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This thing is getting pretty big…makes me glad I don’t eat many processed foods…

All the recalled products contained hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP). That is an MSG-like flavor enhancer made by Basic Food Flavors of North Las Vegas, Nev., which on March 4 announced a recall of its entire production dating to Feb. 17, 2009. The company has declined to comment.

To date, 105 products containing the ingredient have been recalled, including bouillons, dip mixes, salad dressings, gravy mixes, snacks, soups and ready-to-eat foods. The Food and Drug Administration is continuously updating the recall list at www.foodsafety.gov.

An inspection report released by the FDA this week said Basic Food Flavors knew its plant and product were contaminated with salmonella tennessee as early as Jan 21. But despite that, “you continued to distribute HVP paste and powder products until 2/15/2010,” the FDA report said.

Kinda conflicting – chemicals and “flavor enhancing” – good food doesn’t need to have its flavor enhanced…

For the whole list, click here.