Category: recalls

FDA Identifies Source of Salmonella Bareilly Outbreak

Frozen, scraped, raw yellowfin tuna backmeat, known as Nakaochi Scrape AA or AAA has been fingered as the source of an outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly illnesses that sickened at least 116 people in 20 states and the District of Columbia.

Here is what FDA reported late this afternoon:

Moon Marine USA Corporation (also known as MMI) of Cupertino, Calif. is voluntarily recalling 58,828 lbs of a frozen raw yellowfin tuna product, labeled as Nakaochi Scrape AA or AAA. Nakaochi Scrape is tuna backmeat, which is specifically scraped off from the bones, and looks like a ground product.

The Nakaochi Scrape is associated with an outbreak of 116 cases of Salmonella Bareilly in multiple states: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (5), District of Columbia (2), Florida (1), Georgia (5), Illinois (10), Louisiana (2), Maryland (11), Massachusetts (8), Mississippi (1), Missouri (2), New Jersey (7), New York (24), North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (5), Rhode Island (5), South Carolina (3), Texas (3), Virginia (5), and Wisconsin (12).

The raw yellowfin tuna product may have passed through several distributors before reaching the restaurant and grocery market, and may not be marked with lot information. Distributors and end users should consult their suppliers to determine the origin of any Nakaochi Scrape AA or AAA in their possession.

The recalled product was not distributed for retail sale to consumers, but may have been used to make sushi, sashimi, ceviche and similar dishes available in restaurants and grocery stores. While the company name and “Nakaochi Scrape AA or AAA were printed on boxes of product supplied to distributors, the tuna may not be readily identifiable by consumers as being from implicated lots.

News of the Salmonella Bareilly outbreak first broke on April 3rd. As of the CDC’s last update (April 13th), twelve people are known to have been hospitalized out of the 116 confirmed case patients. Reported onset dates for illnesses range from January 28th to March 31st. The youngest outbreak victim is 4 years of age; the oldest is 78 years old. Half of the confirmed case patients are female.

FDA has this advice for consumers:

  • Because raw seafood is not fully cooked to assure that pathogens are destroyed, it is not considered as “safe” as cooked seafood. The handling of raw seafood can also affect the safety of the product. Because the tuna may have been broken into unmarked sublots and may not be readily identifiable, consumers should take precautions in choosing to eat raw Nakaochi Scrape and be sure that it is not from the implicated lots.
  • If you purchase “spicy tuna” or other sushi, sashimi, ceviche, or similar dishes that might contain Nakaochi Scrape from a restaurant or grocery store, check with the establishment to make sure that it does not contain raw recalled product from Moon Marine USA Corporation, also known as MMI. When in doubt, don’t eat it.
  • Consumers who think they might have become ill from eating possibly contaminated raw Nakaochi Scrape should consult their health care providers.

Guardian Drug Company Recalls PediaCare, Other OTC Products

On March 7, 2012, Guardian Drug Company issued the following notice to its customers:

Guardian Drug Company Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of 71 lots of Over- the- Counter Simethicone Containing Products Due to possible microbial contamination with Burkholderia cepacia

March 07, 2012: Guardian Drug Company, (Guardian) Dayton, NJ is voluntarily recalling the product lots listed in the link below to the retail level.

Guardian is initiating this voluntary recall because the raw material simethicone emulsion lots, which were used in manufacturing of the product lots listed below, were voluntarily recalled by the supplier for possible microbial contamination with Burkholderia cepacia.

B. cepacia does not usually cause infections in the healthy population, however can cause infections in at risk populations including cystic fibrosis patients, immunocompromised patients, and children and infants with immature immune systems. Guardian has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall.

Guardian has tested the raw material lots which were recalled later and the finished product lots manufactured with the same recalled raw material. None have shown presence of B. cepacia. However, Guardian is initiating this recall as suggested by the raw material supplier and for precautionary measure.

Guardian is notifying all customers who may have received lots listed in the link below and arranging for the return of products. Distributors and retailers that have product which is being recalled should immediately stop distribution and sales of the listed products.

Customers with questions regarding this recall can contact Guardian by calling 609-860- 2600 extension 109 on Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 4.00 pm or e-mail: recall@guardiandrug.com. Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking or using this drug product.

Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.

• Online:www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm1 • Regular Mail: use postage-paid, pre-addressed Form FDA 3500 available at: http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm2. Mail to address on the pre-addressed form. • Fax: 1-800-FDA-0178

This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Guardian is a manufacturer of Over-The-Counter (OTC) Pharmaceutical products, specializing in store-brand products.

This retail-level recall may have been conducted with the knowledge of FDA, the consuming public was never made aware of the potential bacterial contamination – until today (March 23rd), that is, when Food City posted a notice that several PediaCare OTC products had been recalled.

The Guardian recall affects four different products – Maximum Strength Alumox Cherry Liquid (Product Code 508), Extra Strength Megacid Original Liquid (Product code 516), Non-Staining Infants Gas Relief Drops (Product Code 520) and Infants Gas Relief Drops (Product Code 521) – sold under various different store brand names.

CVS Fast Relief Maximum Strength Antacid, Cherry Flavor

  • Lot 508-1596; Expiry 06/2012
  • Lot 508-1810; Expiry 08/2012
  • Lot 508-1853; Expiry 09/2012
  • Lot 508-1951; Expiry 09/2012
  • Lot 508-1992; Expiry 10/2012
  • Lot 508-2085; Expiry 11/2012
  • Lot 508-2108; Expiry 11/2012
  • Lot 508-2236; Expiry 12/2012
  • Lot 508-2272; Expiry 12/2012
  • Lot 508-2273; Expiry 12/2012
  • Lot 508-2319; Expiry 01/2013
  • Lot 508-2433; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 508-2434; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 508-2477; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 508-2647; Expiry 03/2013
  • Lot 508-2648; Expiry 03/2013
  • Lot 508-2649; Expiry 03/2013
  • Lot 508-2650; Expiry 03/2013
  • Lot 508-3065; Expiry 05/2013
  • Lot 508-3066; Expiry 05/2013

Wal-Mart (Equate) Maximum Strength Antacid, Cherry Flavor

  • Lot 508-2459; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 508-2460; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 508-2461; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 508-2462; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 508-2473; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 508-2474; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 508-2475; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 508-2476; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 508-2818; Expiry 04/2013
  • Lot 508-2819; Expiry 04/2013
  • Lot 508-2820; Expiry 04/2013
  • Lot 508-2835; Expiry 04/2013
  • Lot 508-2836; Expiry 04/2013
  • Lot 508-2852; Expiry 04/2013
  • Lot 508-2853; Expiry 04/2013
  • Lot 508-2909; Expiry 04/2013
  • Lot 508-2910; Expiry 05/2013

Discount Drug Mart Extra Strength Antacid, Original Flavor

  • Lot 516-1999; Expiry 10/2012

Discount Drug Mart Infant’s Gas Relief Liquid Drops, Non-Staining

  • Lot 520-1641; Expiry 06/2012
  • Lot 520-2492; Expiry 02/2013

Kmart Corp. (Smart sense) Extra Strength Antacid Antigas, Original Flavor

  • Lot 516-1999; Expiry 10/2012
  • Lot 516-2367; Expiry 01/2013
  • Lot 516-2577; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 516-2846; Expiry 04/2013
  • Lot 516-3067; Expiry 06/2013
  • Lot 516-3147; Expiry 06/2013

Kmart Corp. (Smart sense) Infant’s Gas Relief Drops, Non-Staining

  • Lot 520-1641; Expiry 06/2012
  • Lot 520-1900; Expiry 09/2012
  • Lot 520-2492; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 520-2516; Expiry 02/2013

Dollar General (DG health) Infant’s Gas Relief Liquid Drops, Non-Staining

  • Lot 520-1597; Expiry 06/2012
  • Lot 520-1641; Expiry 06/2012
  • Lot 520-1807; Expiry 08/2012
  • Lot 520-1900; Expiry 09/2012
  • Lot 520-2056; Expiry 11/2012
  • Lot 520-2172; Expiry 11/2012
  • Lot 520-2492; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 520-2516; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 520-2711; Expiry 03/2013
  • Lot 520-2773; Expiry 04/2013
  • Lot 520-2958; Expiry 05/2013
  • Lot 520-3104; Expiry 06/2013
  • Lot 520-3155; Expiry 06/2013

Blacksmith Brands (PediaCare) Infant’s Gas Relief Drops, Dye Free

  • Lot 520-1829; Expiry 08/2012
  • Lot 520-2047; Expiry 10/2012
  • Lot 520-2488; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 520-2513; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 520-2515; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 520-2660; Expiry 03/2013

Blacksmith Brands (PediaCare) Infant’s Gas Relief, Simethicone – Antigas

  • Lot 521-1849; Expiry 08/2012
  • Lot 521-2048; Expiry 10/2012
  • Lot 521-2512; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 521-2517; Expiry 04/2013

Quality Choice (QC) Infant’s Gas Relief Drops, Non-Staining

  • Lot 520-1597; Expiry 06/2012
  • Lot 520-1900; Expiry 09/2012
  • Lot 520-2056; Expiry 11/2012
  • Lot 520-2958; Expiry 05/2013

Select Brand Infant’s Gas Relief Drops, Non-Staining

  • Lot 520-1597; Expiry 06/2012
  • Lot 520-1900; Expiry 09/2012
  • Lot 520-2056; Expiry 11/2012
  • Lot 520-2492; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 520-2516; Expiry 02/2013
  • Lot 520-2958; Expiry 05/2013

AmerisourceBergen (Good Neighbor Pharmacy) Infant’s Gas Relief Drops, Antigas

  • Lot 521-1642; Expiry 07/2012
  • Lot 521-1870; Expiry 09/2012
  • Lot 521-2057; Expiry 11/2012
  • Lot 521-2857; Expiry 04/2013
  • Lot 521-3108; Expiry 06/2013

McKesson (Sun Mark) Gas Relief Drops, Infant’s

  • Lot 521-1642; Expiry 07/2012
  • Lot 521-1870; Expiry 09/2012
  • Lot 521-2057; Expiry 11/2012
  • Lot 521-2857; Expiry 04/2013
  • Lot 521-3108; Expiry 06/2013

With the exception of Food City, not a single retailer whose store brand was affected by this recall has posted a consumer-level recall notice. If you have purchased one of these products, please check with your pharmacy, grocery store or “big box” store for instructions.

Or call Guardian Drug Company directly by telephone at 609-860-2600, ext. 109, or by Email (recall@guardiandrug.com).

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.