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USDA issues health alert for HelloFresh meals over listeria-tainted spinach

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USDA issues health alert for HelloFresh meals over listeria-tainted spinach

Federal officials are warning consumers that certain meals from HelloFresh contain spinach that may have been contaminated with listeria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued the public health alert on Monday for FSIS-inspected, ready-to-eat meals produced by FreshRealm. The impacted products include 10.1-ounce containers of “HELLO FRESH READY MADE MEALS CHEESY PULLED … Read more

40 types of spinach products recalled due to traces of deadly listeria: FDA

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40 types of spinach products recalled due to traces of deadly listeria: FDA

A New York company has recalled 40 types of bagged spinach after traces of listeria were found in a batch. Solata Foods, LLC. of Newburgh, New York, which operates seven different brands of produce, has issued a recall of its line of “fresh spinach” products, distributed locally in retail stores, according to the Food and … Read more

Is your favorite produce safe to eat? Strawberries, spinach top 2024’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ list

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Is your favorite produce safe to eat? Strawberries, spinach top 2024’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ list

This one’s pure filth. The 2024 “Dirty Dozen” list was released this week — this year’s edition of the annual roundup of the 12 fruits and vegetables packing the most pesticides names and shames everyday faves likes spinach, blueberries, apples and strawberries. According to the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit advocating for a cleaner food supply, … Read more

Possible listeria contamination prompts BrightFarms spinach, salad kit recall in 7 states

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Possible listeria contamination prompts BrightFarms spinach, salad kit recall in 7 states

BrightFarms said on Wednesday that possible Listeria contamination led the company to recall some of the New York-based company’s baby spinach and salad kits in seven states. The greens that could have Listeria monocytogenes include four-ounce BrightFarms Baby Spinach containers with certain January by-dates and UPC codes, as well as some BrightFarms Mediterranean, Chickpea Caesar, Bacon Ranch … Read more

Spinach vs. kale: Which is ‘better’ for you? Nutritionists settle the great debate

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Spinach vs. kale: Which is ‘better’ for you? Nutritionists settle the great debate

Spinach and kale are often pitted against each other in a friendly rivalry in the realm of healthy eating. But is there a winner? “Spinach and kale are both healthy and incredibly nutrient-dense dark leafy green vegetables,” said Stephanie McKercher, a registered dietitian and plant-based recipe developer in Denver, Colorado, at GratefulGrazer.com. “While similar, there are … Read more

Woman discovers dead frog in her spinach bag: ‘Traumatized’

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Woman discovers dead frog in her spinach bag: ‘Traumatized’

A young Australian woman has had the culinary shock of her life after allegedly discovering a dead frog inside a bag of spinach she bought from Woolworths. Simone Baker took to TikTok to show off the gross find, with a dead frog heaped on the top of her spinach pasta dish. “Woolies the fresh food … Read more

Family discovers live frog in unopened package of ‘triple washed’ organic spinach

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Family discovers live frog in unopened package of ‘triple washed’ organic spinach

A Michigan family leaped in surprise after finding a live frog in an unopened package of organic spinach. “My daughter was screaming, she was like ‘Oh my God, it’s a frog,’ and I was like, ‘What?’” Amber Worrick told WJBK-TV. “Just thank God I didn’t eat the frog.” She discovered the animal — which turned … Read more