Category: Clostridium

Recalls and Alerts: November 24, 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: Berk Lombardo (Brooklyn, NY) recalls Berk Lombardo Chicken Breast Stuffed Broccoli & Cheese (4 x 6oz pkgs), Berk Lombardo Chicken Breast with rib meat Cordon Bleu Breaded (4 x 6oz pkgs), and Berk Lombardo Stuffed Chicken Breast Kiev (4 x 6oz pkgs), because the uncooked frozen, stuffed chicken products may contain one or more of the following undeclared ingredients: eggs, milk, monosodium glutamate or soy. The recalled products all bear the establishment number P-19034 inside the USDA mark of inspection and were sold directly to individual households throughout Long Island, NY.
  • Allergy Alert: Caribbean Rum Balls (St. Thomas, VI) recalls Caribbean brand Rum Balls (4, 8 & 12-oz pkgs), because the product contains undeclared wheat, coconut, milk, eggs and sodium bisulfite (a preservative). The recalled Rum Balls were distributed locally in retail stores and also through mail orders.
  • Allergy Alert: Maxipan Bakery Corp (West Hempstead, NY) recalls Semita De Pina (8-oz pkgs), because the product may contain undeclared milk. The recalled product was distributed in New York and New Jersey.
  • Food Safety Recall: King & Prince Seafood Corp. (Brunswick, GA) recalls Nova Style Cold Smoked Salmon, Sable Fish Lox, Salmon Sushi Fillets, and Salmon Trim (Date codes: 1277W, 1278W, 1279W, 1280W, 1281W, 1283W, 1284W, 1285W, 1286W, 1287W, 1290W, 1291W, 1292W, 1293W, 1294W, 1297W, 1298W, 1299W, 1300W, 1303W, 1306W, 1311W, 1312W, 1313W, and 1314W), because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of recalled brands, which were distributed nationwide through brokers and foodservice distributors beginning on October 4, 2011. Although all of the products were originally distributed frozen, they may be sold refrigerated at the retail level.
  • Food Safety Recall: Four Star Import & Distribution Inc. (Brooklyn, NY) recalls Noya Brand Boyal Dry Fish (Product of Bangladesh; 200g plastic bags; Best before Dec 2012), because the product was not properly eviscerated prior to processing, and may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum spores.
  • Food Safety Recall: Four Star Import & Distribution Inc. (Brooklyn, NY) recalls Munia Brand Churi Dry Fish (Product of Bangladesh; 200g plastic bags; Best before April 2013), because the product was not properly eviscerated prior to processing, and may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum spores.
  • Food Safety Recall: Cozy Vale Creamery (Tenino, WA) recalls unpasteurized whole and skim milk and cream (Sell by dates of Dec 6, 2011 or earlier), because the products may be contaminated with toxin-producing E. coli. Three illnesses have been reported in Cozy milk customers since August, according to an article in The Olympian. The recalled raw milk products were sold at the on-farm store in Tenino and some retail locations.
  • Food Safety Recall: Giant Eagle reports the recall of Valu Time Pumpkin (UPC 1122506619; All lot codes), because the product “does not meet quality standards.”

Canada

  • Food Safety Alert: An earlier recall of Woody’s brand alcoholic beverages (330mL bottles) has been expanded to include all lot codes of the following products, because the products may contain glass fragments: Appletini Apple Vodka Cooler, Orangetini Orange Vodka Cooler, Pomtini Vodka & Pomegranate Cooler, Woody’s Blackcurrant & Apple Alcoholic Vodka Beverage, Woody’s Blueberry, Woody’s Light Orange Alcoholic Vodka Beverage (99 Orange), Woody’s Light Raspberry Alcoholic Vodka Beverage (99 Raspberry), Woody’s Mexican Lime Alcoholic Vodka Beverage, Woody’s Party Pack (mixed flavors), Woody’s Pineapple and Grapefruit Alcoholic Vodka Beverage, Woody’s Pink Grapefruit Alcoholic Vodka Beverage, Woody’s Refresher Original,Woody’s Sasparilla Original Alcoholic Beverage, and Woody’s Vodka Cola Original Alcoholic Beverage. The products were distributed Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Yukon Territories, and may have been sold nationally.
  • Food Safety Recall: Ready-Bake Foods Inc. (Mississauga, ON) recalls Bake At Home® D’Italiano Garlic Rolls (405g; Date codes 199M through to 241M), because the oven-ready plastic food trays can meld when the product is baked in the oven at temperatures higher than 400°F. The recalled products were sold from August 2011 to November 2011.
  • Consumer Product Safety Recall: Costco Canada recalls Kirkland Signature by Borghese Cosmetic Brush Set (Costco Item #517737), because some of the brushes may contain yeast. The products were manufactured by International Beauty Products (Pine Brook, NJP and were sold in Costco warehouses in Canada between August 2011 and October 2011.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Netherlands): DEEN Supermarkets recalls DEEN Chicken Cordon Bleu (2 pieces/pkg; Expiry date 12/01/2011), due to the presence of undeclared peanuts. Due to an error, the packages may contain schnitzel fill with peanut sauce.
  • Allergy Alert (FInland): Atria Finland Oy recalls Atria Kulinaari Pork Palvifilee (175g pkg; Expiry dates 23/11/2011, 28/11/2011, 11/30/2011, 12/05/2011, 07/12/2011, and 12/08/2011) because the product contains undeclared hydrolyzed soy protein.
  • Allergy Alert (Sweden): Be-Ji Oat Balls Ltd. withdraws Chocolate and Old Fashioned Oat Balls (Best before 06.01.2012), because they may contain traces of undeclared milk protein.
  • Allergy Alert (Sweden): ICA withdraws ICA Asia and Euro Shopper brands of noodles (85g pkgs; All best before dates; various flavors), because the noodles contain undeclared milk protein.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Flex Pack Industry recalls Villaverde brand toasted pine nuts (1kg pkg; Best before January 2012), because the product contains aflatoxin above the allowable limit.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): IGOS A/S recalls Pleasure Jam Blueberry Jam (Batch L778, Best before 09.10.12; Batch L463, Best before 04.01.13), due to mold growth on the surface of the jam.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1687): Mercury in frozen precooked tuna from Colombia; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Supplement Safety Notification (EU #2011.1688): Didecyldimethylammonium chloride in grapefruit seed extract from Italy; distributed to Finland and Sweden.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1689): Salmonella spp. in minced pork and turkey meat from Poland; distributed to Lithuania.

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 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.

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: 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 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: Maumee Valley Vending Company recalls Buffalo Chicken Wedge Sandwiches containing cheese (CLF103; Expiry 11/21; $1.85), because milk was not listed among the ingredients on the label. The recalled product was distributed to office vending machines in Ohio and Indiana.
  • Food Safety Alert: The California Department of Public Health warns consumers not to eat the following four types of candy imported from India, after the agency found unacceptable levels of lead in these candies: Jyoti Indian Sweets Bonbons Indiens Sugar Rewdi, Hans Sugar Rewari, Punjab Bazaar Rewari Gur Jaggery, and Punjab Bazaar Sweet Rewdi. Distributors of the imported candies are working with the state to remove the products from the marketplace.
  • Food Safety Recall Update: United Natural Foods, Inc. corrects its previously announced recall of Gentes Foods Gordita Black Bean Tortillas (10-oz; UPC 618032102021) to revise the date code from 12 7 11 to 11 6 11. The recall was initiated because the product may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, due to a lack of temperature control during distribution.
  • Food Safety Alert: FDA is warning consumers not to eat Loyd Grossman Korma Sauce (350mL jars; Batch code 1218R; Sell by date February 2013). Premier Foods, the UK distributor of the product recalled this batch of sauce after it was linked to two cases of botulism in Scotland. While the product is not believed to be distributed in the USA, consumers may have purchased it over the Internet.
  • Outbreak Alert Update: CDC reports that the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak that was linked to contaminated Turkish Pine Nuts is over. In all, 43 individuals in 5 states were infected with the outbreak strain. Two patients were hospitalized.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Supermarché Serge Fleurent inc. (IGA Extra, Granby, QC) recalls the following products due to the presence of undeclared soy and sesame: Pâté chinois maison, Parfait granola, Sandwich grillé QE/BA/FRO, Tourtière maison, and Ragout de boulettes.
  • Food Safety Recall: The Liquor Control Board of Ontario recalls the following alcoholic vodka beverages (330mL bottles) after detecting glass particles in some bottles: Orangetini Orange Vodka Cooler 4-pack, Pomtini Vodka & Pomegranate Cooler 4-pack, Woody’s Blackcurrant & Apple 4-pack, Woody’s Light Orange 4-pack, Woody’s Pink Grapefruit 4-pack, Woody’s Refresher 4-pack, Woody’s Light Raspberry 4-pack, Woody’s Vodka Cola 4-pack, Woody’s Sasparilla 4-pack, and Woody’s Party Pack (mixed flavours) 12-pack.

Europe

  • Food Safety Recall (UK): Bleiker’s Smokehouse recalls Bleiker’s Traditional Oak Smoked Scottish Salmon (Batch #55x; Use by 23 November 2011), due to high levels of Listeria monocytogenes found in one retail pack.
  • Outbreak Alert Update (UK): A third child has been admitted to hospital in Glasgow with symptoms of botulism. The child is a sibling of the other two botulism victims whose illness is thought to be linked to Loyd Grossman Korma sauce, made by Premier Foods in Suffolk, UK.
  • Outbreak Alert (UK): The Tir na n-Og nursery in Bangor has been closed after a child and an adult with links to the nursery were diagnosed with E. coli O157.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Food Safety Alert (Vietnam): More than 100 tonnes of chicken feet imported from India by Quang Ninh Seafood Processing and Exporting Ltd. Co. were found by the Ministry of Agriculture’s Quality Control department to be spoiled and containing microorganisms in excess of food safety standards. The meat carried no indication of production date, expiry date, or origin. The importer did not respond to government requests for a meeting, and the spoiled meat was removed from the port area without government permission. The Vietnam Customs Administration has been asked to determine the current location of the spoiled chicken feet.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Contact Lens Safety Recall (Australia): CooperVision Australia Pty Ltd. recalls Avaira (enfilcon A) Sphere Contact Lenses, also marketed under the brand names Clear Choice Premium Plus 14 Day Sphere, Prevue Platinum Sphere, ProActive Premium Sphere, VisionPlus Fortnightly Sphere, Softview Fortnightly Plus Sphere, See and SAve Premium 2 Week Sphere, Trio2 Premium 2 Week Sphere, Ascend Evolve Sphere, Betaview 2 Weekly Sphere, and Easyvision elite fortnightly Sphere. The recalled contact lenses have been found to be contaminated with a silicone oil residue.

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.