It is good to know these things!
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Especially with the deregulation-crazed Trompkins coming into power. I for one am going to be a lot more careful about what I buy, and more alert to recalls (even though those too may well become a mess).
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Maybe they should get fresh onions, instead of ex-onions.
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Not a recall, as such, but about fucking time.
But the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which brought the Red No. 3 petition says thereās no reason to add synthetic dyes to food.
This really should be the final word, but of course not. Profit is.
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Taquitos go metal:
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I saw this today during a meeting with my boss. We both cheered and agreed it will be the best five day food safety period ever!
(Because of course Cheetolini will reverse the ban on the pretense that Red No 3 and leaded ice cream are what made america great.)
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The products subject to this recall were distributed to āretail stores and e-commerce distributors in Oregon and Washington,ā according to Frito-Lay, and consumers āwould have been able to purchase these chips as early as Nov. 3, 2024.ā
Recalled products bear a āGuaranteed Freshā date of Feb. 11, 2025, and the UPC code 28400 31041, according to the companyās official recall website. The recalled 13-ounce bags, which are yellow and include a red Layās logo and a blue āParty Sizeā banner, also bear the manufacturing codes 6462307xx or 6463307xx.
Probably not a horrible danger, but cāmon, man, is it that hard to control what is going ito those bags?
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But that would cost money! Money that should, by all rights, be going into our honchosā and stockholdersā pockets!
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recall of coca cola branded drinks due to contamination with cleaning fluidā:uk:
first recall is belgium, luxembourg, and the netherlandsā:belgium:
second recall is united kingdomš¬š§, might be more to come
(and also some were shipped to france and germany and other places in europe, no recalls there (yet?) 
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Coca-Cola has recalled its drinks in some countries across Europe because they contain "higher levels" of a chemical called chlorate.
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Chlorate can be produced when chlorine-based disinfectants are used in water treatment and food processing.
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Affected products include the Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Tropico and Minute Maid brands, according to the Belgium branch of Coca-Cola's international bottling and distribution operation.
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The company added the issue has affected "a very small number of imported cans" of Appletiser, Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke and Sprite Zero with production codes from 328 GE to 338 GE" which Coca-Cola said can be found on the base of the can.
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Exposure to high levels of chlorate can cause health problems including thyroid problems, especially among children and infants.
emphasis mine.
**Cans of Coca-Cola Original Taste, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, and Sprite Zero** sent to cafes and restaurants are being withdrawn as well as **6x250ml Appletiser multipacks** sent to UK supermarkets.ā¦
The affected cans carry production codes from 328 GE to 338 GE on their base.
emphasis mine.
this is an ongoing situation with some really confusing messaging trying to downplay how many drinks this is, and may involve more countries, more products, and more recalls down the line.
the long story short here is a TON of coca cola drinks in europe have the leftovers of cleaning fluid in them, and there are probably going to be a lot more developments here.
it is a good time to avoid coca cola drinks.
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Yes.
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Provepharm, an international pharmaceutical company with U.S. offices in Pennsylvania, has recalled a lot of phenylephrine hydrochloride injections after a customer discovered āvisible black particulate matterā in a sealed vial.
āAdministration of an injectable product containing particulate matter may cause local irritation or swelling as a response to the foreign material,ā according to a recall notice shared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). āIf the particulate matter enters the blood vessels, it can travel to various organs and potentially blocking blood vessels in the heart, lungs or brain, leading to serious complications such as stroke or even death.ā
I seriously doubt this will impact any readers of this, as it is an injectable mostly used in the ICU for hypotension, but as protections go away and communication is limited, I will try to keep up to date on what fuckery is going on in my field. Donāt look at me like that, itās a coping mechanism!
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I thank you for your service, Doc!
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Why are they blaming it on āblack contaminants?ā Why not just say ācontaminants?ā
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āVisible particulate matterā would be sufficient. But āBlack contaminantā causes more headlines?
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DEI contaminants?
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Not sure though about that website because Iāve never seen it before.
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It does link to the primary source.
ETA: Wow, that header date is screwed up. Looks like it interpreted US date as European.
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