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Recalls and Alerts: December 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.

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United States

  • Allergy Alert: Gollo Desserts (Brooklyn, NY) recalls Pan Dominicano / Dominican Bread (7-oz clear plastic bag; UPC 96321 00220; All available lot codes), due to the presence of undeclared milk. The recalled product was sold in the New York City metro area, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Canada

  • Consumer Product Safety Recall: CTG Brands Inc. (Vaughan, ON) recalls Princess The White Collection Velvet Necklace with Heart Rhinestone Pendant (Manufactured in China), because the piece of jewelry contains lead in excess of the allowable limit. The recalled necklaces were sold across Canada in various dollar and discount stores from May 2007 to December 2011.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Ireland): My Dolmio Tomato & Basil Sauce Squeeze Me (2 x 65g pkg; All batches; All best before dates) may contain undeclared milk, due to a packaging error.
  • Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Colruyt recalls Saucission Plop (Items #27663 and 00842; Best before 28/12/2011, 29/12/2011 and 30/12/2011) due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Lembcke recalls Brussels Sprouts (10 x 500g packs; Product of Holland; Lot #4902), after lab tests discover Listeria monocytogenes in a sample of the product.
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall (Denmark): Axellus A/S recalls Gerimax Daily Energy 50 + 120 (Batch #415468; Best before 10 2013), Gerimax Daily Energy 200 pieces (Batch #415635; Best before 10 2013), Gerimax Daily Energy 50 + 300 pcs (Batch #415469; Best before 10 2013), and Gerimax Extreme 45 Tablets (Batch #415462; Best before 10 2013), because some of the vitamin pills contain some small metallic threads.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1854): Excessive aluminum in rice flour from Vietnam; distributed to Germany.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1857): Altered organoleptic characteristics and spoilage of frozen capon cuts from Italy; distributed to France.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1858): Salmonella spp. in paan leaves from India; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1860): Mold-infested sauce bolognese from the Czech Republic; distributed to Hungary.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1861): Salmonella spp. in paan leaves from Bangladesh; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1862): Aflatoxins in white maize from Nigeria; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1863): Ephedrine in iced fruit tea from Hong Kong; distributed to Denmark.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1864): Parasitic infestation with Anisakis of chilled hake from Croatia; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1866): Omethoate in quince from Turkey; distributed to the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1867): Fraudulent changing of expiry dates of green beans from Germany; distributed to Romania.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1868): Methomyl in strawberries from Egypt; distributed to Germany and the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1869): Cadmium in crispy squid from Thailand; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1871): Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon from Poland; distributed to Italy.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Recall (Australia): Green Monkey Ltd. recalls five varieties of Green Monkey Organic Baby Food (100g tear-top pouches; Product of New Zealand; All best before dates up to and including 22/05/2013), due to the presence of small plastic pieces in the products. The recalled varieties include: Apple/Blueberry, Carrot/Parsnip, Pumpkin/Silverbeet/Sweet Potato, Lamb/Carrot/Sweet Potato, and Beef/Apple/Beetroot/Pumpkin. They were distributed in Woolworths, Safeway and Dux supermarkets nationwide.

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: December 18, 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: Ohio Processors, Inc. (London, OH) recalls Instantwhip B/C Topping (1/2 gal containers; Lot codes 060, 080, 124, 143, 145, 167, 179, 188, 193, 244, 256, 300, and 313; Expiration codes 12/16/11, 12/21/11, 12/28/11, 12/30/11, 1/7/12, and 1/12/12), due to the presence of undeclared sodium caseinate, a milk ingredient. The recalled product was sold only to Instantwhip foodservice distributors in Ohio, Maryland, New York,Indiana, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall: 3903052 Canada Inc. expands its earlier recall to include additional cheese and dairy products, because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. All of the recalled products bear Establishment #1874; they were distributed in Ontario and Quebec, and possibly in other Canadian provinces and territories. Please refer to the recall notice for additional details. One illness has been reported.

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: December 17, 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

  • Food Safety Recall: Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. (Dakota City, NE) recalls Chuck Fine Ground Beef 80/20 (10-lb chubs; Best before or freeze by 11/13/11; Est. 245C), because the ground beef products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recalled 40,948 pounds of ground beef was supplied to institutions and distributors in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
  • Food Safety Recall: B&M Inc. (Mount Vernon, MO) recalls O Organics Organic Celery Seed (1.8-oz glass bottles; Lot No. 1381102A, 2141102A, 2591106A, 2741106A, 2921102A and 3321110A; Best by dates (respectively) May 18, 2013, August 02, 2013, September 16, 2013, October 01, 2013, October 19, 2013 and November 28, 2013), due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recalled Celery Seed was sold from May 25, 2011 through December 16, 2011 at all Safeway-owned stores, including Safeway, Carrs, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Pak ‘N Save, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb and Vons.
  • Food Safety Recall: Swanson Health Products recalls Swanson Organic Celery Seed Whole (1.4-oz plastic bottles; Best by 03JUN2013; Lot #1541102C), after being advised by its supplier, B&M Inc., that the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled Celery Seed was sold at the Swanson Health Products retail store (Fargo, ND), shipped directly to on-line or mail-order customers, or held for pickup at Swanson headquarters.
  • Outbreak Alert Update: The California Department of Food and Agriculture has lifted its quarantine on nearly all Organic Pastures raw milk and dairy products, including raw milk, raw butter, raw cream, and raw Qephor. Only the raw colostrum remains quarantined. The quarantine was imposed after five cases of E. coli O157:H7 illness in four different California counties were linked epidemiologically to Organic Pastures raw milk. Three of the five affected children were hospitalized with hemolytic uremic syndrome, a sometimes fatal complication of E. coli O157:H7 infections.

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall: Euromax Foods (Brampton, ON) recalls Euromax brand Smoked Mackerel (Best before 28DE 11), Smoked Mackerel Fillets (Best before 21DE 11 and 28DE 11), Smoked Herring (Best before 28DE 11), Smoked Herring Fillets (Best before 28DE 11), Smoked Rainbow Trout (Best before 28DE 11), Smoked White Fish (Best before 21DE 11), and Smoked Halibut (Best before 21DE 11), because the products may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. The recalled smoked fish products were sold in variable weights only at Euromax Foods retail store (Brampton, Ontario).

Europe

  • Outbreak Alert (UK): Wards in several north-west London and Bedfordshire hospitals have been closed, and visiting has been severely restricted, in order to contain an outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis in these hospitals. The affected hospitals include Northwick Park Hospital, Bedford Hospital, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Montagu Hospital, and Warwick Hospital.
  • Food Safety Recall (France): La Société Salaison Polette ZA recalls Môssieur Polette, Nos Regions on du Talent, Cora, Match chez Leclerc, Casino, Monoprix, and Match brand Saucisson Secs / Saucisses Sèches Label Rouge dry sausages (All lots of product sold from 01/10/11 to 15/12/11), due to a strong probability of Salmonella contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Allergy Alert (Australia): Coles Supermarkets Ltd. recalls Coles Chocolate Cake with Icing Cake Mix (470g cardboard box; All best before dates up to and including 16 Dec 12), due to the presence of undeclared sesame. The recalled products were distributed nationwide.

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.