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US-made pizza recalled due to E. coli; maybe China should boycott all US-made pizzas
"Siskuwihane" > wrote in message
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> 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.
>>
>> The possible E. coli contamination was uncovered by state and federal
>> authorities investigating 21 E. coli-related illnesses in 10 states.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> David Huang
>
> E coli has nothing to do with the deliberate use of lead and
> diethylene glycol in products.
>
It does if you're an idiot, like the OP.
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