Yup, another food recall because of possible E coli contamination.

Orval Kent Foods has recalled 23,000 pounds of its Amish Macaroni Salad. The packages being recalled include five pound containers with the Orval Kent Amish name (June 12 expiration date) and one, two, and five pound containers sold under the brand name of Yoder's (June 7 expiration date). The salad was sold in nine states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey (sorry, can't find any info on what the other states are).

There are no reports of any sickness yet, but the company doesn't want to take any chances so they have issued the recall.

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I think it's been a while since we had a beef recall. And by "a while" I mean about a week.

JSM Meat Holdings and the USDA have issued a recall for meat that was distributed to 11 states. The beef was distributed in 30 pound, 60 pound, and 47 gallon containers (the beef was used in ground products). The containers are labeled with the words "Morreale Meat" and the number "EST 6872." They could possibly be contaminated with e.coli.

The states affected are Pennsylvania, Florida, Massachusetts, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Georgia, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.

Do you like hard plastic on your hamburgers? I'm a mustard guy myself, so I wouldn't want these.

Price Chopper is recalling packages of hamburgers and ground meat because they might contain small pieces of plastic. The meat being recalled is in various forms, so take note: four packs and eight packs of 80% lean ground chuck, 85% lean ground round patties, and four packs of 90% lean ground sirloin. The packages have a date of May 13 on them.

A bakery in Haverfordwest has issued a recall on rolls and baguettes because of a production error.

Snowdrop Bakery says that some of the filled rolls and baguettes that they sell did not have a label on them warning customers that the product contains milk and soya (is that the same as soy?). They ask that customers not eat the rolls and return them to the store for a refund. The breads have a use by date on or before April 22, 2008.

They company is also calling stores that might have the food on their shelves, including stores in Pembrokeshire, Swansea, Carmarthenshire, and Ceredigion.

Shayna told you last week about the recall involving Malt-o-Meal cereal because of possible salmonella contamination. Now comes word that people might have actually gotten sick from the cereal.

Officials are investigating 23 cases of people getting sick from the same strain of salmonella that affected the cereal. The cereal recalled was distributed across the country under the Malt-O-Meal name as well as other names, including Acme, America's Choice, Food Club, Giant, Hannaford, Jewel, Laura Lynn, Pathmark, Shaw's (yikes, that's where I shop!), ShopRite, Tops and Weis Quality.

The people who got sick are from 13 different states.

I think if we all try really, really hard, we can have a food recall every single day this week. We're already off to a great start.

Harry and David has recalled 8 oz. bags of their espresso beans because the bags might have milk as an "undeclared ingredient" inside. The bags have a Used By date of August 28, 2005.

This recall comes on the heels of other recalls this week, including Sam Adams beer (glass) and Malt-o-Meal cereal (salmonella).

Sarah told you last week about the nationwide recall of cantaloupe. Now it looks like it's even bigger than first announced.

Both Dole and Chiquita have issued voluntary recalls on some of their cantaloupe as well. Dole's recall involved cantaloupe packed in cardboard containers that say "Dole" and "Product of Honduras." The Chiquita boxes say "Mike's Melons," "Mayan Pride," and "Chiquita."

Of course, I'm not sure if all supermarkets display fruit in their original packaging, so it's probably best to ask the store about the cantaloupes they have for sale.

This is not an April Fool's Day joke.

Stonyfield Farm has recalled several batches of its Fat Free Blueberry Yogurt because there might be glass or plastic fragments inside. It's the 6 ounce size.

You can return the yogurt to stores for a refund, and Stonyfield Farms is asking that all stores pull the produce from their shelves immediately. Here's the info on the recall, including code numbers and expiration dates you should look for.

Canadian officials have issued a recall on pear juice because it might contain...arsenic??

The juice being recalled is President's Choice Pear Juice From Concentrate for Toddlers (one liter) as well as Beech Nut Pear Juice From Concentrate with Vitamin C (128 ml). The juices were imported from the United States and sold in Loblaws supermarkets.

Officials say that the possible contamination is rather small so it looks like an accident. No illnesses have been reported yet.

This isn't a huge recall, but I guess a recall is a recall.

Quaker Oats has recalled a small number of their Aunt Jemima pancake and waffle mixes, including Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mix Original, Original Complete, and Buttermilk Complete. The sizes include two pound and five pound boxes, and they have "Best Before" dates of Feb 9, 2009 through Feb 16, 2009.

The mixes might have been contaminated with salmonella. The states involved in the recall are New York, Utah, Illinois, Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Colorado, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, New Mexico, Missouri, and North and South Carolina.

Now this is one of the weirdest food recalls you'll ever see.

A teen in Omaha found a big clamp inside a Fit & Active frozen dinner. And this wasn't just inside the box, it was actually on top of the sesame chicken meal itself, underneath the plastic (see photo on the right). The Aldi grocery store chain took all of the dinners off of their shelves and officials are going to investigate the matter to see if any further action has to be taken.

When I first saw the picture I thought it was some sort of lock that came with the meal so dieters could lock their refrigerators so they wouldn't overeat.

Trust the Gorton's fisherman?

The company has issued a ten state recall for their frozen battered fish fillets after a family reported finding pill-like objects in the fillets they bought and cooked. A woman in Pennsylvania says that she found one of the pills in the meal she was eating and her daughter also found one. She also says that her son spit out his food after tasting something funny but she isn't sure if that's from the objects or not. They went to the emergency room but they're all OK and none of them have gotten sick.

At first the company thought the objects might be chunks of batter or bread crumbs, but they said today that they were indeed pills. The recall is for Gorton's 6 Crispy Battered Fish Fillets, and the states affected by the recall are Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, California, Texas, Delaware, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.

I bet that when you heard about the recent recall of 143 million pounds of beef from Westland/Hallmark you didn't think you'd have to worry about sauces and bouillon cubes.

But that's what's happening. Although much of the frozen beef from the past two years has probably already been eaten or discarded, there might also be some of the meat in canned and packaged foods, including soup, sauces, and bouillon cubes. And some of those foods can sometimes stay on shelves and in the cupboards of consumers for a couple of years.

There have been no illnesses reported and no evidence of actual contamination, but officials don't want to take any chances.

When I posted about the latest meat recall yesterday - 143 million pounds of meat by Hallmark - I remember wondering to myself why they were worried about meat that was sold two years ago. Wouldn't that meat have been eaten already? Even if we freeze meat, isn't two years a little long to keep it in the fridge, especially in this instance when it wasn't private homes but schools and restaurants?

The answer comes from the Slate's Explainer column today. Simply put, it's because some of it still might be out there, not eaten. Now, that's highly unlikely, but the recall had to happen just to make sure (and to also alert the public to what happened at this particular company). In fact, they say the recall could be extended beyond those two years.

We posted a few weeks ago about several schools banning the sale of beef that originated in California. At that time, the USDA was investigating.

It's now official.143 million pounds of frozen beef has been recalled by the USDA.

That's not a typo. It really is 143 million pounds. It's the largest meat recall in U.S. history. The beef comes from the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company and goes back to February 1, 2006. The USDA says that cattle at the California factory was mistreated and that there were other health regulations that weren't met. Officials have undercover video that shows sick and crippled cattle being mistreated by employees.

And this isn't just frozen meat that you get at the supermarket. Westland/Hallmark is a big supplier to fast food chains and schools. Officials think that most of the meat has already been eaten (though no sicknesses have been reported as of yet).