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Food Company Sells Ingredient After Salmonella Found | Chem.Info

From the "You are what you eat" desk:

Food Company Sells Ingredient After Salmonella Found | Chem.Info: "WASHINGTON (AP) -- The company responsible for a ballooning recall of processed foods continued to manufacture and distribute a flavor-enhancing ingredient for a month after tests confirmed it was made with contaminated equipment, according to a Food and Drug Administration report.

FDA inspectors said the company, Las Vegas-based Basic Food Flavors Inc., knew of salmonella contamination on its equipment after it received the results of a private inspection on Jan. 21. They said the company continued to distribute the ingredient, called hydrolyzed vegetable protein, until Feb. 15."

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