Airgas South, Inc., a distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, today announced an expanded voluntary recall of medical gas products filled at its Chattanooga, Tennessee facility. The recall is being initiated as a precautionary measure because these products may have been manufactured under conditions that did not sufficiently comply with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs). These practices help assure that drug products meet required quality standards for quality, purity and potency.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is actively investigating positive findings of Salmonella Tennessee in hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) manufactured by Basic Food Flavors Inc. in Las Vegas, Nev. HVP is a flavor enhancer used in a wide variety of processed food products such as soups, sauces, chilis, stews, hot dogs, gravies, seasoned snack foods, dips and dressings. It is often blended with other spices to make seasonings that are used in or on foods. There are no reports of consumer illness associated with this recall. Only HVP manufactured by Basic Food Flavors is involved in this recall.

The Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is working closely with the Rhode Island Department of Health and other states in the investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo infection associated with certain salami products.