Category: outbreaks and alerts

Recalls and Alerts: November 17 – 20, 2019

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

OUTBREAK ALERT: CDC reports an outbreak of Hepatitis A affecting eleven individuals in three states (Indiana, Nebraska, and Wisconsin). According to FDA, the illnesses are linked to fresh conventional (non-organic) blackberries from the grocery store, Fresh Thyme Farmers Market.

OUTBREAK ALERT: CDC reports an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illness affecting 17 individuals in eight states. According to FDA, the illnesses are linked to romaine lettuce contained in Ready Pac Bistro® Chicken Caesar Salad (Lot #255406963; UPC  0 77745 27249 8; “Best By” date Oct. 31, 2019) purchased from Sam’s Club stores in Maryland.

Food Safety Recall: Mondelēz Global LLC recalls CHEESE NIPS (11-oz box; Best by 18MAY20, 19MAY20, 20MAY20; UPC 0 44000 03453 5) due to potential foreign matter (small food-grade yellow plastic pieces from a dough scraper) contamination.

Food Safety Recall: KraftHeinz recalls select varieties of Breakstone’s Cottage Cheese due to potential foreign matter (pieces of red plastic and metal) contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Canada

Food Safety Recall: Farm Boy recalls Farm Boy brand cheese balls due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Technique culinaire recalls Saumon fumé / Smoked salmon and Sauce bolognaise / Spaghetti sauce with meat (All products sold up to and including 18 November 2019) because the products were manufactured or packaged under conditions that do not assure food safety.

Food Safety Recall: Boucherie J.C. Fortin inc. recalls Pepperette maison (Product sold up to and including 19 November 2019) because the product lacks labeling for correct storage conditions.

Europe

OUTBREAK ALERT / FOOD SAFETY RECALL (FRANCE): Santé publique France reports an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes affecting 8 individuals linked to consumption of Langue de porc en gelée / Jellied pork tongue manufactured by Tradival. The manufacturer has recalled all batch codes and Best Before date codes of this product from the market.

Allergy Alert (Germany): Feine Küche Jürgen Langbein GmbH recalls Feine Küche Jürgen Langbein China Suppe sauer-scharf / Chinese hot-sour soup (Lot 0773; Expiry 23.11.2022) due to undeclared wheat, soy and mustard.

Allergy Alert (Italy): BONGIOVANNI SRL recalls FARINA DI GRANO TENERO TIPO 00 BIO / Organic soft wheat flour type 00 (1Kg, 5Kg, 25Kg; Lot #00FT0019/0702; Best before 22-02-2020) due to undeclared mustard.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): Abbot Kinney’s recalls Abbot Kinney’s brand Coco Frost cocoa (Various package sizes and lot codes) due to undeclared gluten. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Allergy Alert (UK): Waitrose recalls Waitrose Carrot & Coriander Soup (600g; Use by 27 November 2019) due to undeclared celery and gluten (barley).

Food Safety Recall (Austria): Tante Fanny Frischteig GmbH recalls Tante Fanny brand Frischer Dinkel-Mürbteig / Fresh Spelled Shortcrust Pastry (400g; Best before 31.12.2019) due to verotoxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Colruyt recalls BONI SELECTION Bacon anglais / English bacon (±150g; Best before 20/12/2019) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Industry recalls La Alegria brand Chorizo picante (200g; Lots 37 & 39; Best before 30/04/2020; Product of Spain) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): FAMILLE MICHAUD Apiculteurs recalls Lune de Miel brand Pollen en pelotes / Pollen balls (250g; Lots 1040003, 1042171, 104079; Best before 01/10/2021) due to foreign matter (particles of glass) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Franprix recalls Franprix brand Rillettes de Tours IGP (230g; Lot 24510; Best before 03/12/2019) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): La société TARTEFRAIS recalls Tartefrais brand Paris-Brest (2 x 85g; Lots beginning with L316; Best before 24/11/2019) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): SENS Foods GmbH recalls Sens Pleasure Protein, Proteinriegel, Zartbitterschokolade & Sauerkirsch & Grillenmehl / Protein bars, Dark Chocolate, Sour Cherry and Barbecue flavours (Expiry 31.05.2020) due to Bacillus cytotoxicus contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Tante Fanny Frischteig GmbH recalls Tante Fanny brand Frischer Dinkel-Mürbteig / Fresh Spelled Shortcrust Pastry (400g; Best before 31.12.2019) due to verotoxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Fratzscher Fleisch- und Wurstwaren GmbH recalls “Hausmacher Salami” im Kunstdarm mit blauem Clip (350g; Produced 22.10.2019) due to foreign matter (metal and plastic) contamination.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Allergy Alert (Israel): S. Schestowitz Ltd. recalls Alpro Hazelnut Drink (1 Liter; All date codes) due to undeclared nuts.

Australia and New Zealand

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): New Zealand So Real Natural Food Products Ltd recalls So Real Natural Food brand steam buns and rolls (All varieties and date codes) due to lack of process control.

 

Recalls and Alerts: November 3 – 6, 2019

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: USDA reports that New York Style Sausage Co. sold 77 pounds of raw pork sausage that contained undeclared sesame seeds. A recall was not requested because it is believed that products are no longer available for consumers to purchase. Please refer to the USDA Public Health Alert for additional details.

Food Safety Recall: GHNW, LLC recalls Mushroom Stir Fry Blend (10 oz. tray; Sell by October 27, 2019 to November 8, 2019) and Stir Fry Blend (16 oz. tray; Sell by October 27, 2019 to November 8, 2019) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Mill Stream Corp (Sullivan Harbor Farm) recalls Cold Smoked Salmon (whole salmon side, 2 lb., 1 lb., 8 oz., and 4 oz; Lot Nos. 7049, 7050, 7051, 7052, 7054, 7056, 7058, 7060, 7062, 7066) due to potential Clostridium botulinum contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Wegmans recalls Veggie Power Blend and Tofu Shiitake Slaw (Sold on the Self-Serve Cold Bar between 9/29/2019 and 11/04/2019) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Whole Foods Market recalls multiple vegetable products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please see recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Meijer recalls select vegetable trays due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please see recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Cay Thi Queentrees Food USA recalls approximately 43,848 pounds of poultry products that were imported and distributed in the United States without the benefit of FSIS import re-inspection.

Food Safety Recall: Mann Packing Co., Inc. recalls a series of vegetable products sold to select retailers (Best If Enjoyed By” October 11, 2019 to November 16, 2019) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. recalls approximately 2,071,397 pounds of poultry products due to potential foreign matter (metal) contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Portofino Bakery recalls Portofino brand Fruit & Fiber Breakfast Cookie Single (100g; All batch codes; UPC 6 61172 02010 8) due to undeclared sesame seeds.

Food Safety Recall Update: Industry recalls various raw beef and raw veal products due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall Update: Industry recalls various raw beef and raw veal products due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall Update: Industry recalls various raw beef and raw veal products due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall Update: Industry recalls various fresh-cut vegetable products due to Listeria monocytogenes contaminaiton. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Metro Plus Alimentation François Germain recalls ground veal (variable weights; Package dates 21OCT2019, 22OCT2019, 23OCT2019) due to E. coli O26 contamination.

Food Safety Recall Update: Filicetti Foods Inc. recalls Filicetti brand Dry Cured Italian Style Sausage (hot) (variable weight; Product code 610; no UPC) due to possible Salmonella contamination. Product from this company has been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Litchfield illnesses in Ontario (10 illnesses) and Quebec (2 illnesses).

Food Safety Recall Update: Industry recalls Mann Packing Co. Inc. brand Veggie Power Blend (4 x 32 oz; All units sold up to and including November 6, 2019) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Nossack Fine Meats Ltd. recalls Nossack brand European Style Back Bacon (variable weights; Batch code 2019DE16; no UPC) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Belgium): Boerinneke NV recalls Boerinneke brand Pâte à tartiner aux noisettes / hazelnut paste (400g; Lot L9220; Best before 08/11/2020) due to undeclared almonds and macadamia nuts.

Allergy Alert (Belgium): Carrefour and Carrefour Mestdagh recall Vivera brand Escalopes orientales végétales / Oriental vegetable cutlets (2 x 100g; Best Before 20/11/2019, 24/11/2019, 27/11/2019, 02-12-2019) due to undeclared milk and eggs.

Allergy Alert (Finland): Tokmanni Oy recalls Tuotteet Goplana appelsiinisuklaa / Goplana orange chocolate and Goplana kirsikkasuklaa saattavat / Goplana cherry chocolate due to undeclared peanuts, other nuts, milk, gluten and eggs.

Allergy Alert (Ireland): Lidl Ireland GmbH recalls Deluxe Stuffed Mushrooms with Spanish Chorizo and Oak Smoked Cheddar Cheese (200g; Use by  05.11.2019 (expired), 07.11.2019 and 09.11.2019) due to undeclared wheat (gluten).

Allergy Alert (Ireland): Industry recalls La Boulangere Brioche Hot-Dog Buns (270g; Best before 09/11/19, 23/11/19 and 30/11/19) due to undecalred gluten and milk.

Allergy Alert (Italy): GELATO D’ITALIA – INDIAN SRL recalls COOP BENE-SI’ GELATO BIANCO VARIEGATO CACAO (250g; Lot CT05; Best before 08/2021) due to undeclared casein (milk protein).

Allergy Alert (Luxembourg): Boerinneke NV recalls Boerinneke brand Pâte à tartiner aux noisettes / hazelnut paste (400g; Lot L9220; Best before 08/11/2020) due to undeclared almonds and macadamia nuts.

Allergy Alert (UK): Harvey Nichols recalls Harvey Nichols brand Dark Chocolate Gingers (125g; Batch code 190916; Best before 30 August 2020) due to undeclared pistachio nuts.

Food Safety Recall (Austria): HOFER recalls Happy Harvest Mandeln / Happy Harvest Almonds, ground (200g; Best before 13.04.2020) and Happy Harvest Mandeln / Happy Harvest Almonds, whole (200g; Best before 22.04.2020 & 23.04.2020) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): EUROKIP recalls Kok O’Rell brand SATÉ DE POULET MARINÉ / marinated chicken saté (2 pieces; Lot #120129; Best before 06/11/2019) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Michielssen L. Vleeswaren recalls Delicieux brand Rosbif aux herbes / roast beef with herbs (150g; Lot L1 303/61.04.43; Best before 07/11/2019) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ASPASIA recalls Auchan brand Mini Blinis x16 (135g; Best before 21/11/2019) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Füngers Feinkost GmbH & Co. KG recalls GUT&GÜNSTIG brand Bauern-Kartoffelsalat (400g; Best before 06.11.19) due to foreign matter (colourless plastic) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Zorba Delicacies Ltd recalls all batches of houmous products due to possible Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): Acqua di Nepi S.p.A. recalls Acqua di Nepi brand Acqua minerale effervescente naturale / naturally sparkling mineral water (1L; Lot #N9183A; Best before 01-07-2021) due to coliform contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): gigi il salumificio s.r.l. recalls coppa di testa di modena affettata in vaschetta (125g; Lot 1478; Best before 04-01-2020) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Auchan recalls Auchan brand Mini Blinis x16 (135g; Lot 101717; Best before 21/11/2019) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Netherlands): Udea recalls PuurNL brand Organic arugula lettuce (75g; Best before 05-11) due to Listeria contamination.

Food Safety Recall Update (UK): Zorba Delicacies Limited recalls various houmous products due to possible Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Allergy Alert (Singapore): The Cheese Shop Pte Ltd recalls Cottage Delight All Butter Lemon Curd (113g; Best before 12/2019, 01/2020, 02/2020, 06/2020, 07/2020, 08/2020, 09/2020, and 10/2020; Product of UK) due to undeclared egg and milk.

Allergy Alert (Israel): Nia food trade recalls YOGONUT yoghurt (all flavours; all Best before dates) due to undeclared casein (milk protein)

Recalls and Alerts: November 1 – 2, 2019

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

OUTBREAK ALERT: CDC reports a deadly multistate outbreak of Salmonella Dublin infections linked to ground beef. Ten people from six states have been infected with the outbreak strain. Eight of the ten outbreak victims were hospitalized, and there has been one death. Outbreak cases have been reported by California (2), Colorado (3), Iowa (1), Kansas (2), Oklahoma (1) and Texas (1). CDC is not recommending that consumers avoid ground beef, but is reminding the public to ground beef to an internal temperature of 160°F. A single, common supplier of the ground beef has not been identified, and no recalls have been announced.

Food Safety Recall: Nestlé USA recalls ready-to-bake refrigerated Nestlé Toll House Cookie Dough products due to potential foreign matter (food-grade rubber pieces) contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall Update): King Arthur Flour, Inc. recalls three additional product lot codes of Unbleached All-Purpose Flour (5 lb.; Lot codes L18A09A, L18A09C & A19A08A; Best if used by 12/09/19 and 01/08/20) due to E. coli O26 contamination.

Canada

Food Safety Recall: Cuisine La Joue Verte recalls  VÉGÉ PÂTÉ AUX LÉGUMES D’AUTOMNE/HIVER / Vegetarian fall/winter vegetable pâté (200g; All product bearing packaging date of 30 October 2019 or earlier) due to lack of labeling to indicate the product must be refrigerated.

Food Safety Recall Update: Sobeys Inc. recalls Compliments brand fresh-cut vegetable products due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Ireland): Industry recalls Cottage Delight All Butter Lemon Curd (113g; Expiry 12/2019, 01/2020, 02/2020, 06/2020, 07/2020, 08/2020, 09/2020, and 10/2020) and Luscious Lemon Mini Planter containing Cottage Delight All Butter Lemon Curd (113g; Expiry 07/2020, 08/2020 and 09/2020) due to illegible declaration of milk and egg on some labels.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): Jumbo recalls Shakshuka (1300g; Best before 7-11-2019) due to undeclared parsley and celery.

Food Safety Recall (France): Cora recalls LIEBIG brand Velouté de potiron / Cream of pumpkin (1L and 2 x 1L; Lots J225 & J226; Best before 11/2020) due to lack of product sterility.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Fleisch-Krone Feinkost GmbH recalls Gut Bartenhof Frikadelle Klassik / Classic meatballs (Lots 97812 & 97813; Best before 05.11.2019) and ja! Frikadellenbällchen / meatballs (500g; Best before 05.11.2019 & 20.11.2019) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall Update (Ireland): Iceland recalls additional Iceland brand Houmous products due to possible Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): NABA CARNI SPA recalls SFILACCI DI EQUINO (100g; Lot #93543; Best before 31-01-2020) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Delhaize recalls Delhaize brand Choux rouges aux pommes / red cabbage with apples (560g; Best before 31/12/2021) due to foreign matter (glass particles) contamination.