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141. Beef Recall Largest in U.S. History
     

     Feb. 18, 2008 -- It's the largest beef recall in U.S. history: 143 million pounds of beef "voluntarily" recalled by Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company of Chino, Calif. The beef, produced from February 2006 until the U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended operations at the meat plant on Feb. 2,

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142. Warning on Banquet Pot Pies
     

     Oct. 10, 2007 -- Check your freezer for Banquet or generic store-brand turkey or chicken not-ready-to-eat pot pies with "P-9" printed on the side of the package. If you have any those pot pie products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says to throw them out or don't eat them as health offic

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143. Topps Expands Ground Beef Recall
     

     Oct. 1, 2007 -- For the second time in a week, health officials are urging consumers to check their freezers for recalled frozen ground beef products from Topps Meat Co. Topps on Saturday expanded its Sept. 25 ground beef recall. The Topps recall now includes 21.7 million pounds of frozen hamburgers

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144. Ground Beef Recalled Due to E. coli
     

     Sept. 26, 2007 -- Topps Meat Co. has recalled more than 331,000 pounds of its frozen ground beef patties because of possible contamination with E. coli bacteria.  According to news reports, the CDC says that two people in New York and one in Florida have been confirmed to have fallen ill due to E. c

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145. E. Coli Risk Spurs Dole Salad Recall
     

     Sept. 18, 2007 -- Get ready to check your refrigerator again for a recalled food product. Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling all salad bearing the label "Dole Hearts Delight" sold in the U.S. and Canada with a "best if used by" date of Sept. 19, 2007, and a production code of "A24924A" or "A24924B"

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146. Salmonella Spurs New Spinach Recall
     

     Aug. 29, 2007 -- The California-based company Metz Fresh is voluntarily recalling certain bags of its fresh spinach after finding salmonella in a batch of spinach during the company's routine testing. Salmonella bacteria can cause diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps in people. Most people recover

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147. Baby Carrots Recalled
     

     Aug. 23, 2007 -- Bags of baby carrots sold by King Sooper, Ralphs, Publix, and Trader Joe's have been recalled because of possible Shigella contamination. The recalled products are: 7-ounce and 8-ounce bags of baby carrots labeled "Los Angeles Salad Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots" with a sell-by date of

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148. Botulism Recall Widened
     

     July 23, 2007 -- Botulism risk has spurred the FDA and Castleberry's Food Co. to widen Castleberry's canned goods recall. The recall now includes more than 80 canned goods for people and four products for pets. All of those products are made by Castleberry's Food Co., but they bear various brand nam

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149. Keep Food Poisoning off Summer Menu
     

     July 13, 2007 -- Food poisoning sent at least 10 people to the hospital and sickened more than 100 others at this year's Taste of Chicago food festival. All of those people ate at the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth at the Taste of Chicago festival, which was held in Chicago from June 29 to July 2.

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150. Veggie Booty Recalled Due to Salmonella
     

     June 29, 2007 -- The FDA is warning consumers not to eat Veggie Booty snack food because of possible contamination with Salmonella wandsworth, bacterium that causes gastrointestinal illness. Veggie Booty is a snack of puffed rice and corn with a vegetable coating. Its marketer is recalling all poten

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