Category: allergy

Recalls and Alerts: October 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: Nassau Candy Distributors recalls Nancy Adams Classics Mini S’Mores (5.5 oz/155g; Manufacturing code I1119 or I1120), because they may contain undeclared peanuts (some bags of peanut clusters may have been packed into the S’Mores boxes by mistake). The recalled candies were sold through retailers nationwide.
  • Allergy Alert: Domega NY International Co. Ltd. (Brooklyn, NY) recalls Dried Dates (12 oz/340g plastic bag; Product of China; no production code), due to the presence of undeclared sulfites. The recalled dates were distributed nationwide.
  • Food Safety Recall: Fair Oaks Dairy recalls Fair Oaks Royal Blue Cheese (1/3 to 1/2 lb packages), because the cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled cheese was sold  on or after September 25, 2011at the Fair Oaks Dairy store in Northwest Indiana, central Indiana, and through distributors to several other stores in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.
  • Food Safety Recall: USDA releases retail distribution list for ready-to-eat seasoned beef and shredded pork products recalled by E-Z Shop Kitchens, Inc.
  • Food Recall: Smith Dairy recalls Smith’s 2% gallon milk (Yellow jug; Lot code 11/01/11). Notice posted by Buehler’s Fresh Foods. No reason given for recall.
  • FDA Enforcement Action: U.S. Marshals, acting at the request of the FDA, seized various food products stored in a warehouse owned by Chetak Chicago LLC, in Streamwood, Ill., on October 17, 2011. The products were seized under a warrant issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The FDA initiated the seizure after finding extensive evidence of unsanitary conditions throughout the warehouse during a recent inspection. The seized goods include peanuts, flour, rice and other food products stored in packaging susceptible to rodent infestation.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Dorgel Ltd. recalls Dorgel Gelato-Lemon (1.65L; Code #11080), due to the presence of undeclared milk.
  • Allergy Alert: Marché Badre inc, (Montréal, QC) recalls semi-lean ground beef and Moroccan Kafta (kebab), due to the presence of undeclared sulfites.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Belgium): NV O’Cool recalls Contadina Yoghurt Cake (400g; Lot #12911; Best by 30/11/2011; Product of Italy), due to the presence of undeclared soy.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Medical Device Safety Recall (Australia): Ultra Suppliers Pty Ltd. recalls Oto-Ease® Ear Lubricant (supplied between 01 May 2011 and 07 October 2011), because some bottles of the lubricant may be contaminated with bacteria. The recalled product is also sold under the name Oto-Ease® Earmold and hearing Aid Lubricant.
  • Health Alert (South Australia): Lyell McEwin Hospital is offering precautionary screening to 56 patients after a colonoscope tested positive for bacteria during routine testing. Patients on whom the offending colonoscope was used are being contacted by clinicians.

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Weight Loss Supplement Safety Recall (Colombia): INVIMA warns consumers not to purchase or use Fruta Planta / Reduce Weight, sold over the Internet as a weight loss product, after Belgian authorities found sibutramine in the product. Sibutramine is not permitted to be sold in Colombia, as its use can produce serious side effects in some people.

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: October 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.

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: Price Chopper/CMC Bakery recalls CMC Cake in a Cup, CMC Coffee Cakes, Creme Cakes and Crumb Cakes (Lot #RC11243BH003), because the recalled products may contain chocolate.
  • Food Safety Recall: Price Chopper advises its customers that Polaner Sugar Free W/Fiber Grape Jam (13.5 oz; Lot R11439; Best by 3/9/2013) has been recalled because a piece of glass was found in one jar.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Nordimex, LLC (San Diego, CA) that a May 2011 inspection of the company’s facility revealed serious violations of FDA’s Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements (CGMP) regulations for Dietary Supplements.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Hong Kong Food Company (Los Angeles, CA) that an August/September 2011 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility 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 ECRS, LLC dba Big Chef (Hollywood, FL) that a July/August 2011 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility revealed serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation, and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulation for foods.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Marché Marie-Lynn (Longueuil, QC) recalls Grape Danish, Raspberry Danish and Almond Creme Croissant, because the pastry products contain undeclared egg.
  • Food Safety Recall (Expanded): Shellfish processors have expanded their original recall of raw mussels to include raw in-shell oysters and shucked oysters, because the shellfish products may contain paralytic shellfish toxins. The recalled oysters were harvested between October 2 and 14, 2011 from sub area 15-4, Okeover Inlet, British Columbia and were distributed – primarily to wholesalers, restaurants and other institutional clients – in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario, and possibly to other provinces and territories. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected processors and shellfish.
  • Food Safety Recall: Loblaw Companies Ltd. recalls President’s Choice Milk Chocolate and Almond Caramel Clusters (195g; All lot codes), because the product may be contaminated with glass particles.

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.

Recalls and Alerts: October 14, 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

  • Allergy Alert: Phil’s Fresh Foods, Inc. (Boulder, CO) recalls EVOL. Burritos Fire Grilled Chicken Fajitas (7-oz cartons; Produced between Feb. 2, 2011 and Feb. 3, 2011), and EVOL. Burritos Fire Grilled Steak Fajitas (7-oz cartons; Produced between Feb. 2, 2011 and Feb. 3, 2011), as the chicken fajita packages may contain steak, and the steak fajita packages may contain chicken. The recalled fajitas were distributed to retail establishments nationwide.
  • Food Safety Recall: Osamu Corporation (Gardena, CA) recalls frozen ground tuna (Lot #7013), because FDA found decomposition in several samples of the product and also found elevated histamine levels in samples taken from one retail location. The recalled tuna was shipped to three distributors – AFC Corporation, Red Shell Foods, and Pacific Fresh Fish Company – from 08/18/11 to 09/08/11. Pacific Fresh Fish Company is a Los Angeles cash and carry establishment; the other two distributors have sushi franchises located in grocery stores. Please refer to the recall notice for information on where these sushi franchises are located.
  • Public Health Alert: The Ohio Department of Agriculture has issued a public health alert for all meat and poultry wraps and salads produced by the Columbus Sandwich Company (Pickerington, OH) that were produced without the benefit of inspection.  The affected sandwiches and salads were produced from July 2011 through the present, and distributed to various retail and restaurant locations throughout Columbus (Ohio), including Global Gallery, Kafe Kerouac, Hagerty Hall at OSU (“Java Master”), Java Central, Underground Café, Java’s Cyber Espresso Bar (Convention Center), and Java’s Cyber Espresso Bar (Columbus Public Library).
  • Food Safety Recall: River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC (Salinas, CA) recalls 4 varieties of Hy-Vee bagged salads (Best by 14OCT2011), and 4 varieties of Giant Eagle’s Farmers Market brand bagged salads (Best by October 14, 2011), due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Europe

  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): WIOS Food ApS recalls all lots and dates of Tarte à la creme de cacao and Brownies, due to an excessive amount propylene glycol.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): System Fruit A/S recalls Fresh Estragon (20g; Lot #273, 274, 275, 276 and 277), because Salmonella was found in a sample of the product.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1427): Listeria monocytogenes in chilled gorgonzola cheese from Italy; distributed to Austria.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1430): Listeria monocytogenes in frozen smoked salmon from Denmark; distributed to Italy.
  • Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2011.1432): Undeclared milk ingredient in orange and grenadine flavoured ice stick from Belgium; distributed to Greece.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1433): Listeria monocytogenes in chilled sliced smoked salmon from Denmark; distributed to Italy.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Food Safety Alert (Israel): The Israeli Health Ministry has warned the public not to consume the following smoked salmon products, because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes: Fish World EXTRA PRODUCT brand Smoked Salmon (150g pkg; Sell by 21:10:11 and 26.10.11) and Dlapis Ltd cold smoked salmon (200g; Dates 02:10:11 and 02:11:11).
  • Outbreak Alert (Afghanistan): More than 200 NATO soldiers who ate at a Germany army canteen in northern Afghanistan developed food poisoning. The 138 Germans and 68 military from other countries have recovered from their symptoms.

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.