Canned Green, Garbanzo Beans Recalled, Ty refuses to recall Lead tainted dolls (Make Beanie Babies)

Canned Green, Garbanzo Beans Recalled

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UPDATED: 4:31 pm EST January 22, 2008

Cans of green beans and garbanzo beans from New Era Canning Co. are being recalled because the food may have been processed under conditions that could have led to contamination with Clostridium botulinum, which causes botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning.

The New Era, Mich., company has received no reports of illnesses, and no product has tested positive for the toxin, said company spokeswoman Linda Miller. The beans were sold in 6-pound, 5-ounce cans to restaurants and other food-service businesses, although some of the products may have been purchased by consumers at retail stores.

Labels included in the recall are Bunny, Code, Comsource, Frosty Acres, GFS, Goodtaste, Harvest Value, Kitchen, Kitchen Essentials, Monarch, Monarch Premium, Mount Stirling, Necco, New Era, Nugget, Pocahontas, Sysco, U.S. FoodService and USDA Food and Nutrition Service Special Nutrition Programs.

For more information, consumers can call the company at 800-282-9007, ext. 111, or the Food and Drug Administration at 1-888-SAFEFOOD.

Toymaker Ty Fights Lead Recall Of Dolls

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Beanie Baby Maker Says U.S. Rules Matter More

POSTED: 9:07 am EST January 23, 2008

CHICAGO --

Toymaker Ty Inc. is refusing to pull a lead-tainted toy from store shelves in Illinois, saying
its Jammin' Jenna dolls meet federal standards, which take precedence over those of the state.

An aide to the Illnois attorney general has told the Chicago Tribune that the state expects Ty
to step up and do what it can to make sure its products don't contain lead.

The state is considering suing the company to force compliance.

Officials became aware of the lead in the dolls after the newspaper tested red vinyl shoes on
three of the dolls and found that they each exceeded the Illinois lead limit.

Ty is best known for its Beanie Babies line which is not part of the lead controversy.