UPDATE ON ANOTHER MANGO RECALL: United Salad Co. is initiating a recall on products that contain mangoes. This recall is associated with the Food Source Tomorrow’s Tropical recall, which has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled products were distributed to retailers and supermarkets from 09/01/12 to 09/17/12 in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.  For further information on this recall, click here.

SEPT. 5 UPDATE:  Two more recalls concerning Daniella mangoes have been added to the list at the end of this article.

SEPT. 2 UPDATE:  A list of stores and brands that have issued recalls of Daniella mangoes and products made with them is at the end of this article.

This mango recall is related to a possible food-borne illness outbreak. Produce distributor Splendid Products has recalled certain lots of Daniella brand mangoes because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The recalled mangoes, a product of Mexico, were sold as individual fruit and can be identified by the Daniella brand sticker and one of the following PLU numbers: 3114, 4051, 4311, 4584 or 4959. The recalled mangoes were sold at various retail stores throughout the U.S. between July 12 and August 29, 2012.

It seemed like perfect timing. This "droughtful" summer, when so much corn was damaged or totally ruined, Monsanto, the biotech giant, put its fresh GM, drought-resistant sweet corn on the market for the first time. The response? An uproar of objections. 

Listeria monocytogenes is the bacteria to blame for these two recent recalls: 1) large quantities of foods containing diced or sliced apples carrying the Ready-Pac or other brand names; and 2) Burch Farm cantaloupes and honeydew melons. Both of these recalls involve many states. Most of the information below is from press releases created by the companies issuing the recalls. We've included links to these press releases in case you have any items from these companies in your home and want to know the identifying information on the recalled products. The article concludes with advice on how to clean cantaloupes properly to avoid contamination.    

My guess is that there's more press and online coverage about food than almost any other topic (except perhaps presidential elections and wars).  Among all this food information are research studies and surveys. Here are just a few I came across recently and found either interesting or useful or both.