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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Canada
Allergy Alert Update: TFI Foods Ltd recalls Aberdeen brand ChaoZhou Style Fish Ball (500g; All batch codes; UPC 0 61391 24277 6) and Black Tie brand Frozen Raw Fish Ball (ChaoZhou Style Fish Ball) (20 x 500g; All batch codes; UPC 0 61391 24235 6) due to undeclared soy.
Allergy Alert Update: Dufflet Pastries recalls multiple Dufflet brand plant-based cakes and cupcakes due to undeclared egg. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Food Safety Recall: La Fromagerie Cavallaro DDO recalls multiple varieties of cheese due to incomplete labeling (absence of label statement indicating the cheeses were made from raw milk).
Food Safety Recall: La Boucherie Saint-Louis recalls TRUITE FUMÉE À CHAUD / Hot-smoked trout (Variable weights; Product sold up to and including 7 July 2021) due to inadequate labeling (absence of label instruction to keep frozen until use).
Food Safety Recall: Noble Hope Import & Export recalls El Rashidi El Mizan brand Pure Natural Honey (750g: Expiry date 14/OCTOBER/2022) due to presence of the antimicrobial substances Enrofloxacin, Ciprofloxacin, Sulfadiazine, Sulfamethoxazole and Sulfamethazine.
Food Safety Recall: Cloverdale Sausage & Meat Ltd. recalls Gestus brand Makrel Filet I Tomatsauce (125 x 3 g; Lot code L16012020213; Best before 16.01.2025) due to commercial sterility concerns.
Europe
Allergy Alert (Belgium): Colruyt Group recalls Boni Selection beurre de cacahuètes / Peanut butter (350g; Lot #075181DN; Best before 1/3/2022) due to undeclared almonds.
Allergy Alert (Luxembourg): Colruyt recalls Boni Selection beurre de cacahuètes / Peanut butter (350g; Lot #075181DN; Best before 1/3/2022) due to undeclared almonds.
Allergy Alert (UK): SPAR recalls SPAR Enjoy Local Coconut Jam Delights (184g; Best before 23 July 2021) due to undeclared sulphites.
Food Safety Recall (Denmark): The Whole Company Food A/S recalls several products containing banana chips due to potential Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Mozami A/S recalls Fuet Extra sausage (150g; Best before 01.11.2021) due to potential mold contamination
Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Mozami A/S recalls Chorizo Extra sausage (150g; Batch no. 4040621; Best before 01.11.2021, 06.11.2021, 01.10.2021, 05.08.2021) due to potential mold contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): E. Leclerc recalls LECLERC TRELISSAC CREVETTES ROSES 30/50 LS / Pink Shrimp (500g; Use by 01/07/2021) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): ACHATS MARCHANDISES CASINO recalls Franprix brand Coulommiers au lait cru / raw milk cheese (350g; Lot #030521LI1; Use by 07/07/2021) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): MAYON INTERMARCHE recalls Escalope dinde, rayon trad / raw turkey cutlets (Lot 0341091777) due to Salmonella and Salmonella Typhimurium contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): LES SALAISONS REGIONALES recalls Le Père Champain brand Jambon traditionnel / traditional ham (Lot codes 21122, 21223 & 21123; Use by 15/07/2021, 22/07/2021 & 20/07/2021, respectively) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): LES GOUTS DU SUD SAS recalls Pédelhez brand ChipoMerguez x12 à cuire / Sausages for cooking (12-pack; Lots 21181000 & 21180000; Use by 13/07/2021 & 12/07/2021, respectively) due to potential Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): Salaisons de Saint Sauveur recalls several Merguez sausage products due to Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Food Safety Recall (Germany): Ciloglu Handels GmbH recalls several varieties of Black Olive products due to mold contamination and potential for other microbial contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Food Safety Recall (Germany): Ciloglu Handels GmbH recalls several packaged products due to mold contamination and potential for other microbial contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Industry recalls Koldùnai Gimtinès dumplings with meat (1000g; Best before 13.05.2022; Product of Lithuania) due to Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (Switzerland): Industry recalls multiple mustard seed and spice mix products due to Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands
OUTBREAK ALERT (Hong Kong): Several food poisoning cases have been linked to consumption of raw oysters in two separate restaurants. The raw oysters were produced by Whitstable Oyster Company and imported into Hong Kong from the UK. The UK has notified the Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety (CFS) that these oysters were suspected of being contaminated with Norovirus. The CFS has also instructed the supplier and restaurants concerned to stop supplying and selling the affected raw oysters immediately, and is tracing the distribution of the affected product. The trade should also stop using or selling the product in question.
Allergy Alert (Israel): Dana Shadman Ltd. advises consumers that several varieties of mousse cakes contain undeclared fish. Please refer to the notice for a complete list of affected products.
Allergy Alert (Israel): Saar Bakery Products Ltd recalls multiple products due to undeclared allergens. Please refer to the notice for a complete list of affected products.
Australia and New Zealand
Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Woolworths NZ Ltd recalls Countdown brand Potato Egg & Bacon Salad (250g & 400g; Use by 13 JUL 21) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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