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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United States
Allergy Alert: M.G. Waldbaum dba Michael Foods Inc. recalls FAIR MEADOW Foundations WHOLE EGGS with CITRIC ACID (32-oz. paperboard cartons; Lot 4162G; Use by 16 SEP 24) due to undeclared milk.
Pet Food Safety Recall: Vitakraft Sun Seed Inc. recalls multiple lot codes of Sun Seed Vita Prima Hedgehog Food and Vitakraft Vita Smart Hedgehog Food due to potential Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Pet Food Safety Recall: Viva Raw LLC recalls Viva Turkey for Dogs Ground, Viva Turkey for Dogs Chunked, Viva Turkey for Cats, Viva Pure Turkey, and Viva Beef & Turkey for Puppies (Frozen, 1-lb bricks; Lot 21244) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall was initially announced by the company’s contract manufacturer (Lewis Sausage Company, Inc.) on June 12, 2024, and reported by eFoodAlert on June 27, 2024.
Canada
No Alerts
United Kingdom and Ireland
Allergy Alert (UK): Waitrose and Partners recalls Waitrose Chocolate Mini Cupcakes (pack of 9; Best before 20 July 2024) due to undeclared walnuts.
Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Manufacturer recalls Spuddy’s Cheese and Onion Flavour Irish Crisps (6 x 25g pack; Best Before 26.07.2024) and Spuddy’s Irish Potato Crisps assorted flavours (24 x 25g pack; Best before 26.07.2024) due to possible foreign matter contamination (pieces of rubber).
Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Manufacturer recalls specific batches of Tayto products due to possible foreign matter contamination (pieces of rubber). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Hong Kong and Singapore
No Alerts
Australia and New Zealand
No Alerts
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Czechia (Czech Republic)
Ireland (Republic of)
Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Spain (food safety alerts)
Spain (allergy alerts)
United States of America (FDA)
United States of America (USDA/FSIS)
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