Category: Salmonella

Recall Roundup – Canada: February 26 to March 10, 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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Canada

Allergy Alert: PTI Foods recalls Gharse brand Amla Juice, Karela Juice and Ghiya Juice (250 mL; all lot codes beginning with PT), due to the presence of undeclared sulphites.

Allergy Alert: OceanPrime Inc. recalls OceanPrime brand Breaded Squid Rings Salt & Pepper (all pack codes), due to the presence of undeclared peanuts. The recalled product was distributed in Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, Manitoba and British Columbia.

Allergy Alert: Longview Meat & Merchandise Ltd. recalls Longview brand The Original Beef Jerky – Canadian Maple, due to the presence of undeclared soy and wheat. The recalled product was distributed in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.

Allergy Alert: Quality Natural Foods Ltd. recalls Haldirams Cham Cham, due to the presence of undeclared sulfites.

Allergy Alert: Metro Famille Martel (Saint-Eustache, QC) recalls several products due to the presence of undeclared soy, eggs or sulfites.

Allergy Alert: Jérôme’s Steakhouse et Boucherie (Boucherville, QC) recalls several products due to the presence of undeclared wheat, milk, and/or soy.

Allergy Alert: Pâtes et Cie, Marché St-Jacques inc (Montreal, QC) recalls several products that contain undeclared soy, peanuts, nuts, fish, shellfish, and/or sulfites.

Allergy Alert: Pâtisserie St-Martin (Laval, QC) recalls several products due to the presence of undeclared egg, soy, and/or sulfites.

Food Safety Recall: CFIA is warning the public not to consume certain lot codes of Organic Peppermint Tea, imported from the USA and distributed by The Metropolitan Tea Company, because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. Please see the Health Hazard Alert for further details.

Food Safety Recall: Arla Foods (Toronto, ON) recalls Cremona Grated Dairy Product, including certain Canadian and Cremona brands of Grated Parmesan Cheese, because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled grated cheeses were sold in Famous Foods (Vancouver, BC) and Thrifty Foods stores (Victoria, Saltspring Island, and Saanichton, BC).

Food Safety Recall: Arla Foods Inc. (Concord, ON) recalls Grated Cheese Product with Parmesan (Best before 2011FE25 through 2011MR28), sold in TW Foods, North Bay, ON. The grated cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Food Safety Recall: Arla Foods Inc. recalls Grated Parmesan (sold in three Montreal locations), due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Please see recall notice for details.

Food Safety Advisory: The BC Centre for Disease Control advises that all varieties of jam and jelly products prepared by Jamnation Fine Foods may pose a risk for botulism. The products were packaged in 120 mL jars and sold at charity booths across BC in 2010. BCCDC issued its original advisory on March 8th, based on a suspect case of botulism, and has now determined that the sample of watermelon jelly consumed by the victim has tested positive for botulinum toxin. BCCDC urges anyone who may have purchased these products to discard them immediately.

Food Safety Recall: DeFranco & Sons, USA recalls in-shell hazelnuts (filberts) and mixed nuts containing hazelnuts, because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Consumption of the hazelnuts has been linked to seven cases of E. coli O157:H7 illness in the USA; two Canadian cases match the genetic fingerprint of the US E. coli O157:H7 illnesses, but have not yet been linked to the recalled products. The recalled nuts were distributed in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario, and may have been distributed nationally. Please navigate to the recall notice for additional details.

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.

Recall Roundup – USA: February 26 – March 9, 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: McCormick & Company, Incorporated recalls Golden Dipt® Tempura Seafood Batter Mix 8 OZ, with UPC Code 4123470132 and “BEST BY” date of OCT 08 12 H, because a very limited number of packages of Golden Dipt® Tempura Seafood Batter Mix with this date code contain an undeclared milk ingredient. The recalled cartons of Golden Dipt® Tempura Seafood Batter Mix were distributed to grocery stores in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Wisconsin as well as internationally to the Cayman Islands, beginning on October 21, 2010. The affected product is packaged in 8 OZ cartons, and the date code is found printed in white ink on the bottom of the carton.

Allergy Alert: Garden of Life, LLC today announced that it is voluntarily recalling its Raw Vitamin C because these products may contain undeclared soy proteins. The recall extends to Garden of Life’s product bearing the name “VITAMIN CODE RAW VITAMIN C” prominently displayed on both the outer carton as well as the bottle label. All Lots of Raw Vitamin C distributed between March 2009 and January 2011 are affected by the recall.

Allergy Alert: Piccadilly Fine Foods (Santa Clara, CA)recalls approximately 775 pounds of Piccadilly Fine Foods Chicken and Mushroom Pastie (24 pkg/cs; Lot codes 213-10 through 365-10 and 001-11 through 056-11) because they may contain undeclared egg. USDA has posted a list of retail stores that carried the recalled product.

Food Safety Recall: Unilever United States, Inc. recalls Skippy® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy® Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spread (Best-If-Used-By Dates: MAY1612LR1, MAY1712LR1, MAY1812LR1, MAY1912LR1, MAY2012LR1 and MAY2112LR1, stamped on the lid of the jar), because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled peanut butter was distributed to retail outlets in Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Food Safety Recall: DeFranco and Sons (Los Angeles, CA) recalls bulk and consumer-packaged in-shell, hazelnut and mixed nut products containing hazelnuts because they may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. coli O157:H7). The recall was initiated after the nut products were linked to 7 illnesses in the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Recalled product was shipped to stores in Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has confirmed E. coli O157:H7 contamination of in-shell hazelnuts (also known as filberts) collected from the home of an ill Minnesotan.

Food Safety Recall: Creekstone Farms Premium Beef (Arkansas City, KS) recalls approximately 14,158 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recalled products were produced on Feb. 22, 2011, and were shipped to firms in Ariz., Calif., Ga., Ind., Iowa, Mo., N.C., Ohio, Pa. and Wash. for further processing and/or distribution.

Food Safety Recall: Daiei Trading Co., Inc. (College Point NY 11356) recalls Gourmet Family Brand Large Mouth Smelt Komochi Shishamo because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. The vacuum-packed product was imported from Japan and sold in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Florida, Virginia, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina through retail stores.

Food Safety Recall: New Market Poultry (New Market, VA) recalls approximately 3,339 pounds of ice-packed, whole chicken products that may be adulterated due to leaking cooler condensate. The chicken products were produced on Feb. 23, 2011 and inadvertently shipped the same day to six distribution centers in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Farmington, NY.

Food Safety Recall: Taylor Farms Pacific (Tracy, CA) recalls approximately 64,000 pounds of chicken and pork products because the broccoli used in these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products are sold under the Raley’s, Taylor Farms and SYSCO brands and carry sell-by dates between February 7, 2011 and March 7, 2011. The products were shipped to retail distribution centers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. The products were sold in Pavilions (some Southern California stores), Raley’s (some Northern California stores), Safeway (some stores in Arizona, Southern California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Southern Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming) and Von’s (some stores in Arizona and California) supermarkets.

Food Safety Recall: Taylor Farms Pacific recalls specific broccoli items with Best if Used by from 2/7/11 to 3/7/11, because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled items were sold under a variety of brands (see FDA recall notice) in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington from February 7 to February 24.

Food Safety Recall: RemedyTeas recalls 20 lbs of Peppermint Organic Herbal Tea produced by Aromatics Inc., Basin City, WA, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The #137 Peppermint Organic Herbal Tea or #120 Tranquility Herbal Tea were distributed in the RemedyTeas retail store and through mail and internet orders. #137 Peppermint Organic Herbal Tea or #120 Tranquility Herbal Tea is sold measured to customers orders in retail stores and sold in 2 oz pre-packaged pouches by mail order or internet. There are no lot/batch identifying markings on the store or ecommerce packaging. Retail stock of #137 Peppermint Organic Herbal Tea was sold between January 18, 2011 and March 4, 2011. Retail stock of #120 Tranquility Herbal Tea was sold between February 22, 2011 and March 4, 2011.

Food Safety Recall: Teavana Corporation recalls 2,659 lbs of Peppermint Organic Herbal Tea produced by Aromatics Inc., Basin City, WA, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The Peppermint Organic Herbal Tea was distributed nationwide in Teavana retail stores and through mail and internet orders. The Peppermint Organic Herbal Tea is sold measured to customer’s orders in retail stores and sold in 2 oz pre-packaged pouches by mail order or internet. There are no lot/batch identifying markings on the store or ecommerce packaging. Retail store stock was sold between December 4, 2010 and February 16, 2011. Mail order & internet stock was sold between November 30, 2010 and February 16, 2011.

Food Safety Recall: Zweigle’s Inc. (Rochester, NY) recalls approximately 2,997 pounds of PRICE CHOPPER German Brand Bologna Made With Pork & Chicken (two 10-pound packages per case; produced Jan 5, 2011 and packaged Jan 7, 2011; Use by 03/08/11) that may be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin. The recalled product was sold in Price Chopper supermarkets throughout the Northeast USA.

Food Safety Recall: Giant Eagle recalls Giant Eagle Sliced Jalapeno Peppers due to the possible presence of a foreign material in the product.

Animal Food Safety Recall: Jones Natural Chews Co (Rockford, IL) recalls  2705 boxes of Pig Ears because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Jones Natural Chews Pig Ears were shipped to distributors and retailers in CT, IA, IL, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NJ, NM, NY, PA,VA, WA, and WI between September 15, 2010 and November 2, 2010.

Animal Food Safety Recall: WellPet LLC recalls Wellness® canned cat food (all flavors and sizes with best by dates from 14APR 13 through 30SEP13) and Wellness Canned Cat Food Chicken & Herring (all sizes with 10NOV13 or 17NOV13 best buy dates) because some of the lots may contain less than adequate levels of thiamine. The problem was discovered during independent testing conducted together with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to a consumer complaint received by the FDA.

Eye Care Product Safety Recall: Bausch & Lomb recalls all lots of Soothe Xtra Protection (XP) eye drops, after testing showed specific lots of the Soothe Xtra Protection (XP) product were out of specification for preservative efficacy prior to their listed date of shelf-life expiration.

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.

Recall Roundup: February 25, 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: Natural Choice Distribution Company Inc. (Oakland, CA) recalls certain Use By dates of All Real Wraps burritos, Superfresh Foods Avocado, Jack and Tomato sandwiches, Superfresh Foods Vegetarian Smoked Turkey sandwiches and All Fare and Square sandwiches, because the ready-to-eat products contain undeclared milk, wheat, soy and/or egg. The recalled products were distributed throughout California.
  • Allergy Alert: Haddon House (Medford, NJ) recalls Asian Gourmet Cheese Rice Crackers (UPC 076606-710889), because the product may contain undeclared milk and food coloring additives used to create the cheese powder listed on the label. The recalled Rice Crackers were distributed by Haddon House to retailers in AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MS, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, Washington, DC, WV, and WI.
  • Allergy Alert: Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc. (Chambersburg, PA) recalls various Nibble with Gibble’s brand chips and Kay and Ray’s brand chips (Sell by dates from February 9, 2011 through March 30, 2011), because they may contain undeclared soy protein. The recalled chips were distributed to retail stores, club stores and institutional/restaurant accounts in addition to mail order accounts throughout Alabama, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
  • Allergy Alert: Maya Overseas Food Inc. (Maspeth, NY) recalls Dry Fruit Kachori (8.75 oz. cardboard box; no production codes), because the product contains undeclared peanuts. The recalled product was distributed in NY, FL, NJ, CT, MA, VA, NH, NC, VT, DE, MD, GA, PA and Puerto Rico.
  • Allergy Alert: DeBoles Nutritional Foods, Inc. (Shreveport, LA) recalls DeBoles® Kids Only Gluten Free Tubettini Corn Pasta (Lot codes: 22JUL11D1, 10NOV11D1 and 09JAN12D1) because it may contain undeclared whole wheat alphabet pasta.
  • Allergy Alert: J&J Distributing (St. Paul, MN) recalls approximately 87 pounds of Cub Fresh Buffalo Chicken Cheese Dip and Kowalski’s Markets Place Buffalo Chicken Cheese Dip (Sell by dates from February 23-25, 2011), because the products contain undeclared monosodium glutamate.
  • Food Safety Recall: Pacific American Fish Co, Inc. (Vernon, CA) recalls Shishamo Roe Capelin (4L 5PC (23-28G) Wild, Pack 4/20TR, Lots 202885-2 & 201011-3), because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. The recalled Roe was distributed in retail stores in California, Kansas, Hawaii, Washington, New York and Texas.
  • Food Safety Recall: Petit Jean Farm (Morrilton, AR) recalls an undetermined amount of various meat and poultry products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection. These products were sold through the Internet, as well as distributed to local markets and restaurants in Arkansas.
  • Food Recall (Labeling): Cedarlane Natural Foods, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) recalls approximately 1,050 pounds of chicken and noodle products, because the USDA mark of inspection does not appear on the package labels that are available to consumers.
  • Food Recall/Withdrawal: Food City alerts consumers to the recall/withdrawal of Food Club Apple Cinnamon Fruit & Grain Bars.
  • Food Withdrawal: Ingles Markets Inc. alerts consumers to the withdrawal of Organic Valley Butter #905788, 16 oz., due to an off-flavor.
  • Food Supplement Safety Recall: Biotab Nutraceuticals, Inc. recalls EXTENZE nutritional supplement tablets (Lots 0709241 and 0509075), as some packages contain the undeclared drug combinations tadalafil and sildenafil or tadalafil and sibutramine.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Leong Kuba Sea Products, Inc. (San Diego, CA) that a November/December 2010 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 (cGMP) regulation for foods.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Global Protein Foods, Inc. (Newark, Nj) that an October/November 2010 inspection of the company’s food processing facility revealed that the company’s soybean sprouts are adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(4) [21 U.S.C. 342(a)(4)] of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (the Act) in that they have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with filth or may have been rendered injurious to health. In addition, the inspection revealed serious violations of FDA’s Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food (CGMP) regulation, Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 110 (21 CFR Part 110).
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Nachman’s Native Seafood (Redington Shores, FL) that an October/November 2010 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 (cGMP) regulation for foods.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Dean Blanchard Seafood, Inc. (Grand Isle, LA) that an October/November 2010 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 (cGMP) regulation for foods.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Snow White Food Products, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY) that an August/September 2010 inspection of the company’s alfalfa sprout processing facility revealed the presence of Salmonella contamination in a sample of alfalfa sprouts. In addition, investigators documented conditions and practices that caused the alfalfa sprouts manufactured, processed, and stored in the company’s facility to be adulterated within the meaning of Section 402(a)(4) [21 U. S.C. 342(a)(4)] of the Act, in that the alfalfa sprouts were prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have been contaminated with filth or rendered injurious to health.
  • FDA Enforcement Action: U.S. Marshals have seized about $200,000 worth of food products from Bedford Cheese Store Inc. in Shelbyville, TN, after FDA investigators found evidence of rodents throughout the company’s facility. The violations were described as “widespread and significant.”
  • Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall: Roche Insulin Delivery Systems recalls the ACCU-CHEK® FlexLink Plus infusion set, because of the potential for under-delivery of insulin due to a kinked/bent cannula when inserting the ACCU-CHEK FlexLink Plus infusion set.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Alimentation Lebel inc (d.b.a. Metro Plus, La Pocatière, QC) recalls pork sausage and pork & beef sausage, due to the presence of undeclared milk protein.
  • Allergy Alert: Marché Fafard inc. (d.b.a. IGA, Saint-Césaire, QC) recalls crab-flavoured pollock salad (all Best before dates up to and including 28 February 2011), because the product contains undeclared milk protein.
  • Food Safety Recall: Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Co. (Picton, ON) recalls Rose Haus Cave Aged Washed Rind Cheese (200 g packages; Lot Code 400411; all Best Before dates), because the cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled Rind Cheese was distributed in Ontario.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Denmark): COOP Denmark /COOP Trading recalls COOP tortellini formaggio with cheese filling due to a labeling error. The packages contain meat, which is not declared on the label.
  • Allergy Alert (UK): Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC recalls Morrisons Freefrom Jaffa Cake Slices (5-pack; all codes) because the product contains undeclared casein, a milk protein.
  • Food Safety Recall (UK): Tesco recalls Tesco Finest 3 Cumberland Sausages with Mash (500g), Tesco Finest Aberdeen Angus Cottage Pie (430g), Tesco Finest Pork and Ginger Beer with Mashed Potato (450g) and Tesco Finest Shepherds Pie (430g and 800g) because the mashed potato used to produce the items labeled with a “use by” date of 1 March 2011 contains small pieces of metal.
  • Food Safety Recall (UK): Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC recalls Morrisons’ Vale of Mowbray snack pork pies (four pack; Use by 24 February 2011), because the product may contain small pieces of blue plastic.
  • Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Tesco recalls Tesco Finest Classic Shepherds Pie (430g and 800g) and Tesco Finest Classic Aberdeen Angus Cottage Pie (430g) identified with a “use by” date of 01.03.2011, due to the possible presence of metal contamination in the mashed potato.
  • Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Wells and Young’s Brewing Company Ltd. recalls Young’s Double Chocolate Stout, 500ml bottle (Lot #L1012; Best before 12/01/12), due to the potential risk of glass fragments.
  • Food Safety Recall (France): Carrefour recalls Carrefour Discount brand frozen ground beef steaks (Imported from Ireland; Best before 22/01/2012), sold from February 4 through February 16, 2011 in Carrefour, Carrefour Market, Carrefour Contact, Carrefour City et Carrefour Montagne stores, because the frozen hamburger steaks may be contaminated with E. coli O26:H11, a shiga-toxin producing strain of E. coli.
  • Food Safety Recall (France): E. Leclerc recalls Nos régions ont du talent brand Red Roussillon Apricots (65% fruit; Best before 02/11/13; Lots 2, 3, and 4), packed in glass jars, because the product may contain glass fragments.
  • Food Safety Recall (France): Guy Cance recalls Guy Cance brand Rillettes et Fritons de Canards (sold in delicatessen departments from 22 December 2010 to 15 February, inclusive) because the product may be contaminated with Listeria. The recalled ready-to-eat food was available in Carrefour, Géant Casino, Intermarché, Leclerc, Système U stores in Aveyron, Cantal, Lot, Puy-de-Dôme, Seine-et-Marne, and Tarn.
  • Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Kerlys recalls TOP Budget brand cans of “very fine” and “extra fine” green beans, because some cans may have been punctured. The affected products were sold in Intermarché and Ecomarché stores.
  • Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Arcadie recalls Cook brand Ground Black Pepper (Lots #T5833 and T6005), after Salmonella was detected in certain product samples. The recalled black pepper was supplied to Bio-Planet.
  • Food Safety Recall (Belgium): La Société GEO recalls Onno brand Pork Chorizo “fort” (Best before 17/04/2011; Lot #0052424), after Salmonella was found in a sample of the product.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): WP Meat A/S recalls various minced meat products after detectingin a sample of the meat. The recalled minced meat products were sold to caterers and restaurants.
  • Food Recall (Denmark): Royal Greenland Seafood A/S recalls Smoked Salmon and Smoked Halibut (Pack date 14-02-2011) because a Best Before date was omitted from the product labels.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Herbal Product Safety Recall (Saudi Arabia): Saudi Food & Drug Authority has recalled 16 products falsely promoted as herbal products, because they contain harmful and toxic substances.
  • Herbal Product Safety Alert (Singapore): The Health Sciences Authority warns the public not to take the Malay and Chinese traditional medicines labeled as “Majun Dua Istimewa“, “Raja Maajun-Jerat Dan Seret Angin” and “Horkut Chooi Foong Hor Lok Tan [虎骨追风活络丹]” because they contain undeclared Western medicines.
  • Allergy Alert (New Caledonia): Sealord Calamari Chips (400g; Best Before 03 Feb 2012; Batch Code 0246) has been recalled by the manufacturer due to the presence of undeclared peanuts.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Captain’s Choice Battered Fish Portions (480g; Best Before 02 Nov 2011; Batch Code 0214) has been recalled by the manufacturer due to the presence of undeclared peanuts. The recalled item was distributed nationwide in New Zealand.
  • Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Sealord Calamari Chips (400g; Best Before 03 Feb 2012; Batch Code 0246) has been recalled by the manufacturer due to the presence of undeclared peanuts. The recalled item was distributed nationwide in New Zealand and exported to New Caledonia.
  • Allergy Alert (Australia): Hung’s Trading Company Pty Ltd recalls Black Glutinous Rice Sesame Sweet Dumplings (454 g), Sesame and Peanut Sweet Dumplings (454g), Black Sesame Sweet Dumplings (454g) and Black Pearl Black Sweet Dumplings (300g) due to undeclared peanuts. The recalled Frozen Dumplings were imported from China and sold in various supermarkets in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland.

 

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Allergy Alert: Maya Overseas Food Inc. (Maspeth, NY) recalls Dry Fruit Kachori (8.75 oz. cardboard box; no production codes), because the product contains undeclared peanuts. The recalled product was distributed in Puerto Rico.

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.