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Nestle has recalled certain sizes of its Nesquik chocolate powder drink mix because of possible salmonella contamination.
Chocolate giant Nestle USA is recalling some lots of its Nesquik chocolate powder drink mix because it might be contaminated with salmonella.
Containers of the popular children’s drink mix produced in early October have been voluntarily recalled after one of the company’s suppliers, Omya Inc., on Tuesday recalled large batches of calcium carbonate, a food additive, because of possible salmonella contamination.
Recalled Nesquik includes the 10.9-ounce, 21.8-ounce and 40.7-ounce canisters, which were distributed nationally. No other varieties of Nesquik powder or any sizes or flavors of Nesquik ready-to-drink products are affected by the recall.
To check the affected UPC codes, click here. Nestle USA is headquartered in Glendale, Calif.
Shoppers who bought the recalled Nesquik chocolate drink mix powder should not consume it, but should return the product to the place of purchase for a refund. People with questions should call Nestle Consumer Services at (800) 628-7679.
Omya Inc. recalled three lots of 50-pound, 2000-pound and 2,500-pound bags of food-grade limestone, also called calcium carbonate, produced at its Superior, Ariz., plant.
Calcium carbonate is used in a wide range of consumer products, including toothpaste, chewing gum, candies, frostings – and drink mixes.
No reports of illness or adverse events have been associated with the Omya or Nestle recalls, the manufacturers said.
Symptoms of salmonella include diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever, which can develop within eight hours to 72 hours of eating or drinking contaminated food. The illness can last for a week, but some people -- including children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems -- can become seriously ill, even requiring hospitalization.
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Mmm - diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever! Salmonella & Nesquik for Everyone!
How is it that Salmonella, e coli and others are getting into every sector of food production?
Consolodation by giant food producers.
Salmonella in chocolate milk??? Is there nothing sacred anymore?
It's not even in the milk. It's in the drink mix which one would think is a shelf stable food that is rid of organisms when it is prepared for market.
Ed,
Salmonella, e-coli, listeria, and other bacteria are prevalent throughout the environment. Any food manufacturer, big or small, has to be concerned about these pathogens in their products. All companies go to great pains to ensure the food they produce is safe to consume. With all the increased testing that has been implemented in the past decade issues, such as this one, are brought to light more often. Where in the past there was the possibility it would never have been discovered and people would not have any idea what made them sick.
Nnn Eee Sss Tea L Eee Ssss Nestles makes the very best chooclaatee salmonella!!!
Our grade six music teacher made us sing this song over and over..
no that isn't right...WE KIDS sang it over and over to drive the man crazy cus we weren't the glee club
but its ok don't feel sorry for him..he later was run out of town for having strange desire to be around youngsters....lotus_49
Its not as good as it used to be anyway since they changed the recipe a couple of years ago. I used to buy it all the time but I quit buying it then. I don't know why they changed the recipe. I've never seen a positive comment about it.
"popular CHILDRENS drink"???? I'm 50 and still enjoy an ice cold glass. (without the salmonella of course).
Right!?!?!?
They probably changed it because one or more of the ingredients used was too expensive or was bad for people. So to get away from costs or lawsuits they changed it.
With all the Republican advocacy of deregulation, lax sanitary inspections and regulators ordered to look away how can the consumer trust any product from any corporation.
Yet corporations are shielded from the rath of the consumer?
I have not consumed this product for 35 years, the last time I used it!
Oh, shut up. Do you seriously think that Republican deregulation will reach the extent of causing food contamination?
The answer to your question is Monsanto.
Can we be shielded from you spelling? Try "WRATH" instead of "RATH". Twit.
ki-3627676. yes. yes I do believe that deregulation will affect food contamination. without regulations to protect the food supply and no accountability for corporations to ensure safety. there certainly has been a rise. it was only in Dec of 2011 that the FDA was actually given the teeth necessary to shut down these places that are repeat offenders of e-coli and samonella. without the FDA's regulations - it would regress and in effect food safety would become worse.
Monsanto *eye roll* any more conspiracies?
We used to love this stuff when we were little.
Why are all of our foods ending up with salmonella these days? I wonder if one day we'll find we don't have any good food left!
I was curious and did a news archive search. It's been pretty much on-going since the 80's.
These are plastic factories causing this problem! WTF is going on here? Doesn't anybody clean their factories anymore?
Not if they can get around it without hurting profits
Maybe change the name to "Sh*tQuik"?
Can't help but to laugh. Recently, while shopping, I helped a confused Israeli tourist who was also shopping find the Nesquick on the shelf. No, he didn't want any other brand because Nesquick was approved for Kosher and bore the little Kosher symbol on the label. My asking him how could something like Nesquick be anything other than Kosher quickly opened up a lost quarter hour of my life. And now the joke is on him and those like him who think that little Kosher symbol on the packaging is proof of holier than thou quality control. LOL.
The joke is on YOU, dummy. Kosher doesn't mean quality control, it's simply the manner in which it's prepared. I'm laughing at you.
it's simply the manner in which it's prepared. god your the Dummy what do you think preparing it is if it isn't quality control.
"The manner in which it's prepared" may or may not have anything to do with "quality control." I could prepare something in a very specific manner, but not care a lick about quality. Not saying that's what they do, but just agreeing that -god has a point. Something prepared Kosher isn't necessarily any healthier or less likely to be contaminated than anything else.
And, tony-605003, have you heard of spelling and punctuation? Using them would make your posts seem less ignorant.
which of there many plants was it made at??? usa,canada or mexico??
The calcium carbonate came from a quarry in AZ here in the good old USA, then was shipped to manufacturers all over the country. Look for other companies to recall their products as well.
Nestle USA. i though they were suppose to be such hot stuff. they are in the news all the time including killing dogs with their chicken jerky. they can't test their ingredients before they use them. funny they didn't get it from china.
I liked that product, then my store took away the small size can and now only sells the bigger one.
My daughter works for the company that produces the calcium carbonate. They are now going to heat process it before packaging, but every other company that produces this product has no heat process so could be a risk as well. They all thought because it is just limestone rock that no organism could grow on it. Of course there are many ways for contamination to occur in an open quarry - animals' feces being the primary source. This industry as a whole will have to rethink the way they process and package this stuff for human consumption.
Perhaps people should grind their own limestone rocks for eating.
Something tells me nobody employs microbiologists. The bacteria might not grow, but they are still alive. Put them in conditions they like and they spring to life and begin to grow.
Even distilled water can support microbes and it's just (mostly) pure water.
Love nesquick and will still drink it ^_^ I usually buy the big canisters cuz the small ones just don't last that long. Plus I save money that way over time.
Can I have my Nesquik without any f*****g limestone in it? Jebus H. Christ. If it's to the point that we've got salmonella in ROCKS then we're all pretty much f*****d.
Welcome to the United States of Mexico.
Would rather have "Ovaltine" (European Formula)!
Ugh! Gag! Ovaltine....
I just recently watched Food, Inc. and was educated on just how disgusting some of the big-head companies of the food industry can be. Sanitary and health regulations are down and most of the people in higher government who should be implementing stricter rules on how these companies operate (for the health and fair treatment of both the animals and the employees) are ex-administrators for those very companies. Reinforce Kevin's Law, which will ensure that new codes and regulations are placed on these high rollers and give us good quality food instead of disease-laden products! There is no reason whatsoever that a disease often associated with tampered meat should be in a chocolate drink mix or even in a bag of spinach. It's inexcusable.
The Quik and the Dead.