Category: Salmonella

Recalls and Alerts: December 6, 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: Flying Food Group (Lawrenceville, GA) updates its recall to include two additional products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The additional recalled products are Turkey Quarter Pounder (7.38-oz pkg; Sell Thru dates of 10/11/11-11/30/11) and Turkey Quarter Pounder with Tomatoes (9.05-oz pkg; Sell Thru dates of 10/11/11-11/30/11). These additional recalled products were made for Race Trac and were distributed to retail outlets in Georgia only.
  • Pet Food Safety Recall: Procter & Gamble recalls Iams ProActive Health Smart Puppy Dry Dog Food (7.0-lb (Code Date 12784177I6), 8.0-lb (Code Dates 12794177D2 & 12794177D3) and 17.5-lb bags (Code Dates 12794177K1 & 12794177K2); Use By or Expiration Dates of February 5 or February 6, 2013), due to aflatoxin levels above the acceptable limit. The recalled pet food was distributed to a “limited number of retailers” in the eastern USA (AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, SC, VA).
  • Food Recall/Withdrawal: Food City reports that several varieties of Tribe Hummus have been recalled or withdrawn from the marketplace. Please refer to the Food City web site for a list of affected products.
  • Dietary Supplement Enforcement Action: At the request of FDA, U.S. Marshals seized raw materials imported by Infinity Marketing Group, Inc., because the materials contained ephedrine alkaloids, a family of compounds that were banned by FDA since 2004 for use in dietary supplements.
  • Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2011.1704): Undeclared milk ingredient in dark chocolate with salt flower from Slovenia; distributed to Australia, Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland and the USA.

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Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Food Safety Recall (Japan): Meiji recalls 400,000 cans of Meiji Step baby formula, because the product contains a small amount of radioactive cesium-134 and cesium-137. The product was sold only in Japan.
  • Food Safety Alert (China): Deliberate contamination of a yoghurt drink made by Coca-Cola is blamed for the death of one child and the poisoning of three other people. It’s not yet know what poison was contained in the Minute Maid Pulpy Milky beverage, but the investigation is being treated as a criminal case. Tens of thousands of bottles of the beverage have been removed from store shelves in Jilin, and several other cities have stopped selling the drink.
  • Outbreak Alert (Guam): At least 21 individuals were treated for symptoms of food poisoning after attending various functions. The common link among the victims was consumption of cream puffs from Celebrity Bakery.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1716): Escherichia coli in chilled clams from France, with raw material from the United Kingdom; distributed to Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Switzerland and Thailand.

Australia and New Zealand

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: December 5, 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 Enforcement Action: The Utah Division of Regulatory Services cites Mr. Fidel Gomez (West Valley City, UT) and fines him $500 for violations of the Utah Dairy Act, including illegally manufacturing and distributing cheese without a permit and not labeling the cheese. Mr. Gomez supplied a Salt Lake valley restaurant with queso fresco cheese that was linked to 42 lab-confirmed cases of Salmonella Newport gastroenteritis.

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall: Smiley sauce spaghetti à la viande (Farnham, QC) recalls Star Originale, Smiley brand Sauce Spaghetti à la Viande / Spaghetti Meat Sauce (750ml, 1.4L and 2.1L glass jars; sold before December 2, 2011), because the product was held and stored without refrigeration and represents a health hazard.

Europe

  • Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Culina Foods sprl recalls Sla Mustard Dill Dressing (250ml bottles; Best before 17/02/12, 02/04/12, 09/04/12, 12/05/12, 21/05/12, and 12/06/12; Lot #1106171, 1106172, 1108021, 1108022, 1108091, 1108092, 1109131, 1109132, 1109211, and 1110121), due to possible fermentation in the bottles as a result of a production error.
  • Food Safety Recall (France): A l’Olivier recalls various flavors of vinaigrette (250ml bottles), because of possible contamination with particles of glass. Please refer to the recall notice for a list of flavors, lot numbers and Best Before dates.
  • Food Safety Recall (Germany): Tirol Milch Wörgl recalls Andreas Hofer Anniversary Cheese (200g; Best before 02/09/2012), Austrian Alps Mark Mountain Cheese (300g; Best before 28/02/2012, 03/05/2012, and 03/06/2012) and Mountain Cheese (430g; Best before 27/02/2012, 03/03/2012, 04/03/2012, 03/10/2012 and 11/03/2012), because the cheese rind may be contaminated with Listeria.
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Alert (Germany): Consumers should avoid using Slimming Coffee Leisure 18 Coffee for weight reduction (18 x 10g packets; Product of China; Batch # 20110801, 20110901, 20110924, 20110301, and 20110914), because the product contains the undeclared prescription medication sibutramine, which can cause serious side effects in certain individuals.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Food Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Trappist Dairy Limited recalls Trappist Dairy Hi-Calcium Low Fat Milk Drink (236ml; Use by 4.12.2011) and Trappist Dairy Fresh Milk (236 ml and 946 ml; Use by 6.12.2011), because the milk may be contaminated with toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes. Two illnesses have been reported.
  • Food Safety Alert (Saudi Arabia): The Saudi Food & Drug Authority (SFDA) warns the public that tests of Radwa Drops potable drinking water found that several samples contained in excess of the permitted limit of Bromate. Consumers should not drink this water. SFDA has taken steps to suspend production, and is urging Radwa Drops Potable Water Factory (Yanbu Al Bahr province) to recall its product from the local market.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Goodman Fielder New Zealand Ltd. recalls Sizzler Triple Cheese (precooked) Sausages (400g; Use by 8/12/2011 and 912/2011), because some of the sausages may contain blue plastic pieces.  The recalled product is sold in all supermarkets throughout New Zealand.
  • Medical Device Safety Recall (Australia): Coloplast Pty Ltd. recalls Trident Catheter Valve (Item #380851; Batch #2565208, 2646228, 2662994, 2696297, 2701396, 2708828, 2724652, 2730835, 2793517, 2800400, 2812339, 2819240, 2825445, 2887949, and 2918547), because the batches failed sterility tests conducted by the manufacturer.

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: December 1, 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 Update: USDA releases retail distribution list for Cantella’s Fully Cooked Chicken Sausage with Apples, recalled by Papa Cantella’s Inc. due to misbranding and the presence of undeclared walnuts. The recalled sausages were sold in Von’s and Pavilions supermarkets in Southern California.
  • Food Safety Recall: Giant Eagle, Inc. recalls Valu Time Canned Pumpkin (purchased on or after August 30, 2011) and Food Club Canned Pumpkin (purchased on or after October 28, 2011), because the products do not meet quality standards. The canned pumpkin brands were produced by Topco Associates, LLC.
  • Food Safety Recall: Front Row Produce (St. Louis, MO) recalls Front Row Produce Grape Tomatoes (10-oz pkgs supplied in cases bearing lot #2310802, 2310405 or 2510401; 10-lb bulk in cardboard boxes bearing lot #2310801), because the grape tomatoes may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled tomatoes were supplied by Rio Queen Citrus (Mission, TX) and distributed throughout Missouri and Illinois to foodservice distributors and retail stores.
  • Food Safety Recall: Bavan Food Company (Sacramento, CA) recalls Bavan Brand Mix Goli Candy (14-0z/400gm clear pkg; all code dates), due to unacceptable levels of lead. The recalled candies were sold in several East-Indian retail stores in Northern California.
  • Food Safety Recall: Bee International Creation (Chula Vista, CA) recalls Bee Brand Sunny Day Gummies candy (100g plastic package; all code dates), due to unacceptable levels of lead.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Jérome’s Steak House et Boucherie (Boucherville, QC) recalls Chicken Noodle Soup, Cream of Chicken, and Spaghetti Sauce (1-liter size; all dates and codes), due to the presence of undeclared soy.
  • Allergy Alert: Metro Ontario Inc. recalls Irresistibles Gluten-Free Honey Nut O’s Cereal and Apple Cinammon Flavour O’s Cereal (285g; all codes), due to the presence of undeclared gluten. The recalled products were sold in Ontario and Quebec.
  • Allergy Alert: Axep Plus (Roxton Falls, QC) recalls several prepared foods due to the presence of undeclared soy, wheat, sulfites, egg, milk, and or anchovies. Please refer to the recall notice for details.
  • Unauthorized Health Product Safety Recall: CANA International Distributing Inc. recalls Stiff One Hard 169, after Health Canada finds an undeclared prescription medication (thiodimethylsildenafil) in the product. Stiff One Hard 169 was sold at retail locations in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec, and also over the Internet.
  • Health Alert: Alberta Health Services reminds residents of Central Alberta to take precautions to limit the spread of norovirus, after a recent increase in gastro-intestinal illnesses reported in the Central Zone.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (UK): Enotria withdraws Capriola Pino Grigio della Venezie 2010 (75cl; all 2010 batches), because the wine contains undeclared sulfites. The affected batches were sold only in Morrisons supermarkets.
  • Allergy Alert (UK): Waitrose recalls Belgian Plain Chocolate (200g; Best before Aug 2012; Batch #L15423C), due to the presence of undeclared hazelnuts.
  • Food Safety Recall (France): Natrazahor France recalls Ivoria Tablette de Chocolat au Lait Amandes Caramélisées (Lot #L29; Best before 10/2012), due to contaminated with glass particles.
  • Food Safety Alert (Norway): The Food Safety Authority has discovered that a batch of lamb meat may contain traces of penicillin and/or sulfonamides. The affected lamb was sold on or after 24 November in nine Oslo-area shoes. Please refer to the Health Alert notice for a list of the affected shops.
  • Food Safety Recall (Finland): Helsinki Laziza Foods Ltd. recalls Natco® Jeera Ground Cumin (Packed by Natco Foods Ltd. in Great Britain; 100g, 400g, 1kg and 5kg pkgs; Best before dates of 11/2011, 4/2012, 5/2012, 6/2012, 8/2012, 9/2012, 12/2012, 1/2013, 3/2013, 4/2013, 7/2013) after the product was linked to a suspected food poisoning in a Helsinki restaurant. The recalled cumin is contaminated with Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens and Salmonella Caracas.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Gert Nielsen A/S recalls several products containing pork (produced 18/11-2011, 20/11-2011, 21/11-2011 and 22/11-2011, because the raw pork was found to be contaminated with Salmonella.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Coop Denmark A/S recalls Italian Baby Spinach (75g; Packed by Alfano Tomasso, Italy; All lots sold during 24 to 29 November 2011), due to contamination with Campylobacter.
  • Food Safety Recall (UK): Creme d’Or Ltd. recalls Felko Christmas Figures with Candy (Batch codes 34557 and 38675; Best before 10/01/2013) and Gumball Machine with Candy (Batch codes 29557 and 3456; Best before 15/11/2012), due to the possible risk of a choking hazard.
  • Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Tadal  and Koylu Food BVBA recall Dardanel brand Canned Tuna and Dardanel brand Tuna packets sold after 21 September 2011, due to unacceptable levels of mercury in the tuna.
  • Food Safety Withdrawal (Ireland): Food Safety Authority of Ireland announces the precautionary withdrawal of all products manufactured by Societa Cooperativa Agricola GMG F.lli Gaudiano arl, Italy, as a result of a follow-up investigation of a botulism outbreak in Finland that was traced to Bio Gaudiano Almond-stuffed Olives. The products were distributed to Russell Gallery in New Quay, Co. Clare. Please refer to the Alert for a complete list of affected products.
  • Food Safety Recall (Netherlands): Culina Foods bvba recalls Culina Foods brand Mustard Dill Dressing SLA, due to product fermentation. Please refer to the VWA safety warning for details on affected lot numbers.

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.