Pork Cracklins Recall due to Undeclared Milk Ingredients
Pepe’s Gigante Louisiana Hot Sauce Flavored Cracklins have been recalled due to an undeclared allergen, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced. San Bernardino, Calif.-based Rudolph Foods Company, Inc., recalled the 205 pounds of pork skin products known as “cracklins” when it was discovered that their package did not include milk, a known potential allergen, in the list of ingredients. The 3.5-ounce packages have a “03/19/2010″ expiration date and establishment number “EST. 0525.”
Milk allergies are one of the most common allergies in children, according to the Mayo Clinic. Signs and symptoms typically occur within hours of milk consumption and may include:
Snacks on Racks Gourmet Snack Packs Recall
Parkville, Mo.-based Snacks on Racks, Inc. is recalling Gourmet Snack Packs that could contain undeclared milk, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, egg, sulfites or wheat, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday. The products were distributed throughout the continental United States at food service establishments in hospitals, colleges, universities and corporate cafeterias and kiosks. The Gourmet Snack Packs were NOT sold at convenient stores, gas stations, grocery or mass market retailers. Recalled products are packaged in a clear, rectangular container and bear a blue “Snacks on Racks” adhesive label. No illnesses have been associated with this recall.
Undeclared peanuts can cause anaphylactic shock, a life-threatening allergic reaction.
