Recalls and Alerts: August 28, 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

• Food Safety Withdrawal: Charlie’s Produce and TOP Food & Drug withdraw all Daniella mangos (PLU #3114, 4051, 4311, 4584 and 4959) from stores in the TOP supermarket chain, because of a concern that the mangos may be linked to Salmonella illness. TOP Food & Drug stores are located in  Auburn, Edmonds, Federal Way, Grays Harbor, Kent, Lacey, Lake Tapps, Olympia, Puyallup, Tacoma, Woodinville, and Yakima.

Canada

• Food Safety Recall Update: North American Produce Sales expands its earlier recall of Daniella brand Mangoes (Product of Mexico; PLU #4959) to include all products sold at retail stores between July 12 and August 24, 2012. the mangoes may have been distributed in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon. The Public Health Agency of Canada reports 22 cases of Salmonella Braenderup illness linked to consumption of these mangoes.

Europe

• Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Jørn A Rullepølser A/S recalls Saveloy (1.2 kg; Lot 123250; Best before 27/8-2012 and 28/8-2012), after Listeria monocytogenes is found in a sample of the product.
• Food Safety Recall (Germany): Keunecke Food Ltd. recalls Yano Spiced Pork (300g; Manufactured by ANIMEX sp z o o, Poland) due to improper package sealing, which could result in contamination.
• Medical Device Safety Alert (Spain): Spain’s Agency for Drugs and Health Products warns the public that Lisubel Chek Talk TD-4232 Glucose Meters may give a falsely low glucose reading if the sample of blood is inadequate, as the device does not provide an alarm system to warn the user of an inadequate sample size.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1229): Aflatoxins in nutmeg from Spain; distributed to Andorra, Guinea Republic-Conakry, and Spain.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1230): Salmonella Agona in frozen marinated lamb steak from Germany; distributed to Finland.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1231): Lead in red deer meat from Austria; distributed to the Czech Republic.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1233): Pseudomonas aeruginosa in natural mineral water from Italy; distributed to Albania and Italy.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1236): Salmonella in paan leaves (Betel) from Sri Lanka; distributed to the United Kingdom.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1237): Methomyl in fresh peppers from Hungary; distributed to the Czech Republic.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1238): Bulging packaging of chilled canned semi-preserved foie gras from France; distributed to France and Spain.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

• Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1229): Aflatoxins in nutmeg from Spain; distributed to Andorra, Guinea Republic-Conakry, and Spain.

Australia and New Zealand

• Outbreak Alert (New South Wales, Australia): New South Wales Health is warning of an outbreak of gastroenteritis that has affected more than 3,500 people around the state in the past fortnight. The outbreak – due mainly to norovirus or rotavirus – has affected people in nursing homes, hospitals and child care centers.

Latin America and the Caribbean

• Food Safety Enforcement Action (Argentina): The National Food Safety and Quality Service has seized and destroyed 8,600 kilos of food products that were transported under improper conditions and/or without proper documentation.

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.