From the Slim-Fast® website:
Unilever Conducts Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Slim-Fast® Ready-to-Drink Products in Cans Due to Possible Health Risk
“Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 3, 2009 – Unilever United States, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of all Slim-Fast® ready-to-drink (RTD) products in cans, due to the possibility of contamination with Bacillus cereus, a micro-organism, which may cause diarrhea and possibly nausea and/or vomiting. The probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
The products were sold in stores nationwide.”
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This is a voluntary recall of ALL Slim-Fast® canned and read-to-drink products. Every product regardless of flavor, best-by-date, lot number, or point of purchase is being recalled due to possible contamination. Customers have been urged to discard these products and contact the manufacturer for a full refund @ 1-800-896-9479.
Bacillus Cereus food poisoning may produce a rapid onset of nausea, vomiting, and/or diarrhea – though the duration is usually short lived and poses little risk to normally healthy individuals.
Ironically, the product still lives up to it’s claims. Two cans a day and a healthy dinner and you’re sure to lose weight, probably faster than ever. Maybe they should have kept quiet and ridden this one out?!
(Seriously though, we don’t endorse food poisoning as a way to lose weight.)
If you happened to drink one of these products in the last day or so, no worries – you would certainly know by now if yours was tainted. If you happen to lose the meal replacement lottery though, treat symptoms of food poisoning as you would with all conditions of gastrointestinal distress:
- Avoid solid foods until nausea and vomiting have passed
- Sip clear liquids (water, non-acidic clear juice or electrolyte replacement drink diluted with water) as tolerated through the entire course of the infection.
- When nausea and vomiting have passed, slowly reintroduce mild solid foods. Doctors usually recommend a BRAT diet – bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast – to begin with.
- If symptoms have not subsided after several hours, and/or you’re unable to keep liquids down, seek medical attention. You may be at risk of severe dehydration.
Best of Health! – Magicpills
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