Category: Salmonella

Recalls and Alerts: March 26, 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

  • Food Safety Recall: The Kroger Company recalls Private Selection Fresh Salsa (12 oz), Private Selection Salsa, Hot (12 oz), and Private Selection Pico de Gallo (12 oz), because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled products were sold in Kroger (Greater Cincinnati, including Northern Kentucky, Dayton, OH and South Eastern Indiana, Central and Northwest Ohio and N. West Virginia panhandle, Greater Memphis, TN, Arkansas, Mississippi and Western Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Eastern WV, Eastern Kentucky, SE Ohio), Jay C, Food4Less and FoodsCo stores. This recall may be linked to the March 24th recall of fresh jalapenos by Castellini Produce.
  • Food Safety Recall: Claravale Farm (Paicines, CA) recalls Raw milk (1 qt; yellow or green plastic cap; Code dates of Mar 27 and earlier), Raw nonfat milk (1 qt; blue plastic cap; Code dates of Mar 27 and earlier), and Raw cream (1 pt; white plastic cap; Code dates of Mar 27 and earlier), due to possible Campylobacter contamination. The California Department of Public Health has released a retail distribution list for these recalled raw milk products.

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall: Fromagerie du Pied-de-Vent Inc. recalls Fromage au lait cru à pâte molle affiné en surface (1 kg; Codes 04 12 11, 05 12 11, 11 12 11, 14 12 11, 23 12 11, 24 12 11, 25 12 11, 26 12 11, 30 12 11, and 31 12 11), due to contamination with Staphylococcus aureus. The recalled raw milk cheese was sold in retail stores in Ontario and Quebec.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Sweden): Candyking withdraws Candyking Chokobunny (No. 310 789) and Candyking Påskmix (No. 310 798) due to the presence of undeclared whey powder.
  • Food Safety Recall (UK): Ella’s Kitchen Ltd. recalls Stage 3 Seriously Comforting Cottage Pie with a Pinch of Cinnamon (Best before February 2013), because the product pouch may contain hardened cinnamon, which could present a choking risk. The recalled product was supplied to Tesco stores only.
  • Food Poisoning Alert (Italy): The Ministry of Health reports that three people became suddenly ill after ingesting Cargill Manchester brand Sorbitol Food Grade (Produced in Italy by Cargill Srl. Div. Amidi-Der-Spec Castelmassa) as part of a test for food intolerance conducted at a private outpatient clinic in Barletta. One of the victims, a 29-year old woman died as a result of cardiac arrest; the other two people – one of them comatose – remain hospitalized.
  • Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall (UK): Wockhardt UK Ltd. recalls Co-codamol 8/500 tablets (pkg of 32 tablets; codeine phosphate 8mg, paracetamol 500mg; Batch #LL11701; Expiry Sep 2014), because some blisters may contain the higher strength co-codamol 30/500 tablets. Physicians and pharmacists are requested to contact patients who may have received the recalled batch of tablets.
  • Outbreak Alert (UK): The UK Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Pathogens has reported 49 non-travel associated cases of Salmonella Poona between October 24, 2011 and March 19, 2012, compared to 21 and 33 cases during all of 2009 and 2010, respectively. Cases have occurred across England and Wales, although not in London or the East Midlands. Fourteen of the victims received hospital treatment. Forty of the cases are due to a single genetic strain of Salmonella Poona. Possible sources of the illnesses is under investigation.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0448): Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in lamb liver from Germany; distributed to Germany.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0449): Salmonella group O7 in dried black mushrooms from Vietnam, via the Netherlands; distributed to Germany.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0452): Parasitic infestation with Anisakis of chilled monkfish from Spain; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0454): Unknown hazard in sorbitol from the United Kingdom; distributed to Italy.
  • Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2012.0455): Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in feed supplement for homing pigeons from the Netherlands; distributed to Germany.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0457): Glass fragments in strawberry conserve from France; distributed to Ireland and the United Kingdom.

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: March 24, 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

  • Food Safety Recall: Castellini Produce recalls Fresh Jalapenos (2#, 10# and 40# packs; Packages bear the name Professional Produce of Florida/South Florida Produce; Lot Nos. 1977434, 1977911, 1978565, 1976393, 1976549, 1976551, 1977220, 1977514, 1977845, 1978122, 1978125, 1978930, 1976774, 1976786, 1977289, 1977310, 1977906, 1977913, 1978563, 1978574, 1979025, 1979034, 1976509, 1977743, 1978618, 280104C07), after routine tests results showed the possible presence of Salmonella. The product was distributed to five US Foods divisions between March 9th and March 24th, 2012.
  • Public Health Alert: USDA warns the public that ground beef patties manufactured by New Food Classics and associated with a Canadian health alert may have been exported to the USA. Products imported into the United States include Prime Rib Beef Patties (10-lb boxes containing 8-oz patties; Product code 55317; Production code 11 NO 22) and Prime Rib Beef Patties (10-lb boxes containing 71g patties; Product code 55391; Production codes 11 SE 01 or 12 JA 04). The products, which may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, were produced by New Food Classics (CFIA Establishment 761) and were imported into the USA by Sysco Food Services to a distribution center in Blaine, WA for use by food service institutions.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Lordford Inc. recalls Koh-Kae brand Peanuts Shrimp Flavour Coated (230g or 240g; UPC 8 852023 665481; All lot codes) and Koh-Kae brand Peanuts Chicken Flavour Coated (230g or 240g; UPC 8 852023 665399), due to the presence of undeclared milk. The recalled products were distributed in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia, and may have been sold nationally.
  • Food Safety Recall Update: Canadian Food Inspection Agency announces that two additional products have been added to the New Food Classics recalled products list, because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The affected products are Ground Beef – Fresh (9.07 kg pkg; Est. No. 761; Product code 55362; Production date code format 11 JL 01 through 12 FE 16; Prepared fresh for Five Guys Enterprises, but also sold frozen), and Country Fried Style Breaded Beef Steak Chopped and Formed (3.9kg pkg; Est.  No. 530; Product code 50988; Production date code format 08-SEP-11 through 17-Feb-12; Prepared using recalled product from Est. 761). The products were distributed nationally through restaurant and institutional establishments.

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: March 23, 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: Whole Foods Market (Austin, TX) recalls Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies (UPC 2-21485-20399-5; Sell-by dates of March 8, 2012 through March 28, 2012), because the product contains undeclared walnuts. The recalled cookies were sold at Whole Foods Market stores in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
  • Food Safety Recall Update: USDA releases retail distribution list for ready-to-eat beef sausage products recalled by Southside Market & BBQ due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
  • Food Safety Recall/Quarantine Order: The California Department of Food and Agriculture has announced a statewide recall and quarantine order for raw milk products from Claravale Farm (San Benito County, CA), after the agency confirmed the detection of Campylobacter in raw cream from the farm. While no illnesses have been definitively linked to the Claravale Farm products, an epidemiological investigation into clusters of Campylobacter illness is in progress.
  • Public Health Alert (Ohio): The Ohio Department of Agriculture issues a public health alert for various meat and poultry products produced by Olde Strasburg Meats that were misbranded and produced without the benefit of inspection. The list of products includes: Pulled BBQ pork, Pulled BBQ beef, Pulled BBQ chicken, Beef jerky, Chip chop ham, and Ground beef (1-lb chubs sold through Valley FArm Meats retail store). The products are believed to have been produced and shipped between August 2011 and February 9, 2012.
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall: Guardian Drug Company (Dayton, NJ) recalls Infants Gas Relief Drops, including PediaCare, Sun Mark and Good Neighbor Pharmacy brands (Lot Nos. 521-1849, 521-2048, 521-2512, 521-2517, 521-1642, 521-1870, 521-2057, 521-2857, and 521-3108), Maximum Strength Alumox Cherry Liquid (Product code 508), Extra Strength Megacid Original Liquid (Product code 516) and Non-staining Infant’s Gas Relief Drops (Product code 520), because the raw material simethicone emulsion lots that were used in the manufacture of these products were recalled by the supplier for possible contamination with Burkholderia cepacia.
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall: Food City advises its customers that the following PediaCare items have been recalled by the manufacturer (Guardian Drug Company, see above): Pediacare Infant Drops Cherry, 1 oz; Pediacare Concentrated Fever Reducing Infant Cherry, 0.5 oz; Pediacare Infant Drops Grape, 1 oz; and Pediacare Concentrated Fever Reducing Infant Grape, 0.5 oz.

Europe

  • Food Safety Recall and Allergy Alert (Finland): Kookosravinto ME Ay recalls VitaHamppu Bread Flour (Best before 06/30/2012) and VitaMantell Flour (Best before 15/05/2012), due to Salmonella contamination (VitaHamppu Bread Flour) and the presence of undeclared soy (both products).
  • Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Rockabill Shellfish Ltd. recalls Frozen Swordfish Steaks (Product of Portugal; Sold loose between 03.11.2011 and 17.12.2011), due to elevated levels of mercury contamination. The recalled product was supplied to Taste of the Sea, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0440): Incorrect labeling on chilled honey and mustard ham from the United Kingdom; distributed to Gibraltar and the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0441): Histamine in canned frozen tuna in oil from Spain; distributed to Italy.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Allergy Alert: Woolworths Ltd. recalls Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Devil’s Food Cupcakes Mix and Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Confetti Cupcakes Mix (255g red cardboard box; All best before dates; Product of USA), due to the presence of undeclared milk and traces of tree nuts. The recalled mixes were sold in Woolworths/Safeway/Food For Less/Flemings Supermarkets nationally.

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.