THIS SECTION IS FOR NEWS AND INTERESTING STORIES RELATED TO FOOD, NUTRITION AND FOOD PROCESSING. THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO KOSHER BUT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO THE KOSHER CONSUMER, MANUFACTURER OR MASHGIACH.
December 2, 2022 - from Matzav.com:
"Agudath Israel of America is welcoming the new webpage set up by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Kosher Foods in TEFAP.
"TEFAP – The Emergency Food Assistance Program — is utilized by food pantries and food banks to provide surplus food to the needy. The development of the webpage comes on the heels of the agency’s recent outreach to the Jewish community regarding volume and nutritional deficiencies in the kosher food available under TEFAP and the subsequent expansion of the numbers and types of kosher-certified foods in the program.
"One particular discussion point included in the webpage emphasized the importance of working with community leaders and kosher food experts in making determinations as to certified and non-certified foods and the acceptability of particular items when questions would arise."
December 1, 2022 from the CPSC in conjunction with Healthy Canadians.
Cuisinart Compact Blender & Juice Extractor Combos Model CBJ-450 has been recalled because the nut holding the blender blade assembly can loosen and detach from the base when in use, posing a laceration hazard if a consumer comes in contact with a loose blade.
Consumer Contact: Cuisinart toll-free at 877-339-2534 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at customerservice@cuisinart.com, online at www.cuisinart.com/recall/CBJ-450 or at www.Cuisinart.com and click on Safety Recalls at bottom of page for more information.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled blender part of the compact blender and juice extractor combos and contact Conair for a free replacement blade assembly. Consumers will receive instructions on how to install the replacement blade assembly after discarding the existing blade assembly, and after verifying disposal of the existing blade assembly. No tools are needed, and the new assembly can be inserted into the unit in the identical manner that the original assembly was in accordance with the operating instructions that the consumer received when the product was purchased. The juice extractor is unaffected and may continue to be used.
Sold At: Crate & Barrel and other department, gourmet and specialty stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Macys.com, Kohls.com and other online retailers from November 2021 through August 2022 for about $80.
November 28, 2022 - from Times of IsraelYnet.com:
"Bird flu was discovered Monday at a turkey farm in central Israel, the second incidence of the disease being found in Israel in eight days.
"The flu was identified in one of seven coops in Moshav Beit Herut and a quarantine was imposed on all poultry within a 10-kilometer (six-mile) radius."
November 22, 2022 - from Times of Israel:
"Turkeys infected with avian flu were found in a slaughterhouse in northern Israel, the Agriculture Ministry said Tuesday, raising fears of a new outbreak of the virus that ravaged domestic and wild fowl in the country a year ago.
"The virus was discovered in turkeys from Kibbutz Shluhot, located near Beit She’an.
"Tests revealed that the fowl were infected with the same strain of bird flu, H5N1, which ravaged coops across northern Israel and led to the culling of hundreds of thousands of birds last winter.
"Poultry from the affected slaughterhouse was not sold to distributors and both it and poultry sheds within a 6-mile (10-kilometer) radius of Shluhot were quarantined, the Agricultural Ministry said.
"The ministry also called for the immediate transfer of all organic, free-range and other outdoor chickens to closed facilities."
November 23, 2022 from the CPSC
Green Sprouts Stainless Steel Straw Bottles, Sippy Cups and Sip & Straw Cups have been recalled because the recalled stainless-steel bottles and cups bottom base can break off, exposing a solder dot that contains lead, posing a lead poisoning hazard to the child. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children, and can cause adverse health effects.
Consumer Contact: Green Sprouts at 800-876-1574 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at ContactUs@GreenSprouts.com or online at https://greensproutsbaby.com/pages/swssbrecall or at www.GreenSprouts.com and click on the ”Safety” link at the bottom of the home page for more information.
This recall involves 6 oz and 8 oz Green Sprouts Stainless Steel cups and bottles with tracking numbers 29218V06985, 35719V06985, and 33020V06985, which can be found on the bottom of the base. The recalled double-walled stainless steel bottles were sold in aqua, pink, green, and navy colors with one of three closure options: (1) a silicone sippy spout with a colored plastic lid, collar and handle (2) a silicone sippy spout and a straw spout with colored plastic lid, collar and handle, or (3) a silicone straw with plastic screw-on flip cap. The tracking number is printed on the bottom base. The bottles were sold in one of two sizes as indicated:
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Size |
Description |
Tracking Number(s) |
|
6 oz |
Stainless Steel Sippy Cup |
29218V06985 or 35719V06985 |
|
6 oz |
Stainless Steel Sip & Straw Cup |
33020V06985 |
|
8 oz |
Stainless Steel Straw Bottle |
29218V06985 or 35719V06985 |
Consumers should immediately take the recalled stainless steel bottles and cups away from children and discard the bottles and cups. Contact Green Sprouts for a full refund in the form of store credit or your money back. Green Sprouts is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Sold At: Buy Buy Baby and Whole Foods stores nationwide and online at amazon.com, www.buybuybaby.com and www.bedbathandbeyond.com from January 2020 through September 2022 for between $14 and $19.
November 27, 2022 - from NPR:
"About 1.8 million more chickens must be killed in Nebraska to prevent the spread of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus, state officials said, as the U.S. sees its worst outbreak of the disease in seven years.
"The state's latest spate of bird flu was found on an egg-laying farm in northeast Nebraska's Dixon County.
"Nebraska, where 6.8 million birds have been affected by the outbreak, is the second worst-hit state behind Iowa, where 15.5 million birds have been culled.
"This year, more than 50 million birds in 46 states have already died — mostly from being slaughtered to control the spread, but some from the deadly virus itself. It's the largest outbreak since 2015, when 50 million birds died.
"The bird flu outbreak has also contributed to the rise in consumer prices for eggs and poultry meat, on top of hiked-up costs from inflation.
"Unlike the 2015 outbreak, this spread appears far more difficult to contain because it appears to easily spread among wild birds. Waterfowl — and the raptors that eat their carcasses — can carry the flu virus long distances and have the ability to pass the virus on to poultry."
October 25, 2022 from the CPSC in conjunction with Healthy Canadians
Indigo branded Papa Bear and Mama Bear Mugs have been recalled because the recalled mugs can crack or break when filled with hot liquid, posing burn and laceration hazards.
Consumer Contact: Indigo toll-free at 833-463-4461 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday, by email at service@indigo.ca or online at www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/product-recalls or www.indigo.ca and click on “Recall.”
This recall involves Indigo branded Papa Bear and Mama Bear mugs with batch numbers 1220, 0621, 1021or 0920. Indigo and the batch number are printed on the bottom of the mugs. The UPC number 882709402770 or 882709402763 is printed on a white price sticker on the bottom of the mugs. The mugs are made of ceramic and have a white exterior with either a “PAPA BEAR” or “MAMA BEAR” decal and white animal ears on the rim. The interior of the Papa Bear mug is blue and the interior of the Mama Bear mug is aqua. Indigo is printed on the bottom of the mugs.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Papa Bear and Mama Bear mugs and return them to the Indigo store for a full refund.
Sold At: Exclusively at the Indigo store in Short Hills, New Jersey from December 2020 through May 2022 for about $12.
Number sold: About 270 (In addition, about 29,232 were sold in Canada)
November 18, 2022 from The Food Dive:
"Wilk, formerly known as BioMilk, grows mammary cells from cows and humans. When those cells have matured, Wilk has a patented process to get those cultivated cells to produce milk. It then separates the milk from the cells.
"This is a completely different process than precision fermentation used by Perfect Day and other companies. They create dairy proteins by fermenting yeast with modified DNA. Milk produced by cultured cells has a wider array of nutrients.
"But once Wilk makes progress on volume, it may have a leg up on distribution. Coca-Cola Israel signed a strategic agreement with Wilk in 2021. The soft drink giant’s arm will invest a total of $2 million in Wilk and work with them to develop products from cell-cultured milk."
November 18, 2022 - from Ynet.com:
"Roladin, a popular Israeli bakery and café chain known for selling doughnuts, has announced that the price on doughnuts will rise in the coming Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
"The chain reported that the price of a strawberry jelly filled doughnut will rise from a price of NIS 6 to 7, a price hike of 17%.
"Four other kinds of doughnuts with fillings of salted bagel, vanilla raspberry, toffee caramel and chocolate with sprinkles – which used to cost NIS 10 in Hanukkah 2021, will be sold at NIS 12, increasing their price by 20%.
"The only doughnut to remain with the same price is the one with a dulce de leche which will remain NIS 7. Prices in Roladin have grown over the years, with a jelly filled doughnuts selling for NIS 5, and specialty doughnuts selling for NIS 9.5 in 2012.
"Jelly filled doughnuts make up 25% of the chain’s total sales during Hanukkah, another 15% of the sales come from the dulce de leche doughnuts, and the rest from the specialty doughnuts.
"According to Roladin, price has increased due to the higher cost of ingredients, mainly butter, which rose in price from NIS 18 to 28 per kg. Flour is another ingredient which the chain says rose in price three times during the last year. According to the chain, a lack of workers and increased in employment cost have also caused the rise in prices.
November 5, 2022 - from the FDA:
"Adam’s Polishes, LLC is voluntarily recalling lot 133475 of Adam’s Polishes Hand Sanitizer to the consumer level. FDA testing has found this lot to contain undeclared methanol. Adam’s Polishes is recalling 19 other lots in an abundance of caution.
"This product is used as a hand sanitizer marketed to help decrease bacteria on the skin when soap and water are not available. Adam’s Polishes Hand Sanitizer is packaged in 4oz., 8oz. 16oz., and one gallon bottles. These bottles are spray bottles for the 4oz, 8oz and 16oz and jugs for the gallon bottles. Please visit https://adamspolishes.com/pages/hs-voluntary-recall, This is the Adam’s Polishes web site to check if your product’s lot number is included in this recall and, if so, how to request a credit. The hand sanitizer was distributed nationwide in the USA to internet customers between June 2020 and March 2022.
| 133470 | 133471 | 133472 | 133473 | 133474 |
| 133475 | 133476 | 133477 | 133478 | 133479 |
| 133480 | 133481 | 133482 | 133483 | 137731 |
| 137732 | 137733 | 137734 | 139322 | 143327 |
Adam’s Polishes is notifying its customers by email. Consumers who have any recalled Adam’s Polishes Hand Sanitizer products should immediately stop using the product and dispose of it in accordance with local regulations. Consumers can email Adam’s Polishes with a request for a credit at hs@adamspolishes.com. You will need to include a picture of the bottle including the lot number.
Consumers with questions regarding this recall can contact Adam’s Polishes at e-mail address hs@adamspolishes.com . Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to using this drug product.
Office hours and telephone number 9 am – 4pm mst 720-812-3460
November 15, 2022 - from VinNews:
"Romanian authorities adopted a law that recognizes and gives specific protection to shechitah, or kosher ritual slaughter of animals, the Conference of European Rabbis said in a statement, hailing the move as a “landmark” example for other countries in Europe.
"The new legislation, which the Romanian parliament passed Thursday, comes roughly a year after the Court of the European Union upheld the bans of both the Muslim and Jewish traditional methods slaughter of animals for food in two Belgian states.
"Jewish leaders and organizations decried the ruling, which the Israeli ambassador in Belgium called “catastrophic and a blow to Jewish life in Europe.
"Many European countries ban the slaughter of animals without stunning them first, a move that animal-rights activists say is more humane but which is not permitted under Jewish law. Many countries grant exceptions for shechitah, according to the Conference of European Rabbis, and Romania had previously allowed such an exception. But the new law enshrines the right to shechitah more formally.
"Animal rights activists historically were most vehement advocates of the bans, but in recent years, European anti-immigration right-wing parties have joined the campaigns against ritual slaughter, mostly due to their opposition to Muslim immigrants.
"In the rest of the EU, ritual slaughter is illegal in countries like Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Slovenia and parts of Belgium. The Netherlands and Poland joined the list years ago but later reversed the bans."
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