Veggie Booty recall

Here is the link to FDA's notice of Robert's American Gourmet Food Inc.'s recall of Veggie Booty because of possible health risk: This is a snack food, not produce - though it has dried vegetable ingredients.

Here is the FDA statement below I received in my inbox this afternoon:

FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Veggie Booty Snack Food Risk of Salmonella Contamination
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat Veggie Booty snack food, marketed by Robert’s American Gourmet, due to possible contamination with Salmonella Wandsworth, bacteria that cause gastrointestinal illness.
FDA advises consumers to throw away any Robert’s American Gourmet brand Veggie Booty they have in their home. Veggie Booty is sold in a flexible plastic foil bag in four ounce, one ounce, and one-half ounce packages.
Veggie Booty is often consumed by children, so parents are encouraged to watch their children, and seek medical care if they observe signs of illness.
This warning is based on 52 reports of illness across 17 states, beginning in March 2007. Almost all the illnesses have occurred in children under 10 years old, with the most cases in toddlers. Most persons had reported bloody diarrhea; four were hospitalized. FDA learned of the illnesses on June 27 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which conducted an investigation of the illnesses with state and local health officials. The outbreak is considered likely to be ongoing.

TK: Already 217 news stories (many of the same version) are listed in Google news. Here is Newsday coverage of the recall. Here is the company's Web page and Veggie Booty notice there. The fact that the product is consumed by kids is a little scary, since parents are not always tuned in to how their kids are doing, and small children aren't great at telling exactly what's going on.