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Dale and Thomas Popcorn
Several flavors and sizes of bagged Popcorn, Indiana-brand popcorn have been recalled because the products may be contaminated with listeria.
Dale and Thomas Popcorn of Englewood, N.J., is recalling nearly 700,000 bags of its flavored snacks because they may have been contaminated with listeria during the production process.
The gourmet popcorn maker is voluntarily recalling 14 flavors of its "Popcorn, Indiana" products made between Aug. 8 and Sept. 25 after detecting listeria on some mechanical equipment, said company spokesman Travis Ferber.
“A handful” of illnesses possibly related to the product have been reported but not confirmed, Ferber said.
The recall includes several sizes of ready-to-eat gourmet popcorn in the following flavors: aged white cheddar, almond biscotti, American cheese, apple crisp, bacon ranch, black-and-white drizzle, caramel, caramel roasted peanuts, chocolate peanut butter, cinnamon sugar drizzle, dark fudge chocolate chip drizzle, kettlecorn, salt and pepper and wasabi reserve.
The products have "Best By" dates of Feb. 4, 2013 through March 12, 2013.
Because the recall is limited to specific sizes of bags with certain "Best By" dates, consumers should check the list of affected products, linked here, to see whether their snacks are included. Consumers can return recalled products to the place of purchase for a full refund or replacement.
The potentially dangerous bacterium, listeria monocytogenes, was not believed to come from the source products such as the popcorn or the flavorings, Ferber said. However, the contamination from the equipment appears to have spread to the food, he added.
Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in children, pregnant women, elderly people and those with compromised immune systems. Symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
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I just ate a bag and I feell gre.................thump.
Hey manufacturers, how about you CLEAN your equipment like ONCE A WEEK !!
Instead of like ONCE A YEAR.
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Those systems sound just like the flu. This time of year, who would know the difference?
Wonderful example of corporate ethics. It is refreshing to learn that this company is acting in the public interest and issuing the recall before any FDA alarm bells sounded. Of course, we shouldn't forget that they had a contamination problem, so hopefully they are also taking the necessary steps to determine how the problem occurred and to prevent it from happening again.
More power to them, and I think they just won a new customer.
if only more companies were like this . . . Unfortunately ethics has not been not a popular subject in most B-schools.
Popcorn should be popped fresh. Any popcorn in a sealed bag is a disgrace.
About 2 weeks ago Walmart and Family Dollar had this stuff at every turn in their stores!!!......on sale!!!!
Makes you wonder.....they probably made enough off that promo to pay the measely fine!!..if they got one....!
I'm glad I did'nt buy it!
Practically every day now i hear about food being infected with listeria. Have corporations become so lazy as to not even bother to sterilize their machines any more?
I hope that this is all cleared up... the B&W and dark fudge are addictive and fantastic.