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Kraft Foods announced a voluntary recall Planters products containing pistachio nuts that have the potential to be contaminated with the Salmonella organism as the pistachios may have been supplied by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc, one of their suppliers. This recall includes two Planters Harvest items that we featured. The affected items include: PLANTERS HARVEST Almond Orchard Blend  9.75 oz (SKU 2900001322; Code dates 05 29 09 to 12 20 09) and PLANTERS HARVEST Roasted Pistachio Grove  10 oz  (SKU: 2900001321; Code dates 08 27 09 to 03 20 10) According to Kraft, consumers should not eat these products and can call the company at 1-800-310-3704 with any questions [...]

Ever wonder where the food in the supermarket cases came from? It's gotten simpler to find out. COOL, a government Country of Origin Labeling legislation, requires country-of-origin labeling on many fresh foods, including cuts of meat, poultry, lamb and pork, fruits and vegetables, and some nuts. Meaning now you'll know whether the food you're buying was imported or was grown/raised in the US. COOL labeling is not required on processed foods. To learn more about this program visit: www.countryoforiginlabel.org

Yes, another recall! This time for Stonyfield Farm's Fat Free Plain Quarts limited to specific dates because they may contain a presence of food grade sanitizer. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the products affected are the 32 ounce Fat Free Plain yogurt UPC # 52159 00006 with the date codes: * May 06 09 Time stamped 22:17 thru 23:59 (limited to these specific time stamps only). * May 07 09 All time stamps. Approximately 44,000 quarts were distributed to retail accounts nationally. The product has an off-taste. To date, there's been no report of illness after consuming the product. The issue was a result of human error [...]

Be sure to check your supermarkets Ojai Pixie Tangerines. produce area for the season's first pick of Melissa's And, If you don't see them - speak to the produce manager and ask him/her to get them. Quickly. This year's batch is even juicier and sweeter than last year's. The current pricing is $3.99 a one-pound bag.

Calling all college basketball fans.  If you're dreaming of being court side at the championship game, head to www.SnackAlmonds.com and cast your vote for your favorite almond snack. The Almond Board of California asked four chefs from around the country to develop new almond snacks for this contest - you just select the one you like the best. It's that easy to enter this dream College Basketball Package (valued at $8,500). The choices are: (1) Grilled Skirt Steak Sliders with Smoked Almond Romesco, Maytag Blue Cheese, and Smoked Almond Butter (2) Beer and Bacon Glazed All-Mans (3) Almond Beer-Battered Catfish (4) Three Chili Honey Almond Fried Chicken You'll need to [...]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is widening the peanut butter recall linked to the salmonella outbreak after learning that Peanut Corp of America's (PCA) Blakely, Georgia plant knowingly shipped peanut products that could have been tainted. Because of that, the plant is now recalling every single peanut product made since January 2007. This now includes dry and roasted peanuts, and granulated peanuts used in chunky peanut butter. Recalled items include cookies, candies, granola and power bars, cereals, crackers, ice cream and dog biscuits. The FDA said it still believes brand name jars of peanut butter in grocery stores are okay to eat. This recall is among the largest to [...]