From kashrut.com (http://www.kashrut.com/Alerts/?alert=A6257):
Snyder’s Lance announces voluntary recall of a limited amount of 6.5 oz Emerald® Glazed Walnuts due to potential presence of undeclared peanuts, almonds, cashews and pecans.
Consumer Reports Suggests Temporarily Avoiding Romaine Lettuce
Due to an E. coli outbreak that has now affected 13 states including Ohio, Consumer Report took the unusual step of suggesting temporarily avoiding romaine lettuce. While the CDC hasn’t yet declared romaine lettuce to be the culprit in the outbreak, Consumer Reports’ suggestion is based on romaine lettuce’s implication in a similar outbreak in Canada.
A good overview of the story can be read at the Chicago Tribune’s website.
Empire Issues Recall of Certain Chicken Breasts
From the Empire Kosher website:
Empire Kosher® is committed to producing the highest quality products and our top priority is the safety of our consumers. Unfortunately, due to an equipment malfunction certain of our boneless chicken breast products have the potential to contain a piece of extraneous material contamination. Out of an abundance of caution we are issuing a voluntary recall for five products with identified sell by dates manufactured in one of our facilities (USDA-FSIS Establishment P-1015). There have been no reports of illness or injury associated with this issue.
The affected lots of Empire Kosher® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast were distributed to select Costco, select Trader Joe’s, and select Wegmans stores only. No other retailers received these products.
The affected products and ‘Sell By Dates’ dates that are being recalled are:
| Customer | Hain Item # | Product Description | Size | Sell By date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costco | EKP46375 | Empire Kosher® Chicken Boneless Breast Cutlet Chill Pack | 4 – 5.25 lbs | 11/14/2017 |
| Trader Joe’s | EKP92615 | Empire Kosher® Chicken Cutlet Chill Pack | 1 – 1.25 lbs | 11/17/2017 |
| Wegmans | EKP7888 | Empire Kosher® Chicken Cutlet Chill Pack | 1 – 1.25 lbs | 11/16/2017 |
| EKP7598 | Empire Kosher® Chicken Cutlet Chill Pack | 2.5 lbs | 11/16/2017 | |
| EKP7488 | Empire Kosher® Thin Sliced Boneless Chicken Breasts | 1 – 1.25 lbs | 11/16/2017 |