Use Reusable Shopping Bags But Sanitize Weekly

Go green and use reusable shopping bags but sanitize weekly. That’s the advice given by authors of a new study which suggests the coliform bacteria (including E. coli) found in reusable grocery bags could be a serious threat to the public health.

97% of  the people interviewed for the study never washed or bleached their reusable bags according to Charles Gerba, a co-author.

The findings from the study, conducted by environmental-health professors at the University of Arizona and Loma Linda University in California, showed more than half of 84 bags studied harbored coliform and heterotrophic bacteria. E. coli was found in 12 per cent of them.

The final report recommends consumers should be careful to separate raw foods from other food products and should not use reusable bags for purposes other than grocery shopping. Also, consumers should not store meat or produce in their car trunks because the high temperatures promote bacteria growth, which can contaminate reusable bags.

Gerber notes the bacteria levels found in reusable bags were significant enough to cause a wide range of serious health problems.

It’s important and responsible to go green. Use reusable shopping bags but sanitize weekly!

Kellogg’s Recalled Cereals Include Apple Jacks and Corn Pops

Kellogg’s recalled cereals include Apple Jacks and Corn Pops along with Fruit Loops and Honey Smacks.

Working in consultation with the US Food and Drug Administration, the popular cereals are being voluntarily recalled by the Battle Creek, Michigan company because they do not meet quality standards.  Apparently there is a substance in the package liners that can create an “uncharacteristic waxy-like taste and smell.”

Symptoms caused from eating the recalled cereals include diarrhea and nausea.

Approximately 28 million boxes of the recalled  products were distributed nationwide.

For full  information regarding the Kellogg’s recalled cereals, you can visit their website or call the Kellogg customer response center at 888-801-4163.

Spaghetti-o’s Recall for Under-Processing Affects 3 Varieties

According to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service  the new spaghetti-o’s recall for possible under-processing affects three varieties.

Campbell Soup Company of Paris, Texas is voluntarily recalling  more than 15,000,000 pounds of spaghetti-o’s with meatballs.

The three varieties are Spaghetti-o’s A to Z with meatballs, Spaghetti-o’s fun shapes with meatballs (cars) and Spaghetti-o’s with meatballs.

The products have a “use by ” date between June 20-10 and December 20-11 and were distributed nationwide.

For questions regarding the recall, call Campbell’s Hotline at 866 495 3774.

The Campbell’s spaghetti-o’s recall for under-processing  affects 3 varieties and was discovered during a routine warehouse inspection.

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