Food recalls to note

Current food product recalls released on the Penn State Food Safety Blog include:

• Hormel is recalling 450 pounds of Dinty Moore Beef Stew after discovering and recovering parts of a flashlight from the production area. While they captured most of the suspected product, 40 cases seemed to have escaped the facility.

• An Iowa cheese maker is recalling its Raw Milk Blue Cheese after the Iowa Department of Ag discovered Listeria during routine testing. The facility is recalling one lot, produced on Jan. 6. There have been no reported illnesses.

• An Illinois company is recalling 25,000 pounds of bacon fritters due to a consumer complaint of a piece of plastic. There have been no injuries and it seems to be one complaint.

For more information on these recalls and other food safety issues, visit pennstatefoodsafety.blogspot.com.