FOOD NEWS
Walmart's Biggest Food Recalls Throughout History
BY Nicole Adams
Peanut Butter
In one of the largest and worst food recalls in U.S. history, peanut butter was pulled from retailer's shelves nationwide after being linked to a salmonella outbreak.
Walmart's Great Value brand and the brand Peter Pan were affected. The contamination was discovered and traced to ConAgra Foods, Inc.'s Georgia plant.
Pistachios
In 2009, samples of pistachio nuts and products containing pistachios were tested over several months and found to be contaminated with multiple types of salmonella.
Centers for Disease Control's investigation into the matter led to Setton Farms. As part of the recall, Walmart pulled back all Setton Farms pistachio products from its stores.
Chicken Nuggets
More than 90,000 pounds of chicken nuggets sold under Walmart's Great Value brand were once recalled due to the potential of the product containing foreign material.
In 2010, Perdue Farms, Inc. detected small, blue pieces of plastic in some of its nuggets when investigating customers' claims. Luckily, there were no reports of injury or illness.
Ground Turkey
Recorded as one of the largest Class I food recalls in the U.S., Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey in 2011.
The ground turkey was linked to a salmonella Heidelberg outbreak. This strain is highly resistant to treatment, and the outbreak resulted in one death and over 35 hospitalized.
Mac And Cheese
After salmonella was found at a Valley Milk Products manufacturing facility, a federal seizure took over 4 million pounds of milk products from its Virginia plant.
As a result of the recall, TreeHouse Foods, Inc. voluntarily recalled its macaroni and cheese products, including Walmart's Great Value brand macaroni and cheese cups.