Category: E. coli O157:H7

Recalls and Alerts: March 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.

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United States

  • Food Safety Recall: Castellini Produce recalls Fresh Jalapenos (2#, 10# and 40# packs; Packages bear the name Professional Produce of Florida/South Florida Produce; Lot Nos. 1977434, 1977911, 1978565, 1976393, 1976549, 1976551, 1977220, 1977514, 1977845, 1978122, 1978125, 1978930, 1976774, 1976786, 1977289, 1977310, 1977906, 1977913, 1978563, 1978574, 1979025, 1979034, 1976509, 1977743, 1978618, 280104C07), after routine tests results showed the possible presence of Salmonella. The product was distributed to five US Foods divisions between March 9th and March 24th, 2012.
  • Public Health Alert: USDA warns the public that ground beef patties manufactured by New Food Classics and associated with a Canadian health alert may have been exported to the USA. Products imported into the United States include Prime Rib Beef Patties (10-lb boxes containing 8-oz patties; Product code 55317; Production code 11 NO 22) and Prime Rib Beef Patties (10-lb boxes containing 71g patties; Product code 55391; Production codes 11 SE 01 or 12 JA 04). The products, which may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, were produced by New Food Classics (CFIA Establishment 761) and were imported into the USA by Sysco Food Services to a distribution center in Blaine, WA for use by food service institutions.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Lordford Inc. recalls Koh-Kae brand Peanuts Shrimp Flavour Coated (230g or 240g; UPC 8 852023 665481; All lot codes) and Koh-Kae brand Peanuts Chicken Flavour Coated (230g or 240g; UPC 8 852023 665399), due to the presence of undeclared milk. The recalled products were distributed in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia, and may have been sold nationally.
  • Food Safety Recall Update: Canadian Food Inspection Agency announces that two additional products have been added to the New Food Classics recalled products list, because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The affected products are Ground Beef – Fresh (9.07 kg pkg; Est. No. 761; Product code 55362; Production date code format 11 JL 01 through 12 FE 16; Prepared fresh for Five Guys Enterprises, but also sold frozen), and Country Fried Style Breaded Beef Steak Chopped and Formed (3.9kg pkg; Est.  No. 530; Product code 50988; Production date code format 08-SEP-11 through 17-Feb-12; Prepared using recalled product from Est. 761). The products were distributed nationally through restaurant and institutional establishments.

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.

Where’s The (New Food Classics) Beef?

The following is a consolidation of retail distribution information for the ground beef products manufactured at New Food Classic’s Establishment 761. The recalled products were sold under the brand names listed below, and bear one of the following codes:

  • Best before date from BB 2012 JA 01 up to and including BB 2013 FE 15;
  • Production code with a format of 11 JL 01 up to and including 12 FE 15; or
  • 5-digit lot code where the last four digits are 1831 or greater.

List of Affected Brands and Products Sold at Retail (Updated March 26, 2012)

  • Best Value Beef Burgers
  • BV Balance Lean Sirloin Beef Burgers
  • Calgary Stampede Western-style BBQ Sauce Beef Burgers
  • Country Morning Seasoned Beef Burgers
  • Country Morning Beef Burgers
  • Country Morning Gold Mozzarella & Bacon Beef Burger
  • Country Morning Gold Philly Cheese Burgers with Monterey Jack Cheese, Green Peppers, Onions & Mushrooms
  • Country Morning Gold Prime Rib Beef Burger with 70% Prime Rib
  • Country Morning Gold Range Fed Angus Beef Burgers
  • Country Morning Gold Seasoned Sirloin Beef Burger
  • Country Morning Gold Sliders – prime Rib Beef Burger with 75% Prime Rib
  • Country Morning Sliders, Philly Cheese Mini Beef Burgers with Monterey Jack Cheese, Green Peppers, Onions & Mushrooms
  • Country Morning Gold Traditional Gourmet Beef Burger
  • Country Morning Gold Traditional Texas-Size Gourmet Beef Burger
  • Country Morning Gold Western BBQ Burger
  • Exclusive Selections Angus Beef Burgers
  • Exclusive Selections Prime Rib Beef Burgers
  • Grillhouse Angus Beef Slider, Mini Angus Beef Burger
  • Grillhouse Beef Burger with Montreal STeak Spice
  • Grillhouse Lean Beef Burger
  • Grillhouse Our Double Prime Sirloin and Prime Rib
  • Grillhouse Prime Rib Beef Burger made with 70% Prime Rib and Horseradish
  • Heritage Angus Beef Range-Fed Angus Beef Burgers
  • Irresistibles Angus Beef Burgers
  • Irresisitbles Beef Burgers Mushroom Swiss
  • Irresistibles Lean Sirloin Beef Burgers, Roasted Garlic and Onion
  • Irresistibles Sirloin Beef Burgers, Original
  • Irresistibles Sirloin Beef Burgers, Peppercorn
  • Irresistibles Life Smart Lean Sirloin Beef Burgers
  • Keg Prime Rib Beef Burgers made with 70% Prime Rib
  • Keg Prime Rib Beef Burgers made with 75% Prime Rib
  • Maple Lodge Farms Halal Beef Burgers
  • no name 12 Beef Burgers
  • no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes
  • Our Finest Philly Cheese Beef Burgers, Monterey Jack, Green Peppers, Onions, Mushrooms
  • Our Finest Prime Cuts, Sirloin & Prime Rib Beef Burgers made with 60% sirloin and 20% prime rib
  • Our Finest Traditional Recipe Beef Burger
  • Overwaitea Prime Rib Beef Burgers made with 70% Prime Rib
  • PC Bacon Double Cheese Burger
  • PC Beef Burgers made with Processed Swiss Cheese Food and Portobello Mushrooms
  • PC GIANTICO Beef Burger
  • PC Smokin Stampede Beef Burger
  • PC Thick & Juice Beef Burger
  • PC Thick & Juicy Burger
  • PC Thick & Juicy™ Beef Burgers Angus
  • PC Thick & Juicy™ Prime Rib Beef Burgers made with 75% Prime Rib
  • PC Thick & Juicy™ Smokin Stampede Beef Burgers
  • PC Triple Cheese, Thick & Juicy™ Beef Burgers
  • PC Blue Menu Angus Sliders, Mini Lean Angus Beef Burgers
  • PC  Blue Menu Angus, Thick & Juicy™ Lean Beef Burgers
  • PC Blue Menu Portion Wise, Extra Lean Thick and Juicy™ Beef Burgers
  • PC Blue Menu Thick & Juicy™ Lean Beef Burgers
  • PC Butchers Choice BC Beef Burger Garlic Peppercorn
  • PC Butchers Choice BC Hickory BBQ Beef Burger
  • Q Burger Beef Burgers
  • Q Burger Beef Burgers Uncooked
  • Simply Food Angus Beef Sliders Mini Beef Burgers
  • Simply Food Lean Beef Burgers
  • Simply Food Prime Rib Beef Burger with 50% Prime Rib
  • Spring Creek Our Gourmet Angus Beef Burgers
  • Sunspun Bearpaw Shaped Beef Burgers
  • Webers Beef Burgers
  • Webers Beef Burgers «Bucket of Burgers (12) »
  • Western Family “PHILLY CHEESE STEAK” BEEF BURGERS
  • Western Family Angus Beef Sliders, Mini burgers made with 50% Angus beef
  • Western Family Cheddar & Bacon Angus Beef Burgers, with real cheddar cheese and bacon
  • Western Family Homestyle Recipe Beef Burgers with onions and spices like mom used to make
  • Western Family Serrano and Jalapeno Beef Burgers with Monterey Jack cheese, serrano and jalapeno peppers
  • Western Family Serrano and Jalapeno Beef Sliders, Mini beef burgers with Monterey Jack cheese, serrano and jalapeno peppers
  • Zabiha Halal Beef Burgers

Frozen Beef Products Recalled from Sobeys Inc. network of stores, as reported to eFoodAlert by Barbara McCully, Director of Communications for Sobeys Inc. 

Atlantic Provinces

  • Zabiha Halal Beef Burgers:- 6 x 907 g; UPC 067714006728; Item #298501; All Production Codes

Quebec

  • No recalled products

Ontario

  • Licks Beef Burger:- 12 x 612 g; UPC 829345 70037; Item #284189; ALL CODES FROM New Food Classics establishment 761. Codes 09-63814 and 03-12014 from Cargill Meat are NOT recalled
  • Heritage Burgers Angus Beef:- 12 x 852 g; UPC 628896 00112; Item #247469; All Lot Codes
  • Heritage Burger Lean Angus:- 6 x 568 g; UPC 62889 600208; Item #287387; All Lot Codes

Western Canada

  • Calgary Stampede Beef Burgers:- 12 x 1.02 kg; UPC 6666953214; Item #505055; All codes with EST#761 on the package.
  • Carmen Creek Bison Burgers:- 12 x 568 g; UPC 6666964117; Item #547589; All codes with EST#761 on the package.
  • Calgary Stampede Beef Burgers:- 12 x 725 g; UPC 6666953213; Item #115030; All codes with  EST#761 on the package.
  • Keg Prime Rib Burger:- 12 x 1.02 kg; UPC 69567600600; Item #299575; All codes with Establishment #761 on the package.
  • Keg Prime Rib Slider:- 12 x 852 g; UPC 69567600610; Item #299577; All codes with Establishment #761 on the package.
  • Q Brand Burgers:- 8 x 2.27 kg; UPC 6666953343; Item #283073; All codes with Establishment #761 on the package.
  • Burger Bites Cooked Beef Burgers with Buns:- 12 x 936 g; UPC 6666951857; Item #229672; All codes with Establishment #761 on the package.
  • Heritage Burgers Angus Beef:- 12 x 852 g; UPC 62889600112; Item #247469; All codes with Establishment #761 on the package.
  • Grillhouse Burger Angus Beef:- 12 x 684 g; UPC 6666955400; Item #281308; All codes with Establishment #761 on the package.
  • Spring Creek Burgers Angus Beef Gourmet:- 6 x 907 g; UPC 68831500301; Item #258268; All codes with Establishment #761 on the package.
  • Grillhouse Burger Angus Beef:- 12 x 540 g; UPC 6666951921; Item #281729; All codes with Establishment #761 on the package.
  • Grillhouse Burger Angus Beef:- 12 x 6Pk, 113 g; UPC 6666951868; Item #256824; All codes with Establishment #761 on the package.
  • Q Brand Burgers:- 10 x 2.27 kg; UPC 6666953370; Item #505264; All codes with Establishment #761 on the package.

Thrifty Foods

  • Carmen Creek Gourmet Bison:- Net 907g/ 2lbs 6 burgers; UPC 875485000056; EST 761 all codes
  • Calgary Stampede Burgers:- Net 1.02 kg, 6 beef burgers; UPC 066669532146; EST #761 all codes

None of Sobeys’ private label products are impacted by the CFIA Health Hazard Alert.

Saskatoon Co-op

Country Morning® and Country Morning® Gold are brands that are exclusive to Saskatoon Co-op, according to the Co-op’s web site.

The North West Company has removed all ground beef products manufactured at Establishment 761 from all Giant Tiger West, Northern, and NorthMart stores. The affected stores and locations include:

  • Giant Tiger:- British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
  • Northern:- British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
  • NorthMart:- Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Newfoundland and Labrador

Other Supermarkets and Grocery Stores

  • Buy-Low Foods Ltd (Western Family brand): Alberta and British Columbia
  • Cash&Carry/RCWC Ontario Corporation (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- Ontario
  • COOP (Country Morning Beef Burgers):-British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, North West Territories, Yukon Territories and Nunavut
  • Extra Foods (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
  • Extra Foods no frills (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
  • Freshmart (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- Ontario
  • Giant Tiger (Best Value Beef Burgers):- Distributed to stores in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Giant Tiger has removed all Best Value Beef Burger products from its stores nationwide.
  • Loblaws (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes and no name 12 Beef Burgers):- North West Territories, Yukon Territories and Nunavut
  • Loblaws Great Food (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- Ontario
  • no frills (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- Ontario
  • Metro-Richelieu (Irresistibles brand):- Includes metro, Metro Plus, Super C, Les 5 Saisons, food Basics, Marché Richelieu, marché ami, and Marché Extra! supermarkets and grocery stores.
  • Northern Canada (Best Value Beef Burgers):- British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
  • Overwaitea Foods (Western Family brand):- British Columbia
  • RCWC West Corporate (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- Ontario
  • Real Canadian Superstore (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- Ontario
  • Real Canadian Superstore West Corporate  (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
  • Shop Easy/SuperValue  (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
  • Superstore  (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
  • TGP (Country Morning Beef Burgers):-British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, North West Territories, Yukon Territories and Nunavut
  • Value-mart (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- Ontario
  • Your Independent Grocer (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
  • Zehrs (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- Ontario
  • Zehrs Great Food (no name Club Pack Beef Steakettes):- Ontario

NOTE: This is not a comprehensive list of retailers. It will be updated as more information becomes available. If you learn of a retailer that carried one or more of the recalled products, please post a comment or email me directly with the information.

Recalls and Alerts: March 21, 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.

Canada

Europe

  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Tayyib Meat & Kebab A/S recalls Chopped Beef (Packing dates 06.03.2012, 07.03.2012 and 08.03.2012), Minced Beef (Packing dates 06.03.2012 and 07.03.2012) and Frozen Kebab (Packing dates 06.03.2012 and 07.03.2012), due to Salmonella contamination. The recalled meats were sold to restaurants (primarily kebab and pizzerias) on Zealand (mostly Copenhagen).
  • Food Safety Recall (Finland): Inex Partners Oy recalls Rainbow Suklaahippukakut/Chocolate chip cakes (350g; Best before 05/18/2012), because the product may contain pieces of plastic. This is an expansion of an earlier recall.
  • Food Safety Recall (UK): Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc recalls Morrisons Cooked Turkey Breast (160g; Use by 26 April and 27 April 2011), due to mislabeling. The recalled packages should have been labelled with Use By daes of 26 March and 27 March 2012, respectively. This is an expansion of an earlier recall.
  • Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall (France and Spain): Covidien Spain, S.L. and Covidien Imaging France recall Mag3 Technescan 1mg Reagent Kit for preparation of radiopharmaceutical (Manufactured by Mallinckrodt Medical BV; 5 vials of 10ml; Lot 310418, expiry 14/10/2012 and Lot 310475, expiry 19/10/12) after routine tests revealed the presence of glass particles in a few vials.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0417 & 2012.0418): Salmonella in paan leaves from Thailand; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0419): Aflatoxins in organic broken white rice from Pakistan; distributed to Belgium.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0421): Insect infestation in frozen Boletus edulis from Italy, with raw material from Serbia; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0422): Methomyl in grapes from Peru, via Chile; distributed to Germany, the Netherlands and the Russian Federation.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0423): Aflatoxins in peanut butter from Sierra Leone; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0424): Aflatoxins in ground egusi from Sierra Leone; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0425): Aflatoxins in ground egusi from Nigeria; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0426): Aflatoxins in whole ogbono from Sierra Leone; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0427): Aflatoxins in ground egusi from Nigeria; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0428): Aflatoxins in whole egusi from Nigeria; distributed to the United Kingdom.

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.