nooooooooooo!

I never realized before that goldfish crackers were supposed to swim in soup! I've never bought them, and I have not bought Ritz crackers in decades, and so I guess I'm okay with this recall. I would not have expected this with crackers.

Lars, where else would the goldfish crackers swim? (grin)

FOAS, there have "been no illnesses reported", but I still wouldn't feed them to the grandkids, they are often on sale here for less than $1, so I'd pitch them without too much thought.

bragu, that's exactly what I thought. (sigh)

Yes, food we've prepared at home is far safer than anything available commercially. Now, I just have to perfect those homemade goldfish crackers!

And now I see that Kraft has recalled Taco Bell cheese dip due to botulism concerns. I never eat the stuff, but still.....

http://news.kraftheinzcompany.com/press-release/corporate/kraft-heinz-voluntarily-recalls-taco-bell-salsa-con-queso-mild-cheese-dip-di

Annie

I see there's a recall for whey powder (neither the FDA nor the manufacturer of the powder has released a list of companies that have used it in their products). Wonderful. That is apparently how the goldfish, Ritz, and swiss rolls got contaminated? From what I understand it is. And apparently there will be more food items recalled.

Lars, goldfish, even the cheese variety, need liquid to swim. I'd have thought after your wonderful vacation and diving excursions, you'd have known that! LOL!

I used to buy Ritz, but now buy whole/multi grain, chick pea, and whole wheat crackers, and sure would like a good T & T recipe for making them.

Thanks, Annie. Like Lars, I have not eaten or bought these in decades. However, since New England lobsters are relatively inexpensive (shedders), I did wonder about making some baked stuffed lobsters (Ritz crackers make up part of the stuffing).

2Many, thanks for letting us know the troublesome ingredient. It was on the radio yesterday, but I couldn't make it out.

Definitely, I would not take a chance aren't eating any of this recalled food. I was just talking with a friend who had a nursing school classmate who contracted salmonella. She had to leave school for a while because one cannot work with patients with that sort of an illness.

Annie, you're right about home cooked home prepared items being safer than the store-bought corporate concoctions. Sometimes I've really wanted to buy something like Houmas (Ha ha ! I am voice typing and said "hummus") for some sort of a spread but thought twice because of the potential for food poisoning or whatever. It's not worth the convenience to wonder.... I suppose food poisoning with these prepared foods is not that common; yet it does give me pause.

Question-- I am curious: does baking or cooking food contaminated with salmonella or (brain blank -- that other common pathogen in dairy???) . Does cooking at ____? Temperature kill the pathogens? I am not going to experiment. Just curious.

I would never ruin a good lobster with cracker filing. Shedders are wonderful as they have more meat and are easier to crack. Steam these and enjoy!

Thanks, Anglo.

I like steamed/"boiled" lobsters best. And I don't hold back when they are $5/pound. These ate shedders, so they are not as filled out as the non-summer lobsters, but, as you know, are melt-in-your-mouth succulent. About 6 weeks ago, our grocery had filled out (winter) lobsters for more money but twice the lobster meat. As a child and young adult, I was force fed fresh lobster. Culls, winter, shedders. I pick a lobster out completely and even eat the (?not healthful) green tomalley (sp), or liver.

I just ate an open-faced lobster sandwich on toasted garlic (roasted garlic) ciabatta. Yummy.

My father would sometimes make "baked stuffeds" because we ate lobster so often. I think he used a combination of Rock Crab and Ritz. The claws should not be baked. Nor the legs. Dries them out.

My friends and I agree, however, that baked lobster is highly overrated, regardless of what it's stuffed with. Don't you agree?

I've made Cantonese and Sichuan lobster a few times, but still prefer steamed / boiled. Not too much water. And the water must be salted or ocean water.

Anglo, are you in MA or NH? Usually Market Basket has the best lobster prices. However their mussels (Mytilus edulis) are tiny. Roach brothers has good mussels and sometimes at $.99/ Lb.. A couple of weeks ago I got 4 Lbs and had 2-3 bowls of moules mariniere. Ahh!

DH isn't fond of mussels and lobster. Apparently the trade war is messing up New England fisheries. We all must do our best to buy and eat plenty of US seafood ;-)

Is the recall over? I never did return that package so I’m just waiting.

FOAS, I don't know if it's "over", as there were specific dates and codes that were affected. So, if you have new ones since the recall, I'd say they were OK, but the old package could be affected. Check the date/code:

https://www.pepperidgefarm.com/GoldfishUpdate/

Also note that you don't really have to return the crackers for a refund, you can apply for reimbursement on line if you have the information...

Annie

Thanks Annie - It was supposed to be a stupid comment. ;) BUT since you posted that link I figured I’d check. First thing I found was some of the packages missing. Next I found a marching UPC but the sell by date was a week eaelier. Guess we’re good!