Category: recall roundup

Recalls and Alerts: August 16, 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

  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Dockside Fish Market (Grand Marais, MN) that a May 2011 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility revealed serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation, and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulation for foods.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Philadelphia International Airport that a May 2011 inspection of the aircraft servicing areas and watering points revealed significant violations of the Interstate Conveyance Sanitation regulations under the Public Health Service Act. In consequence, the watering point and aircraft service area at Philadelphia International Airport has been changed to “Provisional” from “Approved.”
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Sivertson Fisheries Inc. dba Lake Superior Fish Company (Superior, WI) that a May 2011 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility revealed serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation, and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulation for foods.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Porky Products Inc. (Carteret, NJ) that an April-May 2011 inspection of the company’s seafood processing and importer establishment found serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns The Best Chocolate in Town (Indianapolis, IN) that a May 2011 inspection of the company’s food facility revealed significant violations of the FDA’s Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations for manufacturing, packing, or holding human food.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Deshaies’ Associates, Inc. dba Deshaies’ Lobster Salad (Lewiston, ME) that an April-May 2011 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility revealed serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation, and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulation for foods.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Grand Cakes, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) that a January/February 2011 inpsection of the company’s bakery product manufacturing facility revealed significant labeling violations.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns JJ Cake & Pastry, Corp. (Cidra, PR) that a January-February 2011 inspection of the company’s food manufacturing facility revealed serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Food (CGMP) regulations.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Musco Foods Corporation (Maspeth, NY) that a March-April 2011 inspection of the company’s seafood processing and importer establishment revealed serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation, and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulation for foods.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Seoul Trading Corporation (ON) recalls Haioreum Roasted Hot Pepper Paste (500g; Code 2012.03.10), due to the presence of undeclared sesame seeds and soy.
  • Allergy Alert: Dai Jung Distributing recalls Lee Lemon Grass from Fresh Stems (200g; all codes) due to the presence of undeclared sulphites.
  • Food Safety Recall: Nostrano Inc. recalls Nostrano Cooked Mild Capicollo (variable weight; Lot L20708), due to contamination with Listeria.
  • Food Safety Recall: Ocean Food Company Ltd. (Toronto, ON) recalls a number of Ocean Food brand surimi-based products (Best before dates up to and including October 18, 2011; please navigate to recall notice for list of affected products), because they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Also recalled is Ocean Food Chikuwa – Fish Cake (125g; Best before dates up to and including August 29, 2011).
  • Food Recall: Nestle Canada Inc. recalls Stouffer’s Bistro Stuffed Crust Pepperoni Pizzeria, incorrectly labelled as “Stuffed Crust 3 Cheese Pizzeria” (210g; Code #1007 5446 17A 99), due to incorrect labeling.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (UK): Dove Farm Foods Limited withdraws Doves Farm Chocolate Chip Cookies with dark chocolate chips (150g; Batch code 1080; Best before 21/09/11), because the product has been found to contain undeclared milk.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Hilton Foods A/S Denmark recalls Minced pork 9-15% (600g; Batch #400107304B; Produced 11/8/2011/ Best before 19/8/2011) because Salmonella was found in the product.

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 15, 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: Jerry’s Foods (Annandale, MN) recalls County Market Beef Summer Sausage and County Market Beef Summer Sausage with Jalapenos (12-oz chub; use by/sell by date of 9/10/11), because the product contains undeclared whey and soy. The recalled sausage was sold at a retail store owned by Jerry’s Foods in Wisconsin.
  • Food Safety Alert: Ripley County Health Department seizes 2,000 pounds of perishable food after a routine truck inspection in Indiana reveals inoperative refrigeration unit, tainted meat.
  • Shellfish Harvest Areas Closed (New York State): The Department of Environmental Conservation has temporarily closed shellfish harvesting areas in Nassau and Suffolk Counties due to storm runoff water following record-setting rainfall around Long Island.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (UK): Quayside Bakery withdraws Bakestone Fruited Scones (4-pack and 6-pack; All date codes between 10 August and 18 August 2011, inclusive), because the product contains undeclared milk.
  • Outbreak Alert Update (UK): Health officials in south east Wales are investigating a possible eighth case of E. coli o157 in the outbreak linked to the Adonis Kebab House in Cardiff. Separately, BBC reports that the restaurant was inspected last month and received a score of just 1 out of 5 (5 out of 5 is best). Restaurants are not obliged to post their hygiene inspection scores.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1099): Arsenic and lead in calabash chalk from Ghana; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1100): Excessive Ponceau 4R/cochineal red A in strawberry drink from Australia; distributed to Cyprus.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1101): Histamine in canned tuna in olive oil from Spain; distributed to Italy.
  • Pet Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1103): Salmonella Agona in beef meat for pet food from Poland; distributed to Germany.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1104): Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon from Denmark; distributed to Italy.
  • Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2011.1105): Undeclared celery in vegetable mix from France; distributed to Belgium.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1106): Glass fragments in different mineral waters from Germany; distributed to Germany.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1107): Listeria monocytogenes in ham from Italy; distributed to Switzerland.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1108): Parasitic infestation with nematodes of frozen Barrakuda fillet from New Zealand; distributed to Bulgaria.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1109): Salmonella in garlic chives seeds from Italy; distributed to the Netherlands.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Health Supplement Safety Advisory (Australia): Some Australian consumers may have purchased the product Sexcellence sachets over the internet. While the label of this product claims the ingredients to be 100% Natural, analysis has confirmed the presence of two derivatives of sulfosildenafil – a derivative of the active agent in Viagra – in these sachets.

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.

Recalls and Alerts: August 14, 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: Whole Foods Market recalls Whole Foods Market Stout Beer Marinade and Whole Foods Market Lager Beer Marinade (15 oz plastic bottles; sold between July 3 and August 3, 2011), because the marinades contain undeclared wheat and soy. The recalled products were sold in Whole Foods Market stores in Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington (DC) and New Jersey (Princeton and Marlton stores only).
  • Food Safety Recall: Winn-Dixie recalls certain ground chuck products (sell by dates from 7/31/11 to 8/12/11, inclusive), supplied by National Beef Packing Co. LLC, as the recalled products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recalled products include Winn-Dixie Ground Chuck, Ground Chuck Family Pack, Ground Chuck Patties and Ground Chuck Patties Family Pack, and were sold in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
  • Food Safety Recall: Publix Super Markets recalls various products containing ground chuck (Sell by dates between July 25 and August 12, 2011) supplied by National Beef Packing Co. LLC, as the recalled products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recalled items (please navigate to recall notice for complete list) were sold in Publix grocery stores in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, and in the following Florida counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Leon, Swannee, Columbia, Alachua, Marion, Putnam, Clay, Volusia, Flagler, St. Johns, Duval and Nassau.
  • Food Safety Recall: The Kroger Co. recalls certain products containing ground beef supplied by National Beef Packing Co. LLC, because the recalled products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recalled items include Kroger Flavorseal Ground Chuck (5-lb. pkg; Freeze by 8-12-2011), Kroger Beef Chuck Ground 80-85%; Ground Beef Patties – Regular and Family Pack, Ground Beef Seasoned Patties – Regular and Family Pack; In store Made Meatballs – packaged and service case, and In Store Made Meatloaf – packaged and service case (except as otherwise noted, Sell-by dates for all recalled products are July 29 through August 12). The recalled items were sold in Kroger stores in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Eastern Tennessee.
  • Food Safety Recall: Walmart recalls certain ground beef products supplied by National Beef Packing Co. LLC, because the recalled products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recalled items were sold at Walmart and Sam’s Club stores, and include the following: National Beef 80/20 Fine Ground Chuck chubs (10-lb, 5-lb, and 3-lb chubs; produced on July 23, 2011; Freeze-by date of August 12, 2011 ), National Beef 81/19 Fine Ground Beef chubs (10-lb; Produced July 25, 2011; Freeze-by August 14, 2011), National Beef 90/10 Fine Ground Beef chubs (10-lb; Produced July 25, 2011; Freeze-by August 14, 2011), and National Beef 86/14 Fine Ground Round (10-lb; Produced July 25, 2011; Freeze-by August 14, 2011).

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall: My Country Delicatessen Limited recalls ready-to-eat meats purchased from the deli counter at My Country Delicatessen Limited, 4351 Queen Street, Niagara Falls, ON, on or before August 10, 2011, because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Outbreak Alert (Somalia): The World Health Organization reports that the number of cases of suspected cholera is rising in and around Mogadishu. In addition, cases of watery diarrhea are on the increase, with 4,272 acute cases reported in Mogadishu’s Banadir Hospital, alone. Three-quarters of the cases are among children under the age of five.
  • Outbreak Alert (India): Fifteen people were admitted to hospital in Thane in a suspected outbreak of food poisoning after consuming prasad at home.

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.