SLIM- FAST RECALL--Another Holiday Woe by Reverend Barbara Sexton www.Dear Ones HealingMinistry.blogspot.com

      Heaven knows I do not like to spoil a holiday season with bad news...But I also 'know people' and what happens around this time of the year: We always overeat and some of us go crazy trying to 'diet' between major holidays.

     This news may not be readily available everywhere, but I would like to inform you about a Slim-Fast Ready-To-Drink Products (RTD) are being recalled.  Here is the vendor's voluntary link: http://www.slim-fast.com/recall.aspx at the manufacturer's site.  Having worked with the FDA/CDC/EPA, etc. I can tell you that few companies voluntarily list recalls on their company page, unless mandated by the FDA itself. http://google2.fda.gov/search?q=slim-fast&client=FDAgov&site=FDAgov&lr=&proxystylesheet=FDAgov&output=xml_no_dtd&getfields=*&x=15&y=17       Unilever, the company which also makes products like Skippy peanut butter and Ragu pasta sauce, said the weight-loss drink may be tainted by Bacillus cereus, which can cause diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.-based Unilever urges consumers who have purchased the possibly hazardous products to discard them immediately and contact the company at 1-800-896-9479 for a full refund.

     The current articles you read will say, "The recall does not apply to other Slim-Fast branded products, such as powdered shakes, meal bars or snack bars."  However, Slim-Fast has a very recent history of having bacterial contamination in their bars, too.  Here's the link: http://google2.fda.gov/search?q=slim-fast&client=FDAgov&site=FDAgov&lr=&proxystylesheet=FDAgov&output=xml_no_dtd&getfields=* 

    Dear Ones, please be careful with your use of Slim-Fast products at this time.  They are getting way too much time on the FDA's recall list.  The current (liquid) recall refers to contamination with Bacillus cereus.  The Slim-Fast recall of it's bars refers to contamination with Salmonella typhimurium.  I can hardly imagine what kinds of complications these organisms can initiate on persons during this H1N1 season!  Do be careful, my dear ones.
     My advice is to not rely on search engines website for pertinent information.  Also, understand that the website http://www.fda.gov/ is only periodically updated, and unless someone monitors these things on a regular basis, it is easy to miss recall information.  Just check in here for the latest, as it's available.
     Please pass this on to anyone who is in diet mode this holiday season.  For specific questions and/or to sign up for my NEWSLETTER, simply email: BarbaraKSexton@aol.com.
     God Bless and Keep you Well and Healthy! 
With Love,   Reverend Barbara Sexton  "The Biblical Biochemist"