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 Kingdom (Update): The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) remind pregnant women and those with a weakened immune system to avoid eating ready-to-eat cold-smoked or cured fish because of the risk of listeria. The warning follows detetion of additional cases in an ongoing outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that now totals 24 cases since 2020.
United States
Food Safety Recall: New Age International Inc recalls Daily Veggies Enoki Mushroom (200g; Sold from from to November of 2024; Product of Korea) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall: Sysco Corporation recalls Whole and Cut Cucumbers (packaged in various configurations and sizes; Multiple Julian date codes) and Cucumber Chunk & Tomato Wedge (Pack date 668 24336) due to possible Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the Enforcement Report for a complete list of affected products, which were distributed in IA, MN, SD, ND, WI and Canada
Canada
Food Safety Recall (Update): Gambles Group of Companies, Koornneef Produce Ltd., Loblaw Companies Limited, Provincial Fruit Co. Ltd. recall SunFed brand Field cucumbers (Variable packaging; PLU 4062; Sold from October 12, 2024 to November 29, 2024 inclusively) and SunFed brand Slicer cucumbers (Variable packaging; PLU 4062; Sold from October 12, 2024 to December 4, 2024 inclusively) due to possible Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall: Riverside Natural Foods Ltd. recalls MadeGood brand granola bars (multiple pack sizes, varieties, and date codes) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of metal). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
United Kingdom and Ireland
Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Dunnes Stores recalls Dunnes Stores Beechwood Smoked Wicklow Cheddar and Dunnes Stores Tomato & Herb Wicklow Cheddar (all pack sizes; Batch codes 24182, 24302; Use by 28/02/2025, 09/02/2025) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese recalls Wicklow Gold Beechwood Smoked Irish Cheddar (all pack sizes; Use by 28/02/2025) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Hong Kong and Singapore
Food Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Impex Quality Products Limited recalls four varieties of MadeGood brand granola bars (120g/pack; Product of Canada) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of metal). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Australia and New Zealand
Allergy Alert (Australia): Grand Eastern Trading recalls Indomie Rasa Soto Mie (Best before 10.04.25) and Indomie Rasa Ayam Bawang (Best before 01.04.25) due to undeclared milk and egg, respectively.
Allergy Alert (Australia): Food Square Pty Ltd recalls Indomie Mi Goreng Rasa Rendang (5-pack; Best before 23/12/24) due to undeclared milk.
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