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Recalls and Alerts: July 20, 2012

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

  • Food Safety Recall: Buona Vita, Inc. (Bridgeton, NJ) recalls various frozen, ready-to-eat meat and poultry products sold under the Silver Lake, Buon Gusto, Mamma Cacciatore, Pisa and Sapore Italiano brands (Produced June 26, 2012; Est. No. P-954; Case code 1782), due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were sold to distribution facilities nationwide. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products.
  • Food Safety Recall: Roxy Trading Inc. (Pomona, CA) recalls Gold Plum Candy (170g/6 oz pkgs; Product of Taiwan; All date codes), due to unacceptable levels of lead. The recalled product was sold in Southern California.
  • Food Safety Recall: Productos Tita Corp (Glendale, NY) recalls Tita brand Quesito Colombiano Colombian Cheese (sold in plastic pouches or rectangular clear plastic tubs; Plant code 36-8440; All date codes), due to improper pasteurization of milk used to make the cheese. The recalled fresh cheese products were sold in the metropolitan New York area.
  • Food Safety Recall: Schnuck Markets, Inc. recalls Tomato Basil Salad, Tortellini Salad and Italian Pasta Salad from 12 Schnucks (DeKalb, IL), Logli (Rockford, IL and Janesville, WI) and Hilander (Rockford, IL and Janesville, WI) stores, because the salads were made using onions recalled by Gills Onions due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled deli salads were sold from the stores’ delis between July 10th and July 18th, 2012.
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall: The Kroger Company advises its customers that Wellements Baby Move Prune Concentrate (4 oz size) may be contaminated with Salmonella and has been recalled. The product was sold at Kroger stores located in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Knoxville, Tennessee, Greater Cincinnati, including Northern Kentucky, Dayton, OH and South Eastern Indiana, Central and Northwest Ohio and N. West Virginia panhandle, Michigan, Indiana (except SW IN, -Evansville-), Illinois, Eastern Missouri, Greater Louisville (including Indiana), Lexington, and Nashville, TN, North Carolina, Virginia, Eastern WV, Eastern Kentucky, SE Ohio, Greater Memphis, TN, Arkansas, Mississippi and Western Kentucky, Texas and Louisiana, Dillon, KingSoopers, Frys, Smiths, 087 – Peyton Southea, 181 – Peyton Norther, 185 – Peyton Buckeye, 388 – Peyton Fountai stores.
  • Outbreak Alert Update: CDC reports that an outbreak of shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli O145 that infected 18 people in 10 states is now over. No source of the infections was ever identified.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (UK): Sainsbury’s withdraws Sainsbury’s 8 Chunky Caramel Chocolate Bars (8 x 40g pack; All ‘best before’ date codes up to and including 16 July 2013), due to the presence of undeclared peanuts.
  • Allergy Alert (UK): Cambridge Weight Plan recalls Cambridge Weight Plan Lactose-free Vanilla Drink (Best before 5 December 2013), due to the presence of undeclared milk.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Tulip Food Company recalls Foretta Italian Salami (350g; Best before 03.12.12) and GØL Italian Salami (300g; Best before 02.11.12), after some small soft blue pieces were found in the product. The Foretta salami was sold in Netto stores across Denmark; the GØL salami was sold in grocery stores, supermarkets and Salling.
  • Food Safety Recall Update (Multiple Countries): Roquefort cheese that were recalled by La Société Gabriel Coulet SA (France) due to contamination with shigatoxin producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 was distributed in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1028): Listeria monocytogenes in chilled vacuum packed smoked salmon from Poland; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1030): Excessive propylene glycol in Swiss rolls from Sri Lanka, via the Netherlands; distributed to Denmark.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1031): Undeclared peanut in vanilla wafer from Bulgaria; distributed to Hungary.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1032): Salmonella in minced meat from Poland; distributed to Sweden.
  • Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2012.1033): Undeclared peanut and incorrect use of packaging for Sainsbury’s chunky caramel chocolate bars from Spain; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1034): Listeria monocytogenes in soya shroots from the Netherlands; distributed to Belgium.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1035): Aflatoxins in rice from Sri Lanka; distributed to Belgium and France.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Pharmaceutical Product Safety Alert (Hong Kong): The Department of Health warns the public not to buy or consume the oral product “Tinea Schwartz’s”, as it may contain undeclared prednisone, a steroid, which can cause serious side effects in some individuals when taken over a period of time.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Allergy Alert (Australia): Quality Food World Pty Ltd. recalls Olive Branch Smoked Salmon Dairy Free dip and/or spread (200g plastic tub; Best before 01 NOV 12), due to the presence of undeclared egg. The recalled product was sold at IGA, Harris Farm and other independent supermarkets including green grocers in NSW, QLD, SA and VIC.
  • Food Safety Recall (Australia): Woolworths Ltd. recalls Macro Wholefoods Market Organic Biodynamic Almonds (250g resealable package; Best before 16/02/13, 03/03/13 and 17/03/13), due to Salmonella contamination. The recalled product was sold nationally at Woolworths Supermarkets, Safeway, Food for Less, Flemings Supermarkets and Thomas Dux Grocers from May 31st through July 17th, 2012.

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.
**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.

Recalls and Alerts: July 17, 2012

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

  • Outbreak Alert Update (Ohio): Fourteen people have been hospitalized – three of them serious ill with hemolytic uremic syndrome – and at least 68 attendees at a July 3rd Germantown, Ohio picnic have become ill, according to an update from Dayton & Montgomery County Public Health. Sixteen of the 68 outbreak victims are confirmed to be infected by E. coli O157.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Mexican Products and Spice Company (La Feria, TX) that a May 2012 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility found serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Prismic Light International (Murfreesboro, TN) that a January 2012 inspection of the company’s facility revealed a failure to comply with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations for dietary supplements.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Vincent Piazza, Jr. & Sons Seafood, Inc. (Harahan, LA) that a February-March 2012 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility found serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation, and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulation for foods.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Silva Foods of Kansas City, Inc. (Kansas City, KS) that a May 2012 inspection of the company’s food processing facility found significant deviations from the requirements of the Acidified Food regulations.

Europe

  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Falengreen A/S recalls Urtekram Organic Shredded Mozzarella Cheese (140g; Best before 01-10-2012), due to mold growth in the bags. The recalled product was sold in grocery stores, supermarkets and Salling shops.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Rieber & Son Denmark A/S recalls AH Pølseketchup/Hot Dog Ketchup (900g plastic bottles, L-code 3025098; 1800g plastic containers, L-code 3025091; 4.25kg Bag in box, L-code 3025087), due to contamination with lactic acid bacteria. The recalled products were sold to catering companies in Denmark; the 900g bottles also were sold to SuperBrugsen in Thisted.
  • Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): La Société Gabriel Coulet SA recalls Auchan brand Roquefort AOP Tranche (150g; Lot #120406156 and 120406159; Best before 06/10/2012) and Le Fromager brand Roquefort AOP Barquette (130/180g; Lot #120406164; Best before 13/07/12, 14/07/12 and 15/07/12), due to possible contamination with Escherichia coli O26:H11. The recalled products were sold from 13/06/2012 to 13/07/2012, inclusive.
  • Food Safety Recall (UK): Prompt Thai 2000 (Wholesale) recalls Kraft Cheez Whiz Original (450g; Product of Philippines; all codes and expiry dates), and Kraft Cheez Whiz Pimiento Flavour (450g; Product of Philippines; all codes and expiry dates), because the Philippines is a country not approved to export milk or milk-based dairy products into the European Union.
  • Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2012.0999): Undeclared sulphite in champagne from France; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1000): Salmonella enteritidis in frozen poultry meat preparation from Poland; distributed to Slovakia.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1002): Mercury in swordfish from Spain; distributed to Italy.
  • Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2012.1004): Undeclared milk ingredient in biscuits from Slovenia; distributed to Slovenia.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1005): Prohibited nitrofuran in frozen peeled shrimps from India; distributed to Greece.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): United World Foods Ltd. (Christchurch, NZ) recalls Sea Cuisine Frozen Oyster Meat (1kg bags; Code 2090), Sea Cuisine Frozen Battered Oysters (1kg bags; Code 2080), Sea Cuisine Frozen Crumbed Oysters (1kg bags; Code 2083), Sea Cuisine Frozen Floured Oysters (1kg bags; Code 2084) and Sea Cuisine Frozen Japanese Crumbed Oysters (500g bags; Code 2085), due to possible presence of Norovirus. The recalled products were sold in smaller retail and wholesale food outlets throughout New Zealand.
  • Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Bay Cuisine Ltd. (Napier, NZ) recalls The Mad Butcher Salami Roll (500g; All best before dates up to and including 17 August 2012), The Mad Butcher Pepperoni Roll (500g; All best before dates up to and including 17 August 2012), Ratanui Hams – cooked on the bone (Whole, half and champagne hams; All best before dates up to and including 12 September 2012) and Eazi Carve Plain Packed Boneless Leg Ham (Pieces and whole; All best before dates up to and including 9 September 2012), because the products may be contaminated with Listeria. The recalled products were sold in The Mad Butcher stores throughout New Zealand; ham products also were sold in Preston’s stores in Wellington, Porirua and Palmerston North.

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, listed on the Kroger corporate home page.
**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.

Recalls and Alerts: July 16, 2012

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

  • Animal Feed Safety Recall: PMI Nutrition International recalls certain varieties of AquaMax™, Mazuri® and LabDiet® feed products, due to the potential for elevated levels of vitamin D. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products. The recalled products were manufactured at the Richmond, Indiana feed plant and distributed nationwide in the USA and exported to Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Mexico, Cambodia, Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Chile, and the United Kingdom from April 2, 2012 through May 8, 2012.

Canada

  • Animal Feed Safety Recall: PMI Nutrition International recalls certain varieties of AquaMax™, Mazuri® and LabDiet® feed products, due to the potential for elevated levels of vitamin D. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products. The recalled products were manufactured at the Richmond, Indiana feed plant and distributed nationwide in the USA and exported to Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Mexico, Cambodia, Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Chile, and the United Kingdom from April 2, 2012 through May 8, 2012.
  • Natural Health Product Safety Advisory: Fu Fang Zaoren Jiaonang (Manufactured by Dong Phuong Trading Co), an unauthorized natural health product promoted for anxiety and/or insomnia, has been removed from sale after testing by Health Canada confirmed the presence of the ingredient L-tetrahydropalmatine that could cause damage to vital organs such as the liver, most notably in pregnant women. The product was sold at Fu Ji Herbal, a retail store in Markham, Ontario.

Europe

  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Aldi recalls Whole Fresh Chicken, Chilled (Product of Germany; Best before 10-07-2012), after Campylobacter is detected in the product. The recalled product was sold in Aldi stores in Zealand.
  • Animal Feed Safety Recall (UK): PMI Nutrition International recalls certain varieties of AquaMax™, Mazuri® and LabDiet® feed products, due to the potential for elevated levels of vitamin D. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products. The recalled products were manufactured at the Richmond, Indiana feed plant and distributed nationwide in the USA and exported to Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Mexico, Cambodia, Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Chile, and the United Kingdom from April 2, 2012 through May 8, 2012.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Animal Feed Safety Recall (Multiple Countries): PMI Nutrition International recalls certain varieties of AquaMax™, Mazuri® and LabDiet® feed products, due to the potential for elevated levels of vitamin D. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products. The recalled products were manufactured at the Richmond, Indiana feed plant and distributed nationwide in the USA and exported to Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Mexico, Cambodia, Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Chile, and the United Kingdom from April 2, 2012 through May 8, 2012.
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Alert (Hong Kong): The Department of Health warns the public not to buy or consume the slimming product known as Conting Qianweisu Slimming Herbs Capsule, as it may contain the banned Western pharmaceutical ingredient sibutramine. The implicated product was purchased outside of Hong Kong.
  • Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2012.0999): Undeclared sulphite in champagne from France; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1000): Salmonella enteritidis in frozen poultry meat preparation from Poland; distributed to Slovakia.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1002): Mercury in swordfish from Spain; distributed to Italy.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Waikato Valley Chocolate Ltd. recalls Waikato Valley Forest Fruit Chocolate Bar (200g block; Best before 18.12.2013), because the product contains undeclared almonds. The recalled product was sold exclusively through The Warehouse stores nationwide, between June 26th and July 12th, 2012.

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Animal Feed Safety Recall (Multiple Countries): PMI Nutrition International recalls certain varieties of AquaMax™, Mazuri® and LabDiet® feed products, due to the potential for elevated levels of vitamin D. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products. The recalled products were manufactured at the Richmond, Indiana feed plant and distributed nationwide in the USA and exported to Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Mexico, Cambodia, Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Chile, and the United Kingdom from April 2, 2012 through May 8, 2012.

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.
**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.