A Warning To Everyone: Jalapeno Peppers Contaminated with Salmonella

I just read a post from a friend in Facebook about some Jalapeno peppers suspected to be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Veg-Pak Produce Ltd.have announced a warning to the public to restrain from consuming, distributing or selling certain brands of Jalapeno peppers as they maybe contaminated with Salmonella.

The USA-produced Jalapeno peppers were said to have been sold in bulk from these stores in Ontario:

•Food Basics
•Ho Long Supermarket
•Kitchen Table Grocery Stores
•Longo’s
•Metro
•Michael Angelo’s
•Oak Ridges Food Market
•Oceans Fresh Food Market
•Oriental Food Market
•P.A.T. Mart
•Starwind Supermarket
•Trinity Supermarket 

There might be other stores in Ontario they may have been sold from.

The affected Jalapeno peppers were bought for retail in the inclusive dates of March 8, 2012 and March 28, 2012.

If you bought bulk, unlabelled Jalapeno peppers between these dates, you are advised to check with your place of purchase to determine if its one of the affected products.

Veg-Pak Produce Ltd., Toronto, the importer of the Jalapeno peppers, is doing a voluntary recall of the affected product.

Food contaminated with Salmonella may not smell or look spoiled. Salmonella may cause severe infections to young children, elderly and people with weakened immune system.

Short term symptoms are headache, fever, nausea, diarrhea and  vomiting.

For more information, you may contact the following numbers:

Veg-Pak Produce Ltd. (416) 255-7400 ext: 21

CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).

You can find more information about Salmonella by visiting

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/salmonellae.shtml

Us Moms and Our Kids: People Eating Chocolates Have Lower Body Mass

Us Moms and Our Kids: People Eating Chocolates Have Lower Body Mass
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 Chocolate-eaters have lower body mass: study
Chocolate-eaters have lower body mass—study

People Eating Chocolates Have Lower Body Mass

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Chocolates has been a favorite to many. Why not? It is sweet and tasty and really addicting.
But chocolates has also been blamed as one of the reasons for obesity due to its high sugar and calorie content.
A recent study shows that people eating chocolates at least twice a week have lower body mass index compared to those who do not eat chocolates.
In the study, people whose ages ranged from 20 to 85 are said to have consumed chocolates in an average of 2 times a week and exercise 3.6 times weekly.
Those who reportedly ate more chocolates have lower ratio of weight over height as compared to those who did not. The height over weight ratio is calculated by taking a person's weight and dividing it by their height times two.
The normal Body Mass Index (BMI) is from 18.5 to 24.9. Anything lower than 18.5 is considered underweight and anything above 24.9 is overweight.
According to the study led by Beatrice Golomb and colleagues at the University of California San Diego, adults who consumed chocolate frequently had lower BMI than those who did not.
Although the research did not establish the reasonable amount or beneficial limit for eating chocolate. Experts still urge moderation.
Chocolate contains the antioxidant polyphenols which improves blood pressure and helps lower cholesterol levels and blood sugar.
Chocolates does have healthy benefits and a lot of studies have already proven that. But keep in mind that these studies show that chocolates along with healthy diet and exercise can improve your heart's health. Everything in excess is not good, just like chocolates, it should be consumed in moderation and combined with exercise and proper diet.

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