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  • Small Number of Pringles Chip Cans Recalled

    Cylindrical cans of Pringles are a mainstay of American grocery store snack food aisles, but some Pringles chips will soon be pulled from store shelves before customers can even get a chance to pop them.

    Kellogg’s today announced a recall on certain 5.86-ounce cans of Pringles chips. The recall pertains to “Original”-flavored Pringles chips that may have been exposed to a seasoning that contains milk. As milk is not declared as an allergen on the cans, the company has had to issue the recall to comply with FDA regulations.

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    The recall may involve one of the biggest brands of potato chips, but the recall itself is actually minimal. Kellogg’s believes that only 75 cans of Pringles chips were exposed to the milk seasoning. To be safe, though, the company is recalling an entire hours’ worth of Pringles chip production.

    Though the total number of recalled chips is small, that hours’ worth of Pringles cans was distributed to seven different customer warehouses that supply retail stores throughout the U.S. The recalled cans all have a UPC code of 38000 84496, an expiration date of 12/26/2014, and a manufacturing code of L 3269KT70 followed by four numbers ranging from 0830 to 0930.

    Kellogg’s is advising customers who have milk allergies to avoid eating the tainted chips.

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  • Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Cause Gastritis, Doctor Says

    Flamin’ Hot Cheetos were the topic of some controversy last year around this time after several schools around the country banned them from the premises, saying they were too high in fat and salt and were apparently addictive to kids. Now, one Los Angeles doctor says that the spicy snack is causing a spate of gastritis in young people.

    Dr. Martha Rivera of White Memorial Medical Center says that she’s seen several cases of it in children who complain of pain in their side and end up in the emergency room. As the stomach lining becomes inflamed–it can even begin to erode–bloating, sharp pain, vomiting and hiccups can occur.

    “We have a population who loves to eat the hot spicy, not real foods, and they come in with these real complaints,” Dr. Rivera said. “You set up for ulcerations, erosions and so you can set up to get peptic ulcer disease in these children.”

    The snacks gave several people a scare around the time they were being banned last year because the red dye used on the chips was causing the same colored stool, leading some to believe it was blood. In addition to the health worries, school officials said they were tired of the “red fingerprints” they were finding everywhere. Mostly, however, the snacks were too often taking the place of a healthy lunch.

    “We don’t allow candy, and we don’t allow Hot Cheetos,” said Rita Exposito, principal of Jackson Elementary School in Pasadena, California. “We don’t encourage other chips, but if we see Hot Cheetos, we confiscate them — sometimes after the child has already eaten most of them. It’s mostly about the lack of nutrition.”

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