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Recalls and Alerts: March 24, 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: Castellini Produce recalls Fresh Jalapenos (2#, 10# and 40# packs; Packages bear the name Professional Produce of Florida/South Florida Produce; Lot Nos. 1977434, 1977911, 1978565, 1976393, 1976549, 1976551, 1977220, 1977514, 1977845, 1978122, 1978125, 1978930, 1976774, 1976786, 1977289, 1977310, 1977906, 1977913, 1978563, 1978574, 1979025, 1979034, 1976509, 1977743, 1978618, 280104C07), after routine tests results showed the possible presence of Salmonella. The product was distributed to five US Foods divisions between March 9th and March 24th, 2012.
  • Public Health Alert: USDA warns the public that ground beef patties manufactured by New Food Classics and associated with a Canadian health alert may have been exported to the USA. Products imported into the United States include Prime Rib Beef Patties (10-lb boxes containing 8-oz patties; Product code 55317; Production code 11 NO 22) and Prime Rib Beef Patties (10-lb boxes containing 71g patties; Product code 55391; Production codes 11 SE 01 or 12 JA 04). The products, which may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, were produced by New Food Classics (CFIA Establishment 761) and were imported into the USA by Sysco Food Services to a distribution center in Blaine, WA for use by food service institutions.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Lordford Inc. recalls Koh-Kae brand Peanuts Shrimp Flavour Coated (230g or 240g; UPC 8 852023 665481; All lot codes) and Koh-Kae brand Peanuts Chicken Flavour Coated (230g or 240g; UPC 8 852023 665399), due to the presence of undeclared milk. The recalled products were distributed in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia, and may have been sold nationally.
  • Food Safety Recall Update: Canadian Food Inspection Agency announces that two additional products have been added to the New Food Classics recalled products list, because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The affected products are Ground Beef – Fresh (9.07 kg pkg; Est. No. 761; Product code 55362; Production date code format 11 JL 01 through 12 FE 16; Prepared fresh for Five Guys Enterprises, but also sold frozen), and Country Fried Style Breaded Beef Steak Chopped and Formed (3.9kg pkg; Est.  No. 530; Product code 50988; Production date code format 08-SEP-11 through 17-Feb-12; Prepared using recalled product from Est. 761). The products were distributed nationally through restaurant and institutional establishments.

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: March 23, 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

  • Allergy Alert: Whole Foods Market (Austin, TX) recalls Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies (UPC 2-21485-20399-5; Sell-by dates of March 8, 2012 through March 28, 2012), because the product contains undeclared walnuts. The recalled cookies were sold at Whole Foods Market stores in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
  • Food Safety Recall Update: USDA releases retail distribution list for ready-to-eat beef sausage products recalled by Southside Market & BBQ due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
  • Food Safety Recall/Quarantine Order: The California Department of Food and Agriculture has announced a statewide recall and quarantine order for raw milk products from Claravale Farm (San Benito County, CA), after the agency confirmed the detection of Campylobacter in raw cream from the farm. While no illnesses have been definitively linked to the Claravale Farm products, an epidemiological investigation into clusters of Campylobacter illness is in progress.
  • Public Health Alert (Ohio): The Ohio Department of Agriculture issues a public health alert for various meat and poultry products produced by Olde Strasburg Meats that were misbranded and produced without the benefit of inspection. The list of products includes: Pulled BBQ pork, Pulled BBQ beef, Pulled BBQ chicken, Beef jerky, Chip chop ham, and Ground beef (1-lb chubs sold through Valley FArm Meats retail store). The products are believed to have been produced and shipped between August 2011 and February 9, 2012.
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall: Guardian Drug Company (Dayton, NJ) recalls Infants Gas Relief Drops, including PediaCare, Sun Mark and Good Neighbor Pharmacy brands (Lot Nos. 521-1849, 521-2048, 521-2512, 521-2517, 521-1642, 521-1870, 521-2057, 521-2857, and 521-3108), Maximum Strength Alumox Cherry Liquid (Product code 508), Extra Strength Megacid Original Liquid (Product code 516) and Non-staining Infant’s Gas Relief Drops (Product code 520), because the raw material simethicone emulsion lots that were used in the manufacture of these products were recalled by the supplier for possible contamination with Burkholderia cepacia.
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall: Food City advises its customers that the following PediaCare items have been recalled by the manufacturer (Guardian Drug Company, see above): Pediacare Infant Drops Cherry, 1 oz; Pediacare Concentrated Fever Reducing Infant Cherry, 0.5 oz; Pediacare Infant Drops Grape, 1 oz; and Pediacare Concentrated Fever Reducing Infant Grape, 0.5 oz.

Europe

  • Food Safety Recall and Allergy Alert (Finland): Kookosravinto ME Ay recalls VitaHamppu Bread Flour (Best before 06/30/2012) and VitaMantell Flour (Best before 15/05/2012), due to Salmonella contamination (VitaHamppu Bread Flour) and the presence of undeclared soy (both products).
  • Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Rockabill Shellfish Ltd. recalls Frozen Swordfish Steaks (Product of Portugal; Sold loose between 03.11.2011 and 17.12.2011), due to elevated levels of mercury contamination. The recalled product was supplied to Taste of the Sea, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0440): Incorrect labeling on chilled honey and mustard ham from the United Kingdom; distributed to Gibraltar and the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0441): Histamine in canned frozen tuna in oil from Spain; distributed to Italy.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Allergy Alert: Woolworths Ltd. recalls Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Devil’s Food Cupcakes Mix and Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Confetti Cupcakes Mix (255g red cardboard box; All best before dates; Product of USA), due to the presence of undeclared milk and traces of tree nuts. The recalled mixes were sold in Woolworths/Safeway/Food For Less/Flemings Supermarkets nationally.

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: March 22, 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

  • Food Safety Recall: Southside Market & BBQ (Elgin, TX) recalls Southside Market & BBQ Original Beef Sausage (16 oz pkgs; Lot #065-E), Southside Market & BBQ Original Beef Sausage (16 and 48 oz pkgs; Lot #065-A, 065-B, o65-C and 065-D), and Southside Market & BBQ 1882 Hot Recipe Beef Sausage (16 oz pkgs; Lot #065-D), because the ready-to-eat beef sausages may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled sausages were produced on March 5, 2012 and distributed to retail warehouses in Texas, as well as through internet sales to California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana and Texas. H-E-B, a Texas supermarket chain, has advised its customers of this recall.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Quality Natural Foods Canada Inc. recalls Haldiram’s Indian Snacks All-in-One (160g pkgs; UPC 8 904004 402025), due to the presence of undeclared sesame seeds. The recalled snacks were sold in retail stores across Canada.
  • Allergy Alert: Boucherie Jean-Guy (Granby, QC) recalls Tortière, Ragout, Pâté au saumon and Pâté mexicain, due to the presence of undeclared milk, wheat, soy and/or sulfites.
  • Allergy Alert: Elderflower Organic Farm recalls Elderflower Organic Farm Sprouted Lentil Burgers (various count pkgs; All lots where tahini is declared in the ingredient list), due to the presence of undeclared sesame seeds. The recalled product was distributed in Prince Edward Island to retailers and to the hotel/restaurant/institutional trade.
  • Allergy Alert: Santa Maria Foods ULC recalls Divella Gnocchi 45 pasta (500g; UPC 8 005121 000450; Code 17 FR E2 A; Best before 31/12/2013), due to the presence of undeclared egg. The recalled product was sold in retail stores in Nova Scotia and Quebec.
  • Food Safety Recall: L’Arôme des Bois (Rawdon, QC) recalls Têtes de violon marinées/Marinated Fiddleheads (190ml glass jars; no expiry dates indicated), because the product was prepared in a microbiologically safe manner and was displayed for sale without refrigeration.
  • Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall: Sandoz Canada Inc. recalls Morphine Sulfate Injection, 2 mg/mL (Lot CC29824; Exp. 2014-12), after a Toronto hospital found one box labelled as morphine ampoules that actually contained ampoules of isoproterenol. Sandoz Canada is inspecting its remaining inventory of morphine packages from affected lot to confirm that all of the packages contain the correct product.

Europe

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Recall (Australia): Goodman Fielder recalls Meadow Lea Extra Light Margarine (500g yellow plastic tub; Best before 28 AUG 2012), due to possible contamination with a cleaning solution. The recalled product was distributed through Coles Supermarkets, independent supermarkets and corner stores across Australia.
  • Food Recall (New Zealand): Homecare Health Management Ltd. recalls Lotcare Gold Grow Up Nutritional Supplement (808g can; Batch number PCT11287P; Use by 20/10/2013 and 21/10/2013), because the product does not fully meet the New Zealand requirements for composition.

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.