In the latest food scare to hit the United States consumers are being warned not to eat a popular snack food because of contamination from Salmonella. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned consumers that the Veggie Booty flavor of snack food, marketed by Robert’s American Gourmet, is possibly contaminated with a Salmonella bacteria that causes gastrointestinal illness, and to throw the product away. Robert’s American Gourmet brand Veggie Booty comes in a flexible plastic foil bag in four ounce, one ounce, and one-half ounce packages; the FDA says no other flavors or varieties of snack food marketed by the company are associated with Salmonella Wandsworth contamination. Veggie Booty is a snack popular with children and the FDA is warning parents to check their children and seek medical care if they observe signs of illness and to report it immediately to state or local health authorities. Those who have recently eaten Veggie Booty and who have experienced any of the following symptoms need to contact a doctor or other health care provider immediately:- diarrhea which may be bloody, accompanied by abdominal cramps and fever. Salmonellosis is a bacterial infection that can cause diarrhea, fever […]