Kraft Hot Dog Recall, Re-Reading, Earth Day In State Parks

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Leading up to Earth Day, Rob Ferrett and Gene Purcell find out about volunteer opportunities in our State Parks. They also learn about the joy of re-reading favorite books and explore what happens when Kraft Foods recalls 96,000 pounds of hot dogs.

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  • What Happens When Kraft Recalls 96,000 Pounds Of Hot Dogs?

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced on Sunday that Kraft Foods is recalling 96,000 pounds of hot dog.

    A consumer alerted the food group on April 18 that cheese was found in a package of Oscar Mayer Classic Wieners. It turned out that those franks were actually mislabeled Classic Cheese Dogs. Dairy, a known allergen, wasn’t listed on the ingredients.

    “If someone is acutely sensitive to dairy proteins and they could have severe allergic reaction that’s certainly a health risk. In most cases, with dairy proteins, the allergic response is probably a bit milder … Never-the-less, you act as if it could be a severe problem,” said Andrew Milkowski, adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin Meat and Muscle Biology Lab. Milkowsi is a former fellow at the Oscar Mayer Division of Kraft Food.

    According to Milkowski, the company responded responsibly to the mislabeling.

    “Within 24 to 48 hours of finding out something like this the company acted appropriately,” he said.

    The number of hot dogs recalled is significant for Kraft, he said.

    “It’s good sized but it’s not huge. On an annual basis, consumers eat hundreds of millions of pounds of hot dogs,” said Milkowski.

  • What Happens When Kraft Recalls 96,000 Pounds Of Hot Dogs?

    Kraft Foods is recalling 96,000 pounds of Oscar Mayer Classic Wieners because the packages may instead contain Classic Cheese Dogs, which are made with milk – a known allergen. Adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin Meat and Muscle Biology Lab and former fellow at the Oscar Mayer Division of Kraft Foods describes how this happens and how a company like Kraft recalls tons of hot dogs.

  • The Joys Of Re-Reading

    A lot of books are worth reading again–so why don’t we make time to do it? A guest author makes the case for re-reading our favorite books.

  • Celebrating Earth Day Through Volunteering At Wisconsin State Parks

    The Wisconsin DNR is encouraging people to come out and celebrate Earth Day by volunteering at a state park. The president of Friends of Wisconsin State Parks talks about the various projects happening at the parks, and what we gain as a state from having a beautiful state park system.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Galen Druke Producer
  • Chris Malina Producer
  • Andrew Milkowski Guest
  • Clay Risen Guest
  • Roger Putnam Guest

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