When a product has been recalled and disappears from store shelves, that includes virtual store shelves. Yet jars of I.M. Healthy’s recalled soy butter, a peanut butter substitute, were available from a third-party seller on Amazon’s site last week, meaning that customers could potentially get a large helping of E. coli along with their sandwiches. [More]
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Amazon Seller Offering Expensive, Potentially Contaminated Soy Butter 6 Months After Recall
By 9.6.17
Soy Butter Company Behind 12-State E. Coli Outbreak Goes Bankrupt
By 5.17.17
SoyNut Butter Co., the company behind contaminated soy butter that made at least 32 people sick with E. coli and triggered a nationwide recall has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, meaning it has no intention of sticking around. [More]
FDA Shuts Down Source Of Contaminated Soy Butter That Sickened 26 Kids
By 3.31.17 — Updated: 5.9.17
Now that 29 people, 26 of whom are children, have been confirmed sick from E. coli in contaminated I.M. Healthy brand soy butter, at least we know which company actually made the recalled products. A Food and Drug Administration inspection of the facility earlier this month found insects, dirty and broken equipment, and general filth. [More]
We Still Don’t Know Who Made The E. Coli-Contaminated Soynut Butter
By 3.13.17
So far, 16 people sick from E. coli have had their illnesses officially linked to recalled soy butter from the brand I.M. Healthy. Half of the infected have been hospitalized, and 14 of them are children. Yet there’s one piece of information about the recall hasn’t been made public: The company has not released the name of the contract manufacturer that made the products originally. [More]
Soynut Butter Co. Expands Recall To All Products, Including Granola
By 3.8.17 — Updated: 5.10.17
Earlier this week, we shared the news that I.M. Healthy soy butter, a product that’s handy for making PBJs for kids who attend peanut-free schools and daycares, has been linked to E. coli infections, mostly in children. Now the company has recalled all of its products, not just certain batches, and now including its granola as well. [More]
