Recalls and Alerts: July 6-7, 2021

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 Update: TFI Foods Ltd recalls Aberdeen brand ChaoZhou Style Fish Ball (500g; All batch codes; UPC 0 61391 24277 6) and Black Tie brand Frozen Raw Fish Ball (ChaoZhou Style Fish Ball) (20 x 500g; All batch codes; UPC 0 61391 24235 6) due to undeclared soy.

Allergy Alert Update: Dufflet Pastries recalls multiple Dufflet brand plant-based cakes and cupcakes due to undeclared egg. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: La Fromagerie Cavallaro DDO recalls multiple varieties of cheese due to incomplete labeling (absence of label statement indicating the cheeses were made from raw milk).

Food Safety Recall: La Boucherie Saint-Louis recalls TRUITE FUMÉE À CHAUD / Hot-smoked trout (Variable weights; Product sold up to and including 7 July 2021) due to inadequate labeling (absence of label instruction to keep frozen until use).

Food Safety Recall: Noble Hope Import & Export recalls El Rashidi El Mizan brand Pure Natural Honey (750g: Expiry date 14/OCTOBER/2022) due to presence of the antimicrobial substances Enrofloxacin, Ciprofloxacin, Sulfadiazine, Sulfamethoxazole and Sulfamethazine.

Food Safety Recall: Cloverdale Sausage & Meat Ltd. recalls Gestus brand Makrel Filet I Tomatsauce (125 x 3 g; Lot code L16012020213; Best before 16.01.2025) due to commercial sterility concerns.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Belgium): Colruyt Group recalls Boni Selection beurre de cacahuètes / Peanut butter (350g; Lot #075181DN; Best before 1/3/2022) due to undeclared almonds.

Allergy Alert (Luxembourg): Colruyt recalls Boni Selection beurre de cacahuètes / Peanut butter (350g; Lot #075181DN; Best before 1/3/2022) due to undeclared almonds.

Allergy Alert (UK): SPAR recalls SPAR Enjoy Local Coconut Jam Delights (184g; Best before 23 July 2021) due to undeclared sulphites.

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): The Whole Company Food A/S recalls several products containing banana chips due to potential Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Mozami A/S recalls Fuet Extra sausage (150g; Best before 01.11.2021) due to potential mold contamination

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Mozami A/S recalls Chorizo Extra sausage (150g; Batch no. 4040621; Best before 01.11.2021, 06.11.2021, 01.10.2021, 05.08.2021) due to potential mold contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): E. Leclerc recalls LECLERC TRELISSAC CREVETTES ROSES 30/50 LS / Pink Shrimp (500g; Use by 01/07/2021) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ACHATS MARCHANDISES CASINO recalls Franprix brand Coulommiers au lait cru / raw milk cheese (350g; Lot #030521LI1; Use by 07/07/2021) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): MAYON INTERMARCHE recalls Escalope dinde, rayon trad / raw turkey cutlets (Lot 0341091777) due to Salmonella and Salmonella Typhimurium contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LES SALAISONS REGIONALES recalls Le Père Champain brand Jambon traditionnel / traditional ham (Lot codes 21122, 21223 & 21123; Use by 15/07/2021, 22/07/2021 & 20/07/2021, respectively) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LES GOUTS DU SUD SAS recalls Pédelhez brand ChipoMerguez x12 à cuire / Sausages for cooking (12-pack; Lots 21181000 & 21180000; Use by 13/07/2021 & 12/07/2021, respectively) due to potential Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Salaisons de Saint Sauveur recalls several Merguez sausage products due to Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Ciloglu Handels GmbH recalls several varieties of Black Olive products due to mold contamination and potential for other microbial contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Ciloglu Handels GmbH recalls several packaged products due to mold contamination and potential for other microbial contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Industry recalls Koldùnai Gimtinès dumplings with meat (1000g; Best before 13.05.2022; Product of Lithuania) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Switzerland): Industry recalls multiple mustard seed and spice mix products due to Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

OUTBREAK ALERT (Hong Kong): Several food poisoning cases have been linked to consumption of raw oysters in two separate restaurants. The raw oysters were produced by Whitstable Oyster Company and imported into Hong Kong from the UK. The UK has notified the Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety (CFS) that these oysters were suspected of being contaminated with Norovirus. The CFS has also instructed the supplier and restaurants concerned to stop supplying and selling the affected raw oysters immediately, and is tracing the distribution of the affected product. The trade should also stop using or selling the product in question.

Allergy Alert (Israel): Dana Shadman Ltd. advises consumers that several varieties of mousse cakes contain undeclared fish. Please refer to the notice for a complete list of affected products.

Allergy Alert (Israel): Saar Bakery Products Ltd recalls multiple products due to undeclared allergens. Please refer to the notice for a complete list of affected products.

Australia and New Zealand

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Woolworths NZ Ltd recalls Countdown brand Potato Egg & Bacon Salad (250g & 400g; Use by 13 JUL 21) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Recalls and Alerts: July 3-5, 2021

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.

Interested in learning more about food safety and the history of foodborne disease outbreaks and investigations? Click on the TAINTED menu at the top of the page to read a short excerpt, then follow the buy links to add a digital or print copy to your personal library.

United States

OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION: CDC reports three cases of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to consumption of pre-cooked chicken in Delaware and Texas. All three victims were hospitalized and there was one death. Tyson Foods recalled more than 8 million pounds of pre-cooked chicken after the outbreak strain was recovered from a sample of one of its products during routine USDA testing. Please see below for the recall notice.

Food Safety Recall: Tyson Foods Inc. recalls approximately 8,492,832 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Dufflet Pastries recalls Dufflet brand Plant-Based Chocolate Cake (550g; Lot code 131121; UPC 6 24122 00700 8) due to undeclared egg.

Allergy Alert: TFI Foods Ltd recalls Aberdeen brand ChaoZhou Style Fish Ball (500g; UPC 0 61391 24277 6; All batch codes) and Black Tie brand Frozen Raw Fish Ball (ChaoZhou Style Fish Ball) (20 x 500g; UPC 0 61391 24235 6; All batch codes) due to undeclared soy.

Food Safety Recall Update: Phoenicia Group Inc. recalls Al-Rabih brand Halva / Halawa – with pistachios (454g & 970g; Lot #184 34920 and #98 19620; Best before 01/DE/22 and 22/JN/25; UPC 7 70338 10057 3 and 7 70338 10056 6) due to Salmonella contamination.

Europe

Food Safety Recall (France): Cora recalls Cora Dégustation brand Steak hâché Charolais 5% de mat. gr. / Charolais ground steak, 5% fat (2 x 125g; Lot #5117001367901/10; Use by 27/06/2021) due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): CONSERVERIE PAPILLON MARMUS recalls multiple canned terrine products due to swolled cans and off-odour. Please refer to the individual recall notices for details on the affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): ETABLISSEMENTS HENRI DOMONT recalls Sarl Henri Domont brand Boudin Blanc sausages (Lot #173; Use by 02/07/2021) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ETABLISSEMENTS PUIGRENIER ETS PUIGRENIER recalls PUIGRENIER brand 2 STEAK HACHE 5% CHAROLAIS / Ground steak, 5% fat (2 x 125g; Lot #5117001367901/10; Use by 27/06/2021) due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ETABLISSEMENTS HENRI DOMONT SARL recalls Sarl Henri Domont brand Plat de côtes / Rib dish ( Lot #169; Use by 10/07/2021) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): AGIS recalls Collection d’Asie AGIS brand Bo bun Poulet. Salade composée de vermicelle de riz, de crudités, de poulet mariné et de nems / Bo Bun chicken salad containing rice vermicelli, raw vegetables, marinated chicken and spring rolls (350g; Lot #179; Use by 09/07/2021) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): Nuova Jolli srl recalls Le Delizie Emiliane Minestrone di verdura / Vegetable soup (600g; Lot 15/08/21; Best before 15-08-2021) due to presence of sulphite-reducing anaerobic bacteria.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): Casarrigoni Srl recalls Pascoli del Fattore e Casarrigoni brand Taleggio DOP a latte crudo / Raw milk cheese (Lots 15145, 16145, 15148, 15151, 15152, 16152; Best before 24/07/21 – 27/07/21 – 30/07/21 – 31/07/21) due to E. coli O103 contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): Dallas International recalls Bakers Collection Gingerbread Men (50g; Best Before 21 Dec 2021) and Bakers Collection Gingerbread and Chocolate Men (mixed) (50g; Best Before 13 Dec 2021) due to undeclared milk.

OUTBREAK ALERT AND PRODUCT RECALL: Listeria monocytogenes in pre-cooked chicken

One person is dead and two more have been hospitalized in a multi-state outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes according to a report released last night and updated today by the US Centers for Disease Contol and Prevention (CDC).

All three outbreak victims were either living in a long-term care facility or were already hospitalized at the time they became infected.

Two of the cases, including the single fatality, are in Texas. The remaining case is in Delaware.

Victims range in age from 60 to 95, with a median age of 89 years old. Two of the three are male.

The CDC warns that the true number of infected people may be higher, and the outbreak may not be limited to Texas and Delaware.

The outbreak strain was recovered from two samples of precooked chicken products during routine sampling conducted by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

One of the positive samples was produced by Tyson Foods Inc. in Dexter, MO. The producer of the second sample to test positive for the outbreak strain has not yet been named.

Tyson recalls 4,246 TONS of pre-cooked chicken products

Tyson has recalled approximately 8,492,832 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products produced between December 26, 2020 and April 13, 2021 and bearing the establishment number, EST. P-7089.

The recalled products include frozen, fully cooked chicken strips, diced chicken, chicken wing sections, and fully cooked pizza with chicken and were sold under multiple brand names, including: Tyson, Jet’s Pizza, Casey’s General Store, Marco’s Pizza, and Little Caesars.

These items were shipped nationwide to retailers and institutions, including hospitals, nursing facilities, restaurants, schools and Department of Defense locations. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Consumers and food handlers should take additional care when preparing dishes that included pre-cooked chicken, especially when the food will be offered to the elderly or to immunocompromised individuals, including pregnant women.

What businesses need to know

  • Do not serve or sell recalled products.
  • Long-term care facilities, hospitals, and other facilities that serve people at higher risk for severe Listeria illness should take extra precautions. Listeria is particularly harmful to people who are 65 years or older, pregnant, or have a weakened immune system.
  • All of the sick people in this outbreak ate foods served at a long-term care facility or hospital.
  • Follow USDA-FSIS guidelines to prevent the spread and growth of Listeria.

What consumers need to know

  • Do not eat any recalled products. Throw them away or return them to where you bought them.
  • Follow these five steps to clean your refrigerator, containers, and surfaces that may have touched the recalled products. Listeria can survive in the refrigerator and can easily spread to other foods and surfaces.
  • Call your healthcare provider right away if you have these symptoms after eating recalled products.
    • If you are pregnant: Fever and muscle aches. Your illness may be mild, but Listeria can cause pregnancy loss or premature birth. It can also cause serious illness or death in newborns.
    • If you are not pregnant: Headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, in addition to fever and muscle aches.