Author: Phyllis Entis

Recalls and Alerts: August 17 – 19, 2018

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: Fisher Foods recalls Fishers Bakery glazed donuts, custard donuts and jelly donuts (available for sale through August 16, 2018 at Fisher’s retail locations throughout Stark County Ohio) due to undeclared egg whites.

Food Safety Recall: Worcester Creameries recalls Golden Flow Heavy Cream (1 qt & 1 pt sizes; Date codes AUG 23rd FM 29 and AUG 26th FM 29) due to improper pasteurization.

Canada

Food Safety Recall Update: Randsland Farms Inc. recalls Randsland Broccoli Slaw (340g; Batch code 080818; UPC 0 57225 00008 7) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled product was distributed in Nova Scotia.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Luxembourg): Medi-market Walferdange recalls QNT brand pea and rice Vegan Protein, vanilla macaroon flavor (Lot #L703972/2; Best before 07/2020) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Delhaize recalls ATELIER BLINI brand 8Falafel chickpeas with carrots and coriander (Lot #182651; Best before 12/09/2018) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Jensens Food A/S recalls Pulled pork (800g; Batch No. 542106; Best before 31-10-2018; Product of Poland) due to foreign matter (glass slivers) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Danone Danmark recalls Activia strawberry yoghurt (4 x 125g; Best before 16.08.2018) due to foreign matter (red plastic pieces) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): E. Leclerc recalls PIC EXPRESS brand Cheese Nuggets (180g; Best before dates from 03/08/18 to 24/08/18) due to foreign matter (hard plastic pieces) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): L’atelier Blini recalls L’atelier Blini brand 8Falafel chickpeas with carrots and coriander ((Lot #182651; Best before 12/09/2018) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): TLC recalls TLC brand Museau and Museau vinaigrette (various formats) due to Listeria contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Hof Dannwisch recalls Farm butter (Best before 30.08) and DannAmour Soft Cheese (Best before 13.08. – 24.08) due to potential shiga-toxin producing E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): EDEKA AG recalls Ready-to-bake stone oven baguette (300g; Batch Nos. 04.09.2018, 19.09.2019, 23.09.2018, 14.10.2018; Best before 15.08.2018 to 15.10.2018) due to foreign matter (metal wire) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): Eurofood Spa recalls KV Nordic brand Norwegian Smoked Salmon (50g; Lot #801252; Best before 16.08.2018 and 23.08.2018) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (UK/Northern Ireland only): Ewing Seafoods recalls Organic Smoked Salmon (100g & 200g; All batches) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Recalls and Alerts: August 13 – 16, 2018

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.

If you would like to receive automatic email alerts for all new articles posted on eFoodAlert, please submit your request using the sidebar link.

United States

OUTBREAK ALERT UPDATE: FDA and CDC continue their investigation into the source of a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora illnesses linked to Fresh Express Salad Mix served at McDonalds outlets in IL, IA, IN, WI, MI, OH, MN, NE, SD, MT, ND, KY, WV, and MO. As of August 16th, the federal agencies have received reports of 476 illnesses in 15 states.

Allergy Alert: Marsee Foods, Inc. dba Marsee Baking recalls chocolate chip, ginger spice, and oatmeal raisin cookies sold at Café Yumm! restaurants due to undeclared peanuts. The recalled products were sold at Café Yumm! restaurants in Oregon and Washington between August 6, 2018 and August 15, 2018.

Allergy Alert: Salt & Straw Ice Cream recalls certain Chocolate Gooey Brownie pints due to undeclared peanuts. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected plant codes and lot codes.

Food Supplement Safety Recall: World Organix LLC recalls various products containing kratom due to high microbial loads and possible Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Supplement Safety Recall: Zakah Life, LLC recalls  various products containing kratom due to possible Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Europe

Allergy Alert (France): Carrefour recalls Carrefour brand Chocolate Mint Ice Cream due to absence of labeling in French. The product contains skim milk, cream, lactose, milk protein, butter and soy.

Allergy Alert (France): Casino recalls Greek-style Quinoa (200g; Lot #18 212 026; Best before 21/08/2018) due to undeclared oat flakes, soy flakes and barley flakes.

Allergy Alert (Italy): Sarria – I Dolci Della Sardegna recalls Papassini alle noci (0.3kg and 0.5kg; All lots) due to undeclared egg.

Allergy Alert (Italy): Sarria – I Dolci Della Sardegna recalls Papassini dolci misti (0.2kg & 0.3kg; All lots) due to undeclared egg.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): The Greenery recalls Curry Madras and Green Curry (Best before 20-08-2018 or earlier) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Volys Star NV recalls Volibon Kalkoenschnitzel / Escalope de dinde / turkey cutlet (2 x 125g; Lot #43151; Best by 20/08/18 ; 24/08/18 ; 27/08/18) due to foreign matter (pieces of hard blue plastic) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): La société Earl Mounier recalls Fromage AOP Pélardon goat cheese (All lots between 10/07/2018 and 29/07/2018; Best before 10/09/2018 and 29/09/2018 inclusive) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Finland): Danone Finland Oy recalls Activia Strawberry Yoghurt (4x125g & 8x125g; Best before 16.08.2018) due to foreign matter (red plastic pieces) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Galileo recalls Gorgonzola with mascarpone (sold at Carrefour from 05 July 2018 to 15 August 2018) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): L’Atelier de l’Argoat recalls Atelier de l’Argoat brand Andouille de Guémené (Lot #30C070828; Best by 22/09/2018) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Odyssee recalls Odyssee brand Smoked Trout (120g; Lot #10226J2; Best by 13/08/2018) due to Listeria contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Elle & Vire recalls Elle & Vire brand Vanilla cream dessert (4 x 125g; Best by 30/11/2018) due to a possible sterility defect.

Food Safety Recall (France): Paysan Breton recalls Paysan Breton brand Plain and Tex Mex style roasted chicken wings due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for complete information on the recalled products.

Food Safety Recall (France): Castelli France recalls Castelli France brand Coppa Di Vittorio (sold between 08/06/18 & 09/08/18) due to Listeria contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Prestige de la Sarthe recalls certain gellied pork tongue products due to Listeria contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): L’EARL Mounier recalls Mounier brand AOP Pélardon cheese (Lot No. 10-07-2018 to 29-07-2018; Best before 10/09/2018 to 29/09/2018) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Martin Amberger Kartoffelverarbeitung Dolli-Werk GmbH & Co. KG recalls Feldmühle brand old Bavarian type GQB Potato Salad (6 x 1kg cartons; Best before 08/25/2018) due to foreign matter contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Seidl Confiserie GmbH recalls various products due to possible foreign matter (glass splinters) contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Hof Dannwisch recalls Sommerfreude Cheese Salad (Best before 06.08. and 24.08) due to shigatoxin-producing E. coli.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Finn’s Butchers’ Shop recalls all smoked meat products (all dates and batch codes) due to processing in an unapproved facility.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Kaempff-Kohler recalls Fromage AOP Pélardon goat cheese (Lot #10-07-2018 to 29-07-2018; Best by 10/09/2018 to 29/09/2018) due to Salmonella contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): Kadac Pty Ltd recalls Lotus Certified Organic Millet Meal (500g; Best Before  13.11.2018, 17.12.2018, 05.02.2019, 01.07.2019, 05.08.2019, 30.09.2019) due to undeclared gluten.

Allergy Alert (Australia): Ground Hues recalls Ground Hues Snowballs Retro Raspberry and Ground Hues Snowballs Classic (150g; All Best Before Dates up to and including 06 Oct 2018) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Crombie & Price Ltd recalls Lotus brand Organic Millet Meal (500g; Best before 13.11.18, 17.12.18, 05.02.19, 01.07.19, 05.08.19) due to undeclared gluten.

Food Safety Recall (Australia): The Provedore Group recalls Mamma Lucia Greek Style Fetta Cheese (2 Kg buckets; Use by 18 December 18; Batch 18172) due to E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Longhill Farms Ltd recalls Longhill Farms raw (unpasteurised) drinking milk (Batch Numbers D-0608 to D-1508 inclusive; Use by 10 August 2018 to 19 August 2018 inclusive) due to Campylobacter contamination.

FDA continues to review possible link between pet diets and canine heart disease

This story by Phyllis Entis first appeared in Food Safety News and is reposted here with permission

A diet rich in legumes or potatoes might be linked to an increased risk of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Prior to issuing a public notice on July 12, the FDA had received sporadic reports involving 30 dogs and 7 cats over a three-year period. During that same period, the veterinary cardiology community received about 150 similar reports. In dogs, the disease results in an enlarged heart.

Some of the dogs exhibited signs of heart disease, including decreased energy, cough, difficulty breathing, and episodes of collapse. Reports received by FDA identified a range of brands and formulas. 

The common element in these foods appears to be the presence of legumes (including peas, beans, lentils, chickpeas, soybeans, peanuts), pulses (seeds of legumes), and/or potatoes as main ingredients in the pet foods. The list also encompasses protein, starch or fiber derived from legumes.

Since the July 12 notification, FDA has received additional reports, which it is in the process of evaluating. None of these reports involve cats. According to a spokesperson from FDA, the agency is not able to provide an accurate accounting at this time, as the number of reports is continuing to rise and the information is being analyzed as it is received.

Some dog breeds are genetically susceptible to developing DCM. However, at least some of the initial reports to FDA involved other breeds of dog not typically prone to this disease. FDA is evaluating various possible dietary causes of DCM in dogs, including, nutritional makeup of the main ingredients or how dogs process them, main ingredient sourcing, processing, and amount used.

At this point in its investigation, FDA is not advising dog owners to make any dietary changes. Pet owners whose dogs are showing any symptoms of DCM or other heart conditions should contact their veterinarian.

FDA is encouraging pet owners and veterinary professionals to report cases of DCM in dogs suspected of having a link to diet by using the electronic Safety Reporting Portal or calling their state’s FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinators.