Month: July 2012

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) has released a new resource showcasing ideas for how pizza foodservice operators can incorporate California specialty cheeses to increase profits and menu innovation. The brochure, “The Appeal of Real: Building Pizza Profit Power with Real California Cheese,” presents creative takes on classic pizza combinations as well as fresh flavor trends. …

Spillson's LTD. is recalling the 4 ounce Texas BBQ Beef sandwiches because they contain an undeclared soy flour and wheat flour. People who have an allergy to soy or wheat run the risk of a serious or life threatening reaction if they consume this product There have been no reports of any illnesses associated with this product. …

Sartori Inspirations, LLC, is initiating a voluntary recall of a small number of Ciolo branded products distributed to some Whole Foods Market stores. The items may contain onions from Gills Onions, which may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. …