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Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts > Henry Avocado Recalls Whole Avocados Because Of Possible Health Risk

Henry Avocado Corporation is voluntarily recalling California-grown whole avocados sold in bulk at retail stores because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Henry Avocado is issuing this voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution due to positive test results on environmental samples taken during a routine government inspection at its California packing facility. There are no reported illnesses associated with this recall.
— Read on www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm634230.htm

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What’s in your Bread?

Potassium bromate (bromated flour) is found in bread products and used as a flour improver to strengthen the dough and allow higher rising of the bread. Potassium bromate has been classified as a category 2B carcinogen (possibly carcinogenic to humans) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.  For this reason, Potassium bromate was banned from use in food products in the European Union, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Nigeria, South Korea, Peru, China, and India.  However, it has not been banned in the US, and California is the only state requiring a warning label on bread when it is an ingredient in the bread.  

So think about how much bread or flour containing products (cake, cookies, cereals, etc) you eat everyday?  So how do we avoid it?  You have to look at the ingredient label on the bread: if it contains potassium bromate or bromated flour you will want to look for a different brand to avoid consuming this additive.  If you want to learn more, see this website review: EWG & Potassium Bromate in Bread

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Kids Breakfast Cereals & Oats found with high levels of pesticide

In case you missed the news, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has completed a second series of tests on General Mills and Quaker Oats breakfast cereals and found potentially unsafe levels of glyphosate in many of them.  The experts say that it is especially a concern for our children consuming these cereals as they are more sensitive to the carcinogenic chemicals.  For a complete list and more information go to this link:  Cereals & Oats found with pesticides   See Chart of Cereals Tested:  EWG_Glyphosate-2_Table_Full_C02

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