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WEBSTER .... .LeClaire, lA E. ZOTTOLA .... .St. Paul, MN JFP Abstracts 81 48 Dairy and Food Sanitation, VoL 2, No. 2, Pages 48-49-{February 1982) Copyright ©, lAMFES, P.O. Box 701, Ames, lA. S0010 1 Alert Cook + 1 Bad Can Of Mushrooms = A Total Recall ROGER W. MILLER Neither the manager nor assistant manager was in, and the clerk he talked to didn’t seem to sense the possible gravity of the situation. She told Hill to return the cans to There aren't many occasions in which the FDA undertakes a the store and she’d give him his money back. Class /, or total, recall of a product Such a case occurred In retrospect. Hill says he probably never would have earlier this year after an Illinois fireman opened a can of called the Winnebago County Health Department if the mushrooms and became suspicious. When he opened that can clerk hadn’t shown such disinterest. And, if Hill hadn’t he opened up the way for mobilization of a system to prevent a called the health department, a major food poisoning possible outbreak of food poisoning. epidemic might have been the tragic outcome. There were hundreds and possibly thousands of contaminated cans similar to those that Hill had reported. Each of these cans might have contained harmful microorgan¬ "When I opened the first can, the water isms with the potential to produce a dangerous poison. came out.. .sorta pushed itself out.. .The Hill’s call to the county health department set the odor was hard to describe. .It was highly stage for the rest of the drama.