Baby Food Recalled; Botulism Cases Feared

Plum Organics of California have recently announced their food recalls on some of their baby foods in portable pouch as they suspect of botulism contamination in their products.

Botulism is an illness caused by toxins which is normally found in a person’s digestive tract. It usually results to facial paralysis that may spread to the limbs. The illness is life threatening and so those who ingested the product must immediately have themselves checked for toxins.

The company’s action team announced that the recalls on all 4.22-ounce pouches with the expiry date of May 21 2010 were because the product did not meet the FDA standards regarding the acidity level.

There were no reported incidents of botulism yet but the company urged the public not to feed their babies with these products as they present serious health risks.

In cases of product recalls, the public must be aware so as not to use products which present threat to one’s safety.

For victims of these defective products, they are urged to contact personal injury lawyers who will efficiently handle their claims and make sure that compensatory damages will be paid.

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Public Faces another Salmonella Scare – from Spices

Companies should guarantee the safety and high standards of their product before it is to be put out on market. This would prevent consumers from any incident such as defective products.

The California-based Union International Food Company recently announced its recalls of some of its products because of salmonella contamination.

Reports earlier indicated that there were 33 individuals from California who have been victims of salmonella food poisoning from spices such as black and white pepper manufactured by Union International. No deaths have been reported from the said contamination.

The California Department of Public Health has warned individuals and restaurant owners who have purchased other products of Union International that might also be contaminated with salmonella bacteria.

Other products include black, white, and cayenne peppers, powdered and chopped onions, curry, wasabi, and mustard powder, paprika, and garlic.

The said salmonella contamination on spices has followed a pistachio-related scare manufactured by a company which is also based in California.

These outbreaks could have been prevented with stricter implementation of safety and health standards. Also, the state should be able to monitor and make sure that companies would follow procedures that would ensure their products are safe for people’s consumption.

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