To: Jon Koplik who wrote (27340 ) 4/17/1999 12:37:00 PM From: Jon Koplik Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 152472
O.T. (silly). Ultra Slim Fast milkshake recall. (Maybe they shouldn't bother ?) April 17, 1999 Ultra Slim Fast Cans Recalled Filed at 2:42 a.m. EDT By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A batch of ready-to-drink diet shakes are being recalled by Slim Fast Foods because some of the cans may be filled with a diluted cleaning solution. About 192,000 cans of Ultra Slim Fast's creamy milk chocolate-flavored shakes are being pulled off the shelves, said Dr. Harry Greene, medical director of the West Palm Beach, Fla., company. The cans were sold individually. The company believes only a few cans were filled with the cleaning liquid, a diluted solution used to clear the filling machines in between batches. Some of the liquid was accidentally canned and packaged with a group of milkshakes. The recall was prompted by a complaint in Utah, where a customer reported buying a can filled with water. Another customer from the same store called a week later with the same complaint. The second customer was seen by a doctor after complaining about tingling in her mouth. Greene, who spoke with that doctor, said there was no major injury. An FDA official said ''there isn't any immediate health hazard'' from the products being recalled. The cans being pulled off the shelves come from batch No. ETMC9053B02. In addition to Utah, they were distributed to stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia and Wisconsin. ''The product itself (from that batch) is perfectly OK, but to ensure that nobody else gets a can full of water, we're recalling it from those areas, '' Greene said. Copyright 1999 The New York Times Company