Category: Campylobacter

Recalls and Alerts: November 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

  • Allergy Alert: Rio Grande Imports Inc. (Copiague, NY) recalls El Triunfo brand Semita de Piña pineapple-filled pastry (Code 11-22-11), because it contains undeclared dairy.
  • Food Safety Recall: Quirch Foods Co (Miami, FL) recalls Cap-Pele Herring Export, Inc. brand Smoked Split Herring (Product of New Brunswick, Canada; Plant Reg #4108-2931), because the herring was found to be uneviscerated and may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum spores. The recalled product was sold to supermarkets and a distributor in Florida and St. Thomas, VI and is repackaged at retail per customer request.
  • Food Safety Recall: Schnucks Markets, Inc. recalls all meats ground at the company’s Normal, IL store on Monday, November 21st between 9:50am and 3:30pm, after pieces of a meat packaging clip were found in the grinder during cleaning. Please check the recall notice for a list of affected products.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Ocean Group Inc. dba Ocean Fresh Fish & Seafood Marketing (Los Angeles, CA) that a July 2011 inspection of the company’s seafood processing and importer establishment 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 The Sandwich Man, Inc. (Pearl River, LA) that a May 2011 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility revealed serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Great Oceans, LLC (Jericho, NY) that an October 2011 inspection of the company’s seafood importer establishment revealed a serious violation of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Humpty Dumpty Eggs, Inc. (Reedsville, WI) that a July 2011 inspection of the company’s shell egg production facility revealed serious violations of the Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation regulation (the shell egg regulation), including the lack of a written Salmonella Enteritidis prevention plan, failure to implement appropriate rodent monitoring methods, and a failure to perform environmental testing for Salmonella Enteritidis at the appropriate time.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns WellnessOne World, LLC/Lifeline Energetics, Inc. (Ramsey, MN) that a June 2011 inspection of the company’s dietary supplement manufacturing facility revealed serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations for dietary supplements.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Les Aliments Kim Phat (Brossard, QC) recalls Pain au porc déchiqueté #28B (all batches), due to the presence of undeclared soy.

Europe

  • Food Safety Recall (Sweden): ICA recalls ICA brand hot dog (900g & 630g; Best before 2011-12-09), after Listeria is detected in the product during a routine check.
  • Food Safety Recall (Switzerland): Denner recalls all San Andrea Mineral Waters (0.5L sparkling; 2L sparkling; 2L still), due to the presence of butanone (a solvent) in two bottles.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Coop Denmark A/S recalls Arugula Salad (Lot 46F; Product of Italy) and Napolitana Green Salad (Product of Italy), after Campylobacter is found in the lettuce.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): AP Green/Shelf Farm recalls green lettuce (Lot 46F, 47B, 47C, 47D and 317), after Campylobacter is found in the lettuce.

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 9, 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/Outbreak Alert: Schreiber Processing Corporation (Maspeth, NY) recalls Meal Mart Broiled Chicken Liver Made for Further Thermal Processing (2 x 5-lb bags/box; Est. P-787) and Chicken Liver Broiled (10-lb boxes, loose-packed; Est. P-787), because the chicken liver products have been linked to a cluster of salmonellosis illnesses in New York and New Jersey. The outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg was recovered from samples of broiled chicken livers, and from chopped chicken livers produced at retail from these livers. The outbreak strain is different from the strain of Salmonella Heidelberg that was associated with a multi-state outbreak of salmonellosis linked to ground turkey meat earlier this year. The recalled broiled chicken liver products were distributed to retail stores and institutional users in Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
  • Food Safety Recall Update: USDA posts retail distribution list for beef jerky products recalled by Whittington’s Jerky, Inc. (Johnson City, TX) due to possible Salmonella contamination.
  • Food Safety Recall: Golden Glen Creamery (Bow, WA) recalls Raw Cheddar (sold between September 22 and November 5, 2011; Code 864) after a routine sample of the cheese, collected and analyzed by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), was found to be positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The company has ceased production and distribution of the product while FDA, WSDA and the company continue an investigation into the source of the contamination.
  • Food Safety Recall: India Imports & Exports, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) recalls Roopal Swad candy (7-oz/200g clear plastic package; Imported from India) after tests conducted by the California Department of Public Health found unacceptably high levels of lead in the candy.
  • Food Safety Recall/Outbreak Alert: Importers of frozen oyster products from Korea expand their recall after additional the products were linked to norovirus cases in Washington state. The recall includes: ASSI Brand frozen oysters packed in bags and in boxes, and Shirakiku frozen breaded oysters packed in boxes. Please refer to the FDA Consumer Alert for a detailed list of exporters, distributors, importers, and affected lot numbers. Direct importation of the frozen oyster products was limited to distributors in California, New Jersey and Maryland, but the products have been shipped to additional states, including Alaska.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Tropical Impex recalls Amul Shrikhand Mango, Elaichi, Kesar and Badam Pista (500g; all pkgs), due to the presence of undeclared milk.
  • Allergy Alert: Corwin Distribution Limited, Horizon Distributors, Puresource Inc. and Nationwide Natural Foods recall Bumble Bar Organic Energy Bar – Cherry Chocolate (40g; all codes; UPC 7 60590 05023 5), due to the presence of undeclared milk. Some Bumble Bars were supplied by Corwin to Whole Foods Market stores in Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Ontario.
  • Food Safety Recall: Sawmill Bay Shellfish Company Ltd. (Heriot Bay, BC) recalls Aquacultured Gallo Mussels (10-lb bags; Lot #SB174; Processed by Walcan Seafood Ltd.; Harvested November 3, 2011 from Area BC13, sub area 13), because the mussels may contain paralytic shellfish toxins. The recalled mussels were distributed in British Columbia primarily to institutional clients, including restaurants, and were sold as Sawmill Bay Mussels at the Daily Catch (1418 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC) between November 4th and 6th.
  • Food Safety Recall: Maison Isabelle inc. (Trois-Rivières, QC) recalls Biscuits à l’avoine et raisins/Oatmeal-raisin cookies (770g pkg; All expiry dates up to and including November 22, 2011), because the product may contain metal particles. The recalled cookes were sold in a number of Super C stores in Québec.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert: Panzani recalls Panzani brand Gnocchi à Poêler/Gnocchi for frying (300g; Lot #2381; Best before 22/04/12), because the product contains undeclared cheese, due to a packaging error.
  • Food Safety Recall (Finland and Sweden): Semper Oy Ab recalls Småfolk Apple Raspberry Oat Stix (Best before 06/30/2012) and Fruity Banana Stix (Best before 06/10/2012) because the products contain unacceptable levels of mycotoxins.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Fredsted The A/S recalls Organic teas (Lot #001-16; Expiry date 30-06-2013), due to the presence of clomazone (pesticide) residues in the product.
  • Consumer Product Safety Recall (Germany): International Food Corporation Germany GmbH recalls Disney Advent Calendar (Best by 09/13/2013), due to possible microbial contamination. The recalled product was sold exclusively through Penny stores in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • Food Safety Recall (Italy): Pensabene & Chiasson (Palermo, Italy) recalls Caponata di melanzane “Donna Rosa”/Donna Rosa Eggplant Caponata (200g; Lots R106 and N193), due to lack of approval of the establishment by the State.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1585): Listeria monocytogenes in chilled smoked salmon from Poland; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1586): Campylobacter in fresh baby corn from Thailand via the Netherlands; distributed to Denmark.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1587): Salmonella spp. in paan leaves from Bangladesh; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1589): Salmonella enteritidis in frozen breaded raw chicken fillets from Germany; distributed to Finland.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1590): Histamine in chilled tuna fillets from Spain; distributed to Italy.
  • Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2011.1591): Undeclared sulphite in apple cider from Belgium; distributed to Luxembourg.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1597): Mercury in angler fish from France; distributed to Italy.
  • Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2011.1598): Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in dried sugar beet pellets from Germany; distributed to Germany and Spain.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1599): Mercury in chilled swordfish from France; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1600): Aflatoxins in nutmeg powder from India; distributed to Romania.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1601): Unauthorized operator for dumplings from Italy; distributed to Italy and Poland.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1602): Salmonella in frozen poultry meat from Poland, via France; distributed to Luxembourg.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1603): High Escherichia coli count in fresh mussels from the Netherlands; distributed to France, Lithuania, Poland and Switzerland.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1604): Aflatoxins in cashew nut kernels from Brazil, via Germany; distributed to Norway.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1605): Benzo(a)pyrene in smoked prawns from Vietnam; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1606): Escherichia coli in mussels from Spain; distributed to Italy.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Dietary Supplement Safety Alert (Hong Kong): The Department of Health reminds the public not to buy or consume slimming products of unknown or doubtful composition as they may contain undeclared drug ingredients that are dangerous to health, after receiving notification of two cases involving women with a history of consuming slimming products.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Recall (Australia): Lay Brothers Pty Ltd. recalls Good Luck Dried Seaweed Stripe (150g net wt plastic bag; Imported from China; Best before 07 09 2013), because of high levels of naturally occurring iodine in the product.

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 4, 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: Foremost Foods International, Inc. (Pomona, CA) recalls Pangasinan Roundscad Smoked Galunggong (Product of FITRITE Incorporated, Philippines; 6 oz; UPC 2239257451) and Pangasinan Mackerel Smoked Hasa Hasa (Product of FITRITE Incorporated, Philippines; 6 oz; UPC 2239257470), because the partially eviscerated products have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. The recalled products were sold between March 2010 and October 2011 in California, Nevada and Washington, through Seafood City and Manila Seafood. Please refer to the California Department of Public Health for the California retail distribution list.
  • Outbreak Alert Update: Missouri health officials report that 24 people have been confirmed to be part of the St. Louis area E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, after two new cases were added to the list, and four other cases previously thought to be part of the outbreak were removed. The state lab is testing specimens from four Boone County cases; three have tested positive for E. coli, and the fourth is pending. At this point, however, the Boone County cases are thought not to be connected to the St. Louis area outbreak. All food samples tested so far in the St. Louis outbreak have been negative for E. coli.
  • Outbreak Alert (Utah): An unnamed man, given the nickname “Mr. Cheese” by the Salt Lake Valley Health Department, has been supplying homemade queso fresco to a Salt Lake City restaurant/deli since 2009. The queso fresco, which was made from raw milk, is blamed for a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 73 people in Salt Lake, Tooele, Davis, Utah, Weber and Morgan counties. Officials believe that hundreds more people were sickened by the contraband cheese, but never reported their illnesses. Officials have ordered the deli – not identified by name – to stop purchasing cheese from illegal sources.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: CFIA advises that Bumble Bar Organic Energy Bar – Chocolate Crisp (45g; All codes; UPC 7 60590 10072 5), is recalled due to the presence of undeclared milk, peanuts and soy. The recalled Energy Bar was distributed through Nationwide Natural Foods (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan), Puresource Inc. (nationwide), Horizon Distributors (Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Yukon), and Corwin Distribution Limited (Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario).
  • Allergy Alert: Grant Chocolatier recalls Grant Chocolatier Dark Chocolate Cups for Liquor in a Box (variable count) and Grant Chocolatier Dark Chocolate Nuggets (variable weight), due to the presence of undeclared milk. The recalled chocolate products were distributed in Quebec.
  • Food Safety Recall: Pâtisserie La Faradole inc. (Sainte-Adèle, QC) recalls Foie gras maison à l’armagnac, Catégorie A, Foie gras nature maison, and Foie gras maison au cognac, Catégorie A, sold in glass Mason jars, because the product labels do not include the instruction “Garder réfrigéré” even though these products must be stored in the refrigerator for safety.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Sweden): Candy King warns that Lösgodiset Halloween Balls may contain undeclared peanuts.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Eurofrugt A/S recalls Sweet Peas (500g; Product of Kenya; Lot #L11278EU), after Camplyobacter is detected in samples.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Lembcke A/S and Total Produce Nordic A/S recalls Blue River brand Mini Corn (125g; Lot #L11411), after Campylobacter is found in a sample.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Rieber & Son Denmark A/S recalls Salad Master Remoulade (Lot 03), Budget Remoulade (Lot L92), Rema1000 Remoulade and REMO Remoulade (Lot L78), due to yeast growth in the product, resulting in gas production and package swelling.
  • Outbreak Alert (Denmark): Datterino tomatoes imported from Italy are blamed for an outbreak of salmonellosis that sickened 40 people in Denmark this fall. The tomatoes were sold mainly in stores belonging to the Rema1000 supermarket chain. The implicated tomatoes are no longer available. The Salmonella outbreak appears to be over.
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall (Spain): Colgate-Palmolive España, S.A. recalls COLGATE PERIOGARD CLORHEXIDINA COLUTORIO BUCAL SIN ALCOHOL (Registration No. 1173-DENT; all production lots), due to contamination with Burkholderia cepacia.
  • Cosmetic Product Safety Recall (Spain): Estelca SLU has been ordered to cease the marketing of, and to recall all outstanding inventory of, seven cosmetic products, as the products were being sold even though they had exceeded their expiration dates.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1547): Campylobacter spp. in sugar snaps from Kenya; distributed to Denmark.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1548): Ochratoxin A in spice mix from Israel; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1549): Unauthorized operator for canned mix of fish and vegetables form Italy; distributed to Belgium and Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1550): Listeria monocytogenes in paté from Belgium; distributed to the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1551): Listeria monocytogenes in smoked bacon from Poland; distributed to Poland and Sweden.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1553): Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey; distributed to France and Germany.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1554): Salmonella spp. in paan leaves from Bangladesh; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Notification (EU #2011.1555): Unauthorized tin, nickel and vanadium in food supplement from the USA, via China; distributed to Cyprus.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1556): Salmonella in dry sausage from Spain; distributed to the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1557): Unauthorized Sudan 1 and Sudan 4 colors in sumac spice from Germany; distributed to Switzerland.
  • Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2011.1558): Dioxins in molasses sugar beet pellets from Germany; distributed to Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1559): Salmonella in chilled Perilla spp. from Vietnam; distributed to the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1560): Salmonella in Piper sarmentosum from Vietnam; distributed to the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1561): Salmonella in Vietnamese coriander from Vietnam; distributed to the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1562): Salmonella in chilled Malabar spinach from Vietnam; distributed to the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1563): Salmonella in chilled green mint from Vietnam; distributed to the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1564): Benzo(a)pyrene in sesame oil from China; distributed to Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1565): Benzo(a)pyrene in canned sprats in oil from Latvia; distributed to Germany.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1566): Abamectin in corned beef from Brazil; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1567): Salmonella in paan leaves from Thailand; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1568): Unauthorized leucomalachite green in live trouts from Poland; distributed to the Czech Republic.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1569): Excessive sorbic acid in dried prunes from France; distributed to Slovakia.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1570): Listeria monocytogenes in chilled tuna loins from Sri Lanka; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1572): Glass fragments in currants in syrup from Germany; distributed to Spain.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Dietary Supplement Safety Alert (Australia): Analysis carried out by the Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed the presence of therapeutic quantities of sibutramine and phenolphthalein in capsules of Reduce Weight Fruta Planta, sold over the internet. The package label claims that this product is 100% Natural. Neither sibutramine nor phenolphthalein are currently approved for use in Australia.
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Alert (Australia): Analysis carried out by the Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed the presence of therapeutic quantities of sibutramine in Ying Da Wang tablets, sold over the internet. The package label claims that this product is 100% Natural. Sibutramine is not currently approved for use in Australia.

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.