The peanut butter recall / salmonella scare is still in the news. Earlier this week, energy bar maker Clif Bar issued a voluntary recall of 14 of its US products.
Only bars with wrappers that have the following BEST BY or SELL BY codes on them, in all sizes and packages, are being recalled:
The deal mavens over at DealNews.com have posted info about Quaker Oats and a free sample they’re mailing out.
I have no idea what Dark Chocolate True Delights are. They could be a new instant oatmeal flavor (which would be weird…chocolate and oatmeal?), or it could be a new granola type of bar. Those are the only product lines from Quaker Oats that come immediately to mind.
Any other ideas? (Without Googling, of course).
You know I love a deal when it really doesn’t cost you anything to get something. (Ok, the more intense of you out there would argue that it costs your time to stand in line…more on that later.)
Krispy Kreme issued a press release saying that on January 20, nationwide, you can get 1 doughnut of your choice for free, in honor of the Inauguration.
“Krispy Kreme is taking the inaugural festivities nationwide,” said Ron Rupocinski, executive chef for Krispy Kreme. “We’re inviting our fans in cities across the country, including Washington, D.C., to commemorate this historic day with a favorite American treat.”
Since I’m on the topic of food poisoning, another news item I heard today was about the usual inventory of Chinese New Year snacks that are usually hitting Asian grocery stores like Ranch 99. Some grocers are getting these snacks from other countries, like Vietnam, instead of China, where there have been delays due to health inspections of Lunar New Year food. (I think that’s what I heard on the radio…let me know!)
You wouldn’t want to be eating your fried shrimp chips and thinking about how they may contain melamine, do you?
