Egg recall update & Dog treats salmonella-related recall

New salmonella recalls as of today - for egg products

Real Taste Noodle Manufacture of Chicago is recalling 5–pound bags of egg noodles, because they have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. The company said no illnesses have been reported. The products were distributed between June 12 and Aug. 25 to restaurants and grocery wholesalers in Illinois, Kentucky, California and Washington. Details: by phone at 312–738–1893.

Sparboe Farms of Litchfield, Minn., has expanded its recall of X–large, white shell eggs produced by Hillandale Farms and re–packaged by Sparboe Farms because they have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. The affected X–large, white eggs were packaged under the Market Pantry and Sparboe Farms brand name. To date, there have been no reports of confirmed consumer illness relating to the Sparboe Farms product. Consumers with questions should visit www.eggsafety.org or the Egg Safety Media Hotline: 404–367–2761.

The  egg recall affecting California, Colorado, and Minnesota at this time also include egg noodles. The FDC in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted investigations of over a thousand reported cases, in July of salmonella. Their efforts tracked the tainted eggs to Wright County Egg in Galt, Iowa. The supplier furnished eggs to multiple restaurants and grocery clusters in California, Colorado, and Minnesota. Hillandale Farmsh has been identified as another possible source of contaminated eggs.

Special Note: Fresh eggs from the recalled farms are being diverted to USDA-Approved facilities for pasteurization.(CNN Eatocracy, August 2010.)

Commonly caused by eating raw or undercooked eggs, meat, poultry, and egg products. If you suspect that you have salmonella poisoning, please see a doctor.

Not sure what's affected?
Use this chart at Egg Safety
or this link via FDA
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Another Salmonella related recall today is for a dog treat by Hartz. 

Hartz Mountain Corp. of Secaucus, N.J., is recalling about 75,000 8–ounce bags of Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats for Dogs because of possible salmonella contamination, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. The bags were imported from a supplier in Brazil and have been distributed around the U.S. There have been no reports of illness in animals or humans, Hartz said. Consumers with questions can contact Hartz at 1–800–275–1414.