Friday, February 22, 2013
Local shoppers find their favorites in Millburn
A taste test published by Huffington Post found that many foods sold at nearby Trader Joe's stores have brand-name pedigrees. Are those foods identical to the big names, though? The Huffington Post report says, "big brands are willing to operate under Trader Joe's cloak of secrecy, under which the 'vendor shall not publicize its business relationship with TJ's in any manner.' " Michelle H., a shopper at the Trader Joe's in Florham Park, wasn't surprised by the information. "I like their food no matter it comes from, but I always thought that the snacks, especially, reminded me of familiar products from the regular grocery store." At the Millburn store, Leslie Jardine was ready to name names. "This coffee tastes a lot like Starbucks," she …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The plant supplies peanut butter products to stores like Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Safeway and others.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has blocked food distribution from the Sunland Inc. peanut butter plant in New Mexico, whose products were subject to a wide recall in recent months because of salmonella contamination. The various types of Sunland peanut butter products – sold under several brands by major food retailers, including Trader Joe's, Safeway and Whole Foods – had been part of a voluntary recall that began in September and later was expanded. The FDA action announced Monday is a mandatory order. The company's peanut butter products have been "linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney that has sickened 41 people in 20 states," the FDA said. The voluntary recall began after salmonella was detected …
Friday, October 12, 2012
Products linked to salmonella outbreak; includes Starbucks, Target, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods.
Local stores responded to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's expanded voluntary recall of nut butter products by removing all products possibly contaminated with salmonella from store shelves. The Sunland Inc. recall has more than doubled to over 240 products over the last week, in response to a "fast-moving outbreak" of salmonella in 19 states. Recently adding Starbucks to the mix of locally affected businesses, Flying Food Group issued a voluntary recall of the Starbucks brand Protein Bistro Box with 'Enjoy By' dates of Aug. 10 to Oct. 6. South Orange Starbucks has a sign on its counter informing customers that it has removed all the bistro boxes from the coffee shop. The boxes contained a Justin's Nut Butter Honey Peanut Butter …
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7:57 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013
TJ is a place to go to get food you can trust is better for you a little more than a regular grocery store. They sell mostly organic and hard to find foods but nobody ever said someone named Joe makes everything in his own facility. If you want absolute perfection, grow it yourself but that's hard to do... more ›