Category: allergy

Recalls and Alerts: November 22, 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: Rio Grande Imports Inc. (Copiague, NY) recalls El Triunfo brand Semita de Piña pineapple-filled pastry (Code 11-22-11), because it contains undeclared dairy.
  • Food Safety Recall: Quirch Foods Co (Miami, FL) recalls Cap-Pele Herring Export, Inc. brand Smoked Split Herring (Product of New Brunswick, Canada; Plant Reg #4108-2931), because the herring was found to be uneviscerated and may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum spores. The recalled product was sold to supermarkets and a distributor in Florida and St. Thomas, VI and is repackaged at retail per customer request.
  • Food Safety Recall: Schnucks Markets, Inc. recalls all meats ground at the company’s Normal, IL store on Monday, November 21st between 9:50am and 3:30pm, after pieces of a meat packaging clip were found in the grinder during cleaning. Please check the recall notice for a list of affected products.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Ocean Group Inc. dba Ocean Fresh Fish & Seafood Marketing (Los Angeles, CA) that a July 2011 inspection of the company’s seafood processing and importer establishment revealed serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation, and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulation for foods.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns The Sandwich Man, Inc. (Pearl River, LA) that a May 2011 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility revealed serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Great Oceans, LLC (Jericho, NY) that an October 2011 inspection of the company’s seafood importer establishment revealed a serious violation of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Humpty Dumpty Eggs, Inc. (Reedsville, WI) that a July 2011 inspection of the company’s shell egg production facility revealed serious violations of the Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation regulation (the shell egg regulation), including the lack of a written Salmonella Enteritidis prevention plan, failure to implement appropriate rodent monitoring methods, and a failure to perform environmental testing for Salmonella Enteritidis at the appropriate time.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns WellnessOne World, LLC/Lifeline Energetics, Inc. (Ramsey, MN) that a June 2011 inspection of the company’s dietary supplement manufacturing facility revealed serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations for dietary supplements.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Les Aliments Kim Phat (Brossard, QC) recalls Pain au porc déchiqueté #28B (all batches), due to the presence of undeclared soy.

Europe

  • Food Safety Recall (Sweden): ICA recalls ICA brand hot dog (900g & 630g; Best before 2011-12-09), after Listeria is detected in the product during a routine check.
  • Food Safety Recall (Switzerland): Denner recalls all San Andrea Mineral Waters (0.5L sparkling; 2L sparkling; 2L still), due to the presence of butanone (a solvent) in two bottles.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Coop Denmark A/S recalls Arugula Salad (Lot 46F; Product of Italy) and Napolitana Green Salad (Product of Italy), after Campylobacter is found in the lettuce.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): AP Green/Shelf Farm recalls green lettuce (Lot 46F, 47B, 47C, 47D and 317), after Campylobacter is found in the lettuce.

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: November 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.

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United States

  • Allergy Alert: Diamond Crystal Brands Inc. (Savannah, GA) recalls GFS® Sugar (12-oz; Lot G293 B), because the containers were inadvertently filled with non-dairy coffee creamer. The items were shipped in 24-can cases labeled GFS® non-dairy coffee creamer.
  • Food Safety Recall Update: California Department of Public Health posts list of retailers in California who were supplied with Romaine lettuce recalled by Ready Pac Foods, Inc. due to potential contamination with E. coli O157:H7. California supermarkets selling the recalled lettuce include Safeway, Boney’s, Harvest Ranch, Jonathan’s La Jolla, Stater Brothers, Vons/Pavillions and Supervalu/Albertsons.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Cuisine Pasta Casareccia inc (Montreal, QC) recalls Pesto Rosso al Pomodoro, because it contains undeclared parmesan cheese.
  • Allergy Alert: Fresh Direct Foods Ltd. recalls Get Fresh Veggie Cup (185g; All best before dates up to and including 11NO23), due to the presence of undeclared egg and milk.
  • Food Safety Recall: Cuisine Pasta Casareccia inc. (Montreal, QC ) recalls Pesto Classico Genovese (glass jars sold up to and including November 16th), because the pesto may not be safe for human consumption.
  • Food Safety Recall: Ginger Beef Choice Ltd. (Calgary, AB) expands its earlier recall of ready-to-eat products, because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Some of the products were distributed in bulk and sold from clerk-service counters at grocery stores. The recalled products (please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list) were distributed in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.

Europe

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Outbreak Alert (India): Six infants who live at the Shishu Gruha orphanage in Hanamkonda have been admitted to hospital for symptoms of food poisoning. Shishu Gruha is the only government-run children’s home for 0-6 year old orphans and abandoned children in Warangal, and is run directly by the district woman and child development agency.
  • Outbreak Alert (Hong Kong): The Centre for Health Protection is investigating two suspected food poisoning incidents involving a total of seven patrons of a restaurant in Yau Tsim Mong district. The patients developed abdominal pain and diarrhea about three to 10 hours after dining at the restaurant. All seven people are in stable condition.
  • Contact Lens Safety Recall Update (Hong Kong and Singapore): Oculus Optical (H.K.) Co., Ltd recalls FreshKon Airis 1-Month contact lenses, imported into Hong Kong from Singapore. These CooperVision lenses are reported to have the same defect – a silicone oil residue – as the Avaira contact lenses that have been recalled by the manufacturer.

Latin America and the Caribbean

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: November 19, 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

  • Pet Food Safety Alert: FDA is warning pet owners that chicken jerky products for dogs (also sold as chicken tenders, strips or treats) may be associated with illness in dogs. In the last 12 months, FDA has seen an increase in the number of complaints it received of dog illnesses associated with consumption of chicken jerky products imported from China. FDA advises consumers who choose to feed their dogs chicken jerky products to watch their dogs closely for any or all of the following signs that may occur within hours to days of feeding the products: decreased appetite; decreased activity; vomiting; diarrhea, sometimes with blood; increased water consumption and/or increased urination.

Canada

  • Food Safety Alert: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume the Richardson’s Farm Market brand Pasteurized Apple Cider (1L plastic jugs; sold from November 5 to 9, 2011), because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The product was sold at Richardson’s Farm Market in Dunnville, ON and Hagersville Farmer’s Market in Hagersville, ON.

Europe

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.