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Last updated 08/06/2010 at 4:23 p.m. PDT

Tofu Maker Idled After Recall Of Products

By Katharine Mieszkowski on August 5, 2010 - 5:38 p.m. PDT

Outside a padlocked warehouse on Airport Boulevard in South San Francisco, a row of parked trucks bearing the slogan “Quong Hop & Co. quality soy foods since 1906” sit idle.

The company, which is among the largest tofu makers in California, stopped production last month when inspectors found the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes lurking in the factory and food made there, prompting a recall. Here's the full story of how this tofu maker idled after a product recall.

Katharine Mieszkowski
Katharine Mieszkowski I'm the environmental health editor for the Bay Citizen. I welcome your tips and comments, especially ideas for our Quality of Life blog: http://www.baycitizen.org/blogs/quality-of-life/ I've been a journalist in the Bay Area for more than ...
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