Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein(HVP)Maybe Largest Food Recall Ever
March 16th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason ( Leave a comment )
Mar 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The FDA had released a new food recall, that could very possibly turn into the largest food recall in North America, authorities say. The list of foods in this recall was 153 on the FDA website as of March 11, and it is likely to increase as more information comes in. The main ingredient causing the recall is Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, and is present in an alarming amount of the foods we eat everyday.
The FDA website will continue to update the list as it becomes necessary. Readers are encouraged to check back at the FDA site often to be sure the foods that they are eating are safe.
The recall was caused by salmonella contamination of the HVP that was used to flavor many different foods by manufacturers such as “Basic Food Flavors.” The Nevada based company starts out with soy extracts or vegetable scraps. This is boiled in hydrochloric acid, then neutralized with sodium hydroxide. The acid will then break the proteins down into amino acids. One of these amino acids, called glutamate, is the one that enhances flavor. It is these proteins that are contaminated, and since they are present in so many different foods, the recall may become huge.
A complete PDF of the recalled foods that have been named so far is available for download on the FDA website listed above. Some of the listed foods are:
Bouillon Products
Herbox
Dressing and Dressing Mix Products
Follow Your Heart
Reser’s
Trader Joe’s
Flavoring Base and Seasoning Products
Garden Harvest
Minor’s
Publix
Frozen Food Products
Casa Solana
E-Z Eats!
El Pasado
Giant Eagle
Jose Ole
Posada
Tornados
Gravy Mix Products
McCormick
Publix
Prepared Salad Products
Reser’s
Ready-to-Eat Meal Products
Follow Your Heart
Sauce and Marinade Mix Products
Durkee
French’s
Weber
Snack and Snack Mix Products
Austinuts
CVS
Great Nut Supply
HK Anderson
Hawaiian
Herr’s
National Pretzel Company
President’s Choice
Pringles
Quaker
Rouses Louisiana’s Best
Safeway
Spec’s Wines & Fine Foods
Sunflower Markets
Soup/Soup Mix and Dip/Dip Mix Products
Castella
Concord Foods
Culinary Circle
De la Casa
Dean’s
Delicioso
Follow Your Heart
Fresh Food Concepts
Great Value
Healthwise
Homemade Gourmet
Johnny’s Fine Foods
Kroger
McCormick
Mrs. Gerry’s
Oak Lake Farms
Publix
Reser’s
Rojo’s
T. Marzetti
Stuffing Products
McCormick
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