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United States, March 07, 2010

Salmonella
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) is now taking its place beside peanuts, pistachios, and powdered milk as a food ingredient causing recalls of many, many individual products.

Hydrolyzed vegetable protein is a common ingredient used most frequently as a flavor enhancer in many processed foods, including soups, sauces, chilies, stews, hot dogs, gravies, seasoned snack foods, dips and dressings.
No illnesses have been associated with the hydrolyzed vegetable protein recalls.
Commissioner Margareth Hamburg credited FDA's new Reportable Food Registry for the tip that led investigators to the Basic Food Flavors processing plant in North Las Vegas, where the Salmonella problem was discovered.
Officials believe the contamination dates back to September 2009.  The tip on FDA's new Reportable Food Registry (Registry), an electronic portal for the food industry to report when there is reasonable probability that an article of food will cause serious adverse health consequences, was made in late February.

It came from a down-stream customer of Basic Food Flavors that was doing product testing on its own, and found Salmonella in the hydrolyzed vegetable protein.
 
 
 
Potato products recalled:
 
Food Safety News
United Kingdom, March 05, 2010

French Fries (Chips)
According to the Potato Council report Behind the Menu - Potatoes in Foodservice, potatoes, in one form or other, are served with 45% of meals eaten out of home and sales are estimated to be worth £2.51b. It identifies chips (french fries) as the dominant potato serving across all channels, accounting for 85% of volume and 83% of value.
 
But what should caterers be offering on their menus to keep customers interested and boost sales?

Research carried out by Reed Business Insight for Aviko indicates that healthier potato offerings are still important to the marketplace, with nearly three-quarters of respondents saying they offer "healthier potato options" on their menus.

It also shows an increase in those using sunflower oil to prepare chips, leading Aviko to predict that while classic potato dishes such as mash, hash browns, chips and wedges still remain popular, operators will increasingly want to address the health issue with steps such as oven preparation and reduced salt and fat content.

Adrian Greaves, associate director, McCain Foodservice, agrees that chips continue to top the leaderboard but warns caterers not to overlook the quality issue when sourcing them.

Phil Cumming, UK sales and marketing director at Lamb Weston, stresses adding variety to the potato offering.

"Customers today expect a choice of at least three or four different potato accompaniments with their meal; offering chips alone is not enough and will leave customers disappointed," he says.

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3/7/2010HVP recall due to possible Salmonella contamination affects several potato productsUnited States
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9/15/2009Kemin's Slendesta Potato Protein awarded the 2009 Frost & Sullivan Global Weight Management Ingredients New Product Innovation AwardBelgiumKemin Industries, Inc.
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