Bay Valley Foods, LLC, just recalled chunky steak soup sold under the Stater Bros. brand name; the reason given, as can be seen in the USDA-FSIS recall notice, is the company’s concern that the product was “underprocessed” during production. Bay Valley should be commended for taking the necessary unilateral step of recalling its “underprocessed”
September 2009
Stater Bros Chunky Steak Soup Recalled
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Bay Valley Foods, LLC, a Pittsburgh, Pa., establishment is recalling approximately 6,490 pounds of a chunky grilled steak with vegetables canned soup product due to possible underprocessing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The following product is subject to recall: [View Label]
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Botulism: a persistent public health threat
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Fortunately for us humans, animals have suffered the most this summer from the botulism bacteria. Botulism, which produces a potent neurotoxin that causes paralysis and, frequently, death, is a health scourge to all, but appears to have killed an inordinate number of marine mammals and fish this summer. Among the grisly stories produced by a…