September 2007

Fresh Brands Distributing Inc. is recalling ground beef products sold by some of its Piggly Wiggly stores in Illinois after E. coli infections in two people may have been associated with beef bought in Wisconsin, the company said.

Sheboygan-based Fresh Brands operates Piggly Wiggly stores throughout Wisconsin and in Antioch, Galena, Grayslake and Zion, Ill.,

According to a press released sent by Dole this evening, this product was sold in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime Provinces in Canada and in Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and neighboring states in the U.S,  – whatever that means.  Here is a report from the Associated Press of a

According to reports from the Monterey County Herald, the Dole Recalled lettuce was from Salinas Valley.

Two of the three lettuces in a Dole bagged salad mix recalled this week were grown in the Salinas Valley.

Dole Fresh Vegetables president Eric Schwartz confirmed that the romaine and green leaf lettuce in its Hearts Delight salad

Took a long walk through Hong Kong today prior to leaving for Beijing.  I did get a bit hungry, but just could not bring myself to order the duck.