Veggie Bootie snack gets its booty kicked off shelves
Fresh off the wires, Veggie Bootie, those crispy crunchy green, orange and yellow sticks, is being recalled because of 51 reported cases of salmonella poisoning that may be associated with the product.
According to the story:
Georgine Hertzwig of Robert's American Gourmet in Sea Cliff, N.Y., said the company acted after the Food and Drug Administration contacted them about the illnesses in 17 states.Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Symptoms include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Hertzwig said none of the products has tested positive for salmonella, but the company acted as a precaution after the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that many of the infected people has eaten the product.