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Eater
28-05-2025
- Business
- Eater
Acclaimed Pitmaster Rodney Scott Launches a Line of Sauces and Sides at Target
If you're not lucky enough to live near one of the five locations of Rodney Scott's BBQ across the Southeast, then you'll soon be able to quell your cravings for tangy barbecue sauce with a trip to Target. James Beard Award-winning pitmaster Rodney Scott has teamed up with the corporate retailer to bring Southern flavors to the shelves through a collaboration with Good & Gather, Target's in-house line of food products. The 12 items are designed to enhance an at-home barbecue. The products include Carolina-style sauces, honey cornbread, mac and cheese, pork rinds, baked beans, iced tea, and more. However, for whole-hog barbecue, you'll still need to visit a Rodney Scott's BBQ. Scott got his start in barbecue working for his family's whole-hog business, Scott's Bar-B-Que, in Hemingway, South Carolina. Barbecue enthusiasts drove from all over the United States to get a taste of Scott's slow-cooked pork. He opened Rodney Scott's BBQ in Charleston in 2017. Fans quickly lined up for a taste of whole hog, skins, and sides. And they still line up today to try Scott's famed fare. The pitmaster went on to win a James Beard Award, write a cookbook, and travel the world spreading tastes of whole-hog barbecue. The Rodney Scott collaboration with Good & Gather launches June 1 for in-store and online purchasing. Below is the full selection of products. Do you think you'll give them a taste? Sign up for our newsletter.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Publix recalls baby food pouches over potential lead contamination
Publix, a national supermarket chain, is voluntarily recalling baby food that could be contaminated with lead, the company announced this week. The company said it discovered the problem through routine testing and has pulled its GreenWise Pear, Kiwi, Spinach & Pea Baby Food pouches from its shelves, according to a news release, which said there were 'no reported cases of illness' related to the product. It's the second recall of baby food for potential lead contamination in recent weeks — and in both cases, the Food and Drug Administration didn't issue its own news release to warn the public, which safety experts and advocates said surprised them. The FDA did not explain why it hadn't issued a news release for the Publix recall or Target's voluntary recall in March of its Good & Gather Baby Pea, Zucchini, Kale & Thyme Vegetable baby food puree. In that case, the FDA posted details about the recall in the agency's public recall-monitoring database. 'The FDA is committed to ensuring that all necessary information regarding product recalls is promptly communicated to protect public health,' the agency said in a statement. Publix did not respond to a request for comment. Target said that its Good & Gather recall 'involved a limited amount of product, which we took immediate action to remove from our shelves.' The recalls come amid heightened concern about contaminated baby food, following the 2023 recall of apple cinnamon puree pouches for children that had elevated levels of lead. And they're also occurring as the Trump administration pledges to make baby food safer through increased testing, though some safety advocates say those promises are undermined by the deep staffing and funding cuts to federal health FDA does not issue news releases for all food recalls, but it generally does so in cases where it determines there is a serious risk to public health, food safety experts and advocates said. Last year, the FDA issued news releases for multiple recalls of lead-contaminated cinnamon. Sarah Sorscher, director of regulatory affairs at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, an advocacy group, said it was 'concerning' that the FDA had chosen not to publicize the two recent recalls, given the serious health risk that lead poses to babies and young children, including brain damage, slower development and behavioral problems. 'There is no safe level of lead,' Sorscher noted. The FDA amplifying a recall can help reach more consumers, she added, especially for products like baby food that can have a long shelf life. 'It increases the attention that stores and consumers give it, so that it's more likely to be pulled off the shelf,' she said. Lead contamination can happen during the manufacturing process, but it can also occur through contaminated soil used to grow produce. In January, in the final weeks of the Biden administration, the FDA created a maximum level for lead in baby food for the first time. Though the standard is voluntary, it has helped push baby food companies to conduct more testing and initiate recalls, food safety experts and advocates said. 'Industry is taking that guidance to heart and being more proactive,' said Jennifer van de Ligt, a baby food expert who was among the FDA scientists laid off in recent weeks. 'If that guidance stays in place, it should put pressure on industry to comply.' The Trump administration has launched a high-profile effort to make infant formula and baby food safer under Operation Stork Speed. The administration said in March that the program would include 'increasing testing for heavy metals and other contaminants in infant formula and other foods children consume.' The FDA has not provided details about this increased testing and, when asked this week, instead pointed to its new effort to review nutrients in baby formula. Meanwhile, food safety advocates and former agency staff members have raised concerns about the impact of the Trump administration's mass layoffs on food safety issues like lead contamination. In April, the agency shuttered a federal laboratory that specialized in testing food for lead and other heavy metals and terminated its staff members, only to backtrack weeks later. The FDA also stalled in publicizing food safety warnings after terminating communications and public records staff, sources said. The administration additionally fired federal experts for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who worked to prevent lead poisoning in children and proposed eliminating the lead poisoning prevention program in a leaked budget draft. In a statement, a CDC spokesperson said the agency reorganization plans were being finalized but that 'the work of this program will continue.' Sorscher argued that there was a contradiction between the administration's stated support for baby food safety and many of its actions. 'There is what they're saying they want to do to clean up the food supply, and what they're actually doing,' she said. This article was originally published on
NBC News
16-05-2025
- Health
- NBC News
Publix recalls baby food pouches over potential lead contamination
Publix, a national supermarket chain, is voluntarily recalling baby food that could be contaminated with lead, the company announced this week. The company said it discovered the problem through routine testing and has pulled its GreenWise Pear, Kiwi, Spinach & Pea Baby Food pouches from its shelves, according to a news release, which said there were 'no reported cases of illness' related to the product. It's the second recall of baby food for potential lead contamination in recent weeks — and in both cases, the Food and Drug Administration didn't issue its own news release to warn the public, which safety experts and advocates said surprised them. The FDA did not explain why it hadn't issued a news release for the Publix recall or Target's voluntary recall in March of its Good & Gather Baby Pea, Zucchini, Kale & Thyme Vegetable baby food puree. In that case, the FDA posted details about the recall in the agency's public recall-monitoring database. 'The FDA is committed to ensuring that all necessary information regarding product recalls is promptly communicated to protect public health,' the agency said in a statement. Publix did not respond to a request for comment. Target said that its Good & Gather recall 'involved a limited amount of product, which we took immediate action to remove from our shelves.' The recalls come amid heightened concern about contaminated baby food, following the 2023 recall of apple cinnamon puree pouches for children that had elevated levels of lead. And they're also occurring as the Trump administration pledges to make baby food safer through increased testing, though some safety advocates say those promises are undermined by the deep staffing and funding cuts to federal health agencies. here. The FDA does not issue news releases for all food recalls, but it generally does so in cases where it determines there is a serious risk to public health, food safety experts and advocates said. Last year, the FDA issued news releases for multiple recalls of lead-contaminated cinnamon. Sarah Sorscher, director of regulatory affairs at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, an advocacy group, said it was 'concerning' that the FDA had chosen not to publicize the two recent recalls, given the serious health risk that lead poses to babies and young children, including brain damage, slower development and behavioral problems. 'There is no safe level of lead,' Sorscher noted. The FDA amplifying a recall can help reach more consumers, she added, especially for products like baby food that can have a long shelf life. 'It increases the attention that stores and consumers give it, so that it's more likely to be pulled off the shelf,' she said. Lead contamination can happen during the manufacturing process, but it can also occur through contaminated soil used to grow produce. In January, in the final weeks of the Biden administration, the FDA created a maximum level for lead in baby food for the first time. Though the standard is voluntary, it has helped push baby food companies to conduct more testing and initiate recalls, food safety experts and advocates said. 'Industry is taking that guidance to heart and being more proactive,' said Jennifer van de Ligt, a baby food expert who was among the FDA scientists laid off in recent weeks. 'If that guidance stays in place, it should put pressure on industry to comply.' The Trump administration has launched a high-profile effort to make infant formula and baby food safer under Operation Stork Speed. The administration said in March that the program would include 'increasing testing for heavy metals and other contaminants in infant formula and other foods children consume.' The FDA has not provided details about this increased testing and, when asked this week, instead pointed to its new effort to review nutrients in baby formula. Meanwhile, food safety advocates and former agency staff members have raised concerns about the impact of the Trump administration's mass layoffs on food safety issues like lead contamination. In April, the agency shuttered a federal laboratory that specialized in testing food for lead and other heavy metals and terminated its staff members, only to backtrack weeks later. The FDA also stalled in publicizing food safety warnings after terminating communications and public records staff, sources said. The administration additionally fired federal experts for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who worked to prevent lead poisoning in children and proposed eliminating the lead poisoning prevention program in a leaked budget draft. In a statement, a CDC spokesperson said the agency reorganization plans were being finalized but that 'the work of this program will continue.' Sorscher argued that there was a contradiction between the administration's stated support for baby food safety and many of its actions. 'There is what they're saying they want to do to clean up the food supply, and what they're actually doing,' she said.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Nearly 200,000 cans of popular food item recalled over potential hazard: 'Adverse health consequences'
Nearly 200,000 cans of green beans have been recalled from Target stores in 21 states. The Food and Drug Administration announced the Class II recall in March, Food & Wine reported. It affects 197,808 cans of Good & Gather cut green beans because of a "foreign object" that could be found within the beans. The foreign object was not identified. Although labeled as Good & Gather, which is a Target house brand, the 14.5-ounce cans were produced by Del Monte Foods Inc. They were distributed to Target stores in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The cans have a Universal Product Code of 0 85239-11628 9 and a best-by date of Oct. 28, 2026. A Class II recall "may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote," the FDA said. Although the foreign object in this case was not identified, Food Safety News reported that foreign objects can include plastic, metal, or other materials introduced during production, posing choking hazards or other risks to consumers. This year alone, many food items have been recalled because of possible plastic contamination, including ground meat in New Jersey, frozen acai bowls distributed from six states, 22,000 pounds of bratwurst across 10 states, hummus tubs across the Pacific Northwest, and more than 50,000 bottles of hot sauce across four states. With plastic used so frequently throughout food production and storage, it's no surprise that it remains a common pollutant in our food. The more plastic used throughout that process, the more likely it is that microplastic particles contaminate our food. These tiny fragments of plastic — no bigger than 5 millimeters across — are seemingly everywhere, including in the food we eat. And experts still don't know how harmful they may be to our long-term health. If you have one of the recalled cans, you should not eat it. Return the beans to Target for a refund. Do you worry about how much food you throw away? Definitely Sometimes Not really Never Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. And for long-term health, this recall could encourage us to reduce plastic use in our everyday lives. The less we use plastic food containers or water bottles, the better our chances of keeping microplastics out of our environment and bloodstreams. Join our free newsletter for easy tips to save more and waste less, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Check Your Pantry—200,000 Cans Of Target Green Beans Recalled Due To Contamination
Almost 200,000 cans of Target-brand Good & Gather Cut Green Beans have been recalled due to the potential presence of a foreign object. Although the exact nature of what the "foreign object" might be has not been disclosed, the silver lining here is that it's not currently green bean casserole season. The recalled product was distributed in Target stores in over 20 states; cans have a best-by date of October 28, 2026, meaning they could be stocked away in your pantry. The recalled cans have a Universal Product Code of 0 85239-11628 9. The recall was initially by the producer, Del Monte Foods Inc., a brand popular for its canned veggies, and the parent company of Good & Gather. The recall is labeled as a Class II, meaning that consuming the contaminated product "may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote." This marks the second recall for Good & Gather products in recent months—the company also recalled over 25,000 units of Baby Pea, Zucchini, Kale & Thyme Vegetable Puree just last week. You Might Also Like Insanely Easy Weeknight Dinners To Try This Week 29 Insanely Delicious Vodka Cocktails
