Category: typhoid

Recalls and Alerts: March 8, 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 (March 7, 2012 Enforcement Report): Specialty Commodities, Inc. (Fargo, ND) recalled by telephone and email (on January 23, 2012) Mellace Family Brands Raw Organic Cashews ( 25 lbs net wt; Lot #USGE19387; Manufactured by PT. JAVA Mete Indonesia), due to Salmonella contamination. The recalled Organic Cashews were distributed to California, Michigan and Oregon.
  • Food Recall: Coca-Cola Refreshments recalls Gold Peak Sweet Tea (500mL; Lot code APR1312 AM 7 G), because the product may not meet the company’s quality standards throughout the entire shelf life.
  • Outbreak Alert Update: CDC reports that the outbreak of E. coli O26 illnesses linked to consumption of raw clover sprouts at Jimmy John’s restaurants has grown to include 25 confirmed victims in Alabama (1), Iowa (5), Missouri (3), Kansas (2), Michigan (9), Arkansas (1), Ohio (3) and Wisconsin (1). Six people have been hospitalized.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Gold Phoenix Asian Food (Royston, BC) recalls Crispy Vegetable & Yam Spring Rolls & Sauce (500 to 650g; UPC 8 13006 00008 6) and Vietnamese Crispy Spring Rolls & Sauce (500 to 650g; UPC 8 13006 00009 3), because the products contain undeclared fish and soy. The recalled frozen spring rolls were distributed in British Columbia.
  • Food Safety Recall: G. Dion Foods (Saint-Jerome, QC) recalls Dion brand Organic Curry Powder (36g packages; Lot code 02B01G; UPC 20383 02007 7), because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled curry powder was distributed in Ontario and Quebec.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Netherlands): Baronie De Heer recalls Choco-filled Chocolate Easter Eggs (1kg bag; Batch code CFBK30LO), because the chocolate eggs contain undeclared nuts, gluten and egg.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Løgismose mejeri A/S recalls Løgismose Organic Drinking Yogurt 1% with Strawberry and Orange (350 ml; Best before 17.03.2012; Product of Sweden), because the beverage is contaminated with yeast.
  • Food Safety Recall (Italy): New Factor Spa recalls Raw and Toasted Iranian Pistachios (variable weight packaging; Lot #211444, 211453 and 211445; Expiry 11/2012, 04/2012 and 07/2012, respectively), due to contamination with aflatoxins.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Novartis Pharmaceuticals (HK) Ltd. recalls Ospexin Cap 500mg and Ospexin Cap 250mg (All batch codes; Manufactured by Sandoz GmbH, Austria) because when the products stored at 30 degree Celsius and 75 per cent relative humidity for 12 months, the tests on dissolution, water content and capsule shell colour were found to be unsatisfactory.
  • Outbreak Alert (Philippines): The Department of Health reports that the number of suspected typhoid fever cases in Tuburan, Cebu City has grown to 924, as of March 4th.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Dietary Supplement Safety Advisory (Australia): The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has tested Xiyouji Zingzhi weight loss capsules and found that the capsules contain the undeclared prescription drug sibutramine, despite the label claim that this is a natural product. In addition, the levels of sibutramine in the capsules are higher than levels previous approved by TGA for prescription use. These capsules pose a serious risk to health, and should be discarded.

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 7, 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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Europe

  • Food Safety Recall (Germany): Wasgau Metzgerei GmbH recalls Feine Streichmettwurst (Lot identification X3 and X8), due to Salmonella contamination. Only those products labeled with both X3 and X8 (i.e., produced on the 3rd day of the 8th week) are affected by this recall.
  • Dietary Supplement Withdrawal (Denmark): Pharma West recalls Frisk Hals, halsmikstur (200 ml bottle; Batch #1032111, Produced by Propharma A/S) due to the presence of two paraben preservatives, which are not permitted as preservatives in food supplements.
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall (France): Laboratoire Pfizer Santé Familiale recalls Advil Enfants et Nourissons/Advil Children and Infants, 20 mg/ml oral suspension in bottles (Lot 451; Expiry May 2014), due to the presence of foreign particles in one bottle of the product.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Alert (New Zealand): The Ministry of Agriculture and Food is advising importers of a recall of Korean manufactured biscuits (Crown Pie ‘Chocolate Pie with marshmallow cream’ in 180gm packs each containing 6 individually wrapped biscuits), because the recalled products may have been imported independently by more than one importer. The recalled biscuits contain undeclared egg, an allergen that has the potential to cause illness in consumers allergic to egg. One New Zealander already has experienced an allergic reaction after consuming the product.
  • Outbreak Alert (Australia): Several state cricketers and an umpire have been felled by food poisoning after a match between teams from Tasmania and South Australia. The source of the food poisoning is not yet known.

Latin America and the Caribbean

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: February 27, 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.

If you would like to receive automatic email alerts for all new articles posted on eFoodAlert, please submit your request using the sidebar link.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Veggie Favour Food Store recalls Veggie Favour Super Mushroom Ball – Vegan style soy product (300g; undeclared milk), Veggie Favour Veggie Half of Kidney style soy product (300g; undeclared milk), Veggie Favour Vegan Black Pepper Mini Burger style – soy product (280g; undeclared milk and wheat), Veggie Favour Vegan Half Chicken Style – soy product (180g; undeclared milk), and Veggie Favour Vegan Black Pepper Chicken – soy product (290g; undeclared egg and wheat), due to presence of undeclared allergens. The recalled products were distributed in British Columbia.

Europe

  • Food Safety Recall (UK): Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc recalls Morrisons Whole Nut Milk Chocolate (200g; Best before 16 June 2012), because the product may be contaminated with small pieces of metal.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Kewa fisk Danmark ApS recalls #2 size Oysters (Product of Ireland; Lot No. A5805, A5793, and A5796; Expiry dates 20/2-2012, 24/2-2012 and 25/2-2012, respectively), after norovirus was detected in all three batches.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): COOP Danmark A/S recalls COOP brand Broken Rye Kernels (1kg; Expiry 12/7-2012), after ergot – a fungus that can produce alkaloid toxins – was found in the product.
  • Food Safety Enforcement Action (Russia): Russia extends its ban on cheese supplies from the Ukrainian firms Bashtansky, Lozovsky and Khmelnytskyi cheese-making plants and Bel Shostka Ukrainy firm, due to their failure to meet Russian food standards.
  • Outbreak Alert (Italy): Three children who attend the nursery of the parish Centro per la famiglia di Cassinone a Seriate were diagnosed with Salmonella infections after developing symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea. The three victims were treated in hospital with antibiotic and rehydration therapy, and are expected to be discharged in a few days.
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Alert (Denmark): The Food & Drug Administration warns consumers against using the dietary supplement Ginseng Kianpi Arrow, as the product contains the root of the potentially toxic plant Polygomum multiflorum Thunb. Roden. The product is marketed from foreign websites, and via the Danish website http://www.bodymuscle.dk – a website that is registered in India and hosted in Ukraine.
  • Consumer Product Safety Recall (Italy): Ditta Bennet (Tortona, AL) withdraws Splat-Shot Ben 10 Ultimate Alien, Splat Shot Bakugan Battle Brawlers and Splat Shot Spider Sense Spiderman (Product of China; Imported by  Startrade s.r.l.), because the liquid present in the toys contains a total microbial population in excess of numbers permitted by the Draft Microbiological Safety of Toys.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0287): Aflatoxins in ground nutmeg from Germany with raw material from the Netherlands; distributed to Austria, Germany and Norway.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0288): Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in Ermitage Morbier cheese from France; distributed to Germany.
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Notification (EU #2012.0289): Unauthorized sibutramine in green coffee food supplement from the USA, via Hong Kong; distributed to Slovenia.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0290): Unauthorized propyl p-hydroxybenzoate in liquid sweetener from Spain; distributed to Spain and Portugal.
  • Pet Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0291): Excessive Enterobacteriaceae count in dog chews from Colombia; distributed to the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0292): Aflatoxins in rice snack from India; distributed to the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0293 & 2012.0294): Mold-infested barley groats from Slovakia; distributed to Poland.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0295): Salmonella in tumeric from unknown origin; distributed to Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Romania.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0296): Parasitic infestation with Anisakis of chilled swordfish from Spain; distributed to Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0297): Histamine in frozen skinless tuna steaks from Vietnam, via the Netherlands; distributed to Norway.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0300): Mold-infested chicken meat from France; distributed to Ireland.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0301): Escherichia coli in mussels from Italy; distributed to Austria and Italy.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Australia and New Zealand

  • Allergy Alert (Australia): Wing Chun Company recalls Wing Chun Chinese Style Pork Sausage (375g vacuum package; Use by 23 JAN 2013 or earlier), due to the presence of undeclared soy. The recalled product was distributed in NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD and WA.
  • Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Delmaine Fine Foods Ltd. (Auckland) recalls Delmaine Pitted Cherries (680g jars; Batch VERE11-00028; Best before BBE: 15.07.2014; Jar numbers 1728 to 2592; and 9504 to 12096), because the product may contain glass fragments.

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.