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“We are aware that the products have been carried by Shaw’s supermarkets in Connecticut, and there may be others, so we are reaching out to all seafood retailers to check their inventory and remove these potentially hazardous items,” Consumer protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. said today. “Consumers who have any of these products at home need to throw them out or bring them back to the store for a refund – please don’t consume them.” The following Bantry Bay Seafood frozen cooked products with "Best before" dates ranging from January 23, 2009, to November 15, 2009 should be returned or discarded: • Mussels in Garlic Butter Sauce • Mussels in White Wine Sauce • Mussels in Tomato and Garlic Sauce These products are sold frozen in one-pound cardboard packages in stores throughout the United States. The "best before” dates are displayed on the side of the box in the following format: MM:DD:YY. Products to be thrown out are marked with dates 01:23:09 through 11:15:09. In July, two people in Washington state became ill after eating Bantry Bay "Mussels in a Garlic Butter Sauce." The FDA tested unopened product from the same production lot and found that it contained azaspiracid toxins, which are odorless, tasteless, and cannot be destroyed or neutralized by freezing or cooking, including boiling. Individuals who have experienced gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps after eating any of the recalled products should consult their health care professional. Symptoms typically occur within hours of consumption and persist for two to three days. Foodservice operators are also urged to remove these products, and any food in which these products were used as an ingredient, from sale or service. For more information, please visit the Web site for FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html. © Copyright by StamfordPlus.com. Some articles and pictures posted on our website, as indicated by their bylines, were submitted as press releases and do not necessarily reflect the position and opinion of StamfordPlus.com, Stamford Plus magazine, Canaiden LLC or any of its associated entities. Articles may have been edited for brevity and grammar. Related Articles: “Protocol” Remote-Controlled Toy Helicopters recalled due to fire/burn hazard - Sep 16, 2008 - 4:08 PM Consumers alerted of recalled Bonne Bell Children’s Cosmetics Accessory Bags - Sep 16, 2008 - 4:05 PM Fairfield County SAFE KIDS to offer free Child Safety Seat Check - Sep 11, 2008 - 11:51 AM Wooden infant toys recalled due to choking hazard - Sep 8, 2008 - 7:59 PM Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts and Jackets recalled, due to potential strangulation hazard - Sep 8, 2008 - 11:39 AM CURRENT HEADLINES: Top of Page
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