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Monday, December 3, 2012

Trader Joe's Recalls Boxes of Chicken & Rice

The product could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, health officials in the U.S. and Canada said.

For the third time this year, a Trader Joe's product has been recalled. U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service on Monday announced that Aliya’s Foods Limited, one of Trader Joe's producers, will recall boxes of the "Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice” line, the Huffington Post reported. Aliya's will recall 4,865 pounds of frozen butter chicken and rice imported from Canada because the food may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product is sold in a 12.5-ounce box. About 240 cartons of the butter chicken have been distributed to stores along the East Coast, but reportedly none to Ohio stores, including the Westlake location. Nineteen cartons of the product are on hold at a distribution center, Food …

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Peanut Butter Recall Expanded

Heinen's Organic and All-Natural peanut butters on the recall list

The recall of peanut butter sold at Trader Joe's has expanded to include nut butters sold under several different labels nationwide at stores including Heinen's and Target. This is a voluntary recall by manufacturer Sunland, Inc., due to possible salmonella contamination. All the recalled products were made at the company's plant in Portales, N.M. So far, only the Trader Joe's Valencia peanut butter has been linked to salmonella. Recalled products include Heinen's Organic and All-Natural peanut butters (both creamy and chunky), Archer Farms Creamy Almond Butter and Archer Farms Creamy Peanut Butter with Flax Seeds. The recalled products have a sell-by date of between May 1, 2013, and Sept. 24, 2013. For more information, contact Sunland's …

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Trader Joe's Recalls Peanut Butter

Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter may be contaminated with salmonella

Do you get your peanut butter at Trader Joe's? Check your cupboard. The company has voluntarily recalled its Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter because it may be contaminated with salmonella. According to NBC News, it has been linked to salmonella infections that have made 29 people in 18 states sick. Trader Joe's stores, including the one in Crocker Park, have removed the product from shelves.  The affected peanut butter was sold in 16-ounce jars. If you have the peanut butter, either throw it out or return it to Trader Joe's for a full refund. For more information, contact Trader Joe's customer relations at 626-599-3817.

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Where Will You Be When the Ball Drops?

2012 is just around the bend, so check out the holiday hours of the restaurants below and set your plans in motion.

5…4…3…2…what? No reservation, yet? Let Westlake Patch help ring in the New Year. Below are some of the best places in the city to catch a midnight cocktail or enjoy a candlelight dinner. For more information or to check on seating availability, just click the restaurant name below: 87 West Aladdin’s Eatery Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar Asian Wok Chinese and American Restaurant Blake’s Seafood Restaurant and Bar Bob Evans Restaurant Brio Tuscan Grill Buca di Beppo Carrabba’s Italian Grill Champps Restaurant and Bar The Cheesecake Factory Crocker Park Mall Store hours may vary slightly. To contact a store and find out its hours or inquire about holiday sales, click here. Giant Eagle Houlihan’s Hyde Park Steakhouse Loco Leprechaun …

Saturday, December 24, 2011

What's Open? Find Out Where to Dine and Shop Over the Holiday Weekend

Check out the list below for special Christmas Eve and Christmas Day hours.

Want to sneak in a last-minute dinner reservation, buy a final gift or go out for a cocktail with friends and family over the holiday weekend? Good news is, you won’t need to go far to do all of the above. Check out the list below to help determine your Christmas Eve and Christmas Day plans: 87 West Aladdin’s Eatery Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar Asian Wok Chinese and American Restaurant Blake’s Seafood Restaurant and Bar Bob Evans Restaurant Brio Tuscan Grill Buca di Beppo Carrabba’s Italian Grill Champps Restaurant and Bar The Cheesecake Factory Crocker Park Mall *Store hours may vary slightly. To contact a store and find out its hours or inquire about Christmas Eve sales, click here. Giant Eagle Houlihan’s Hyde Park Steakhouse …

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