Category: allergy

Recalls and Alerts: March 6 – 7, 2017

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: Landies Candies Co. Inc. recalls WEGMANS Milk Chocolate Big Ear Bunny Sucker (3 oz. net wt; Lot #35016; Best by 9-15-2017) due to undeclared peanuts.

Allergy Alert: Rochester Meat Company (Rochester, MN) recalls various pork sausage products due to undeclared monosodium glutamate. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Outbreak Alert (Update): CDC reports that four additional people have been confirmed to have been infected with E. coli O157:H7, increasing the confirmed case count to 16 people in 9 states. Fifteen (100%) of the 15 people reached for interview reported either eating I.M. Healthy brand SoyNut Butter at home (nine people) in the week before they became ill, attending a facility that served I.M. Health brand SoyNut Butter (two people), or attending childcare centers that served I.M. Healthy brand SoyNut Butter and I.M. Healthy brand granola coated with SoyNut Butter (four people).

Food Safety Recall: The Soynut Butter Co. expands its earlier recall to include all varieties of I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butters and all varieties of I.M. Healthy Granola products due to possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7. The expanded recall encompasses all Best By dates, flavors and package sizes.

Food Safety Recall: Vulto Creamery (Walton, NY) recalls all lots of Ouleout, Miranda, Heinennellie, and Willowemoc soft wash-rind raw milk cheeses after FDA finds Listeria monocytogenes in Ouleout Lot #617 and the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets finds possible contamination in Ouleout Lot #623. The recalled cheeses were distributed nationwide, with most sold in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, California, Chicago, Portland, and Washington, DC.

Food Safety Recall: F.B. Packing Co. Inc. (Boston, MA) recalls various shaved beef products that may be contaminated with plastic. Please refer to the recall notice for detailed information.

Dietary Supplement Safety Recall: A&H Focal Inc. recalls all lots of 21 different dietary supplements for male sexual enhancement, because many of these products have been historically tested by the FDA and found to contain PDE-5 Inhibitors (i.e. sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil, etc.) which is the active ingredient in an FDA-approved drug for erectile dysfunction (ED) making these tainted dietary supplements unapproved drugs. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of recalled products.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Uncle Tom’s Farm Ltd. recalls The Cider Keg Apple BBQ Grilling Sauce (250 mL; all codes) due to undeclared anchovy. The recalled product was sold in Ontario and British Columbia.

Allergy Alert: Fruiterie du Plateau inc. (Montreal, QC) recalls Jambon cuit en tranches/Sliced Cooked Ham (all lots) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall: JD Sweid Foods (2013) Ltd. recalls Hampton House brand Chicken Strips (1.5 kg; All best before dates from January 20, 2018 through February 11, 2018) due to an error in preparation insructions on the label. The oven preparation instructions on the label should read: “Preheat to 204°C (400°F)”. The product may contain harmful bacteria that may cause food illnesses. The recalled chicken strips were sold at Costco Canada stores in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec

Europe

Allergy Alert (Belgium): Colruyt recalls Carbonades de boeuf préparée/Beef stew (600g; Best before 6/3/2017, 24/3/2017, 25/3/2017, 26/3/2017, 30/3/2017, 02/4/2017, 03/4/2017, 08/4/2017, 10/4/2017 and 16/4/2017) due to undeclared mustard.

Allergy Alert (Denmark): ZipVit Ltd. recalls ZV Whey Protein 80 (500g; All batches and date codes) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (Finland): Vitaseege Oy Ab recalls Saitaku Miso Soup (72g; Best by 08/11/2017) due to undeclared wheat.

Allergy Alert (Ireland): Avoca recalls Avoca Food Market Tomato Chutney (320g; all best before dates between 20th April 2018 and 22nd February 2019) due to undeclared mustard and sulphites.

Allergy Alert (Luxembourg): Colruyt recalls Carbonades de boeuf préparée/Beef stew (600g; Best before 06/03; 24/03; 25/03; 26/03; 30/03; 02/04; 03/04; 08/04; 10/04; 16/04) due to undeclared mustard.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Allergy Alert (Hong Kong): Tesco recalls Spaghetti Bolognese (400g; Product of Ireland; All batch codes) due to undeclared egg.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): Tasman Foods International Pty Ltd recalls Chan’s Yum Cha at home Seafood Prawn Hargow dumplings (1 kg cardboard box; All best before dates up to and including 01.12.2018; Product of Vietnam) due to undeclared egg and soy.

Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Hellers Ltd. recalls Hellers brand Sweet & Sticky Pork Ribs (Best Before: 08/03/17 through 12/04/17) due to undeclared sesame.

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 website.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains
**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.

Recalls and Alerts: March 2 – 5, 2017

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

Pet Food Safety Recall: Evanger’s Pet Food and Against the Grain expand earlier recalls to include 13 months of date codes and a third product. Twelve-ounce cans of Evanger’s Hunk of Beef, Evanger’s Braised Beef and Against the Grain Pulled Beef (all lots manufactured between December 2015 and January 2017; expiration dates of December 2019 through January 2021), due to potential adulteration with pentobarbital, a euthanasia agent. FDA investigation is ongoing.

Pet Food Market Withdrawal: Blue Buffalo withdraws 17 varieties of BLUE Divine Delights 3.5 oz. cups and BLUE Wilderness Trail Trays 3.5 oz. cups due to a quality issue with the foil seal on the top of the cup.

Outbreak Alert: CDC reports an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to I.M. Healthy brand SoyNut Butter. A total of 12 confirmed cases have been documented in five states: Arizona, California, Maryland, New Jersey and Oregon. Six people have been hospitalized; four with hemolytic uremic syndrome. No deaths have been reported.

Food Safety Recall: The SoyNut Butter Co. recalls I.M. Healthy Original Creamy SoyNut Butter (15 oz plastic jars with the Best By dates July 05, 2018, August 30, 2018, and August 31, 2018; individual portion cups with the Best By date as August 08, 2018; and 4 lb plastic tubs with Best By dates of November 16, 2018 and July 25, 2018.), due to potential contamination with E. coli O157:H7. The recalled product was distributed in multiple states and may have been purchased in stores or through mail order. It was also distributed to childcare centers and schools in multiple states.

Food Safety Recall: Ohio Farms Packing Co. Ltd. recalls Atlantic Veal & Lamb Inc. Boneless Veal products due to possible contamination with E. coli O103. Please refer to the recall notice for details of the affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Meijer expands its earlier recall to include Meijer brand Artisan Made Natural Muenster Cheese and pre-wrapped Ham Sub on Artisan White Baguette due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Please refer to the recall notice for additional details.

Food Safety Recall: Dos Hermanos, Inc. recalls Carne Seca Beef Jerky: Chihuas Natural (8-oz pkgs; shipped to retailers in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri between Oct 26, 2016 through Feb. 23, 2017), because the jerky was produced without the benefit of federal inspection.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Ahaa Foods recalls Eastern brand Payasam Mix (200g) due to undeclared wheat.

Allergy Alert (updated to include additional product information): Hen Long Market Oriental Food Co. Ltd recalls Happy brand Mangosteen Pudding (110g x 6; all lots) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall: The Liquor Control Board of Ontario recalls Georgian Bay brand Vodka (750 mL; Batch 19) due to high alcohol content.

Food Safety Recall: Charcuterie Jacques-Cartier (Valleyfield, QC) recalls Fondue au Fromages Classiques/Classic Cheese Fondue, as the labelling does not disclose that the cheese mixture contains cheese manufactured from raw milk or unpasteurized milk.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Denmark): Scan Choco A/S recalls Easter Øko-mandler med mørk chokolade og kokos/Easter Organic almonds with dark chocolate and coconut (110g; Best before 07/12/2017) due to a labeling error. The package actually contains milk chocolate. Milk is not declared on the label.

Allergy Alert (Ireland): Tesco recalls Tesco Spaghetti Bolognese, frozen (400g; all date codes) due to undeclared egg.

Allergy Alert (Sweden): Fazer Konfektyr recalls Cocosprickar/Coco Dots (1kg & 2.1kg; various production lots) due to possible cross-contamination with hazelnuts and almonds. Please refer to the recall notice for additional details.

Allergy Alert (UK): Tesco recalls all date codes of Spaghetti Bolognese (frozen), due to undeclared egg.

Allergy Alert (UK): Zipvit Ltd. recalls ZV Whey Protein 80 (500g; All lot numbers and date codes) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (UK): Uncle Roy’s recalls Natural Bitter Almond Extract (50ml/1.750z pkg; Best before 2017 and 2018; Batch codes 112787, 112789, 113172, 114374, 114432 and 115614) due to undeclared nuts.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Le Larry recalls Artisanal Goat Cheese made using raw milk (125g; Lot 1705401; Expiration dates 02-03-17, 03-03-17, 05-03-17, 07-03-17 and 13-03-17) due to potential contamination with Shiga-toxin producing E. coli.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Lotus Bakeries recalls Lotus Crunchy Biscuit Spread because the product may contain small pieces of metal. Please refer to the recall notice for additional details.

Food Recall (Denmark): Danpo A/S recalls Smagfuld Kyllingeoverlår (800g; packed 28/02/2016; Best before 09/06/2017) due to an incorrect Best before date. The Best before date should read 09/03/2017.

Food Safety Recall (Finland): Oy Semper Ab recalls BabySemp 2 (200 ml; Best before 10/06/2017) due to a packaging fault that can result in product deterioration.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Lotus Bakeries GmbH recalls Lotus Biscoff Brotaufstrich Crunchy (380g; various production codes) because the product may contain small pieces of metal. Please refer to the recall notice for additional details.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Kaufland Warenhandels GmbH & Co.KG recalls K-Classic Königsberger Klopse in Kapersauce, frozen (450g; Expiry date 07.2018; Lot #MHD 07/2018) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Lotus recalls Lotus brand Crunchy Biscuit Spread, because the product may contain small pieces of metal. Please refer to the official recall notice for a complete list of batch codes and distribution information.

Food Safety Recall (UK): Quorn Foods Ltd. recalls Quorn Meat Free Mince (300g; Best before 31 August 2018; Batch code 136331) because it may contain small pieces of metal.

Food Safety Recall (UK): Lotus Bakeries UK Ltd. recalls Lotus Biscoff Crunchy Biscuit Spread, because the product may contain small pieces of metal. Please refer to the official recall notice for a complete list of batch codes and distribution information.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): Jinyuanbao Investment Pty Ltd recalls Jinyuanbao Pork Vegetable Wonton and Jinyuanbao Chicken Vegetable Wonton (300g; All best before dates up to and including 10 April 2017) due to undeclared wheat.

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 website.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains
**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.

Recalls and Alerts: February 26 – March 1, 2017

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: Procesadora La Hacienda, Inc. (Juncos, PR) recalls Seasoned Meat raw meat chubs (2 pieces of 5 lb. per box; packed June 10, 2016 and Feb 7, 2017; Est. No. 21217A), due to undeclared wheat and whey.

Allergy Alert: Fratelli Beretta USA, Inc. recalls Deli Thin Dietz & Watson Mortadella (3-oz plastic pkgs; Lot #LO23633800; Best by April 2, 2017) due to undeclared pistachio nuts.

Allergy Alert: Northern Food I/E Inc. (Westbury, NY) recalls RA’s Farm dried apricots (12-oz packages; UPC 754351-144424) due to undeclared sulfites.

Allergy Alert: Peekay International Inc (Maspeth, NY) recalls “Pashupati brand Furundana” food treats (13-oz clear plastic pkg; Batch #APR 2016; Expiration date Apr 09, 2018) due to undeclared peanuts.

Allergy Alert: Whole Foods Market recalls Our Chef’s Own Spinach Orzo Salad (PLU 61159; Sold on date February 24 or before) due to undeclared pine nuts. The recalled salads were sold in Whole Foods Market stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island.

Allergy Alert: Meijer recalls pre-made Caesar salad kits (Sell by March 3, 2017), because the salads were mislabeled as Greek Salads. The mislabeled salads contain packaged croutons, which is an undeclared wheat allergen not included on the Greek salad kit label.

Allergy Alert: Whole Foods Market stores in Arlington, MA and Brookline, MA are issuing an allergy alert to recall Lonestar Bakeries Cream Cheese King Cakes sold between February 4 and February 26, due to an in-store labeling error.

Food Safety Recall: Wayne Farms, LLC (Decatur, AL) recalls Waffle Breaded Bites: Fully Cooked Breaded White Meat Chicken Bites (5-lb clear plastic bags, 2/case; Est. No. P-20214; packaged Dec. 1, 13 and 30, 2016) due to a potential processing defect, resulting in the potential survival of bacterial pathogens in the products. The recalled products were shipped to Food Lion stores in Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Food Safety Recall: Gourmet Classic Salads, Inc. (Lake Wall, FL) recalls ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. ready-to-eat salad, wrap and snack items were produced and packaged from Jan. 30, 2017 through Feb. 24, 2017. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Yoke’s Fresh Market recalls Colby Jk Longhorn Cheese and Colby Longhorn Cheese (16 oz; sold between 09/01/16 and 01/27/17 in Yoke’s Fresh Market stores in Washington and Idaho under the Yoke’s Fresh Market private label) due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Food Safety Recall: Manzana Products Co., Inc. recalls Trader Joe’s All Natural Unsweetened Apple Sauce (all codes through DEC 16, 2018), Trader Joe’s Organic Unsweetened Apple Sauce (All codes through OCT 06, 2018) and Trader Joe’s First Crush Unsweetened Gravenstein Apple Sauce (all codes through AUG 08, 2018) because the company received consumer reports of glass found in some of the products.

Food Safety Recall: Lipari Foods, LLC recalls various Copperwood and Lipari Old Tyme brands of bulk and retail cheeses due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: ALDI Inc., in cooperation with Versa Marketing, recalls Fusia Szechuan Stir Fry (21-oz bag; Best by 06/14/18) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Alert: The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) has ordered Meadow Gold Dairies to stop its distribution and sale of two-percent reduced fat milk. DOH issued a Cease and Desist Order to the company today after laboratory results from routine milk samples exceeded standard limits for Coliform bacteria. Samples of two-percent reduced fat milk taken from Meadow Gold Dairies on Jan. 19, Feb. 6 and Feb. 22, 2017 revealed coliform counds in excess of 150/ml, 130/ml and in excess of 150/ml, respectively. The maximum allowed limit for coliforms in pasteurized milk is 10/ml.

Canada

E. coli Outbreak Update: The Public Health Agency of Canada has received reports of four additional cases of E. coli O121 illnesses. The outbreak, the source of which has not been identified, now comprises 20 confirmed cases of E. coli O121 with a matching genetic fingerprint, reported in British Columbia (8), Saskatchewan (4), Alberta (3) and Newfoundland and Labrador (5). Illness onset dates range from November 2016 to January 2017. The investigation is ongoing.

Allergy Alert: Alimentation Du-Mag inc. (Sacré-Coeur, QC) recalls Strudel, due to undeclared milk, egg and soy protein.

Allergy Alert: Bella Biscotti recalls various biscotti products due to undeclared egg and milk. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products, which were distributed to retailers in Ontario.

Allergy Alert (Update): Amira Enterprises Inc. updates its recall of Ziyad brand Soup Starter Soup Base – Jameed issued on February 24, 2017 to include additional distribution information. Please refer to the recall notice for additional details.

Food Safety Recall: Transilvania Trading recalls Trader Joe’s Organic Unsweetened Apple Sauce (All Best Before dates up through OCT 06, 2018) and Trader Joe’s First Crush Unsweetened Gravenstein Apple Sauce (All Best Before dates through AUG 08, 2018) due to the potential presence of pieces of glass. The recalled items were sold at Pirate Joe’s, located at 3744 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Europe

Food Safety Recall (UK): Quorn Foods Ltd. recalls frozen Quorn Meat Free Mince (300g pkg; Best before 31 August 2018; Batch code 136331) because the product may contain small pieces of metal.

Pet Food Recall (UK): Pets at Home recalls four lines of AVA Dry Cat Food products because they contain lower levels of thiamine (vitamin B1) than specified in the recipe. Please refer to the recall notice for details.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Food Safety Alert (Hong Kong): The Hong Kong Department of Health  urges the public not to buy or consume a product called Eromate Coffee as it was found to contain an undeclared Part 1 poison

Australia and New Zealand

Food Safety Recall (Australia): Cottage Cheese Farm Pty Ltd. recalls Cottage Cheese Farm Ricotta (425g and 3kg plastic tubs; Use by 2 Mar 2017, 4 Mar 2017 and 5 Mar 2017 (425g), 7 Mar 2017 and 9 March (3kg); Product of Australia) due to E. coli contamination. The recalled products were distributed at Cottage Cheese farm store, delicatessens, small independent retailers, cafés and caterers in VIC.

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 website.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains
**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.