hvp

    By Julie Tilsner

    | 5:07PM 3/09/2010
    The Food and Drug Administration has asked Procter & Gamble to recall two flavors of its Pringles chips due to possible Salmonella contamination. The chips are just the latest snack food to be recalled due to a flavor enhancer called Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, or HVP, that is used in a wide...

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 3:15PM 3/08/2010
    At least eight more companies, including McCormick's, have recalled their products since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration acknowledged on Friday that an obscure ingredient, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, could be tainted with Salmonella -- creating a chain-reaction of recalls of foods using the...

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 12:20PM 3/04/2010
    A recent string of food recalls over the potential for Salmonella poisoning that started with little detail or connection has grown into a massive series of recalls affecting potentially thousands of products using an obscure ingredient that is tainted: Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP). HVP, a...