MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Here are three things you should know for Thursday, August 27.
1– Kraft Heinz Foods Co. is recalling more than 2 million pounds of turkey bacon products that may be unsafe because they could possibly spoil before the “Best When Used By” date.
The US. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said that it has received reports of illness tied to individuals eating the items.
The turkey bacon products included in the recall were produced between May 31 and Aug. 6. They were shipped across the U.S. and exported to the Bahamas and St. Martin.
Consumers with questions about the recall can contact the Kraft Heinz Consumer Relations Center at (800) 278-3403.
The recall includes:
– 56-ounce cardboard boxes (containing four plastic wrapped packages) labeled as Oscar Mayer “Selects Uncured Turkey Bacon.” The plant number is P-9070, the line number is RS19 and the Product UPC 0 4470007633 0. It has “Best When Used By” dates of 24 AUG 2015 through 26 OCT 2015.
– 36-ounce cardboard boxes (containing three plastic wrapped packages) labeled as Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon “Smoked Cured Turkey Chopped and Formed.” The plant number is P-9070, the line number is RS19 and the Product UPC 0 7187154874 8. It has “Best When Used By” dates of 28 AUG 2015 through 20 OCT 2015.
– 48-ounce cardboard boxes (containing four plastic wrapped packages) labeled as Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon “Smoked Cured Turkey Chopped and Formed.” The plant number is P-9070, the line number is RS19 and the Product UPC 0 7187154879 3. It has “Best When Used By” dates of 3 SEPT 2015 through 30 OCT 2015.
2– The maker of Sara Lee, Nature’s Harvest and other brands is recalling about 48,000 packages of bread sold in 11 states because they may contain fragments of glass from a broken light bulb at a company factory.
Bimbo Bakeries said Wednesday one consumer found small pieces of glass on the outside of the bread. No injuries have been reported.
The recall covers seven different Sara Lee products, two each sold under the Nature’s Harvest and Great Value brands, and one each for the Kroger, L’Oven Fresh, and Bimbo brands. The packages have “best by” dates ranging from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 and a listed “bakery code” of 1658.
The Horsham, Pennsylvania-based company says consumers can return the bread to stores for a full refund. The states where the recalled bread was sold are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Bimbo Bakeries is part of Grupo Bimbo, which describes itself as the largest baking company in the world.
3– Race played a role in Wednesday’s murders of a televisions news crew by a former co-worker. Vester Lee Flanagan, who went by the name Bryce Wallace, sent 23 pages of reasons he says he committed the murders to ABC News.
He admitted to being “somewhat racist against whites, blacks and Latinos.” He said he was spurred by the murder in a historic black church in Charlotte, “What sent me over the top was the church shooting. And my hollow point bullets have the victims’ initials on them.”
He went on to say he felt marginalized as a gay black man and was mad the photographer he shot and killed had once reported him to Human Resources.
A former co-worker said the shooter was always angry, blamed others for his mistakes and was told to seek mental help when he was fired from WDBJ-TV two years ago.
