Recalls and Alerts: February 18–19, 2025

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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Public Health Alert (Update): FDA advises restaurants and retailers not to serve or sell and consumers not to eat certain oysters from Louisiana Harvest Area 3, potentially contaminated with Norovirus. The implicated oysters were distributed to the following states: Alabama (AL), Arkansas (AR), Delaware (DE), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Kentucky (KY), Louisiana (LA), Maryland (MD), Minnesota (MN), Mississippi (MS), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), North Carolina (NC), Pennsylvania (PA), South Carolina (SC), Tennessee (TN), Texas (TX), Vermont (VT), and Virginia (VA).

Canada

Allergy Alert: Vaaniy Food Inc. recalls Vaaniy Foods brand Frozen Porotta Catering Pack (1 kg; Best before Aug 2026; UPC 8 902550 006384) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall: Olymel (EST 39B) recalls Swiss Chalet brand Chicken breast nuggets (700g; Best before 2025 SE 07 and 2025 SE 26; UPC 066701011479) due to possible foreign matter contamination (pieces of bone).

Food Safety Recall: Palm Bites Canada recalls Palm Bites brand Original Date Square and Chocolate Date Square (3 squares/pkg; All “PROD DATE” from 24/OC/08 to 25/FE/14) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Ireland): FSAI alerts consumers to the presence of undeclared milk in specific batches of Boundless Sour Cream and Onion Flavour Chips.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): La Fromagerie des Ardennes recalls BIOFERME brand Le Doré de Lathuy and Petit Fagné cheeses (Lot L349; Best before 13/03/25) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): AUCHAN recalls AUCHAN brand M126 / AUCHAN TERROIR MORBIER AOP cheese (250g; Multiple lot codes and Best before dates) due to shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SAS CONSOLARO recalls CONSOLARO brand Rôti cuit / Cooked roast (Lot 25035; Use by 06/03/2025) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SA PERRIN VERMOT Jean Perrin recalls multiple Jean Perrin brand cheeses (All lot codes; Various Use by dates) due to possible shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LA PERLE DU MES recalls Pleine mer brand Huitres de Kercabellec / oysters (Sizes N2, N3, N4; Lot PDM30012025B1) due to Norovirus contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SCHIEVER DISTRIBUTION BI1 recalls Biftecks hachés de bœuf en vrac provenant de morceaux dénervés et dégraissés réalisés en magasin à la demande / Bulk ground beef (Lot 05-28-21500413) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): PREMIER PLATEAU recalls PREMIER PLATEAU brand TERRINE A LA LIQUEUR DE SAPIN BBC / Fir tree sap terrine (2.5 kg; Lot 2250340003; Use by 04/04/2025) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SCHIEVER DISTRIBUTION BI1 recalls Biftecks hachés de bœuf en vrac provenant de morceaux dénervés et dégraissés réalisés en magasin à la demande / Bulk ground beef (Lot 21/500633) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): AUCHAN recalls Auchan Terroir brand Morbier AOP cheese (250g; Multiple lots and use-by dates) due to shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Hong Kong and Singapore

Food Safety Alert (Hong Kong): The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (February 18) instructed the trade to suspend the import of Ireland Dooriel Creek raw oysters from production area code MO-AN-DC. The trade should also stop using or selling the product concerned immediately should they possess it. The action was taken following a few food poisoning cases which involved consumption of raw oysters at a restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Australia and New Zealand

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Foodstuffs Own Brands Ltd recalls Pams brand Tempura Coated Chicken Nuggets (1 kg; Best before 16 Oct 2025) due to foreign matter contamination (blue rubber).

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