Publix Issues Recall for No Sugar Added Cherry Pie
Contact:
Maria Brous
(863) 680-5339
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — LAKELAND, FL — July 24, 2008 — Publix Super Markets is issuing a voluntary recall on three codes of No Sugar Added Cherry Pie with a sell-by-date of July 8 – July 27. UPC numbers for the affected product may be found on the back label below the Nutritional Facts panel:
- Publix NSA 8inch Cherry Pie, UPC: 41415-65990
- Publix NSA 1/2 Cherry Pie, UPC: 03000-00225
- Publix NSA 1/4 Cherry Pie, UPC: 41415-66990
These products were sold in the retail bakeries and were recalled due to the undeclared soy ingredient. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. The recall affected stores in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee and Florida stores in Citrus County south through Monroe County, excluding Orlando proper stores.
“The packaging error was detected during a routine label review,” said Maria Brous, Publix media and community relations director. “As part of our commitment to food safety, we routinely inspect our product labeling for accuracy and for product quality. There have been no reported cases of illness. Customers who have purchased the product may return it to their store for a full refund or replacement. Consumers with questions may contact Publix at 1-800-242-1227.”
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BREAKING NEWS: California bans restaurants from using trans fats
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Friday became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the notorious artery-clogger from menus.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation that will ban restaurants and other retail food establishments from using oil, margarine and shortening containing trans fats.
In a statement, Schwarzenegger noted that consuming trans fat is linked to coronary heart disease.
“Today we are taking a strong step toward creating a healthier future for California,” he said.
Violations could result in fines of $25 to $1,000. Food items sold in their manufacturers’ sealed packaging would be exempt.
New York City, Philadelphia, Seattle, Baltimore and Montgomery County, Md., have ordinances banning trans fats, but California is the first state to adopt such a law covering restaurants, said Amy Winterfeld, a health policy analyst for the National Conference of State Legislatures.
California and Oregon already had laws banning trans fats in meals served at schools, she added.
The legislation signed by Schwarzenegger will take effect Jan. 1, 2010, for oil, shortening and margarine used in spreads or for frying. Restaurants could continue using trans fats to deep-fry yeast dough and in cake batter until Jan. 1, 2011.
Trans fats occur naturally in small amounts in meat and dairy products. Most trans fats are created when vegetable oil is treated with hydrogen to create baked and fried goods with a longer shelf life.
Stephen Joseph, a Tiburon attorney who was a consultant to New York City in developing its ban, said trans fat is a larger health risk than saturated fat because it reduces so-called good cholesterol.
A 2006 review of trans fat studies by the New England Journal of Medicine concluded there was a strong connection between consumption of trans fats and heart disease. Studies also have linked trans fats to diabetes, obesity, infertility in women and some types of cancer.
Trans fats are like cigarettes, with no safe level of consumption, said Jeffrey Luther, a Long Beach doctor who is president of the California Academy of Family Physicians.
He said the California law, “when it finally takes effect, will be a tremendous benefit.”
The California Restaurant Association opposed the bill. Spokesman Daniel Conway said the Federal Food and Drug Administration rather than individual states should be developing regulations on trans fat use.
He said, however, that the association has no plans to challenge the law, in part because restaurants already are phasing out trans fats to satisfy customers. Several major fast-food chains have announced that they have eliminated trans fats from their menus or intend to so do in the near future.
“We’re confident that California restaurants can meet the mandates of the bill,” Conway said.
I can’t believe this goober Conway says, “the Federal Food and Drug Administration rather than individual states should be developing regulations on trans fat use.” Why should this one chemical be exempt from the US Consitution? If he wants to live in a society where one entity makes all the calls he should go live in Boston circa 1773.
NFNS: FN Website Accidentally Reveals Outcome
I stumbled on this just this morning. No need to watch Sunday night unless it was a hoax:
Friday, July 25, 2008
Food Network website accidentally reveals outcome of Next Food Network Star
Rut-ro, someone at the Food Network’s head’s gonna roll: On Thursday night, its Web site accidentally, prematurely revealed the outcome of the The Next Food Network Star, whose finale is on Sunday, July 27, three days away.
Here is a photo of one of the three remaining finalists on Next Food Network Star, which just coincidentally happens to be Aaron.
The boo-boo was caught by Nancy Nichols at D Magazine, who got a tip from a commenter and hit the site, where she found exit interviews with the two losing contestants and a clip of the “Winning Moment”, wherein the winner was revealed.
A commenter noted a pull-down menu with a new show called Big Daddy’s House. Does anyone need another hint of the identity of the winner?
By 1 a.m., the Food Network site had been scraped, then rebuilt to hide the evidence.
It’s the perfect capper for a show that had become an absolute whipping to endure. It attracted local interest only because Dallasite Lisa Garza, co-owner of Suze, was a contestant. But the show forced viewers to withstand the increasing ickiness of Food Network executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Folgelson. There’s a reason people who are behind the camera are behind the camera. And last week’s episode, where contestant Aaron was inexplicably allowed to continue on to the finale despite his poor performance, reeked of stacked deck and pre-determined outcome. Oops, hope that isn’t too much of a hint about who the final winner is.
Posted by T.G.
If this is true then Aaron McCargo Jr. wins the Amy Finley Express Ticket To Nowhere. Finley has said that she didn’t want to do anymore Food TV because she felt that people didn’t think she belonged there. I think a year from now, McCargo may feel the same way. I hope he is as noble with it as Finley has been. I mean, Aaron wasn’t bad, he just wasn’t good. This contest is not about finding the Next Food Network Star.
Here are some screen captures of the site before TFN fixed it:
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Watch Stuart Reb Donald
on Everyday Gourmet.
