contact with Listeria contaminated sunflower seeds.
About 100 products are being recalled, affecting a large number of brands and grocery chains, including Planters Sunflower Kernels and trail mixes and trail mix bars sold at Walmart, Meijer, Top, Hy-Vee and Publix. Even a Trader Joe's salad is affected, as it contains potentially contaminated seeds. And recall statements have been issued by TreeH...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 5, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Brown & Haley Issues Voluntary Recall of Mountain Thins "Trail Mix" Flavor Because of Possible Health Risk
Brown & Haley of Tacoma, Washington is taking the precautionary measure of voluntarily recalling certain lots of Mountain Thins "Trail Mix" flavor that may be impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - May 4, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Giant Eagle Voluntarily Recalls Bulk Sunflower Seeds Sold at Ohio Market District Stores
Giant Eagle supplier SunOpta has informed the company that sunflower seeds sold in the bulk section of four Pittsburgh area Market District stores have been voluntarily recalled due to possible Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) contamination. The affected product was sold in the bulk foods sections of the Waterworks, Township of Pine, Shadyside and South Hills Village Market District locations with a PLU of 65167. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - May 4, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Giant Eagle Voluntarily Recalls Bulk Sunflower Seeds Sold at Pittsburgh Market District Stores
Giant Eagle supplier SunOpta has informed the company that sunflower seeds sold in the bulk section of four Pittsburgh area Market District stores have been voluntarily recalled due to possible Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) contamination. The affected product was sold in the bulk foods sections of the Waterworks, Township of Pine, Shadyside and South Hills Village Market District locations with a PLU of 65167. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - May 4, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Market District Voluntarily Recalls Bulk Sunflower Seeds
Giant Eagle supplier SunOpta has informed the company that sunflower seeds sold in the bulk section of its Carmel Market District have been voluntarily recalled due to possible Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) contamination. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - May 4, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Giant Eagle Voluntarily Recalls Bulk Sunflower Seeds Sold at Select Giant Eagle and Market District Stores
Giant Eagle supplier SunOpta has informed the company that sunflower seeds sold in the bulk section of four northeast Ohio area Giant Eagle and Market District stores have been voluntarily recalled due to possible Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) contamination. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - May 4, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
TreeHouse recalling dozens of products that may contain tainted sunflower seeds
TreeHouse Foods Inc., an Illinois packaged food products maker with operations in Wisconsin, has recalled dozens of products sold at major grocery stores nationwide because they may contain contaminated sunflower seeds.
Oak Brook. Ill.-based TreeHouse (NYSE: THS) announced the voluntary recall Tuesday and amended the notice Wednesday. So far, no illnesses have been reported. The recall is being made voluntarily out of an abundance of caution after the company was made aware of the contaminated sunflower… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - May 4, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: David Schuyler Source Type: news
TreeHouse recalling dozens of products that may contain tainted sunflower seeds
TreeHouse Foods Inc., an Illinois packaged food products maker with operations in Wisconsin, has recalled dozens of products sold at major grocery stores nationwide because they may contain contaminated sunflower seeds.
Oak Brook. Ill.-based TreeHouse (NYSE: THS) announced the voluntary recall Tuesday and amended the notice Wednesday. So far, no illnesses have been reported. The recall is being made voluntarily out of an abundance of caution after the company was made aware of the contaminated sunflower… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - May 4, 2016 Category: Biotechnology Authors: David Schuyler Source Type: news
You Really Should Stop Using Soap When You Shave
When choosing between hopping out of the shower to find shaving gel or reaching for the closest thing in our showers (read: soap), we are guilty as charged of going with the latter. But we always regret our hasty decision when we look down and see that our legs are covered in nicks or a rash from razor burn.
In an effort to do the right thing, we took our shaving concerns to Schick & Skintimate partner dermatologist Annie Chiu so we'd know exactly why we should put down the soap and stick to gels. Read on to find out what we learned and to shop for better shaving products.
Soap or body wash is good for leaving your sk...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
3 of My Favorite Natural Sex Boosters
Let’s talk about the “S” word. New research shows that sex can help keep your mind sharp as tack as you grow older — and I’m not surprised.
Sex can be a great tool for protecting or improving your health
Researchers in the U.K. recently tested more than 6,800 people between the ages of 50 and 89. Those with active sex lives scored an amazing 23% higher on cognitive word tests than those with inactive sex lives.1
That’s because your sex hormones are linked to your brain’s reward center. And reward processing plays a fundamental role in motivation, learning and cognition — both fo...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - April 12, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Natural Cures Source Type: news
Best ways to beat PMT bloating, mood swings, sore breasts and weight gain
There are simple ways of easing PMT symptoms, according to London GP Dr Deyo Famuboni. Eating sunflower seeds and fish can ease mood swings while avoiding salt can beat bloating. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rare Mineral That Naturally Raises Testosterone Levels
Here at the Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine, I use a few inexpensive, natural ways to safely and effectively raise my patients’ testosterone levels.
I’ve found one of the best solutions is an overlooked micronutrient you’ll never hear about from mainstream medicine.
I’m talking about the rare mineral, boron.
Boron arrived on our planet billions of years ago via cosmic dust and meteor fragments. On Earth, it exists only in compound form. Pure boron has been found only in meteorites. But this element is utterly essential to your health.
In the past, your ancestors got nutritional boron through their diet. Bu...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - February 8, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Nutrition Boron mineral sex testosterone Source Type: news
