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Ozark County Health Department
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Attention:
Please forward the
following information to your Environmental Public Health Specialist
as soon as possible.
To:
Local Public Health Agencies
From: Mary Fandrey, Food
Processing Program Manager
Date: March 9, 2010
Subject: HVP (Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein) Recall
Basic Food Flavors of Las Vegas, Nevada has recalled all of the
hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) it has produced in powder and
paste form it has produced since September 17, 2009, due to
potential contamination with salmonella. HVP goes into many
other products such as dips, dressings, sauces, gravies, chili,
soups, seasonings, hot dogs, seasoned snack foods, and seasoning
mixes to enhance flavor and texture of processed foods. For
some processed foods that contain HVP, they also receive a thorough
cook, and thus an adequate “kill step” for salmonella. For
some foods such as dip mixes containing HVP, or seasoned snack foods
containing HVP, there is no kill step, and thus a potential for
consumers being exposed to salmonella in the food. Various
companies have begun issuing recalls because their products contain
HVP produced by Basic Food Flavors, Inc. FDA is also
recommending recalls of certain products containing HVP that might
be eaten by consumers without any processing or cooking steps to
address the potential risk. There is the potential for this to
continue for an extended time due to the vast number of products
containing HVP. There is a searchable database of recalled
products on FDA’s website at www.fda.gov which will be updated as
new products are added to the recall. We suggest that agencies
review the list of products a couple of times a week and to be aware
of the potential for illness related to consumption of products with
HVP produced by Basic Food Flavors, Inc. At this time there
are no reported illnesses associated with this contamination.
If the situation changes dramatically, and we are aware of illnesses
associated with products containing contaminated HVP and distributed
in Missouri, we will issue a recall about these specific products
and the most complete distribution information that we receive.
If you have any questions regarding this listserve, please contact
Cathy Sullivan at
cathy.sullivan@dhss.mo.gov.
Bureau of Environmental Health Services
Section for Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology
Department of Health and Senior Services
State of Missouri
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/EHOG_manual/
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/EnvironmentalChildCare/
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/FoodSafety/
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/Lodging/
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/Onsite/
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