Connie's Thin Crust Cheese Pizza is being recalled for possible foreign material contamination in the form of pieces of plastic. This poses a choking and mouth injury hazard. No adverse reactions have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of this product. The recalling firm is Palermo Villa Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A total of 1,720p pizzas are included in this recall. The recalled product is Connie's Thin Crust Cheese Pizza that is packaged in a 20.36 ounce cardboard box. The pizza is sold frozen. The lot number that is printed on the label is MR199856, and the GITN is 007570619104. The establishment number is 13410325396. The pizza had a best by date of 11/27/2024, but consumers may still have it in their home freezers, since the best by … [Read more...]
Studies Find Sea Salt is Contaminated with Plastic
According to The Guardian, sea salt around the world is contaminated with tiny bits of plastic. Research was conducted at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Sherri Mason, a professor at that facility told the Guardian, "Not only are plastics pervasive in our society in terms of daily use, but they are pervasive in the environment. Plastics are ubiquitous, in the air, water, the seafood we eat, the beer we drink, the salt we use - plastics are just everywhere." Researchers think the plastic in sea salt comes from microfibers and single-use plastics such as water bottles. Scientists studied 12 kinds of salt purchased in U.S. grocery stores. They found that Americans could be eating more than 600 particles of plastic every year in sea salt, and that's if they follow the … [Read more...]
