Recalls and Alerts: June 29–30, 2023

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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OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION: The CDC, together with state and local partners, is investigating an outbreak of Cyclospora illnesses that has affected 210 individuals in 22 states. Thirty outbreak victims have been hospitalized. The illnesses are not travel-related, and their source has not been identified as yet.

Public Health Alert: The FDA is advising consumers not to purchase or eat Everest Garam Masala, Everest Sambhar Masala, and Maggi Masala ae Magic spices with the lot numbers referenced in the Public Health Alert, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The products were manufactured in India and are not labeled for distribution in the United States.

Food Safety Recall: Panamerican Foods, LLC recalls approximately 4,978 pounds of the pork and beef bean stew products that were imported from an establishment in Brazil that is not eligible to export meat products to the United States. Please refer to the recall notice for complete details on the affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Amin Trading Agency LLC recalls EVEREST GARAM MASALA (100g; Batch #U25D390373; Expiry March 2024; Product of India) and EVEREST SAMBHAR MASALA (100g; Batch #U04D384296; Expiry March 2024; Product of India) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: House of Raeford recalls FOSTER FARMS MINI CORN DOGS BITE-SIZED CHICKEN FRANKS DIPPED IN BATTER HONEY CRUNCHY FLAVOR (1.83 lb resealable bags; Lot codes 123114 and 223114; Best if used by 4/23/24) due to possible spoilage.

Food Safety Recall Update: DEKA Trading Corp. recalls ineligible ready-to-eat pork rind products imported from Guatemala. Please refer to the recall notice for complete details on the affected products.

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Canada

Allergy Alert: Boulangerie La Pocatière (La Pocatière, QC) recalls PAIN BLANC ENRICHI / Enriched white bread (Best before 30 June 2023) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert: Marché Frères Young (Montréal, QC) recalls KIMCHI (Sold up to 28 June 2023) due to undeclared sesame and anchovies, and recalls DOLMADAKIA / Stuffed grape leaves (Sold up tp 28 June 2023) due to undeclared soy.

Food Safety Recall: Olly Fresco’s (Montréal, QC) recalls HUMMUS (Expiry date 30JN23) due to possible E. coli contamination.

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Europe

Allergy Alert (Italy): Salumifici Granterre S.p.A. recalls CONAD brand MORTADELLA BOLOGNA IGP (130g; Lot 26321049; Best before 09-07-2023) due to undeclared pistachio.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): Dirk recalls Bakker van der Akker Meergranen brood / Multigrain Bread (Produced 30-06-2023) due to undeclared sesame.

Allergy Alert (Sweden): Estrella recalls Ugnsbakade Chips Sourcream & Onion (125g; Best before 2023-10-16) due to undeclared gluten.

Allergy Alert (UK): Tesco recalls Tesco Free From Onion Rings, Tesco Free From Cheese Flavour Balls, and Tesco Free From Bacon Rashers (150g; Best before 16 December 2023) due to undeclared gluten.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): AFSCA recalls Ottavi brand Tomme Brebis GM et Tomme Brebis PM / Goat cheeses (700g and 6 x 700g; All lots; All Use by dates between 16/06/23 and 15/09/23) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Délidis recalls specific batch codes of three products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): AFSCA recalls CHILLET brand VERITABLE ROSETTE DE LYON AU JAMBON FORME FUSEAU / Lyon Ham rosette, spindle-shaped (Lot PRF 23 03 02; Best before 31/07/2023) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LIMOUZIN recalls MAISON LIMOUZIN brand CHEVRE FRAIS FERMIER / Fresh farm-style goat cheese (Lots 8/06, 15/06, 01/06; Use by 08/07/2023; 15/07/2023, 01/07/2023, respectively) due to possible shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LIMOUZIN recalls MAISON LIMOUZIN brand CHEVRE CENDRE FERMIER AU LAIT CRU / Raw milk farm-style goat cheese (Lots 9/06, 16/06, 02/06; Use by 14/07/2023; 21/07/2023, 07/07/2023, respectively) due to possible shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LIMOUZIN recalls MAISON LIMOUZIN brand CHEVRE FERMIER MOULE A LA LOUCHE/ Farm-style goat cheese (Multiple lots and Best before dates) due to possible shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): LIMOUZIN recalls MAISON LIMOUZIN brand AOP SAINTE MAURE DE TOURAINE cheese (Multiple lots and Best before dates) due to possible shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): LES FROMAGERS DE TRADITION HARDY recalls Hardy affineur brand Saint Maure de Touraine AOP fermier cendré / Farm-style cheese (Lot 77148 3199; Best before 18/07/2023) due to shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): CHADIS E.LECLERC recalls FABRIQUE A FAGNIERES brand TARTES AUX FRAISES / Strawberry pies (Use by 26/06/2023) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): C.P.F. SOC. COOP. PRODUTTORI FORMAGGI recalls CANESTRATO DI TOTO’ / Cheese (1.8 – 2 kg; Lot 06/04/2023; Use by 06-12-2023) due to possible microbiological contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Netherlands): Vleesbedrijf Huls B.V. recalls Huls Sticks Naturel / Shell sticks (62.5g; Best before 21 augustus 2023) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Netherlands): Vivera recalls Vivera plant Tempeh (400g; Best before 22-6-2023) due to Bacillus cereus contamination.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Allergy Alert (Singapore): Vegetalk Food Supplies Pte Ltd recalls Vegetalk Pure Vegetarian Mutton Rendang Curry (Expiry date 15 March 2024; Product of Malaysia) and Vegetalk Vegetarian Golden Roast Duck (Expiry date 15 July 2024; Product of Malaysia) due to undeclared gluten.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): Coffee Table Delights recalls Date & Walnut Ball (130g; Best before 2/08/2023) and Choc Date Almond Slice (280g; Best before 12/07/2023) due to undeclared gluten.

Allergy Alert (Australia): Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd recalls Cote D’Or Bouchee (200g; All batches) due to undeclared milk, hazelnuts, almonds, soy, and wheat (lack of English labeling in packages).

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Multiple importers recall specific batches of Durra brand Tahina and Halawa products due to possible Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

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Cronobacter to become notifiable disease in USA

The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) has approved a position statement recommending that invasive Cronobacter infection in infants be added to the list of approximately 120 notifiable diseases in the United States.

The position statement was developed by the CSTE in conjunction with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL).

The CSTE is a voting body comprised of State Epidemiologists from all U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia.

The text of the statement will be released in coming weeks.

STOP Foodborne Illness, a national public health non-profit organization, hailed the announcement, predicting that the CSTE decision would have a “…meaningful impact on infant mortality.”

A look back

In February 2022, consumers were shocked to learn of four infant illnesses due to Cronobacter infections linked to consumption of powdered infant formula manufactured by Abbott Nutrition.

As the months passed and more was learned about the evolution of the contamination problem, food safety experts and members of the public began to advocate for adding Cronobacter to the list of infectious diseases reported as a matter of course to the CDC’s national surveillance database.

Notifiable versus reportable

What is a notifiable disease, and how does it differ from a reportable disease?

Although these two terms are often used interchangeably in the context of disease surveillance, they actually have quite different meanings as far as the CDC is concerned.

This screenshot from the CDC website explains the differences between notifiable and reportable diseases.

Reporting of notifiable disases is voluntary, and personal information is redacted from the reports that reach the CDC. The data from notifiable disease reports is useful for statistical surveillance, but cannot easily be used to locate the source of an outbreak.

On the other hand, reportable diseases (which are specified individually by each state or territory) MUST be reported to public health authorities by healthcare professionals, hospitals and laboratories. Reports supplied to the CDC in these instances contain information on the individual patients, and can be used to track the source and scope of disease outbreaks.

A notifiable disease may also be reportable by one or more states and territories, if those local authorities decide to make it so.

Under no circumstances does the CDC have the authority to MANDATE reporting of either notifiable or reportable diseases.

The bottom line

Adding invasive Cronobacter infection in infants to the list of national notifiable diseases is a long overdue action, which will improve the CDC’s ability to track trends in the frequency of this disease condition.

Let us hope that it will also spur additional states and territories to mandate reporting of Cronobacter infections to local public health authorities in their jurisdictions.

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Recalls and Alerts: June 27–28, 2023

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Food Safety Recall: Compass USA recalls Fresh To You Chicken Filet Sandwich (Use by 06/21/2023, 06/22/2023, 06/23/2023) because the sandwiches were made using uncooked chicken.

Food Safety Recall: Townsend Farms Inc. recalls specific frozen fruit products linked to mango chunks supplied by SunOpta (Sunrise Growers) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

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Canada

Food Safety Recall: La Tabagie 6^e Avenue (Saguenay, QC) recalls Soupe aux legumes / Vegetable soup (500 ml & 1 L; Sold up to 22 June 2023) due to absence of storage temperature labelling.

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Europe

OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION UPDATE (Denmark): The Salmonella Muenchen outbreak has increased to 30 confirmed cases. Authorities still have not determined the source.

Allergy Alert (Denmark): Lauge Food Selection A/S recalls Sun Yan Asian Style Chicken instant noodles (65g; Batch L23132 & L30162; Best before 09.11.23 and 16.01.24, respectively) due to undeclared celery.

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Stryhns Gruppen A/S recalls Slagtermester Andersen leverpostej / Liver paté (200g; Use by 12.07.2023) due to foreign matter contamination (small blue plastic pieces).

Food Safety Recall (France): LANDRISE Intermarché recalls Paris-Brest vendu en barquette rayon Pâtisserie traditionnel / Pastry (pack of 2; Lot pdv7353; Use by dates between 23/06/2023 and 29/06/2023) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Coopérative Lait Bio Du Maine recalls Saint Paulin Fromage Pâte pressée au lait cru / Raw milk cheese (250g; Lot 390532; Best before 05/08/2023) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SILVE NETTO recalls NETTO brand CARPACCIO PUR BOEUF / Pure beef carpaccio (200g; Lot J31710577; Use by 30/06/2023) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SILVE INTERMARCHE recalls JEAN ROZE brand CARPACCIO PUR BOEUF / Pure beef carpaccio (200g; Lot J31710577; Use by 30/06/2023) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LES VIVIERS DU PRADIC recalls PALOURDES JAPONAISES / Japanese clams (Lot Pal1823 Gouz1606) due to E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ETABLISSEMENTS ALLARD SOCIETE ALLARD recalls LINCET brand Crottin du Morvan sous coque / Goat cheese (160g; Lot 1.159; Best before dates between 15/07/2023 and 21/07/2023) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ETABLISSEMENTS ALLARD SOCIETE ALLARD recalls LINCET brand Galet de Bourgogne sous coque / Goat cheese (180g; Lots 1.159 & 1.166; Best before dates between 16/07/2023 and 21/07/2023 and Best before 21/07/2023, respectively) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

Food Safety Recall (Australia): Concordia Traders (Aust) Pty Ltd recalls Concordia Enoki Mushrooms (Best before 20/07/2023) due to increased risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Australia): Natural Mushrooms recalls Natural Mushrooms brand Enoki Mushrooms (Use by 13/07/2023) due to increased risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Lindsay Farm HB Ltd recalls Lindsay Farm brand Organic Raw Milk (unpasteurised) (2 L; Lot codes 0806, 0906,1006, 1106,1206, 1306, 1406, 1506, 1606, 1906, 2006, 2106, 2206, 2306, 2406, 2506, 2606, 2706; Use by dates between 12.06.2023 and up to and including 01.07.2023) due to possible Campylobacter contamination.

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