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Baby Bottle and Food Warmers Recalled by Munchkin Due to Fire Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Deluxe Bottle and Food Warmers

Units: About 5,000

Manufacturer: Munchkin Inc., of North Hills, Calif.

Hazard: The bottle and food warmers can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Munchkin has received nine reports of units overheating, several of which ignited, causing damage to countertops. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves the Munchkin Deluxe Bottle and Food Warmer with Pacifier Cleaning Basket 2-in-1 Design, model #13301 and lot number TP-1487. The product is used to warm food and bottles of various sizes. The set includes a main basket, a lift-out basket, an adapter ring, and a measuring cup. “Munchkin” is located on the front of the warmer and “TP-1487” is located on the bottom. Only warmers bearing lot number “TP-1487” are included in this recall.

Sold at: Various retailers nationwide and company’s catalog from June 2007 through April 2008 for about $20.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop using bottle and food warmers with lot number TP-1487 immediately and contact Munchkin to receive a free replacement.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact customer service toll-free at (866) 619-8673 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.munchkin.com

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08263.html

Taking my favorite scalloped potato recipe below, we changed it up and used sweet potatoes, nutmeg, cinnamon & a pinch of ginger.   Substitutions will be noted with ** incase you want to try this with white potatoes!

What you need:
5 large potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced ** 8 medium sized sweet potatoes**
3/4 cup chopped onion ** omit **
3 tablespoons butter or margarine  ** 5 tablespoons - use butter **
1/4 cup all-purpose flour  ** 1/2 cup flour **
1 3/4 cups chicken broth  ** 2 cups water & 1 3/4 cups chicken broth **
2 tablespoons mayonnaise  ** omit or use 4 level tablespoons **
3/4 teaspoon salt  ** quick shake of salt **
1/8 teaspoon pepper  ** omit and instead add cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger to your taste **
Paprika  ** omit **

How to make it:

In a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish, layer potatoes and onion. 
(We add a sprinkle of cheddar to each layer too when making this with white potatoes)

In a saucepan, melt the butter; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add broth, mayonnaise, salt and pepper (spices);

cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thick and bubbly
(we find this takes about 15 minutes on medium heat and whisking every few minutes)

Pour mixture over potatoes. Sprinkle with paprika. (If not opposed to sugar, mix cinnamon & sugar and then sprinkle on)

Cover and bake at 325 degrees F for 2 hours or until tender

This comes out sooooo soft and yummy!  Your 8 month old + baby would easily be able to eat this as finger food!  Make sure to smoosh or cut into managable bits!

Enjoy!

Heinz Australia is undertaking a precautionary recall of its

Mum’s Recipe Chicken and Vegetable Risotto 7-9 Months (170g) 

and

Globetotters Vegetable Napolitana 7-9 Months(170g).
 
This action has been taken after a preliminary investigation indicated that some zucchini seed, potentially not suitable for babies of this age, found its way into these products.

The recall applies only to :

1. Heinz Mum’s Recipe Chicken and Vegetable Risotto, batch code 0588, best before 27/02/2010 and;
2. Heinz Globetotters Vegetable Napolitana, batch code 0458, best before 14/02/2010. 

Product Recalls Australia by the Australian Gov’t. http://www.recalls.gov.au/view_recall_detail.php?Recall_ID_Auto=15621

Heinz website information
http://www.heinz.com.au/Corporate/CompanyNews.aspx?releaseID=12 for the full report

As we noted in an earlier post, the description for the Beaba BabyCook really surprised us.  We were surprised to find that the cooking/steaming basket is made of Polycarbonate!  Yep, that BPA leaching plastic #7!

In reviewing this for our newsletter, we went back to get the description only to find that they REMOVED the word “polycarbonate” from the description!  How SNARKY is THAT? 

You can view the original description here  We were so shocked it was made of polycarbonate that we took a screen shot!  Best guess for the removal, the company is getting a lot of calls and emails about the polycarbonate cooker!

 Shame on you Williams Sonoma!

Below you will find advice from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Services regarding best practices to follow in order to avoid listeria:

• Wash hands with warm, soapy water before and after handling raw meat and poultry for at least 20 seconds.
• Wash cutting boards, dishes and utensils with hot, soapy water.
• Immediately clean spills.
• Keep raw meat, fish and poultry away from other food that will not be cooked.
• Use separate cutting boards for raw meat, poultry and egg products and cooked foods.
• Do not eat hot dogs, luncheon meats, bologna or other deli meats unless reheated until steaming hot.
• Do not eat refrigerated pate, meat spreads from a meat counter or smoked seafood found in the refrigerated section of the store. Foods that don’t need refrigeration, like canned tuna and canned salmon, are safe to eat. Refrigerate after opening.
• Do not drink raw (unpasteurized) milk and do not eat foods that have unpasteurized milk in them.
• Do not eat salads made in the store such as ham salad, chicken salad, egg salad, tuna salad or seafood salad.
• Do not eat soft cheeses such as Feta, quesco blanco, quesco fresco, Brie, Camembert cheeses, blue-veined cheeses and Panela unless it is labeled as made with pasteurized milk.
• Use precooked or ready-to-eat food as soon as you can.
• Listeria can grow in the refrigerator. The refrigerator should be 40 ºF or lower and the freezer 0º F or lower. Use an appliance thermometer to check the temperature of your refrigerator.