Category: E. coli O157:H7

Recalls and Alerts: August 19, 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: The Christie Cookie Company recalls The Cookie by DoubleTree Cookie Gift Tins (13.5, 27, 33.75, and 54-oz) and DoubleTree Anniversary Special containing two 6-Cookie Gift Tins (27-oz), because the products contain undeclared eggs, soy lecithin, wheat and milk. The recalled products were distributed throughout the USA via direct mail and sold directly to consumers at DoubleTree hotels.
  • Food Safety Recall: JB Meats (Cincinnati, OH) recalls 72,800 pounds of ground beef (Ohio Department of Agriculture Est. 1188; Production dates August 18, 2010 through August 18, 2011), because the meat may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Consumption of the ground beef on July 16 and 17, 2011 may be the cause of two cases of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses reported by the Cincinnati Health Department.
  • Food Safety Recall: Atlanta Oriental Food Wholesale Company (Atlanta, GA) recalls Cut Napa Kimchi (1 gal plastic containers and 5-gal buckets; Lot #56090959), because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Production has been suspended while the source of the contamination is under investigation.
  • Food Safety Recall: Vantage Foods (Lenoir, NC) recalls Lowe’s Foods fresh ground beef 93/7 (2-lb trays; USDA Est. 34176; Sell-by 8/29/11), after a consumer reports pieces of blue plastic in the product. The recalled ground beef was distributed to retail outlets in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
  • Consumer Product Safety Recall: Macy’s Merchandising Group (New York, NY) recalls Martha Stewart Collection™ Enamel Cast Iron Casseroles (7-qt, 5.5-qt and 2.75-qt; manufactured in China), because the enamel coating on the cast iron casseroles can crack or break during use, posing a risk of laceration or burns. The recalled casseroles were sold at Macy’s stores and AAFES, MCX and NEX locations nationwide, and on macys.com between June 2007 and June 2011.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Marie et ses plats inc. (Saint-Eustache, QC) recalls several entrées (see recall notice for details), because the products may contain undeclared milk, soy, anchovies, wheat or sulphites.

Europe

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Dietary Supplement Safety Alert (Hong Kong): The Department of Health advises the public not to buy or consume unknown or doubtful slimming products from the Internet as they may contain undeclared drug ingredients that are dangerous to health. Laboratory tests conducted on the slimming products Tianran Zuanshi Xianweisu and Paidusu revealed the presence of the banned ingredients sibutramine and phenolphthalein, as well as thyroxine.
  • Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2011.1118): Undeclared milk ingredient in dark chocolate chip cookies from the United Kingdom; distributed to Denmark, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Recall (Australia): Rafferty’s Garden Pty Ltd. recalls Rafferty’s Garden Italian Lasagne Premium Baby Food 10 months+ (170g tear-top packet; Best before 26/MAY/12 and 03/JUN/12), because the product may contain plastic pieces. The recalled baby food was sold in Coles and Woolworths supermarkets across Australia.

Latin America and the Caribbean
Food Safety Recall

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 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.

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United States

  • Food Safety Recall/Outbreak Alert: J.B. Meats recalls 72,800 pounds of ground beef and ground beef patties (various size packages; Ohio Dept. of Agriculture Est. 1188; Date code Aug 18, 2010 through Aug 18, 2011), because the ground beef products may be linked to two cases of E. coli o157:H7 illnesses in Cincinnati, OH. The recalled meat was supplied to unnamed restaurants in the Cincinnati area.
  • Outbreak Alert Update: CDC reports that the outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg illnesses linked to contaminated ground turkey meat from Cargill has expanded to include 111 confirmed cases in 31 states. An additional case reported on August 15th by Montana is not reflected in these totals, bringing the revised numbers to 112 confirmed cases in 32 states. Please navigate to the eFoodAlert retail distribution list for the recalled products.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Overwaitea Food Group LP recalls Berliner Rye Bread (567g; Best before Aug. 12 11), due to the presence of undeclared sesame seeds.
  • Allergy Alert: Double Food Trading recalls Tapioca Starch Pearls (1 kg; no codes) due to the presence of undeclared sulphites.
  • Food Safety Recall: Beverly Meats (1995) Ltd. recalls ready-to-eat Smoked Garlic Sausage (no date codes or lot numbers; sold on or after August 4, 2011), because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product was sold only at Beverly Meats (1995) Ltd., 4018-118 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta.
  • Food Safety Recall: Afroleck Inc. recalls NDEYE Arachide en Poudre NoFlaye (300g; Best before 30 AU 2011), due to contamination with aflatoxin.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Denmark): Rieber & Son Denmark A/S recalls K-Salat Ham Salad (1 kg; Best before 5/9/2011) because shrimp was accidentally mixed into the salad, which presents a danger to consumers who are allergic to shellfish.
  • Allergy Alert (Denmark): Natural Resources recalls Doves Farm Chocolate Chip Cookies (150g; Product of Great Britain; Batch code 1080) because the product contains undeclared milk.
  • Outbreak Alert Update (UK): The outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis Phage Type 14b that was linked to the consumption of contaminated eggs from a poultry farm in Spain has grown to included 245 confirmed cases. Most of the cases were reported from North West England (107), the West Midlands (37), Yorkshire & Humberside (32) and the East Midlands (28).

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Frucor Beverages recalls V Iced Coffee (470ml glass bottle; all batches/expiry dates up to August 18, 2011), after discovering glass in a bottle.
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Alert (Australia): The Therapeutic Goods Administration warns Australians that Slimina Weightloss Capsules, marketed as 100% herbal in origin and sold over the internet, have been found to contain therapeutic quantities of sibutramine – formerly a prescription-only medicine supplied in Australia until it was withdrawn in October 2010 due to safety concerns, particularly in patients with history of cardiovascular disease.

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 17, 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: Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (Jacksonville, FL) recalls Winn-Dixie Choco Charm Chocolate Drink (128-oz clear plastic bottle with yellow cap) because the product may contain undeclared wheat. The recalled chocolate drink was sold in Winn-Dixie and SaveRite stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
  • Outbreak Alert: The Pennsylvania Department of Health reports that at least 13 people – including two residents of Maryland – were infected with E. coli O157:H7 as a result of swimming in the lake at Cowans Gap State Park.

Europe

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Food Safety Recall (Hong Kong): The importers of Flavor Full Black Sesame Spread (Manufactured in Taiwan by Flavor Full Foods Inc.; Best before May 19, 2012) and Kimian Sweet Sauce (Manufactured in Taiwan by Kimian Foods Co. Ltd.; Best before May 9, 2014) recall the indicated prodcuts after they were found to contain the plasticiser DBP.
  • Proprietary Chinese Medicine Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Bio-Tech Chinese Medicine Laboratory Ltd. recalls Pancre-Plus, a fake proprietary Chinese medicine, after the Department of Health determines that the product contains two undeclared western drugs – glibenclamide and phenformin.
  • Medical Device Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Bayer Healthcare Limited recalls Contour and Contour TS glucose test strips (all batches) after routine testing by the company determined that strips from half of the bottles produced falsely low blood glucose readings. The defect is thought to be due to an interaction of the strips with the gas trapped inside the bottles.

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.