Recalls and Alerts: May 20, 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: J&B Group (Pipestone, MN) recalls No Name, Roasted Peppers, Onions and Mozzarella Cheese Steakhouse Burgers (27-oz pkgs containing 6 x 4.5-oz burgers; Julian date 03312) and Beef Steakburger with Steakhouse Seasoning (shipping cases; Serial numbers of 1049XXX; case code 19051; Julian date 03312), because of misbranding and undeclared hydrolyzed soy protein and wheat protein. The products were packaged on February 3, 2012 and distributed to retail outlets in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
• Food Safety Recall: Gills Onions, LLC (Oxnard, CA) recalls Diced Red Onions (Lot code 51RDA1A2119; Use by dates May 14, 15, and 17, 2012) because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product was distributed directly to retailers Canada and retailers and foodservice distributors in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Idaho, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Arkansas, Ohio, Tennessee, New Jersey, Georgia, and Florida. The recall was initiated as a result of a routine and random test directed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Canada

• Food Safety Recall: FreshPoint (Vancouver, Ltd. BC), J.E. Russel Produce Ltd. (Toronto, ON), Sysco (Calgary AB), Sysco (Edmonton AB), Sysco (Regina SK), Sysco (Winnipeg MB), and Sysco (Thunderbay ON) recall various River Ranch brand retail and foodservice salads (Product of USA; see recall notice for detailed product list), because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The smaller size retail packages of salads have Best Before dates between 12MAY 2012 – 22MAY 2012. The larger size packages of salads sold to foodservice have Julian dates between 116 – 125. The code date is typically located in the upper right hand corner of the packages. The recalled products may have been distributed nationally.

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.