has recalled about 23.000 pounds of its Amish Macaroni Salad, which is also sold under the name Yoder's. The product may contain E-Coli-0157:H7. I must inform you that there have been no reports, yes, zero, reports of actual illnesses.
E-Coli is a bacteria which normally lives in one's bowel. How it got into the macaroni salad is anyone's guess. E-Coli can casue a diarrheal illness, often with bloody stools. Although most healthy adults can recover completely with a week, some people can develop a form of kidney failure (post-diarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS). which is is a syndrome that is defi
ned by the trilogy of hemolytic anemia (destruction of red blood cells), thrombocytopenia (low platelet count), and acute kidney failure) that can lead to serious kidney damage and even death. Young children, the elderly and those with weak immune systems are most susceptible to foodborne illnesses.It was sold in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Below are the actual UPC codes, sizes and expiration dates of the products in question. If you have bought any of this, please return it to the store where you purchased it.
- UPC 7945368281 Orval Kent Amish Macaroni Salad, 5 pound container, Use By 6/12/08
- UPC 7347468281 Yoder's Amish Macaroni Salad, 1 pound container, Use By 6/7/08
- UPC 7347401045 Yoder's Amish Macaroni Salad, 2 pound container, Use by 6/7/08
- UPC 7347488729 Yoder's Amish Macaroni Salad, 5 pound container, Use By 6/7/08
Portions of this article are reprinted with permission of the CDC
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Comments: 49
I know of a few meat products I won't buy,the brand names are Korn Top or Korn King,bacon,ham etc,mostly pork products,they don't throw away spoiled meat that goes into bologna,the factories here in Illinois that I know of that DON'T have safe meat handling and HAVE put RECALLED meat back in the store with fresh packaging and a different sell by date are Cargill(also known as Excel) and Bartlow's(also known as Bartlow Bros.) I don't trust anything made by Hormel,Banquet,Swanson.
Its almost safer to make your own meals than it is to buy prepackaged stuff.
I don't really like to cook for myself but at least it seems to be safer than buying premade stuff.
I do have a pizza dough recipe if anyone wants it,just send me a message here on gather and ask for the pizza dough recipe.
I've never bought the Korn King brand, but I have seen it in the "discount grocery " stores, like Aldi's. Thanks for the heads up.
I couldn't agree more. Just last weekend, Bill and I found a fabulous organic grocery, only about 15 miles from us...which is the same distance as the "big" groceries, just in another direction. We bought locally grown, grass fed beef, local greens and tomatoes. and a few other organic items I had never used before, such as red rice. I plan on being a regular, and I'm trying to talk the owner into helping create a co-op.
I found an article stating that the possibly contaminated 23,000 lbs. of product were sent out to distribution arms that reach the following states: Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Thanks.
Just because something is labeled "amish" does not make it so...
Donna F., around here, where we have one of the largest Amish communities as it is the original one in North America, they are so highly regarded that the unscrupulous try to piggyback on them all the time, abusing their good name for their own ends.
I couldn't agree more. I think it needs to be said that THE AMISH DO NOT MAKE THIS PRODUCT. It is Amish STYLE macaroni salad, made in a big factory by a big corporation.
e have a large Amish community not far from here, and believe me, this stuff is nothing close to anything made by the true Amish.
When are these people going to realize that hands must be clean around any food source? YIKES already!