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Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. have recalled 14.5-ounce cans of Italian Breen Beans because they might contain whole, in-shell peanuts.
A man expecting to find only green beans in a can of Winn-Dixie Brand Italian Green Beans was surprised this week to find a whole, in-shell peanut mixed in with the vegetables.
The discovery sparked a flurry of activity at the Florida-based grocery chain, which quickly issued a recall for 14.5-ounce cans of the beans with a best-buy date of September 2014.
“We are conducting a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the peanut contamination in order to prevent a similar incident from happening in the future,” Mary Kellmanson, Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.'s group vice president of marketing, said in a statement.
The manufacturer that produces green beans for Winn-Dixie also cans boiled peanuts using some of the same machinery, spokesman Eric Barnes said.
The mix-up is particularly concerning to people with peanut allergies, who could suffer serious, even fatal reactions to peanut-tainted beans.
So far, however, no one has reported illness, placing this recall in the category of industrial food mistakes that don’t appear to result in tragedy. In a year that saw sickness and deaths from foods including whole cantaloupe, ground turkey and sprout seeds, there were some simply odd recalls as well.
Take the goof-up that occurred in mid-November, when Diamond Crystal Brands Inc. of Savannah, Ga., issued a recall of 12-ounce GFS canisters that were supposed to be filled with sugar, but were actually filled with non-dairy coffee creamer.
Or the mistake that led to the recall of 875 pounds of center-cut steaks made by Chef’s Requested Foods Inc. of Oklahoma City. Retailers expected 10-ounce, bacon-wrapped prime steaks, but actually received -- turkey filets. The official reason for the recall was undeclared allergens of wheat and soy, not grumbling over missing out on a good dinner.
Other notable mix-ups this year included a recall in February of 15,760 pounds of frozen chicken and steak fajitas manufactured by Phil’s Fresh Foods Inc. of Boulder, Colo. The 7-ounce cartons of fire-grilled fajitas were pulled back because some steak packs might have included chicken and some chicken packs included steak.
Such mistakes may seem minor, especially compared with the massive bulk of food products that are packaged correctly. But Kantha Shelke, a food scientist and spokeswoman for the Institute of Food Technologists, said they reveal potentially lax production or training protocols and could lead to serious problems for consumers.
“The food business is a really serious business. What you are making is going into people’s bodies,” she said. “No mistake is a small mistake.”
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I do not want beaNS OF ANY KIND IN GREEN BEANS....PERIOD.Butter & garlic powder is plenty....
Uh, you don't want beans, of any kind, in green beans? What do you think a green BEAN is exactly? There was a peanut found in the green beans. A peanut is not acutally a nut; it is a legume.
I saw another human today, dont get many of them around these parts, most everybody is one of those Monsanto Genetically Modified Organisms. I could tell from a distance she was still a real human, she was upwind of me and I couldnt detect even the slightest whiff of Roundup exuding from her pores. She must have been deep in thought because she nearly jumped out of her skin when I said, "follow me I know where they keep the real food". As she composed herself I could see her nostrils flare, she was checking my scent for any hint of Roundup. She smiled when she realized I was still human. She said "they have real food in here?". "Very little, but I slide the manager $100 once a month to get some food in from europe." After I showed her the hidden stash of real food she gave me a big hug and wrote her number on my hand. It had been a long time since I had hugged someone, the stench of Monsanto GMO creatures is so offensive that it is beyond nauseating, it lingers in a room for hours. That is the worst part of my job, having to go in the GMO creatures dwellings to inspect for damage, the odor is suffocating, it cost me over $1200 dollars to get the smell out when the last GMO lab rat moved out.
Interesting Doug, I never saw Monsanto mentioned in the article. Oh I see, it was just a chance to get an uninformed & unscientific jab in, I understand ya now.
Doug's on a roll...he posted the identical comment on another story ("Organic farming may be outgrowing its ideals"). Nothing like being redundant to make a point.
Happy New Years!
As the mistakes are going to be sold at less than half price all i want to know is where do i go to purchase them. give us some usefull info.
I'be been in some plants that package food. There's alot more in this crap than crap. Hope I did'nt spoil ur appetite
Your use of the non-word "alot" spoiled my appetite.
Holy cow, if an intact peanut got in, I'm horrified about non-visible things that might have gotten in. Like beans boiled with peanuts. This could have killed my kid - or anyone else's. Dang. Didn't "Concrete Jungle" change things up in the food packing business? Or wait, that was pre-Federal regulation. I forgot. We're pretty much post-Federal regulation now.
U mean 'The Jungle' by Upton Sinclair? Great book to read if you want to loose weight. lol
Oops, yes, that's what I was thinking but not what I wrote. Yep, made me never want to eat sausage again.
I think the people in Colorado need to wake up soon, and demand that all the lax, and messy practices stop asap! We also need many more inspectors in the food producing area.
The last thing we smart, slim Americans need is the gov't regulating these mega companies to make products safe. That's crazy talk (sarc).
"concerning to people with peanut allergies, who could suffer serious, even fatal reactions to peanut-tainted beans."
Why is the same machinery used for peanuts as green beans? Is this common?
this world is just getting careless. how the hell do you mix up a GREEN bean with a TAN peanut?!?!?!?!?!?!?
what's next??nothing is safe anymore??every week is something wrong.you think you go out shopping,and every thing is ok,but....you find peanuts in green beans.. well every day is a surprise...but we have to be more careful.