Flavoring Ingredient Recalled; Risk of Illness Seen as Low

March 9, 2010

Thousands of processed foods — from soups to hot dogs to dips — contain a flavoring ingredient contaminated with salmonella, but government food safety officials say most affected products are safe because cooking, either before or after sale, eliminates the risk.

Basic Food Flavors of Las Vegas, sold the ingredient, called hydrolyzed vegetable protein, to food manufacturers across the country. But one of the company’s customers found salmonella in supplies sent from Basic Food Flavors, and the customer alerted the Food and Drug Administration, which in February inspected the Las Vegas plant.

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