The company doesn’t sell directly to consumers but, instead, produces whey protein, milk powder, gums, and fruit stabilizers for sale to food makers across the United States. The cooperative also produces fluid milk products, but these are not affected by the recall. Plainview customers who have issued recalls so far include:

· CPI Foods, which is recalling 15,000 packets of non-fat dry milk distributed to various community service companies in Arizona, Kentucky, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia.

· NOW Foods, a nationwide producer of dietary supplements and natural foods, has recalled 12 of its whey protein products.

· Stop & Shop Supermarkets, a New England chain, has recalled Stop & Shop Nonfat Dried Milk, which is sold in 5 and 10 packs of 16-ounce and 32-ounce packets, respectively.

· Traditions, which has recalled ILS Meals Home Delivery Meal Service prepackaged meal kits, and Traditions Meal Solutions prepackaged meal kits. These were distributed nationwide and were made between January 28, 2008, and June 5, 2009. Tradition’s products were distributed to food distributors and regional nutrition service providers.

So far there haven’t been any illnesses connected with the recall, but the sorts of products the company makes are the sorts of things found in all manner of foods sitting on your local grocery shelves, so this one could turn out to be a big recall.

Aside from the above mentioned products and companies, Malt-o-Meal is recalling some instant oatmeal (sold under a variety of brand names). I have some instant oatmeal in my cupboard. The next time I hobble to the kitchen, I will be checking which brand it is, though I suspect I will end up just throwing it away anyway, as my will to eat it (now that it is a suspicious food) has diminished.