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US-made pizza recalled due to E. coli; maybe China should boycott all US-made pizzas
On Nov 2, 9:23 am, wrote:
> http://www.reuters.com/article/compa...AS984320071101
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> Totino's and Jeno's pizza recalled due to E. coli
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> CHICAGO (Reuters) - Almost five million Totino's and Jeno's frozen
> pizzas with pepperoni toppings are being recalled because the
> pepperoni may be contaminated with E. coli, General Mills Inc said on
> Thursday.
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> General Mills, which owns the Totino's and Jeno's brands, said the
> recall affects about 414,000 cases of pizza products currently in
> stores and all similar pizza products that might be in consumers'
> freezers. Each case contains 12 pizzas.
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> The possible E. coli contamination was uncovered by state and federal
> authorities investigating 21 E. coli-related illnesses in 10 states.
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> General Mills said nine of the 21 people reported having eaten
> Totino's or Jeno's pizza with pepperoni topping at some point before
> becoming ill.
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> The people became ill between July 20 and October 10, the USDA's Food
> Safety and Inspection Service said, adding that all the patients
> recovered.
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> The people did not have packages with dates codes or other information
> General Mills needs to narrow down which pizzas might be affected,
> General Mills spokesman Tom Forsythe said, adding that, for the same
> reason, the company could not determine which of its suppliers
> provided the pepperoni.
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> E.coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacteria that can cause bloody
> diarrhea and dehydration. The very young, seniors and persons with
> compromised immune systems are the most vulnerable to food borne
> disease.
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> The recall includes eight types of Totino's brand frozen pizza and
> three types of Jeno's brand frozen pizza with pepperoni topping, or
> pepperoni in combination with other toppings.
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> The frozen pizzas were produced in its Wellston, Ohio, plant and
> distributed throughout the United States. The plant is currently
> making other pizzas, but not with pepperoni, General Mills spokesman
> Tom Forsythe said.
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> You get the message: US made products may be just as bad as Chinese
> manufactured ones: So many products may be tainted with E-coli like
> last fall's lettuce. Protectionism can go both ways. I'd rather not
> have Pelosi and her protectionist congress dumping on China just
> because their own consumers prefer Chinese stuff to their own
> industry. The US should fix their own trade deficit rather than
> picking on China in vain.
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> David Huang
E coli has nothing to do with the deliberate use of lead and
diethylene glycol in products.
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