Sources: NJ Patch; RLS Media Walmart is pulling some lots of Parent’s Choice Rice Baby Cereal from its shelves in New Jersey and elsewhere after the baby food tested above Food and Drug Administration recommended levels for naturally occurring arsenic. The trace amounts of arsenic were discovered in a routine sampling of Parent’s Choice products […]
Source: North Jersey Entering the sixth week of a boil-water advisory affecting 270,000 customers, the Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC) already has spent more than $1.7 million because of reservoir contamination caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Officials at the agency said they are in the final stages of flushing out the contamination and […]
Source: Asbury Park Press It’s finally official: New Jersey home bakers can legally sell their cookies, cakes, pies and more, now that the Department of Health has updated their website with the “Cottage Food Permit” application. The update, which was not expected to occur until late October, allows bakers to purchase two-year permits at a […]
Source: NJ Spotlight New Jersey’s food assistance network is now bracing for winter, when demand normally rises in line with holidays. But this year that could be swollen further by the withdrawal of extra jobless benefits and the end of the state’s moratorium on evictions for nonpayment of rent during the pandemic. The Community Food […]
Source: RLSmedia.com Nestle USA Inc., is recalling approximately 27,872 pounds of frozen DiGiorno Crispy Pan Crust pepperoni pizza due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Nestle officials said the product contains textured soy protein, a known allergen, which is not declared on the […]
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