Nestlé Nesquik Chocolate Powder recalled for possible salmonella poisoning. Screenshot from CBS News.
Nestlé Nesquik Chocolate Powder voluntarily recalled
If you’ve got Nestlé Nesquik on your shelf that has an expiration date of October 2014 it could be contaminated with Salmonella.
Omya Inc., the company that supplies Nestlé with calcium carbonate, one of the drink’s ingredients, has recalled its product because of concerns that some lots are tainted with Salmonella.
Though Salmonella poisoning, which causes bad diarrhea and cramping, usually resolves itself within 72 hours, “salmonellosis can be severe or even life threatening for infants, older people, pregnant women and those with weakened immune systems,” according to the recall notice sent by Nestlé.
What if parents stopped buying sugar-laden food-like substances with nonsensical names (that contain misspellings) for their children?
What if we all tried to stop buying heavily marketed packaged crap with cartoon characters on it that pretends to be food and misleadingly proclaims to “build strong bones”?
What if we encouraged our children to be healthy eaters instead?
What if Nestlé, which now also owns Gerber, started selling real food instead of edible food-like substances and artificial corn syrup laden powdered drinks for infants?
Whether it’s contaminated with Salmonella or not, powdered chocolate loaded with additives to be mixed with milk isn’t food. It’s junk.
Read more about the recall on CBS News.
Published: November 9, 2012
Updated: January 19, 2020
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I remember drinking this stuff when I was a kid. Makes me shudder now.