Spinach Recall Issued In North Carolina and South Carolina
I already have my spinach dish for the Christmas holiday made and frozen. Now I am rethinking if I may have purchased a tainted batch of the vegetable.A spinach recall…
Spinach recall issued in North Carolina and South Carolina
I already have my spinach dish for the Christmas holiday made and frozen. Now I am rethinking if I may have purchased a tainted batch of the vegetable.A spinach recall has been issued in North Carolina and South Carolina. I may just have to throw mine out to play it safe.
The Food and Drug Administration says a specific brand is being recalled due to possible listeria contamination. And according to WBTV in Charlotte, Fresh Express has issued a voluntary recall for packages of Fresh Express and Publix spinach. According to Channel 3 in Charlotte, "The 8-ounce Fresh Express Spinach packages have a product code G332 and use-by date of Dec. 15, while 9-ounce packages of Publix Spinach have product code G332 and a use-by date of Dec. 14". The Fresh Express Spinach in question was sold in North Carolina, Alabama, Florida and Virginia. The Publix spinach was sold in North Carolina, South Carolina, as well as other states.
In all, 7 states are involved in the recall. And retailers were urged to throw away the potentially affected products. The consumers are advised to throw away the product. Florida Department of Agriculture .officials discovered the problem.
A spinach recall issued in North Carolina and South Carolina has put a little glitch in holiday casserole plans for some. What is a listeria contamination? It has serious side effects. And can cause serious health problems for old people, young people and those with compromised immune systems.
Symptoms of listeria contamination are high fever, severe headache and nausea. Spinach recall in North Carolina and South Carolina. To learn more get details from our source, wbtv.com right here.
See Just How Many Fruits and Vegetables North Carolina Consumes
Citing data collected through the 2019 Risk Behavior Surveillance System by the CDC, Thistle compiled state-level data on fruit and vegetable consumption. States are ranked highest to lowest. This is by the percent of the adult population consuming less than one serving of fruit per day. Data was not available for New Jersey. Check out the data below to see how your state stacks up, or look at the national fruit and vegetable consumption ranking here.
North Carolina by the numbers
Food deserts, regions where residents have limited to no access to affordable and nutritious foods, are often found in low-income areas and places with smaller populations. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in its most recent report published in 2017, revealed that 39.5 million people in the U.S. were living in low-income areas. This also included neighborhoods with limited access to healthy food. In order to be identified as a food desert, areas have to meet certain requirements which include a local poverty rate of at least 20% or the median family earnings being 80% or less of the neighborhood’s average family salary. Areas where the closest, largest grocery store is 10 miles away or more are also considered a food desert. Keep reading to see which states consume the most and least fruits and vegetables.
States that consume the most fruits and vegetables
#1. Vermont
- Adults eating less than one serving of fruit per day: 32%
- Adults eating less than one serving of vegetables per day: 32.7%
#2. Massachusetts
- Adults eating less than one serving of fruit per day: 32.7%
- Adults eating less than one serving of vegetables per day: 15.5%
#3. Connecticut
- Adults eating less than one serving of fruit per day: 34.1%
- Adults eating less than one serving of vegetables per day: 19.9%
States that consume the least fruits and vegetables
#1. Oklahoma
- Adults eating less than one serving of fruit per day: 48.4%
- Adults eating less than one serving of vegetables per day: 21.5%
#2. Mississippi
- Adults eating less than one serving of fruit per day: 47.5%
- Adults eating less than one serving of vegetables per day: 22.9%
#3. Louisiana
- Adults eating less than one serving of fruit per day: 47.5%
- Adults eating less than one serving of vegetables per day: 22.9%
