Category: Clostridium

Recalls and Alerts: September 6, 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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United States

  • Food Safety Recall: Eco Health, Inc. (Chatsworth, CA) recalls florAlign Prebiotic Formula berry-flavored powder (90g, 180g and 270g; distributed between June 2011 and August 2012), because the product may be contaminated with  Salmonella. The product was manufactured by Northridge Labs, which is owned by Irwin Naturals, and distributed by Eco Health within the USA via direct to consumer marketing, using mail order, internet and direct delivery. The manufacturer has ceased production and distribution pending the outcome of an investigation into the source of the contamination.
  • Food Safety Recall: Organic Pastures Dairy (Fresno County, CA) recalls Grade A raw milk, raw skim milk and raw cream (Code date of SEP 13), after California Department of Food and Agriculture inspectors find Campylobacter in a sample of raw cream as a result of product testing conducted during a routine inspection and sample collection at the facility.
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall: Kinney Drugs advises its customers that the manufacturer of Premier Value Fiber Plus Laxative/Calcium Capsules (120 ct; UPC 84098601987; Lot #15087) has recalled the product due to possible contamination with Clostridium difficile.
  • Outbreak Alert: CDC reports that 14 persons from six states have become infected with Salmonella Typhimurium after coming into contact with pet hedgehogs. Two environmental samples from areas where hedgehogs lived or were bathed in patient households yielded the outbreak strain. Outbreak-related illnesses were reported in Alabama (1), Indiana (1), Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Ohio (2) and Washington (5). Three of the outbreak patients have been hospitalized.
  • Outbreak Alert: The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) reports a significant increase in cases of Vibrio infections in the state this year. Since July 1, 2012, four Maine residents and six out-of-state residents developed Vibrio infections, compared to four cases in 2011. Seven of the ten infections this year were due to Vibrio parahaemolyticus; one was due to Vibrio fluvialis, one due to Grimontia hollisae (formerly Vibrio hollisae) and one result is pending. All patients reported consuming some type of seafood during the period before becoming ill. The ten cases are not believed to be linked.
  • 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

  • Food Safety Recall: L’Olivier Del Mondo (Saint-Albert, QC) recalls Olives à l’ail dans l’huile / olives with garlic packed in oil (200g, with packaging dates up to and including August 19th, and sold in bulk at the Bois Francs (Victoriaville) public market up to and including September 5th), because the product may represent a food safety hazard.
  • Food Safety Recall: Krown Produce Inc. recalls Daniella brand mangoes (Product of Mexico; PLU #4051 and 4584), because the mangos may be contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup. The recalled mangos were packaged and shipped to two Costco warehouses in Winnipeg on August 26, 2012.
  • 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

  • Food Safety Recall/Outbreak Alert (France): Forty-eight persons have been infected with Salmonella dublin after consuming saint-nectaire fermier raw milk cheese manufactured by Gaec Fereyrol and distributed by Dischamp. As a result of the connection between the outbreak and the consumption of the cheese, Gaec Fereyrol and Dischamp have recalled Fromage fermier au lait cru “Saint Nectaire.” The implicated cheese was sold between August 10 and September 5 2012 as follows: (a) directly at the Gaec Fereyrol farm, located at 63610 Besse, Puy de Dôme; (b) in the “cut to order” department of retailers (notably cheese shops) and supermarkets; and (c) prepackaged (Label carries the number 63 417 001) in self-service departments. A list of stores where the cheese was sold can be obtaining by calling the toll-free number 0 800 00 17 80. Anyone who consumed this product and who develops symptoms of a Salmonella infection should seek medical assistance.
  • Food Safety Recall (France): Auchan recalls Profiteroles au chocolat Auchan (4 x 90g; Expiry 14.09.2012; UPC 3596710329175) due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
  • Food Safety Recall (UK): Sainsbury’s recalls Sainsbury’s Bierre des Moulins Lager (30 x 25cl; All Best Before dates up to and including 22 September 2013) and Sainsbury’s St. Cervois Premium Lager (8 x 25cl; All Best Before dates up to and including 22 September 2013), because a small number of the bottles may contain pieces of glass.
  • Food Withdrawal (UK/Northern Ireland): Britvic Ireland withdraws an additional batch of Still Plastic Multi-Pack Ballygowan Water (250 ml; Product of Ireland; Batch Date Code L2198; Best Before end July 13), due to an off-odor. The affected product was distributed in Northern Ireland only.
  • Food Withdrawal (Ireland): Britvic Ireland withdraws Still Ballygowan Multipack (250ml; Batch code L2198; Best before end July 2013), due to off-odor.

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: August 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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United States

  • Food Safety Recall: Spokane Produce Inc. recalls Patch brand and Yoke’s brand Pineapple/Mango Pico de Gallo (16-oz plastic containers; UPC 8869483987; Use by date on or before 9/10/12), because the product contains Daniella brand mangos that were recalled by the supplier due to potential contamination with Salmonella. The recalled refrigerated Pico de Gallo products were distributed to 11 inland northwest supermarkets in Washington, Idaho, and Montana.
  • Food Safety Recall: World’s Confections, Inc. (South Orange, NJ) recalls World’s Sour Dudes Sour Strawberry Strawz Candy (1.98 oz/56g; Product of Turkey; Lot Q226), due to unacceptable levels of lead. The recalled candy was sold at multiple locations in California.
  • Food Safety Recall: Sun Sing Trading Inc (Brooklyn, NY) recalls Dried Croaker (44-lb bulk cardboard boxes; uncoded; Product of China), because the product was found to be uneviscerated and carries an elevated risk of Clostridium botulinum contamination.
  • Food Safety Recall: Hannaford Bros. Co. recalls Hannaford Mango Spears (16-oz pkg; Sell by August 28), Hannaford Fruit Burst (10-oz, 20-oz, and 4-lb pkgs; Sell by August 28) and Hannaford Tropical Medley (16-oz pkg; Sell by August 28), because the products contain Daniella brand mangos that were recalled by Splendid Products due to possible Salmonella contamination. Hannaford also has removed the affected Daniella brand mangos (PLU #4051) from its stores.
  • Outbreak Alert Update: CDC reports that 105 persons from 16 states have been confirmed infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Braenderup since July 1, 2012. Twenty-five people have been hospitalized. The outbreak is believed to be associated with consumption of mangos. For a current list of affected states, recalled products, and retailers that carried the recalled products, please refer to Salmonella Braenderup – Mango.
  • Outbreak Alert Update: CDC reports that 204 persons from 22 states have been confirmed infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium. Seventy-eight people have been hospitalized, and Kentucky reported two deaths. This outbreak has been linked to the consumption of cantaloupes from Chamberlain Farms Produce, Inc. (Owensville, IN). FDA investigations have recovered the outbreak strain from surface areas at the farm as well as from samples of cantaloupe at the farm.
  • Food Safety Recall: Klement Sausage Company Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) recalls Klement Sausage Co. Bratwurst Patty (10-lb cases containing 4-oz patties; Produced July 6, 2012), because the product may contain pieces of a plastic pen. The recalled products were distributed for foodservice use in Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall: Sobeys Inc. recalls Tropical Fruit Salad (16-oz; Sold up to and including August 29, 2012), sold only at Southbrook Sobeys, 1109 James Mowatt Trail SW, Edmonton, AB, because the product may contain Daniella brand mango as an ingredient and may be contaminated with Salmonella.
  • Food Safety Recall Update: Mex Y Can Trading Inc. (Mississauga, ON) expands its earlier recall of Daniella brand mangos (Product of Mexico) to include those with stickers bearing PLU #3114, 4051, 4311, 4584 or 4959, because the mangos may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled mangos were sold at various retail stores nationwide from July 12 up to and including August 29, 2012.
  • Food Safety Recall: Le Végétarien (Sept-Îles, QC) recalls Sauce à spaghetti and Creton, sold refrigerated in Mason jars up to and including August 29, 2012, because the products were not manufactured in a way that insures their safety for human consumption.

Europe

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Recall (Australia): Xiao Trading Pty Ltd. recalls Szechuan Hot Bean Curd Preserve (300g jar; Exp 24.07.2014; Product of Taiwan), due to contamination with Bacillus cereus. The recalled product was sold in Asian grocery stores in Melbourne (VIC).

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: August 24, 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: Bay Valley Foods (Oak Brook, IL) recalls Naturally Fresh® Roasted & Glazed Pecan Pieces Salad Toppings (3.5-oz pouch-type package; UPC (0)7653905520(0); Best by 07 APR 13 and 08 APR 13), because some of the packages may contain undeclared almonds. The recalled product was distributed between June 26, 2012, and August 22, 2012, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, including in Kroger stores (Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Knoxville, Tennessee, Greater Memphis, TN, Arkansas, Mississippi and Western Kentucky, Texas and Louisiana) and in Publix.
  • Food Safety Withdrawal: Protica, Inc. (Whitehall, PA) withdraws Body Choice Protein Shots (3-oz vial; Manufacture date Dec 20, 2011; Lot #PP 3541 2924), Nutritional Resources Protein Wave gelatin (6-oz cup; Manufacture date May 03 2012; Lot #PP 1242 6123) ProBalance Protein to Go French Vanilla Latte (2.5-oz bottle; Manufacture dates 9/8/2011, 10/11/2011, 10/18/2011, 12/6/2011, 2/13/2012, 4/2/2012, 4/4/2012, 4/11/2012, 4/24/2012, 5/1/2012, 5/8/2012, 6/8/2012) and Protein to Go Milk Chocolate Shake (2.5-oz bottle; Manufacture dates 2/9/12, 2/13/12, 2/16/12, 4/12/12, 4/25/12, 5/3/12, 5/8/12), because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. The products were distributed nationally through retail and direct mail.

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall/Outbreak Alert: North American Produce Sales (Vancouver, BC) recalls Mangoes (Product of Mexico; Individual fruit bearing PLU #4959; Sold between July 12th and August 14th), because they may be contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup. Several confirmed illnesses are associated with the consumption of the mangoes. The recalled fruit may have been was sold at various retail stores in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon.
  • Food Safety Recall: Fine Choice Foods Ltd. recalls Sum-m! Crispy Vegetable Spring Rolls (Lot #3045; Production date July 11th; Expiry date August 22nd), due to two reports of a customer finding small pieces of aluminum in the product. The recalled Spring Rolls were sold at Costco Wholesale outlets in Canada.
  • Outbreak Alert (PEI): CBC reports that the PEI Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness – suspected to be due to norovirus – at the Stanhope Beach Resort and Conference Centre. Approximately 60 people complained of nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps or diarrhea after attending events at the resort. Test results are pending.

Europe

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Proprietary Medicine Safety Alert (Hong Kong): The Department of Health asks the public not to buy or consume the unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine “Quan Xie Jin Gu Tong,” as it may contain the undeclared Western drug ingredients diclofenac, piroxicam and prednisone acetate.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1220): Benzalkonium chloride in passion fruit juice powder from Germany; distributed to Denmark, Germany, Japan and Sweden.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Outbreak Alert (New Zealand): More than 110 residents of the Darfield area have developed gastroenteritis after drinking contaminated water. The Selwyn District Council issued a boil-water notice after E. coli was found in some parts of the Waimakariri River. Six of the outbreak victims have been confirmed to be suffering from Campylobacter infections.

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.