Regulators Investigate Whey Contaminated with Salmonella Linked to Recalls of Popular Foods

Various regulators, including the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are investigating possible Salmonella contamination of a whey ingredient that has caused the recall of several popular foods, including Mondelēz’s Ritz cheese sandwiches and Ritz Bits cheese products, certain Pepperidge Farm’s Goldfish and Flowers Foods’ Swiss Roll. Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) of New Ulm, Minn., is recalling dry whey powder due to the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Click here for more information on this recall.