Month: December 2011

Recalls and Alerts: December 11, 2011

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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United States

  • Allergy Alert: Silva Sausage Co (Gilroy, CA) recalls Neto’s Mexican Chorizo 4/1 (5-lb vacuum packs; Est 6086; Item #18062; Lut codes 11279, 11293, 11304, 11321, 11333, or 11341) due to the presence of undeclared wheat. The recalled sausages were produced between Oct. 1, 2011 and Dec. 9, 2011 and distributed for institutional use in Santa Clara, CA.
  • Food Safety Recall: Pacific International Marketing recalls Pacific brand Cilantro (60 bunches, 30 bunches, and 20 x 3-bunch sleeves; Carton codes 19 78 111411, 19 78 111811, 19 84 111811, 19 94 111811, 19 78 111911, 19 84 111911, 19 94 111911, and 19 78 112111), after FDA found Salmonella in a sample of the product. The recalled Pacific Cilantro originates from Salt River Farming (Phoenix, AZ) and was distributed through retailers in California, Arizona, Massachusetts, New jersey, Indiana, South Carolina and Missouri. The source of the contamination is unknown.
  • Food Safety Recall Update: Kroger advises its customers that Fair Oaks cheeses, which were recalled by the manufacturer due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, were sold in Kroger stores in Indiana (except Evansville and Southwest Indiana), Illinois, and Eastern Missouri.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Kawartha Dairy Ltd. recalls Kawartha Moose Tracks Ice Cream (1.5L; Code #1241; UPC 0 62229 08913 6), because the product was labeled incorrectly as Chocolate Ice Cream and contains undeclared peanuts.
  • Allergy Alert: Private Stock Sauce Company recalls Private Stock Chef Robert Cabernet Chili Mustard (300mL; Best before 05 OC 12) and Private Stock Chef Robert Wasabi Lime Mustard (280mL; Best before o5 OC 12), because the products contain undeclared sulfites.
  • Food Safety Recall: Ramaker’ Imports (St. Catherines, ON) recalls Bos brand Herring Fillets – Natural (various weight packages; no Best before date; sold from September 2011 to December 7, 2011), because the product may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. The recalled fish was sold by Ramaker’s Imports, but may also have been available from other retailers.
  • Food Safety Recall: Greenwood Mushroom Farm (Ashburn, ON) recalls Windmill Farms Triple Washed Sliced Mushrooms (227g/8oz and 454g/16oz; Code WBB-MA 2011/DE/10), Compliments Sliced Mushrooms (227g/8oz; Code WBB-MA 2011/DE/10) and Longo’s White Mushroom Sliced (227g/8oz; Code WBB-MA 2011/DE/10), because the mushrooms may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were sold in retail stores in Ontario.
  • Food Safety Recall: Aliments Fontaine Santé Inc. (Ville Saint-Laurent, QC) recalls 29 different Fontaine Santé salads (various sizes; Lot numbers 315-339, inclusive; Best before dates up to and including 2011 DE 26), because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products. The recalled salads were distributed in Québec and Ontario, and may have been sold in other Canadian provinces and territories. CFIA and the manufacturer are warning the public and retailers not to sell, use or consume the affected salads.

Some supermarket chains post recall notices on their web sites for the convenience of customers. To see whether a recalled food was carried by your favorite supermarket, follow the live link to the supermarket’s recall web site.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains, listed on the Kroger corporate home page.
**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.

Recalls and Alerts: December 9, 2011

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.

If you would like to receive automatic email alerts for all new articles posted on eFoodAlert, please submit your request using the sidebar link.

United States

  • Food Safety Recall: D’Orazio Foods, Inc. (Bellmawr, NJ) recalls Albertsons’ Sausage Ravioli, Jewel Sausage Ravioli, Albertsons’ Beef Ravioli, Jewel Beef Ravioli, and Our Family Beef Ravioli (all in 25-oz poly bags; Est 20146; Best if used by 12/01/11 to 12/01/12), because the frozen stuffed pasta products were produced without the benefit of federal inspection. The recalled products were manufactured between December 1, 2010 and December 1, 2011 and distributed to distribution centers in California, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Oregon, Texas and Utah.
  • Food Safety Recall: Crystal Geyser® (Calistoga, CA) recalls Tejava® Premium Iced Tea (12-oz glass bottles; Production lot code dates of 1BT220, 1BT221, 1BT222, 1BT223, 1BT252, 1BT253, 1BT254, 1BT255, 1BT277, 1BT278, 1BT279, 1BT280, and 1BT313), due to the possible presence of glass fragments. The recalled iced tea products were distributed nationwide.
  • Food Safety Recall: House of Raeford Farms (Raeford, NC) recalls Boneless Oven Roasted Chicken Breast (18 to 22-lb boxes containing two 9 to 11-lb pkgs; Est #P-239A; Product Code 94268; Package date 1270), because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled ready-to-eat chicken breasts were shipped to delicatessens and food service institutions for further processing in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
  • Outbreak Alert: More than 40 people who attended two events this week at the Greysolon Ballroom in Duluth, MN reported becoming ill after eating at the ballroom. The outbreak is being investigated by the Minnesota Department of Health, which received the first report of the illnesses on Tuesday, December 6th.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Marché AMI (Saint-Laurent-de-l’Île-d’Orléans, QC) recalls Pâté au saumon, Pâté à la viande and Pâté au poulet, due to the presence of undeclared egg.
  • Allergy Alert: Marché du Faubourg St-Amable inc. IGA and Marché du Faubourg Ste-Julie inc. IGA Extra recall Barre maïs can/tourn (250g), due to the presence of undeclared milk.
  • Food Safety Recall: Canard Goûteux (Saint-Christophe d’Arthabaska, QC) recalls Rillettes de canard (250-mL glass jars; sold unrefrigerated on or before December 2, 2011), because the product was stored at a temperature that could render it unsafe for human consumption.

Europe

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Outbreak Alert (Vietnam): More than 300 workers at a Hanoi glove factory were hospitalized with suspected food poisoning after eating their lunch at work. The employees complained of dizziness and nausea.
  • Food Safety Enforcement (China): A Chinese dairy farmer will pay with her life for deliberately tainting her rival’s milk supply with sodium nitrite. The woman’s actions apparently resulted in the death of three children, and 36 hospitalizations. The woman’s husband was sentenced to a life term for purchasing the poison on behalf of his wife.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Allergy Alert (Australia): Simplot Australia Pty Ltd. recalls Neptune Frozen Crumbed Squid Rings (1kg; Product of China; All best before dates up to and including 20/06/13), due to the presence of undeclared egg. The product was distributed to wholesale grocery outlets nationally.
  • Food Safety Recall (Australia): Resmi International Pty Ltd recalls Grandma’s Tapioca Chips (200g; Product of India; Date marking 08.2012) and Manjilas Tapioca Chips Spicy (180g; Product of India; Date marking 14.06.2012), due to high levels of naturally occurring cyanide. The recalled products were distributed in NSW, ACT, VIC, WA and QLD.

Some supermarket chains post recall notices on their web sites for the convenience of customers. To see whether a recalled food was carried by your favorite supermarket, follow the live link to the supermarket’s recall web site.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains, listed on the Kroger corporate home page.
**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.

Cast Your Votes For The Best of 2011

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