Recalled Food
2008 Feb 15 | The discovery of metal fragments in two Valentine's Day lollipops sold at Dollar General stores in Lakeland has resulted in a nationwide recall of thePokemon-themed product.
Pokemon Valentines Lollipops
2008 Feb 2 | China said it will order all food exporters to boost quality controls after pesticide-tainted dumplings made 175 people ill in Japan. Japan Tobacco Inc., Maruha Corp. and other Japanese companies recalled products supplied by Tianyang Food Co., based in China's northern Hebei province, earlier this week. Tianyang Food was set up 30 years ago. Its products are sold only to Japan.
Frozen Dumplings in Japan
2007 July 16 | Veggie Booty May Have Fallen Victim ‘To Made In China’ Tainted Ingredient. Just last month there were 61 reported cases of food-borne illness over 19 states attributed to the popular snack food Veggie Booty. Veggie Bootie
2007 Aug 8 | Potentially contaminated seafood imported from China wound up in grocery stores across the United States without being tested for banned drugs or chemicals, according to an Associated Press investigation.
The FDA placed these pond-raised products on its import alert because of concerns they might contain carcinogens or antibiotics not approved for seafood.
2007 June 28 |Federal health officials said Thursday they were detaining three types of Chinese fish -- catfish, basa and dace -- as well as shrimp and eel after repeated testing turned up contamination with drugs unapproved in the United States for use in farmed seafood. The officials said there have been no reports of illnesses nor do the products pose any immediate health risk.
2007 May 25 | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to buy or eat imported fish labeled as monkfish, which actually may be puffer fish, containing a potentially deadly toxin called tetrodotoxin. Eating puffer fish that contain this potent toxin can result in serious illness or death.
No illnesses have been reported, the AP report said.