Here is today’s list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert.
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Allergy Alert: 802 VT Frozen recalls 802 VT Frozen MEAT!!! CRISPY WOOD-FIRED CRUST HAND MADE PIZZA (17.8 oz; Best if used by dates from April 25, 2024, through April 25, 2025) due to undeclared soy.
Canada
Allergy Alert: Boucherie Grinder (Montréal, QC) recalls VINAIGRETTE GINGEMBRE / Ginger vinaigrette (All lots) due to undeclared wheat (gluten) and sulphites.
Allergy Alert: Pâtisserie Harmonie (Montréal, QC) recalls several pastry items due to undeclared soy. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Food Safety Alert: Consumers are advised not to purchase or eat various beef and sheep meats sold by Abattoir les viandes du Pontiac, because the meat was slaughtered without benefit of mandatory inspection.
Food Safety Recall: Jue Wei Food (Canada) Ltd. recalls multiple meat and vegetable products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Europe
OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION UPDATE (Denmark): Statens Serum Institute and the ECDC report that the strain of Listeria monocytogenes (sequence type 1607) associated with a multi-year long outbreak of 17 confirmed illnesses in Denmark is also responsible for one illness in Germany and two in Italy. The outbreak strain has been identified in ready-to-eat fish products from a Danish company. Five of the twenty outbreak victims have died (one death unrelated to the infection). Eight patients out of thirteen interviewed recalled having eaten eating ready-to-eat fish products such as smoked or gravad fish in the month before falling ill.
OUTBREAK ALERT (Germany): Stuttgart health officials report an outbreak of more than 800 cases of Norovirus linked to attendance at the Stuttgart spring festival, according to a BBC report.
Allergy Alert (France): TRADIVAL recalls SAUCISSE DE PORC AU PESTO ROSSO / Pork sausage with red pesto (Lot C411573; Use by 05/05/2024) due to undeclared milk.
Allergy Alert (France): CARREFOUR FRANCE recalls carrefour original brand terrine au lapin / Rabbit terrine (180g; All lots) due to undeclared egg.
Allergy Alert (Netherlands): DekaMarkt recalls DekaVers Bakkers rozijnen krentenbol / Raisin currant buns (Pack of 4; Best before 29-04-2024) due to undeclared sesame.
Allergy Alert (Netherlands): Noepa Impex warns about undeclared peanut and shellfish in three varieties of Peanut Sambal. Please refer to the notice for a complete list of affected products.
Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Norenca N.V. recalls BURGER AU LARD / Bacon-wrapped burger (1 x 140g, 2 x 140g, 12 x 140g; Lots 02417113 & 02417114; Use by 29/04/2024 & 30/04/2024, respectively) due to possible Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): SILVE NETTO recalls NETTO brand Râpé de 3 fromages Maasdam, Emmental, Mozzarella / Grated 3-cheese mixture (200g; Lot 107B; Best before 26/06/2024) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): CARREFOUR FRANCE recalls CARREFOUR classic brand EPINARDS EN BRANCHES / Spinach (37 cl glass jar; Lot LT144 between 21:37 and 22:11; Best before 31/12/2027) due to foreign matter contamination (glass fragments).
Food Safety Recall (France): ETABLISSEMENTS JEAN CHAPIN recalls MERGUEZ HALAL COUSCOUS (Lot 970/241130031; Use by 10/05/2024) due to Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): GELAZUR recalls SKB brand CUISSES DE GRENOUILLE CONGELEES / Frozen frog legs (500g; Lot L113120412; Best before 30/06/2026) due to Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): AUCHAN RETAIL SERVICES recalls AUCHAN brand Jambon de Parme AOP / Parma ham (Sold between 18/04/2024 and 25/04/2024) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (Germany): Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co.KG recalls Gefüllte Vollmilchschokolade, Sorte Joghurt / Yogurt-filled milk chocolate (100g; Lots H3P1 0304, H3P2 0304, H3P4 0304; Best before 03.02.2025) due to foreign matter contamination (plastic).
Food Safety Recall (Germany): Paul Daut GmbH & Co. KG recalls KLC Delikatess Geflügel Fleischwurst / Poultry sausage (2 x 200g; Best before 17.05.2024, 18.05.2024, 19.05.2024, 20.05.2024) due to foreign matter contamination (plastic).
Food Safety Recall (Iceland): Stjörnugrís recalls Brauðskinka / Ham loaf (Batch 606124093 & 606124096; Best before 14.05.2024 & 16.05.2024, respectively) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Industry recalls Bigi Mama ginger powder (50g; Best before 01/12/2025; Product of India) due to Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (Italy): Fimardolci SRL recalls Trevisan brand Petit Fleur / cookies (180g; Lot T0219; Best before 15-12-2024) due to foreign matter contamination (metal).
Australia and New Zealand
Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Epicurean Dairy Ltd recalls The Collective brand Suckies Strawberry Probiotic Yoghurt Pouches (4 x 100g; Batch marking 32280 T2 or 32280 T3; Best before 30 APR 2024) due to foreign matter contamination (black plastic).
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