Category: allergy

Recall Roundup: January 27, 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: Rugova Trading Corporation (Astoria, NY) recalls Dry Yellow Raisins (12-ounce clear plastic bag), because the product contains high levels of undeclared sulfites.
  • Allergy Alert: Peekay International Inc. recalls Swan Golden Raisins (7.0 oz and 14.0 oz sizes), because they may contain undeclared sulfites. The raisins were sold in the Brooklyn and Queens areas of New York City.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (UK): Aytac Foods Ltd. withdraws Aytac Dried Apricots (250g; all date codes up to December 2011) and Aytac Golden Jumbo Raisins (250g; all date codes up to December 2011), because the products contain undeclared sulphites.
  • Food Recall (UK): Sainsbury’s recalls Sainsbury’s French Raclette Slices, 200g (use by date of 23 January 2012), because the product has been labeled with an incorrect “use by” date.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0097): Ochratoxin A in milling rye from Latvia, via Denmark; distributed to Finland.
  • Consumer Product Safety Notification (EU #2011.0098): Migration of formaldehyde from melamine camping bowls from China; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Consumer Product Safety Notification (EU #2011.0099): Migration of primary aromatic amines from nylon draining spoon from Hong Kong; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2011.0100):Salmonella in poultry meal from Spain; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0101): Ethephon in green paprika from Spain; distributed to Germany.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0102): Cadmium in chilled crabs from France; distributed to Italy.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Allergy Alert: Simplot Australia Pty Ltd recalls I&J Tasty Calamari (400g; product of China), I&J Seafood Platter (700g; China and Thailand) and I&J Salt and Pepper Calamari (350g; Product of China), because the products may contain undeclared peanut. The recalled seafood products were distributed across Australia to distribution centres, then to major supermarkets including Woolworths/Safeway, Coles, Bi-Lo, Metcash and IGA, Pick ‘n’ Pay (Queensland only) and Franklins (New South Wales only).

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.

Recall Roundup: January 26, 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.

United States

  • Food Safety Recall: State Garden (Chelsea, MA) recalls all salad products and blends produced in the company’s plant on January 4, 2011 (trace back codes 45693 and 45703) due to a risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled products were distributed to retail stores on the East Coast under the brand names: Gold Quality, Hannaford, Natures Place, Natures Promise, Roche Bros., Northeast Fresh, Noreast Fresh, Olivia’s Organics, Signature and Wegmans. Natures Promise salad products were available in Stop & Shop and Giant Food stores and have been recalled by those retail chains.
  • Food Safety Recall: The Hawaii Department of Health recalls more than one hundred specialty products manufactured at the First Commercial Kitchen processing plant and has issued a Notice of Permit Suspension and Order to Cease and Desist after recent inspections by the state and the FDA showed evidence of improper manufacturing standards. This action follows an earlier recall of two products due to concerns about the potential growth of Clostridium botulinum.
  • Alcohol Swab Recall Update: Pfizer Inc. and Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. are alerting U.S. patients that Triad Group Alcohol Prep Pads packaged for use with the kit presentation Relistor® Subcutaneous Injection have been recalled by the manufacturer and should not be used. Patients should substitute an alcohol preparation pad from a company other Triad, or use a sterile gauze pad with isopropyl alcohol.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Newman’s Fish Markets, Inc. (Portland, OR) that an August 2010 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility revealed serious violations of the seafood HACCP regulation and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulation for food.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Healthy Choice Island Blends, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) that a September 2010 inspection of the company’s manufacturing facility revealed serious deviations from the juice HACCP regulation and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulation for food.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns National Federation of Fisheries Co-Operatives (Seoul, South Korea) that the firm is in serious violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (UK): Hovis withdraws 6 Hovis Pancakes (Best before: all date codes up to 31 January 2011), because the product may contain undeclared egg.
  • Food Safety Recall (Ireland): The Food Safety Authority of Ireland advises that Mas-River Fried Dace with Salted Black Beans (184g tin can; Best before 30.04.2013; Product of Malaysia) has been recalled due to high levels of histamine)
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Gasa Odense Frugt-Grønt Snitteri recalls Gourmet Salad Ready Chopped Salad Mix (Best before 25.01.2011 and 26.01.2011) because a sample of the salad was found to contain Salmonella.
  • Food Safety Recall (Italy): F.lli Panizzi S.a.s. recalls Yogurt alla fragola Vallée Blanche (Lot #17/02/2011) because the product may contain glass fragments.

 

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.

Recall Roundup: January 25, 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: King & Prince Seafood (Brunswick, GA) recalls Mrs. Friday’s Breaded Calamari Rings (4/2.5#), Mrs. Friday’s Italian Calamari Rings (4/2.5#), and Mrs. Friday’s Breaded Italian Calamari Rings (6/2#), because the breading may contain traces of peanuts. The recalled products were distributed nationally through brokers and foodservice distributors during 2010 and up to January 20, 2011.
  • Food Safety Recall: Ian’s Natural Foods recalls Ian’s Wheat Free, Gluten Free Mac and No Cheese (8-ounce box; Use by 26Aug2011) and Ian’s Wheat Free, Gluten Free French Bread Pizza (8-ounce box; Use by 28Aug2011) due to a risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Recall: Kanec USA, Inc. recalls Nite Rider Maximum Sexual Enhancer for Men and STUD Capsule for Men (all lots) because they were found to contain unauthorized Sildenafil (an FDA approved drug for treatment of Erectile Dysfunction).

Europe
Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands
  • Alcohol Swab Recall Update (Hong Kong): Schering-Plough advises that the following products have been withdrawn from the Hong Kong market, because they are copacked with one of the incriminated alcohol-swabs from Triad Group: Intron A inj 18miu/1.2ml multidose pen; Peg-Intron Redipen for inj (various dosages).

Australia and New Zealand
  • Food Safety Recall (Australia): Planet Organic Co Pty Ltd recalls Planet Organic brand Organic Carob Powder, 325g box (Product of Italy; Best before 25 OCT 2013) due to the possible presence of metal objects. The recalled product was distributed in health food stores across Australia and in Coles supermarkets in New South Wales and Queensland.
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.