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Recalls and Alerts: September 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

  • Food Safety Recall: Mergimtari Meat & Grocery (565 E. 187th Street, Bronx, NY) recalls in-store made “Dry Sausage” (all packages), due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
  • Food Safety Recall Update: USDA releases retail distribution list for breaded chicken breast products recalled by Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc. due to undercooking.
  • Veterinary Medicine Safety Recall: Pfizer Animal Health recalls Dexdomitor (Lot #1391999; Expiry January 2014) and Antisedan (Lot #1399276; Expiry March 2014), after foreign particles originating from a glass vial manufacturing defect were found in the products.
  • Outbreak Alert: A female student at Chatham University (Pennsylvania) has been diagnosed with typhoid fever. No other cases have been reported, according to WPXI news.
  • Outbreak Alert: The Montana Department of Health and Human Services has received several reports since early September of gastroenteritis outbreaks involving several hundred people throughout the state in schools, child day care settings and nursing homes, according to a statement released today. In outbreaks where lab testing was performed, the cause of the illness was found to be Norovirus.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (UK): The Co-operative recalls Free From Pure Oat Muesli, 450g (Best before 22/07/12), due to intermittent contamination with wheat gluten.
  • Allergy Alert (UK): Delicious Alchemy recalls its Gluten Free Rolled Oats, 450g (Best before 4 August 2012, 5 September 2012, 6 September 2012) and Gluten Free Purely Oaty Fruity Nut Muesli, 450g (Best before 4 August 2012, 5 September 2012, 6 September 2012), because the products may contain undeclared wheat gluten.
  • Food Safety Recall (UK): Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC recalls Morrisons Value Low Fat Fruit Yogurt (4-pack; Use by 28 September 2011), because it might contain small metal pieces.
  • Food Safety Recall Update (Belgium): Delhaize recalls three additional lots of Frozen Cocktail Shrimp (51/60 size). The additional lots are #1071525, 1072177 and 1074286. The recall was initiated due to the presence of an antibiotic residue.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1286): Suspicion of shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O 26 (potentially present), vtx1 positive, vtx2 positive, eae positive) in veal meat from the Netherlands; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1287): Salmonella in whey powder in bulk from the Netherlands; distributed to Germany and the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1288): Salmonella in sprouting seeds dispatched from Germany, via Switzerland; distributed to France.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1290): Mold infestation in orange jelly-filled sponge cakes from Poland; distributed to the Czech Republic.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1291): Unauthorized chlortetracycline in fresh beef from Germany; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1292): Campylobacter jejuni in chilled whole chicken from Germany; distributed to Denmark.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1294): Mercury in chilled dogfish from France; distributed to Italy.

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: September 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: M & P Food production Ltd. (Brooklyn, NY) recalls Bapehuku, Babushka, Russian, and Siberian brands of chicken, beef, veal and pork dumpling products, because they may contain undeclared milk. The recalled products were manufactured between March 18th and Sept. 19th, 2011 and distributed to retailers in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.
  • Food Safety Recall: Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) recalls Chef’s Collection Chicken Milanese Breast (Item code 037496; Lot code 171589-2561), because the products may have been undercooked. The recalled chicken breast products were sold in Copps, Mariano’s, Metro Market, Pick ‘n Save and Rainbow Foods stores in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Asti Holdings Ltd. (New Westminister, BC) recalls Nougat d’Or brand Honey Almond Nougat, Honey Almond Nougat with Cranberries, and Honey Almond Nougat with Orange (130g packages; Lot #111591111, 113541011, and 110241111), because the products may contain undeclared milk. The recalled products were sold in Alberta and British Columbia.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (UK): Tesco recalls Tesco Free From Pure Oat Fruit Muesli (450g; Best before 20 May 2012, 22 May 2012, 18 June 2012, 19 June 2012) and Tesco Free From Pure Porridge Oats (450g; Best before 22 July 2012, 25 July 2012, 17 August 2012, 18 August 2012, 8 September 2012), because the products may contain low levels of gluten.
  • Allergy Alert (UK): Asda recalls Asda Chosen by You Oat Muesli (Free From), 450g (Best before 03/08/12) and Asda Chosen by You Porridge Oats (Free From), 450g (Best before 02/08/12 and 07/09/12), because the products may contain undeclared wheat gluten.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Outbreak Alert (Lebanon): The Ministry of Health is investigating a number of reports of food poisoning among people in Kesrouan who ate Arabic sweets from a shop in the area, according to a story on Now Lebanon.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Fonterra Brands (New Zealand) Ltd recalls Mainland Tasty Cheese cracked pepper processed slices (500g, 700g, & 1kg blocks; various Best before dates), after a metal fragment was found in a single pack of cheese. Please refer to the recall notice for a list of affected lots.

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: September 20, 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

  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall: Insight Pharmaceuticals recalls Nostrilla 12-Hour Nasal Decongestant (Batch/Lot 11G075), due to the potential presence of a microbial contaminant that exceeds product specifications and may result in infection in individuals with a compromised immune system or those with chronic lung conditions.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns The Cherry Company, Ltd (Honolulu, HI) that a July 2011 inspection revealed a serious violation of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Paramount Muffins, LLC (Newark, NJ) that a May/June 2011 inspection of the company’s manufacturing facility revealed serious violations of FDA’s Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations for foods.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Postres de Aqui, Inc. (San Juan, PR) that a March/April 2011 inspection of the company’s food product manufacturing facility revealed that the firm’s products are not labeled in accordance with the Food Labelling regulation.

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall: Metro Ontario Inc. (Etobicoke, ON) recalls unwrapped, unlabeled cantaloupes sold from Food Basics, 2452 Sheppard Ave. E., North York, Ontario on September 12, 2011, because the cantaloupes may be contaminated with Salmonella.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (UK): Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd. recalls Sainsbury’s Freefrom Pure Oats, 450g (Best before July, August, and September 2012), after testing finds low levels of undeclared wheat gluten in some packets.
  • Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Delhaize Belgique recalls Delhaize brand Frozen Cocktail Shrimp (500g; 51/60 size; Product of China; Lot #1072365; Best before 23/05/2013), due to the presence of antibiotic residues in excess of permitted limits.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark); Jensen & Köppen ApS recalls United Parsley (120g; Lot 1209; Product of Italy), due to Salmonella contamination.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1271): Salmonella in paan leaves (betel) from India; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1272): Yersinia enterocolitica in chilled chicken wings from Germany; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1273): Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon from Germany; distributed to Austria.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1274): Salmonella in paan leaves from Bangladesh; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1276): Mercury in chilled swordfish from Malta; distributed to Malta.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1277): Nitrofuran in frozen shrimps from China; distributed to Belgium and Luxembourg.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1278): Erucic acid in lemon pickle from India; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1279): Mercury in chilled swordfish from Malta; distributed to Malta.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1282): Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon from Denmark, with raw material from Norway; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1283): Cadmium in dried shark fins from Vietnam; distributed to France.
  • Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2011.1284): Undeclared gluten, egg and wheat in beef stroganoff from France; distributed to Ireland.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1285): Mold growth in, and altered organoleptic characteristics of, strawberry yoghurt from Germany; distributed to Austria and Germany.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Food Safety Alert (Hong Kong): The Centre for Food Safety ordered the temporary closure of the fish portion of PARKnSHOP Superstore (Tsuen Wan, New Territories), after Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor serotype Ogawa was found in a water sample taken from a fish tank inside the shop.
  • Outbreak Alert (Hong Kong): The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a suspected food poisoning outbreak involving 29 students and staff from a primary school in Sham Shui Po.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Dietary Supplement Safety Alert (Australia): Analysis carried out by the Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed the presence of sildenafil (the active ingredient in Viagra) in Black Ant Capsules. This product has not been approved for sale in Australia, but can be purchased over the Internet.
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Alert (Australia): Analysis carried out by the Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed the presence of sildenafil (the active ingredient in Viagra) in Qing Tian Zhu tablets. This product has not been approved for sale in Australia, but can be purchased over the Internet.

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.