Author: Phyllis Entis

Recall Roundup: January 26, 2011

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.

United States

  • Food Safety Recall: State Garden (Chelsea, MA) recalls all salad products and blends produced in the company’s plant on January 4, 2011 (trace back codes 45693 and 45703) due to a risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled products were distributed to retail stores on the East Coast under the brand names: Gold Quality, Hannaford, Natures Place, Natures Promise, Roche Bros., Northeast Fresh, Noreast Fresh, Olivia’s Organics, Signature and Wegmans. Natures Promise salad products were available in Stop & Shop and Giant Food stores and have been recalled by those retail chains.
  • Food Safety Recall: The Hawaii Department of Health recalls more than one hundred specialty products manufactured at the First Commercial Kitchen processing plant and has issued a Notice of Permit Suspension and Order to Cease and Desist after recent inspections by the state and the FDA showed evidence of improper manufacturing standards. This action follows an earlier recall of two products due to concerns about the potential growth of Clostridium botulinum.
  • Alcohol Swab Recall Update: Pfizer Inc. and Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. are alerting U.S. patients that Triad Group Alcohol Prep Pads packaged for use with the kit presentation Relistor® Subcutaneous Injection have been recalled by the manufacturer and should not be used. Patients should substitute an alcohol preparation pad from a company other Triad, or use a sterile gauze pad with isopropyl alcohol.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Newman’s Fish Markets, Inc. (Portland, OR) that an August 2010 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility revealed serious violations of the seafood HACCP regulation and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulation for food.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Healthy Choice Island Blends, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) that a September 2010 inspection of the company’s manufacturing facility revealed serious deviations from the juice HACCP regulation and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulation for food.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns National Federation of Fisheries Co-Operatives (Seoul, South Korea) that the firm is in serious violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (UK): Hovis withdraws 6 Hovis Pancakes (Best before: all date codes up to 31 January 2011), because the product may contain undeclared egg.
  • Food Safety Recall (Ireland): The Food Safety Authority of Ireland advises that Mas-River Fried Dace with Salted Black Beans (184g tin can; Best before 30.04.2013; Product of Malaysia) has been recalled due to high levels of histamine)
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Gasa Odense Frugt-Grønt Snitteri recalls Gourmet Salad Ready Chopped Salad Mix (Best before 25.01.2011 and 26.01.2011) because a sample of the salad was found to contain Salmonella.
  • Food Safety Recall (Italy): F.lli Panizzi S.a.s. recalls Yogurt alla fragola Vallée Blanche (Lot #17/02/2011) because the product may contain glass fragments.

 

Some supermarket chains post recall notices on their web sites for the convenience of customers. To see whether a recalled food was carried by your favorite supermarket, follow the live link to the supermarket’s recall web site.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains, listed on the Kroger corporate home page.

Recall Roundup: January 25, 2011

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: King & Prince Seafood (Brunswick, GA) recalls Mrs. Friday’s Breaded Calamari Rings (4/2.5#), Mrs. Friday’s Italian Calamari Rings (4/2.5#), and Mrs. Friday’s Breaded Italian Calamari Rings (6/2#), because the breading may contain traces of peanuts. The recalled products were distributed nationally through brokers and foodservice distributors during 2010 and up to January 20, 2011.
  • Food Safety Recall: Ian’s Natural Foods recalls Ian’s Wheat Free, Gluten Free Mac and No Cheese (8-ounce box; Use by 26Aug2011) and Ian’s Wheat Free, Gluten Free French Bread Pizza (8-ounce box; Use by 28Aug2011) due to a risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Recall: Kanec USA, Inc. recalls Nite Rider Maximum Sexual Enhancer for Men and STUD Capsule for Men (all lots) because they were found to contain unauthorized Sildenafil (an FDA approved drug for treatment of Erectile Dysfunction).

Europe
Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands
  • Alcohol Swab Recall Update (Hong Kong): Schering-Plough advises that the following products have been withdrawn from the Hong Kong market, because they are copacked with one of the incriminated alcohol-swabs from Triad Group: Intron A inj 18miu/1.2ml multidose pen; Peg-Intron Redipen for inj (various dosages).

Australia and New Zealand
  • Food Safety Recall (Australia): Planet Organic Co Pty Ltd recalls Planet Organic brand Organic Carob Powder, 325g box (Product of Italy; Best before 25 OCT 2013) due to the possible presence of metal objects. The recalled product was distributed in health food stores across Australia and in Coles supermarkets in New South Wales and Queensland.
Some supermarket chains post recall notices on their web sites for the convenience of customers. To see whether a recalled food was carried by your favorite supermarket, follow the live link to the supermarket’s recall web site.
*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains, listed on the Kroger corporate home page.

Recall Roundup: January 21, 2011

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

  • Allergy Alert: King & Prince Seafood (Brunswick, GA) recalled three different breaded Calamari products after the manufacturer of the flour used in the breading reported that a trace amount of peanut flour may have contaminated the wheat flour. The affected lots of Calamari have been on the market since May 2010. Some of the recalled Calamari products were distributed through U.S. Foodservice.
  • Food Safety Recall: Hawaii Business Group Incorporated, Barb’s Favorite Recipes, and Ohana Seafoods recall Barb’s Local Style Black Bean Sauce and Ohana Flavors Black Bean Sauce (12-ounce jars) because of the potential for growth of Clostridium botulinum. The recalled sauce, which was manufactured by First Commercial Kitchen LLC, was distributed on Oahu and Molokai.
  • Food Safety Recall: Mama Rose’s Gourmet Foods (Phoenix, AZ) recalls Cilantro Con Queso, Garlic Con Queso, Viper Venom Con Queso and Hopi Corn Salsa (12 oz. jars; all 6-digit lots beginning with 260… and 270…), because they have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. The recalled products were distributed in Arizona and Washington through retail stores and gift shops.
  • FDA Enforcement Action: Portland Shellfish Co., Inc., together with its president, general manager and quality manager, has entered into a consent decree with FDA that prohibits them from distributing seafood in interstate commerce until FDA has approved in writing the company’s HACCP, sanitation and Listeria monocytogenes testing programs.
  • Alcohol Swab/Pad Recall Update: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals has instructed patients using Betaseron to discontinue using the Triad alcohol prep pads including in the Betaseron packaging, because these pads have been recalled by Triad due to possible contamination with Bacillus cereus.
Canada
  • Consumer Product Safety Recall: Winners Merchants International L.P. (Mississauga, ON) recalls Sea Pals Water Teethers by Infanto (Product of China; sold by Winners), because the liquid filling in the teethers may be contaminated with Burkholderia tropica.
Europe
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Recall (Belgium): Metagenics Belgium SPRL recalls all Desmodie products (Metagenics Lot No. 0200563, 0201256 and 0202243), because the products may contain unauthorized preservatives.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Total Projuce Nordic A/S recalls X-tra Pebermix (red, yellow, green pepper; Lot No. L-026), sold in COOP stores during the period 15 January to 20 January 2011, because of ethephon (pesticide) levels in excess of the permitted limit.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Gartner Hall Aabenraa recalls Otello brand Pepper/paprika (shipping date after 10/1-2011), after the German supplier reported ethephon levels in excess of the permitted limit.
  • Food Safety Recall (UK): Tesco Stores Ltd. recalls all batch codes of Tesco Chocolate Delight No Added Sugar (49g) and Tesco Instant Custard Mix (74g), after one date code of each of the products was found to be contaminated with small pieces of metal due to a manufacturing fault.
  • Personal Care Product Safety Recall (France): Casino recalls Casino Famili Karité Hair Care Conditioning Cream (Crème de soin capillaire conditionnée) due to a risk of bacterial contamination.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0061): Histamine in canned sardines in oil from Morocco; distributed to Hungary.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0062): Cadmium in seasoned anchovies (Stolephorus indicus) from Thailand; distributed to Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0063): Aflatoxins in organic corn from Italy; distributed to Sweden.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0065): Ethephon in grapes from South Africa; distributed to Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0066): Too high content of colour E 102 – tartrazine in noodles from Thailand; distributed to Denmark.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0067): Too high content of cyclamate and of saccharin and unauthorised use of amaranth in beverage from Brazil, via Germany; distributed to Switzerland.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0068): Norovirus in raspberries from Serbia, via Sweden; distributed to Denmark.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0069): Ethephon in red paprika from Spain; distributed to Germany.
  • Consumer Products Safety Notification (EU #2011.0070): Migration of formaldehyde from melamine mug for children from Hong Kong; distributed to Australia, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, the Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Spain and Switzerland.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0071): Mercury in table salt from Germany; distributed to Germany.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0072): Unauthorised use of tartrazine in bamboo shoots from Thailand, via Sweden; distributed to Finland.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0073): Unauthorised carrageenan in jelly mini-cups from Thailand, via Sweden; distributed to Finland.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0074): Glass fragments in jars containing red cabbage from Poland; distributed to Germany.
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Notification (EU #2011.0075): Unauthorised propyl p-hydroxybenzoate in food supplement from France; distributed to Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0076): Excessive Allura Red AC in lollipop from Spain; distributed to France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0077): Ethephon in paprika from Spain; distributed to Germany.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0078): Histamine in fried dace with salted black beans from Malaysia, via the Netherlands; distributed to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Spain and the United Kingdom.
  • Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2011.0079): Aflatoxins in sunflower cake from Italy; distributed to Denmark.
  • Food Contact Material Safety Notification (EU #2011.0080): High content of DEHP – di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in plastic tube for raw milk vending machines from Italy; distributed to Slovenia.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0081): Parasitic infestation with Anisakis of frozen hake from Spain, via Latvia; distributed to Lithuania.
  • Consumer Product Safety Notification (EU #2011.0082): Too high level of total migration from melamine bowls from China; distributed to Lithuania and Poland.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0083): Endosulfan in okra from India; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0084): Absence of labelling (missing identification mark) on eggs from Bulgaria; distributed to Romania.
Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

 

  • Food Safety Recall (South Korea): Food and Drug Administration announces the recall of ‘경일 Food’ and Prepared ‘경일 syrup’ products due to rodent contamination.
  • Pharmaceutical Product Recall (Hong Kong): Wholesaler Amedis Company Limited recalls Vivotif Enteric Coated Cap (Lot No. 3001862) oral typhoid fever vaccine, manufactured by Berna Biotech Ltd., after the manufacturer’s stability monitoring showed a lower than expected potency value for the lot.
  • Consumer Products Safety Notification (EU #2011.0070): Migration of formaldehyde from melamine mug for children from Hong Kong; distributed to Australia, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, the Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Spain and Switzerland.

 

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Recall (Australia): Falcones Pty Ltd. recalls several sliced bread products that may contain metal fragments. The affected products were supplied to supermarkets, newsagents, take-away stores, service stations and independent retailers in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
  • Consumer Products Safety Notification (EU #2011.0070): Migration of formaldehyde from melamine mug for children from Hong Kong; distributed to Australia, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, the Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Spain and Switzerland.
Some supermarket chains post recall notices on their web sites for the convenience of customers. To see whether a recalled food was carried by your favorite supermarket, follow the live link to the supermarket’s recall web site.
*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains, listed on the Kroger corporate home page.