Recalls and Alerts: April 26, 2012

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.

United States

• Allergy Alert: Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc. (Beaverton, OR) recalls Mrs. Weaver’s Pimento Spread (7 oz; Use by Aug/05/12; Plant ID & Time 20 HH:MM; UPC 71117.00003), because the spread may have been packaged into containers marked Ham Salad. The Ham Salad label does not list milk as an ingredient. The recalled spread was distributed in AR, AZ, FL, LA, MS, OK, TX, and WA between April 11, 2012 and April 17, 2012.
• Allergy Alert: Krispak, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI) recalls GFS® Hostess Candy Mix (8-48 oz packages; Code date 088 12), because some of the cases of Candy Mix were inadvertently put into GFS® Chocolate Sprinkles packages, which do not declare the ingredients wheat, milk and egg, all of which may be present in the Candy Mix. The affected product wasdistributed between April 5th and 19th to Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee Gordon Food Service Marketplace Stores.
• Food Safety Recall: LA Star Seafood Co. Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) recalls Vobla Dry fish and Vobla Smoked fish (20-lb bulk boxes; no lot numbers or expiry dates), because the fish were improperly eviscerated and, therefore, have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. The recalled products were distributed and sold at: Arbat Store, Utah; European Importing, Russian Import, and M and M Market, Northern California; Golden Farms Market, Karabagh Market, and Tashkent Market, Southern California; Global Importing, Oregon; Solomon’s Groceries and Europa, Colorado between February 28th and April 23rd, 2012.
• Pet Food Safety Recall: Diamond Pet Foods recalls Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Dog Food (“certain lots” – to be updated) after lab tests conducted by the Ohio Department of Agriculture found Salmonella in a sample of the pet food
• Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall: American Regent recalls Epinephrine Injection, USP, 1:1000 (1mL ampules; Lot #1395; Expiry July 2012), due to the presence of discoloration and small visible particles in some ampules. The recalled product was wholesalers and distributors nationwide. Hospitals, Retail Pharmacies, Clinics, Physician Offices, and other healthcare facilities and providers are instructed to stop using the recalled batch of product and immediately quarantine any outstanding supply of Lot #1395 for return.

Canada

• Allergy Alert: Le Grand Marché Col-Fax inc (Laval, QC) recalls a number of pastries and prepared foods (sold up to and including 23 April 2012), due to the presence of undeclared soy and/or sulfites. Please refer to the recall notice for a list of affected products.
• Allergy Alert: Transhing Investment Inc. (QC) recalls Koh-Kae Peanuts with Thai Tom Yum Spicy Flavour Coated (230g; All codes; UPC 8 852023 666549) due to the presence of chemical additives and undeclared shellfish and milk. The recalled product was sold in Ontario and Quebec.
• Allergy Alert: Bramic Sales recalls Koh-Kae Peanuts Tom Yum Flavour Coated (240g; All codes; UPC 8 852023 666549), due to the presence of chemical additives and undeclared shellfish. The recalled product was sold in Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0586): Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk sheep cheese coated with herbs from France; distributed to Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France and Germany.

Europe

• Food Safety Recall (Belgium): New Vepeli recalls “Potjesvlees” (250g, 2kg, 2.5kg vacuum packed; Use by 12/05/2012), due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
• Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Chimay Tradition recalls Chimay Tradition brand Cooked Sausages (please see recall notice for details), after Salmonella was found in a sample of the Beer Sausage.
• Food Safety Enforcement Action (UK): An Old Bailey judge has announced a sentence against A.C. Hopkins (Taunton) Ltd of fines and costs amounting to £23,000 after the company was convicted of failing to make sure that meat was kept chilled throughout the entire food chain.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0564): Penicillium mold in lemon tea from Italy; distributed to Greece and Italy.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0565): Salmonella in chilled poultry meat from Hungary; distributed to Slovenia.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0567): Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon from Poland; distributed to Italy.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0569): Undeclared egg in frozen pancakes from Germany; distributed to Finland and Sweden.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0570): High Escherichia coli count in chilled coriander from Vietnam; distributed to Norway.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0571): Salmonella in Al Durra brand tahini from Syria; distributed to Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway and Spain.
• Pet Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0572): Salmonella Schwarzengrund and Salmonella spp. in dog chews from India; distributed to France, Germany and the Netherlands.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0575): Mold infestation in chilled chocolate mousse from Belgium; distributed to Denmark.
• Dietary Supplement Safety Notification (EU #2012.0579): Unidentified substance in green coffee from the United States, with raw material from China, via the Netherlands; distributed to Lithuania and the Netherlands.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0580): Bacillus cereus and Salmonella Rubislaw in minced ginger with raw material from Nigeria, via Germany; distributed to Austria, Germany and Romania.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0581): Undeclared wheat in frozen breaded plaice fillets from the Netherlands; distributed to Italy.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0582): Mercury in chilled small-spotted catshark from Spain; distributed to Italy.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0583): Escherichia coli in fresh peppermint from Malaysia; distributed to Norway.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0584): Methomyl in grapes from India; distributed to the Netherlands.
• Pet Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0585): High count of Enterobacteriaceae in dry pet food with fish from the United States, via Lithuania; distributed to Estonia.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0586): Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk sheep cheese coated with herbs from France; distributed to Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France and Germany.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0587): High Escherichia coli count in chilled basil leaves from Vietnam; distributed to Norway.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0589): Excessive sulphite in biscuits from Romania; distributed to the Czech Republic, Poland and the United Kingdom.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0591): Tin in canned lychees via the Netherlands; distributed to Germany.

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.