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ID Released For Woman, 25, Who Died After Eating Mislabeled Cookie Sold In Fairfield County ID Released For Woman, 25, Who Died After Eating Mislabeled Cookie Sold In Fairfield County
ID Released For Woman, 25, Who Died After Eating Mislabeled Cookie Sold In Fairfield County A 25-year-old woman has been identified as the person who died after eating after eating a cookie at a Connecticut gathering that included peanuts - but didn’t say so on the label. Earlier report: Person Dead After Eating Mislabeled Cookies Sold In Danbury, Recall Issued The legal representatives of Órla Baxendale, age 25, of New York City, said the "talented" dancer died on Thursday, Jan. 11 from anaphylactic shock resulting from a severe allergic reaction. In a statement, the law firm of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf said Órla’s passin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Mislabeling Issue Leads To Recall Of Popular Chocolate Product Mislabeling Issue Leads To Recall Of Popular Chocolate Product
Mislabeling Issue Leads To Recall Of Popular Chocolate Product A popular chocolate product has been recalled due to a mislabeling issue. Manischewitz Dark Chocolate Coins may contain undeclared milk and people who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume the products, according to an announcement by the company. The recall comes days before Hannukah, when the popular coins are commonly consumed. The product was distributed to stores nationwide, predominately located in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut from Tuesday, Sept. 26 through Tuesday, Nov. 28. This recall w…

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by Joe Lombardi
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50,000-Plus Bottles Of Popular Brand Of Buffalo Wing Sauce Recalled 50,000-Plus Bottles Of Popular Brand Of Buffalo Wing Sauce Recalled
50,000-Plus Bottles Of Popular Brand Of Buffalo Wing Sauce Recalled A recall has been issued for a popular brand of buffalo wing sauce due to an undeclared ingredient. T.W. Garner Food Company is voluntarily recalling 50,688 12-ounce bottles of Texas Pete Buffalo Wing Sauce because some of the bottles may contain Texas Pete® Extra Mild Wing Sauce which contains soy, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product, the FDA noted The product can be identified as a 12 oz. glass bottle with…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Whole Foods Market Issues Recall For Cheese Product Whole Foods Market Issues Recall For Cheese Product
Whole Foods Market Issues Recall For Cheese Product Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling a brand of cheese from 54 stores in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. The supermarket's Zerto Fontal cheese contains egg lysozyme, an egg white protein, which is not declared on the product label, according to an announcement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products," the announcement said. The products were located in the Specialty department and were packaged by the slice with Whole Fo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Town Of Fairfield Man Ordered To Pay Settlement After Tirade At Smoothie Shop Town Of Fairfield Man Ordered To Pay Settlement After Tirade At Smoothie Shop
Town Of Fairfield Man Ordered To Pay Settlement After Tirade At Smoothie Shop A Fairfield County man who was sued by a smoothie job worker for throwing a drink at them in a tirade over the shop adding peanuts to a drink has been ordered to pay the employee. The incident took place on Saturday, Jan. 22, at Robeks Smoothie Shop in Fairfield when James Iannazzo became upset and began throwing things when his son was hospitalized for a nut allergy after peanuts were added to his drink. Iannazzo, age 48, of Fairfield, has agreed to pay the smoothie shop worker who sued him $7,500, said his spokesperson Brian Glicklich.  The investment broker was arrested after polic…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Public Health Alert Issued For 34,000 Pounds Of Chicken Noodle Soup Public Health Alert Issued For 34,000 Pounds Of Chicken Noodle Soup
Public Health Alert Issued For 34,000 Pounds Of Chicken Noodle Soup An employee at a grocery store who noticed an incorrect label on a product led to a public health alert regarding a chicken noodle soup product that may contain a known allergen. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert regarding the 34,200 pounds of RCK Foods chicken noodle soup that were misbranded because they inlaced ingredient labels meant for a different product. According to FSIS, the product contains egg, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label. The problem was discovered by a retail store asso…

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by Zak Failla
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Recall Issued For Brand Of Breaded Poultry Products Recall Issued For Brand Of Breaded Poultry Products
Recall Issued For Brand Of Breaded Poultry Products Hundreds of pounds of a fully cooked boneless chicken bite product are being recalled due to misbranding and undeclared allergens. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Koch Foods, based out of Fairfield, Ohio, is recalling 743 pounds of products that contain soy, milk, and eggs, which were not cleared on the label. The frozen, fully cooked breaded boneless chicken bites were labeled as fully cooked chicken strips and were produced on May 31. Recalled items include 40-ounce. plastic bags containing fully cooked breaded boneless chick…

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by Zak Failla
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Recall Announced Of Popular Marinara Sauce Recall Announced Of Popular Marinara Sauce
Recall Announced Of Popular Marinara Sauce Hundreds of cases of a popular marinara sauce are being voluntarily recalled after the company found that the product may contain undeclared allergens. B&G Foods announced on Monday that they are recalling 1,280 cases of 40-ounce Victoria marinara sauce due to cashew allergens that are not specified on the product’s ingredients label. According to the CDC, people who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to cashew run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. There is no health risk associated with this product for individuals without an all…

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by Zak Failla