Category: Bacillus cereus

Recalls and Alerts: November 30, 2012

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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For current information on international and retail distribution of peanut butter products recalled due to Salmonella Bredeney, please consult the Trader Joe’s/Sunland Peanut Butter Recalls tab.

United States

  • Allergy Alert: Tri City Cheese and Meats (Kawkawlin, MI) recalls Troll Smokehouse Fully Cooked Jalapeño Vienna sausage products ( 1- and 2.5-lb Cryovac bags; Est 32015; Sell by 12/17/12 through 01/03/13), because they contain undeclared monosodium glutamate (MSG). The recalled product was distributed to retail establishments in Michigan.
  • Food Safety Recall: Veggie Patch recalls Veggie Patch Ultimate Meatless Burgers (9 oz; UPC 61012900211; Sell by date January 12, 2013), because of possible contamination by Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product was sold at Stop & Shop, Giant Food Stores, Martin’s, and Giant of Maryland stores.
  • Food Safety Recall: Food City advises its customers that Hillshire Lil Smokies (12-14 oz) have been recalled. No additional information was provided by the retailer.
  • Outbreak Alert Final Update: CDC reports that the Salmonella Bredeney outbreak associated with contaminated peanut butter manufactured by Sunland, Inc. (Portales, NM) appears to be over. In total, 42 people were infected with the outbreak strain in 20 states. Ten people were hospitalized. FDA has suspended the company’s food facility registration, prohibiting Sunland from introducing food into commerce in the USA.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Pure Indulgent Foods Inc. recalls Flats by Pure Apricot Pecan Unique Savory Baked Crackers (170g; Code 5/30 13; UPC 8 73376 00303 2), because the product contains undeclared sulphites. The recalled product was sold through retailers in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario.
  • Food Safety Recall: ERAA Supermarket Inc. recalls ERAA Jaggery Lump Brown Sugar (900g; Batch 06/12; Best before AUG 2013; UPC 8 901792 100911 and 8 901792 101321), due to contamination with unspecified extraneous material. The recalled product was sold through retailers in Ontario.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Ireland): Food Safety Authority of Ireland warns consumers that Kupiec corn flour “gluten free” (400g; Product of Poland; Batch B184 PL; Best before 31/01/2013) was found to contain undeclared gluten. The product, which is known in Polish as Maka Kukurydziana, has been sold in stores across Ireland, mainly those selling Eastern European foods.
  • Food Safety Recall (France): SARL Fontanilles recalls Charcuterie Fontanilles brand of meat-based canned deli products (Expiry 2016), due to lack of product stability. The recalled products were sold in the département of Tarn after May 23, 2012. Please refer to the recall notice for a list of retailers that carried the recalled products.
  • Food Safety Recall (Switzerland): La fromagerie Moléson recalls Le Capriglânois soft curd goat cheese, made from raw milk (80g; Lot # L224703 / L224935 / L225166 / L225436 / L226154; Expiry dates 6.12.2012 / 7.12.2012 / 10.12.2012 / 11.12.2012 / 14.12.2012), after Listeria monocytogenes was found in the product.
  • Outbreak Alert Update (Norway): The number of illnesses due to Salmonella Mikawasima has risen to 12 cases in nine counties, including Oslo (1 patient) Akershus (1), Vestfold (1), Aust-Agder (1), Vest-Agder (3) Telemark (1), Oppland (1 ), Hordaland (2) and Nordland (1). All of the affected individuals are adults, most of them aged 20 – 50 years. Norway’s Public Health Institute is continuing its investigation into the source of the outbreak.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1658): Listeria monocytogenes in gorgonzola and mascarpone cheese cake from Italy; distributed to Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1659): Sulfathiazole and sulfadimidine in forest honey from Poland; distributed to Slovakia.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1660): Mercury in frozen slices of swordfish from Spain; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1661): Mercury in frozen sword fish from Spain; distributed to Germany and Italy.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Recall (Australia): Delin (Australia) Trading Pty Ltd. recalls Favor Swallow Bean Sauce (350g glass jar; Best before 18/09/14; Product of China) due to contamination with Bacillus cereus. The recalled product was sold in some Asian supermarkets in Victoria only.
  • Outbreak Alert (New Zealand): The New Zealand Herald reports that a ward has been closed at Hawke’s Bay Hospital due to an outbreak of vomiting and diarrhea among staff and patients. Visitors have been urged to stay away.

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 23, 2012

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.

For current information on international and retail distribution of peanut butter products recalled due to Salmonella Bredeney, please consult the Trader Joe’s/Sunland Peanut Butter Recalls tab.

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall: Capital Packers Inc. (Est 231, Edmonton, AB) recalls Capital brand Ham Sausage (300g; UPC 0 64946 51100 6; Code 2012 DE 26) and Compliments brand Ham Sausage (375g; UPC 0 68820 10061 4; Code 2012 DE 26), because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled Capital brand Ham Sausages may have been distributed nationally. The Compliments brand product was sold in Sobeys, IGA and Price Chopper stores in the West. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has suspended Capital Packers’ license to operate at Establishment 231, and warns that additional food products may be added to the Health Hazard Alert recall list. All outstanding inventory at the plant is now under CFIA detention and control.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Finland): CA-SA Välimeren Herkut Oy recalls Shrimp Chili-Aioli and Chili-Aiolissa (180g containers), due to the presence of undeclared celery.
  • Food Safety  Recall (Germany): Aerzener Brot und Kuchen GmbH recalls Natreen Strawberry Yogurt, Frozen Sections (4 x 100 pieces/pkg; Lot/Expiry dates L 12048 05/2013, L 12083 06/2013, L 12114 07/2013, L 12145 09/2013, L 12180 10/2013 and L 12297 01/2014), due to suspected hepatitis A virus contamination in the strawberry cubes from China.
  • Food Safety Recall (Greece): 58 Viofos Ltd. recalls Organic Radish Seeds for Sprouting (30g; Expiry 06-2015; Packaged by Bavicchi in Italy), because the seeds are contaminated with Bacillus cereus.
  • Food Safety Alert (Russia): The Office of the Ministry of Interior in the Sakhalin region has seized 200 Kg of salmon caviar that lacked the required manufacturer’s identification mark. Supporting documents verifying safety and quality parameters also were lacking.
  • Outbreak Alert Update (Norway): The Public Health Institute now has received reports of eight cases of infection with Salmonella Mikawasima from six different counties, including Akershus Aust-Agder, Vest-Agder, Hordaland, Oppland, Oslo and Nordland. All of the outbreak victims are adults (20-50 years of age). Salmonella Mikawasima is rarely seen in Norway.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1635): Salmonella in live mussels from Spain; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1636): Parasitic infestation of chilled salmon from Poland; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1637): Salmonella in chilled sausage from Italy; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1639): Listeria monocytogenes in paté from Belgium; distributed to Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands and Switzerland.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1640): Insects in fennel seeds from Italy; distributed to France and Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1641): Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk cheese from France; distributed to Belgium and France.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1642): Excessive coumarin in breakfast cereals from Lithuania; distributed to the Czech Republic.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Alert (Australia): The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries warns that paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins above safe levels have been detected in Botany Bay. The Food Authority has warned the public agains eating oysters, mussels, cockles, clams, periwinkles, sea urchins, crabs or the gut of rock lobster or abalone taken from the bay or the Georges River.
  • Outbreak Alert (Australia): Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas was hit by an outbreak of norovirus that sickened some 135 passengers and eight staff members, according to The Telegraph. The ship arrived in Sydney from New Zealand with sick passengers aboard. Boarding of new passengers was delayed while “enhanced” cleaning operations were carried out.

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 5, 2012

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: Cutting Edge Concessions recalls Shake’Ems Seasoning Cups (0.5 oz plastic cup; White Cheddar, Nacho Cheddar, Ranch, Cinnamon Sugar and Parmesan Garlic flavors), due to the presence of undeclared milk and Red 40 coloring. The recalled product was distributed in movie theaters in California, Colorado, Arkansas and Tennessee.
  • Food Safety Recall: American Licorice recalls Mayfair Licorice Snaps (16 oz; UPC 2363700779; All code dates), due to the potential for elevated levels of lead. The recalled product was sold in Tops supermarkets.
  • Food Safety Recall: American Licorice and Ferris Coffee & Nut Co. recall Red Vines Licorice Snaps® (14-oz deli cups) due to the potential for elevated levels of lead. The recalled product was distributed to Spartan Stores.
  • Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. recalls Nimodipine Capsules, 30 mg, marketed by Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd, (Unit does blisters of 100 (25 x 4) and 30 (5 x 6); Lot #3305.039A and #3305.039B, respectively), due to crystallization of the nimodipine fill material in the capsule. The recalled capsules were manufactured for Sun Inc. by Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. and were distributed nationwide between January 19, 2012 and April 24, 2012.
  • Food Safety Recall/Outbreak Alert – Mangos: Please refer to Salmonella Braenderup – Mango for current information on US retail distribution of recalled Daniella brand mangos and other products that contain these mangos.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Canada Safeway Ltd. recalls Safeway Cooking Spray Canola Oil (110g and 170g; All codes) due to the presence of undeclared soy. The recalled oil was sold in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Yukon.
  • Allergy Alert: Metro Ontario Inc. recalls Selection Orbital Assortment – Fruity Icy Pops(1.8 L; Code #12 208 A1), due to the presence of undeclared milk. The recalled product was sold in Ontario and Quebec.
  • Food Safety Recall/Outbreak Alert – Mangos: Please refer to Salmonella Braenderup – Mango for current information on Canadian retail distribution of recalled Daniella brand mangos and other products that contain these mangos.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (UK): Musgrave Retail Partners withdraws Centra Chocolate Butter Biscuits (125g; All batch/date codes) due to incomplete allergen labelling. The product contains gluten, wheat, milk & soya which, although they are listed in the ingredients list, are not mentioned in the allergy information box.
  • Allergy Alert (UK): Musgrave Retail Partners withdraws Centra Chocolate Chip Cookies (150g; All date codes) due to incomplete allergen labelling. The product contains gluten, wheat, milk and egg which are not mentioned on the allergy information box gluten, wheat, milk and egg which are not mentioned on the allergy information box.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Futura Copenhagen A/S recalls Alpi del mare brand Italian Nectarines (Lot #GF9367; sold in bulk), due to evidence of Campylobacter contamination.
  • Food Safety Recall (Germany): Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus recalls Rothaus Pils Alkoholfrei (0.33 liter glass bottles; Best before 16.01.2013; Lot #3019306), due to turbidity and off-odor.
  • Food Safety Recall (Germany): Unilever recalls Knorr Fix Giechischer Nudel-Hack-Auflauf (Lot codes starting with L2227 and L2228; Best before 11/2013), Knorr Fix Hackbällchen Bologna (Lot codes beginning L2220 and L2221; Best before 11/2013), and Knorr Fix Geschnetzeltes Toskana (Lot codes beginning L2222 and L2223; Best before 11/2013), because some of the packages may contain small plastic pieces.
  • Food Safety Recall (Germany): Unilever recalls Knorr Suppenliebe Piratensuppe (Lot codes L2226 and L2227; Best before 11/2013), because some of the packages may contain small plastic pieces. The affected batches were distributed across Germany beginning August 7, 2012.
  • Food Safety Recall (Italy): Grandi Salumifici Italiani Spa recalls Wurstel di pollo / Chicken sausage (Lot’s #71112, 81112, 91112 and 101112), due to the presence of chloramphenicol.
  • Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall (Spain): Swiss Co. Services AG and Grünenthal Pharma, S.A. recall Zaldiar 37.5mg Effervescent Tablets/Tramadol hidrocloruro y paracetamol (20 tablets; Lots #00102C and 00060D; Expiry 05/2013 and 02/2014, respectively), because the concentration of the active ingredient tramadol hidrocloruro was found to be out of specification.
  • Outbreak Alert (Belgium): Twenty out of 22 children attending the independent nursery ‘t Droomertje at Borgehout began to vomit shortly after having consumed a meal on August 28, 2012. Lab analysis by the Scientific Institute for Public Health detected Bacillus cereus, together with its toxin, in leftover food from the meal, and in samples of the vomit.
  • Outbreak Alert (France): The health agency for Pays de la Loire have alerted doctors that 12 cases of hepatitis A in the region, including a cluster of seven cases in the Mans area. Investigators are searching for a possible common exposure.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1266): Cadmium in fresh parsnip from Poland; distributed to the Czech Republic.
  • Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2012.1269): Salmonella typhimurium in lamb meat meal from the Netherlands; distributed to Italy.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Island

  • Outbreak Alert (Hong Kong): The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a suspected food poisoning outbreak involving 14 patrons of a restaurant in Central and Western District on September 1st.

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.