Just out today is a recall of products in Massachusetts, New York and Florida from pork products imported from Ireland. This recall is for possible dioxin contamination.
Check labels on pork products in your refrigerator.
Food Manufacturers please inspect gear boxes for seals that are leaking. If they are need product contact areas then correct this immediately.
We need to learn from problems that are occurring outside the U.S. and ensure that they cannot happen here.
The USDA is collecting and testing products manufactured in the U.S. that use ingredients such as non-fat dried milk, casein, whey, evaporated milk and milk powder. The types of products will be some baby foods, sausages, meatballs, breaded chicken and chicken or meat wrapped in dough or pizza and this would include calzones.
The testing will be looking for melamine and its derivatives.
wrapped in dough and pizza (including calzones).
The sample size for the test is 540 packages. Only 45 samples over 12 weeks are being tested.
My question to everyone. Who is this test designed to satisfy?
Manufacturers be on alert. Please look to evaluate your products in advance of this. Evaluate your ingredients.
If you have not inventoried your raw ingredients and their source country, now is the time.
You cannot afford to find out later. Do not accept a lack of knowledge. This is dangerous and a huge potential liability for the U.S. food industry.
Be safe out there, now more than ever be vigilant.
Rudy
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