A news release by the US Food & Drug Administration yesterday recalls Robert’s American Gourmet brand Veggie Booty snacks.
The snacks, warns the FDA, may be contaminated with Salmonella Wandsworth bacteria which are known to cause gastrointestinal illnesses ranging from diarrhea (with or without blood), fever, and stomach cramps.
Especially troubling about this recall is that the snacks are a favorite among children. Parents are encouraged to monitor their children and to seek immediate medical assistance if symptoms develop.
At the time of the recall, States reporting illnesses included: “California (seven cases), Colorado (five cases), Connecticut (one case), Georgia (one case), Indiana (one case), Massachusetts (three cases), Minnesota (two cases), New Hampshire (two cases), New Jersey (two cases), New York (13 cases), Oregon (one case), Pennsylvania (three cases), Tennessee (one), Texas (one), Vermont (three cases), Washington (four cases), and Wisconsin (two cases)” according to the FDA.
The FDA, which will provide updates as information develops, warns that the snacks are sold in all 50 states as well as Canada.
Robert’s American Gourmet is reported to be fully cooperating with the recall and has of course ceased all manufacturing and distribution activities of the Veggie Booty snacks and asserts that its other snacks are safe.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackOh my gosh! I do remember getting sick a few days ago and buying Veggie Booty a few days before that! I’m outraged! I thought that Veggie Booty would be a nice snack alternative to Potato Chips and Popcorn. I thought it would be a healthy change to my life and get me off junk food. I had already gone a diet last year and ever since then I’ve been working toward a healthy lifestyle. Ok, I’m not a gymnist and I do admit I like a daily indulge in some sort of sweet or coffee drink, but nothing extreme. I still try to cut out what infraction I can in my diet every now and then. I was looking around in the store and saw Veggie Booty. Why not buy it? It’s healthy, low carb, and even contains vegetables. I ate it right away. The taste wasn’t anything to get me leaping off the couch about, but it was semi addictive and I ate about 1/6 of the bag. A little while after I suddenly found myself disgusted with it. I assumed that it was because I had consumed far too much and that it would look splendid again tomorrow—but to no avail. I found that something was stopping me from eating it. I even felt guilty that I was abandoning this for just another junk-food craving. About three or four days later, I discovered something ausome: Melted Marshmellows. Mmmm…they were de-lish. Not the healthiest thing but still pretty good. Later that evening however, something awful happened and I got the worst stomach ache whilst over with my fabulous neighbors. I ran home and well….let’s just say that was a very painful hour in my life. Luckily, it all ended and I went back to my neighbor’s house to continue a grand evening. The only thing was…I couldn’t figure out what had caused my stomach ache. I assumed it was the marshmellows. They weren’t expired and there was no recall on marshmellows. I was still craving them so I got up the courage to make 2 more melted marshmellows the next day. No stomach ache. I was wrong to blame my melted marvels. They didn’t do anything. The rest of the food I ate that day was fine and normal. I couldn’t figure out what had done such destruction to my stomach…until today. Veggie Booty. As soon as I heard about the recall I ran to the pantry and disposed of that so called “healthy snack”. Healthy?! YEAH RIGHT! Just ask my poor stomach about how healthy that junk is. Hmph. I learned my lesson all right. From now on I’ll only trust local food items…Items that I eat everyday. I no longer feel guilty about a melted marshmellow or chocolate indulge. In fact, I heat those marshmellows proudly!!!
Well, Jan, I can definitely empathize. I’ve had enough food poisoning and dysentery to get my own wing at Walter Reed, but I don’t think I’d let one bad experience with healthy alternatives scare you off. I always worry about the amount of sugar my family jams into its collective pie hole, so we make a lot of stuff on the dehydrator. We also happened onto Flat Earth snacks which everyone seems to like and (knock wood) no salmonella yet…
Thanks for the note
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