Archive for January, 2009

Kellogg Recalls Salmonella Contaminated Peanut Butter Products

farmeric January 21st, 2009

Kellogg Co, announced a voluntary recall of their 16 products containing peanut butter, because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

David Mackay, president and CEO of Kellog, announced the voluntary recall in a statement late Friday, January 16. The company apologizes for the unfortunate situation but says it is needed as part of its commitment to keep consumers safe. He also says that they are now evaluating the company’s processes to ensure that they take necessary actions to reassure consumers and rebuild confidence in these products.

On January 14, customers and consumers were advised to hold certain products pending more information on the Peanut Corporation of America situation, and recalled those products on January 16.

The recall comes after FDA officials confirmed salmonella contamination at a Georgia facility that ships peanut products to 85 food companies. The peanut butter produced by Peanut Corporation of America, one of several peanut butter suppliers to Kelogg, has been linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning that has affected at least 434 people in 43 states and killed at least six,federal health officials said Wednesday.

Products impacted by the recall were produced on or after July 1, 2008, including:

What is Lycopene?

farmeric January 20th, 2009


I was having a sumptuous breakfast this morning when I saw this catsup bottle in front of me with this information about Lycopene. I was intrigued with all the nutrition written on the label that we can get in eating tomatoes.

So what is Lycopene?

Lycopene is a from a family of carotenoids. A pigment that comes naturally from vegetables and fruits. It is this pigment that makes tomatoes red. It can also be found in watermelon.

Did you know that watermelon has more lycopene than a tomato? In an average, a watermelon has 40% more lycopene!

Sources of Lycopene

Our body doesn’t produce lycopene on it’s own. We need to eat foods rich in lycopone in order for our body to get the antioxidant benefits.  The good news is, there’s a lot of sources we can get enough lycopene.

As mentioned above, fruits and vegetables that are high in lycopene include tomatoes, watermelon, guava, papaya and other red fruits.

Another good news is that  Tomato products, including ketchup, tomato juice, and pizza sauce, are very rich source of lycopene. And did you know that tomato products are far more richer in Lycopene than fresh tomato? And these products are better absorbed by the body too. This is because cooking breaks down cell walls, re­leasing and concentrating carotenoids.

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