Category: pet turtles

Recalls and Alerts: October 13 – 16, 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 21 Salmonella Oranienburg illnesses in 13 states linked to pet turtles. Seven people have been hospitalized.

PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT: USDA issues a public health alert for raw non-intact beef products derived from imported beef from Ontario, Canada that has been recalled by Ryding-Regency Meat Packers, Ltd. because it may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Please refer to the Alert for a complete list of affected products.

Allergy Alert: Peekay International Inc. recalls KESHAV Dry Apricot (7-oz and 14-oz pkgs; UPC 4386423302 and 4386423303, respectively) due to undeclared sulphites.

Allergy Alert: Samurai, Inc. recalls Furikake Popcorn (5-oz pkg; Best by 103019, 111519, 113019 and 121519) due to undeclared fish.

Food Safety Recall (Update): Mical Seafood, Inc. recalls frozen, wild-caught yellowfin Tuna Loins, Tuna Poke, Tuna Steaks, Tuna Ground Meat, and Tuna Saku (Products of Vietnam) due to elevated histamine levels. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Kenosha Beef International recalls TACO BELL SEASONED BEEF Taco and Burrito Filling (8 x 5-lb bag cases; Use by L2 11/4/19 to L2 11/18/19) due to possible foreign matter (metal shavings) contamination.

Canada

Food Safety Recall: Les Moules de la Baie de Gaspé inc. recalls MOULES FRAÎCHES / Fresh mussels (bulk; Sold up to and including October 15, 2019; Harvest zone G-27.9E) due to presence of marine biotoxins.

Food Safety Recall (Update): Brenner Packers Ltd., Centennial Foods, Concord Premium Meats Ltd., Doug’s Quality Meats, George’s Meat Shop, Green Fresh Supermarket, Jian Hing Food Mart, Kingsway Meats, Lakeside Meats, North Hill Meats and Deli Ltd., Nortown Foods, P.A.T. Oriental Market, Pusateri’s Fine Foods, Sarajevo Grill and Meat, The Butcher’s Blend, The Garden Basket, Valley Custom Cutting, YNR Halal Inc. recall 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: Saucisses et Salami Mondial recalls JAMBON PARISIEN / Ham (150g slices; Best before October 18, 2019) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (Correction): Loblaw Companies Limited corrects its previous recall announcement and recalls instead President’s Choice brand Sensitive to lactose milk-based powdered infant formula (638g; EXP 2020 NO 05; UPC 0 60383 12994 1) instead of President’s Choice brand Lower Iron milk based powdered infant formula as previously announced by the company. The recalled product may be contaminated with Cronobacter spp.
Food Safety Recall: Industry recalls various ready-to-eat dried sausages due to Salmonella 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.

Europe

Allergy Alert (France): Cité Marine recalls AUCHAN LE POISSONNIER brand Filets de cabillaud façon fish & chips / cod fillets (880g; Lot #9282528; Best before 28/10/19) due to undeclared egg.

Allergy Alert (France): Industry recalls La Salade Monoprix brand POTIMARRON tartinade de lentilles corail quinoa (Best before 14/10/2019) due to undeclared peanuts.

Allergy Alert (UK – Northern Ireland specific): Lidl Northern Ireland recalls three J.D. Gross Mini Chocolate Bites products due to lack of English language labeling for allergens, including, barley, cereals containing gluten, egg, milk, nuts (almonds, hazelnuts and others), peanuts, sesame and soya). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Austria): Hofkäserei Deutschmann GbR recalls various BILLA, MERKUR, ADEG und Sutterlüty brands of Camembert and Brie organic cheeses due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): CHARCUTERIE VALLE DE LA BRUCHE recalls Auchan le Charcutier brand Choucroute Garnie pour 6 personnes / Sauerkraut Garnish, 6 servings (2,5kg; Lot #061275; Best before 27/10/2019) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): RAPUNZEL Naturkost recalls Rapunzel Klare Suppe (250g; Best before 18.09.2020) due to possible foreign matter (glass splinters) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Iceland): Reykjagarður recalls certain fresh chicken from Reykjagardi sold under the labels of Holta, Kjarfugl and Krona due to possible Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Birds Eye recalls Birds Eye 50 Chicken Nuggets with Golden Wholegrain (790g; Batch codes L9208 W V124, L9208 X V124, L9208 Y V124, L9208 Z V124; Best before October 2020) due to possible foreign matter (small pieces of plastic) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (UK): Birds Eye recalls Birds Eye 50 Chicken Nuggets with Golden Wholegrain (790g; Batch codes L9208 W V124, L9208 X V124, L9208 Y V124, L9208 Z V124; Best before October 2020) due to possible foreign matter (small pieces of plastic) contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Pak’n Save Clarence Street (Hamilton) recalls Pak’n Save Clarence Street brand NZ Beef Mince (All tray sizes; Best before 10.10.19) due to possible foreign matter (plastic) contamination.

 

Recalls and Alerts: February 18, 2013

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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For up-to-date information on recalls and product withdrawals associated with the horse meat investigation, please consult the Horse Meat Synopsis and Recalls page.

United States

  • Outbreak Alert Update: The CDC has now identified eight overlapping multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections that are associated with exposure to pet turtles or their environments. Thirty-eight states have reported a total of 347 confirmed cases of Salmonella; 55 of the case-patients were hospitalized as a result of their illnesses. One-third of the outbreak victims are children 1 year of age or younger; 70% are children under the age of 10 years.

Europe

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Outbreak Alert (Hong Kong): The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a suspected food poisoning case cluster involving 11 persons (aged 13 – 64) who developed symptoms after lunching at a restaurant in Qingyuan, Guangdon on February 15th. All are currently in stable condition.

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 website.

*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: May 10, 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

  • Allergy Alert: Euro Foods, Inc., d.b.a. Citterio USA Corp (Freeland, PA) recalls Citterio Rustico Chorizo Spanish Style (7-oz pkg, containing 24 pieces; Lot 659; Expiration date 8/12/12 or 8/12/12; Est 4010) and Citterio Rustico Chorizo Spanish Style (7-oz pkg, containing 24 pieces; Lot 135; Expiration date 11/30/12; Est 4010), due to the presence of undeclared soy protein. The recalled product was distributed to retail establishments and wholesale distributors in Florida, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Tennessee and Texas.
  • Food Safety Recall (from Weekly Enforcement Report): Fresca Foods, Inc. (Louisville, CO) recalls Boulder Ice Cream Organic Chocolate Pudding Ice Cream (3.6-oz; Lot 35587; Best by 03/15/13), Boulder Ice Cream Organic Vanilla (1 pt; Lot 35585; Best by 03/06/13), Boulder Ice Cream Organic Italian Espresso (3.6 oz; Lot 35909; Best by 03/08/13) and Boulder Ice Cream Organic Green Tea (1 pt; Lot 35712; Best by 03/12/13) because the organic raw milk may not be exposed to the full pasteurization controls before being made into ice cream products. The recalled ice cream product were distributed in Colorado and California.
  • Consumer Product Recall: Unilever recalls Suave Professionals® New Keratin Infusion 30 Day Smoothing Kit (3-piece kit; UPC 0-79400-19562; All lots) because of potential consumer misunderstanding of the product’s suitability for certain hair conditions.
  • Food Safety Recall/Outbreak Alert: The California Department of Food and Agriculture announces a statewide recall and quarantine order for raw milk, raw skim milk (non-fat), raw cream and raw butter produced by Organic Pastures Dairy (Fresno County, CA) after the state confirmed detection of Campylobacter bacteria in raw cream from the dairy. The California Department of Public Health reports at least 10people with Campylobacter infection were identified throughout California and reported consuming Organic Pastures raw milk prior to illness onset. Outbreak patients are residents of Fresno, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Luis Obispo and Santa Clara counties.
  • Outbreak Alert Update: The Buncombe County Department of Health reports that tests conducted by the North Carolina Department of Public Health confirm the unopened bag of culture that was added to tempeh tested positive for the outbreak strain of Salmonella Paratyphi B. There have been 63 cases of Salmonella Paratyphi B infections reported to the state public health officials; 58 of those cases are from Buncombe County.
  • Outbreak Alert: The Vanderburgh County Health Department and the Indiana State Department of Health are investigating a case of Hepatitis A in a food worker at the Lone Star Restaurant located in the Eastland Place Shopping Center in Evansville, IN. Persons who were exposed between April 27, 2012 to May 3, 2012 and unvaccinated can receive a dose of Hepatitis A vaccine. People who ate or drank at the Lone Star from April 20-26, 2012 may also have been exposed, but should not receive the vaccine as it is not effective for exposure past 14 days.
  • Outbreak Alert Update: Small turtles infected with Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona and Salmonella Poona are responsible for five separate multistate outbreaks of salmonellosis. A total of 124 people from 27 states have been affected. Nineteen people were hospitalized; two-thirds of the victims are children 10 years of age or younger.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Perestroika Products Ltd. (Burnaby, BC) recalls Real Deal Energy Cookie Oatmeal, Flax & Raisin (650g; Code 01021.12 and 02020.12; UPC 7 75461 76104 2) and POWERflax Energy Cookie High Fiber (650g; Code 32220.11, 32520.11, 01020.12 and 06820.12; UPC 7 76461 76107 3), because the products contain undeclared milk. The recalled products were distributed through London Drugs stores in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
  • Outbreak Alert: The Public Health Agency of Canada alerts Canadians that several people in the United States and one person in Canada have become ill with a Salmonella infection as a result of contact with pets or pet food contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. A manufacturer in the United States, Diamond Pet Foods, has recalled several batches of its dry pet food due to possible contamination with Salmonella, including pet food that was shipped to Canada. The affected pet food was distributed to British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick and may have been distributed to other provinces and territories. The single Canadian case of illness is from Quebec. Please see the Diamond Pet Foods, Etc. Recalls – 2012 tab for details of the recalled products.
  • Consumer Product Safety Recall: Church & Dwight Canada recalls Spinbrush Pro Clean SONIC Recharge Toothbrushes (Lot codes DD9355 to 9365 and DD0002 to 0122; distributed between February 2010 and October 2011) due to the risks, including fire, shock or burns, posed by the charging base overheating.

Europe

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Outbreak Alert (Hong Kong): The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a confirmed case of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection in an 80-year old man who was hospitalized with bloody diarrhea. The patient had no travel history and his home contacts are asymptomatic.
  • Contaminated Water Alert (China): China’s Ministry of Land and Resources reported today that “dirty” underground water continues to be a serious problem for Chinese cities, as a majority of monitored sites reported “bad or extremely bad” water quality in 2011.

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.