Recalls and Alerts: August 4 – 7, 2019

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: PreGel America, Inc. recalls Lemon 50 powdered flavoring (2 kg bags, 8 bags/case; Lot #381081U279N) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall: Top Taste Food Warehouse recalls an undetermined amount of pork and chicken dumpling product because they were produced, packed, and distributed without the benefit of USDA inspection.

Canada

Food Safety Recall: La Boucherie Clément Jacques recalls RAGOÛT DE PATTE (1L; Best before January 30, 2020) due to improper storage temperature and lack of correct storage temperature labeling.

Europe

OUTBREAK ALERT/FOOD SAFETY RECALL (Germany): Ozean GmbH recalls dried salted fish after a consumer who ate some of the fish was diagnosed with Type E botulism poisoning. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Allergy Alert (Belgium): Colruyt & OKay recall Bûche ardennaise / Ardennes rolls (4 x 125g & 500-560g pkgs; Best before 10/08/2019) due to undeclared soy.

Allergy Alert (France): Intermarché recalls BOUTON D’OR brand Sauce Algérienne (350g; Lot #L19190; Best before 07/2020) due to undeclared mustard.

Allergy Alert (France): La SCOP GOURMANDES Et CIE recalls Le Collectif des Gourmandes brand Biscuit au piment d’Espelette / Biscuits with Espelette peppers (100g; Lot #K160419; Best before 31/03/2020) due to undeclared gluten.

Allergy Alert (Germany): EDEKA recalls GUT&GÜNSTIG brand Delikatess Schinken Bockwurst / Delicatessen ham sausage (400g; Best before 13.08.2019) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (Italy): NARDONE PRODUZIONI DOLCIARIE SRL recalls LE DOLCI PASSIONI brand CROSTATA AI FRUTTI DI BOSCO (~180g; Lot #62019; Best before 15/02/2020) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (Italy): NARDONE PRODUZIONI DOLCIARIE SRL recalls LE DOLCI PASSIONI brand CROSTATA ALL’ALBICOCCA (~180g; Lot #71119; Best before 07/03/2020) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (Italy): NARDONE PRODUZIONI DOLCIARIE SRL recalls LE DOLCI PASSIONI brand CROSTATA ALLA CILIEGIA (~180g; Lot #62019; Best before 07/03/2020) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (Luxembourg): Colruyt recalls Colruyt brand Bûche ardennaise (500-560g; Best before 10/08) due to undeclared soy.

Allergy Alert (UK – England & Wales specific): COOK Trading Ltd recalls COOK Green Thai Chicken Curry (540g; Batch code 000255; Best before 22 March 2020) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): ELEMENTI recalls LIFJALLA brand Water (10L and 5L bag-in-box; Lot #L-190325POC55; Best before 26/03/2021) due to possible contamination with disinfectant residue.

Food Safety Recall (France): LUNOR Distribution recalls Saint Eloi brand Betteraves entières cuites sous vide à la vapeur / Whole beets steamed under vacuum (500g & 2 x 500g vacuum packs; Lots #L193, L196, L197 & L207; Best before 15/01/2020, 20/01/2020 & 01/02/2020) due to potential product instability.

Food Safety Recall (France): LUNOR DISTRIBUTION recalls Eco+ brand Betteraves entières cuites / Cooked whole beets (2 x 500g; Best before 15/01/20 to 01/02/20, inclusive) due to potential product instability.

Food Safety Recall (France): LUNOR DISTRIBUTION recalls Notre Jardin brand Betteraves entières cuites / Cooked whole beets (500g; Best before 15/01/20 to 01/02/20, inclusive) due to potential product instability.

Food Safety Recall (France): LUNOR DISTRIBUTION recalls LUNOR brand Betteraves entières cuites sous vide /Whole beets cooked under vacuum (2 x 500g; Lots #190 to 211, inclusive; Best before 09/07/2019 to 02/08/2019, inclusive) due to potential product instability.

Food Safety Recall (France): E. Leclerc recalls Bio Village brand Mix apéritif BIO non salé / Organic unsalted mixed cocktail nuts (120g bags; Lot #007128; Best before 26/03/2020) due to possible aflatoxin contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): La Société l’Atelier du Valois recalls Les Brasérades brand Saucisse provençale / Provencal sausages (6-pack; Lot #2 28024; Best before 24/07/2019) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Cora & Carrefour recall unbranded 12-slice Rosettes (150g; Lot #210117945; Best before 03/09/2019) due to unspecified hazardous foreign matter contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): TerraSana recalls TerraSana brand Peanut butter and Crunchy butter (Best before 24.03.2021) due to aflatoxin contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): Smapp Spa recalls Salumi Pasini brand Salame Campagnolo (~270g; Lot #1056; All best before dates) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): SÖBBEKE recalls Bio Schokopudding / Budino al cioccolato bio (150g; Best before 09/08/2019) due to foreign matter (glass) contamination.

Food Safety Recall Update (Luxembourg): Société recalls Roquefort Société (100g sliced; Best before 27/10/2019 & 03/11/2019; Product of France) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Netherlands): Société des Caves recalls Roquefort Société (100g; Best before 27/10/2019 & 03/11/2019) and Roquefort Société (200g; Best before 02/12/2019, 09/12/2019 & 16/12/2019) due to Salmonella contamination.

Pet Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Maxi Zoo Belgium recalls Real Nature Wilderness Adult Best Horse food for dogs (400g & 800g chubs; various lot numbers and expiration dates) due to elevated cadmium levels. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected product.

One more step forward in Hill’s class action lawsuits. Will DSM be next?

The Class Action suit against Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., has taken another step forward in the legal process with the appointment on July 31st of Lead Counsels for the Plaintiffs and the Defendants.

Lead Counsels for the Plaintiffs are:

The Multidistrict Litigation consolidates approximately 20 individual Class Action suits initiated by grieving dog owners whose pets died as a result of vitamin D overdose.

During the first half of 2019, Hill’s Pet Nutrition recalled 33 varieties of canned, wet dog food due excessive levels of vitamin D in the products.

At present, Defendants named in the Class Action include Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., Hill’s Pet Nutrition Sales, Inc., and Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Hill’s is a subsidiary of Colgate-Palmolive.

The toxic concentrations of vitamin D were found to have originated from a formulation error in the vitamin D premix supplied to Hill’s by the Fort Worth, Texas facility owned by DSM Nutritional Products, LLC. 

An employee at the Fort Worth plant added vitamin D to the premix instead of adding vitamin E, resulting in a 2900% excess of vitamin D in the premix.

FDA follow-up discussions with company management established that DSM did not have adequate systems in place to prevent this type of operator error. For example,

  • Although batch records were reviewed and signed off, the ingredient substitution was not caught either by the
  • The vitamin D and vitamin E ingredients were similar in color, and there was no color-code labelling system in place to differentiate the ingredients
  • DSM did not have a bar coding system in place to aid in identification and tracking of ingredients
  • DSM did not provide a Certificate of Analysis for each batch of premix supplied to Hill’s and does not test every finished batch

As of mid-April, DSM was preparing a revised food safety plan, which it promised to provide to FDA by the end of May.

DSM has not yet been named as a Defendant in the Class Action. It will be up to the Co-Lead Counsels to decide whether or not to do so.

The best last word in this saga belongs to Jessica Hensley of FDA, who told DSM representatives, “Your products killed life. Be sure that you have a process in place so that an employee can’t screw it up.“

 

 

 

Recalls and Alerts: August 1 – 3, 2019

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: Ruleau Brothers Inc. recalls Door County Whitefish Smoked Whitefish Pate (8 oz; Lots #19126, 19105, 29029, & 19093; Expiration dates 8/2/19, 8/9/19, 8/16/19, & 8/23/19) due to undeclared eggs, soy and anchovies.

Food Safety Alert: The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets warns the public not to purchase or consume unpasteurized raw milk from Foundation for Ag Integrity dba Churchtown Dairy due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. recalls Entenmann’s Little Bites Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies (5pk; Lot code 1350; Best by August 31, 2019 & September 7, 2019; UPC 7203002378) due to foreign matter (plastic pieces) contamination.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Olymel S.E.C. / L.P. recalls Flamingo brand Chicken Breast Fillets – Gluten Free (550g; Product code B2915415; UPC 0 65137 18214 2) due to undeclared egg, gluten, soy and wheat.

Food Safety Recall: Les Arrivages recalls various products packed in Mason jars because they may have been processed or packaged in a way that imperils food safety.

Europe

Allergy Alert (France): Carrefour recalls Le Petit Basque brand Riz au lait de chèvre / Rice in goat’s milk (2 x 140g; Lot #129; Best before 16/08/19) due to undeclared gluten.

Allergy Alert (UK): itsu (grocery) recalls itsu veg gyoza (120g; Batch codes LH283, LH293 & LH302; Best before 11 December 2019, 12 December 2019, 14 December 2019, 29 January 2020 and 27 February 2020) due to undeclared prawns.

Allergy Alert (UK – England specific): AB World Foods Ltd recalls Blue Dragon Street Food Satay Skewers Kit (170g; Batch codes GB 0439, GB 0459, GB 0679; Best before August 2020, September 2020) due to undeclared mustard.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Société des Caves recalls Roquefort Société « tranche » et « demi pain » / sliced and half-brick (various package sizes and Best before dates) due to Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for details on the affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Dagrofa recalls First Price Partypølser / First Price Party sausages (500g; Best before 21/8-2019) due to foreign matter (metal shavings) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Nature et Découvertes recalls various Nature et Découvertes brand Pâte à tartiner / spreads due to foreign matter (glass particles) contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): Société des Caves recalls Société brand Roquefort AOP (25g portions and 200g slices; Lots #3178B, 3170B & 8171A; Best before 15/09/19, 16/12/19 & 13/09/19) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): La Société l’Atelier du Valois recalls Les Brasérades brand Plateau panaché, saucisse à consommer cuites à cœur / Variety tray, sausages to be cooked completely before eating (Lots # 228032 & 228044; Best before 26/07/2019 & 27/07/2019) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Supercasino recalls Casino brand Jambon supérieur fumé au bois de hêtre découenné dégraissé / Superior beechwood smoked ham, defatted (4 slices / 160g; Best before 19/08/2020) due to an incorrect Best before date.

Food Safety Recall (France): HARDY AFFINEUR recalls Selles sur Cher brand Fromage de chèvre fermier au lait / Goat’s milk farm cheese (Sold from 11/07/2019 to 23/07/2019) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Metten Fleischwaren GmbH & Co. KG recalls Hofmaier brand Cabanossi gebrüht, geräuchert / scalded, smoked sausage (300g; Best before 22.08.19) due to foreign matter (red plastic pieces) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Société des Caves recalls Société brand Roquefort AOP (25g portions and 200g slices; Lots #3178B, 3170B & 8171A; Best before 15/09/19, 16/12/19 & 13/09/19) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (ireland): Industry recalls Branded Bottled Waters due to elevated levels of arsenic. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Fish Seafood Deli Ltd recalls The Fresh Fish Deli ‘Traditional West Cork Fish Pie’ (450g; All batch codes; All dates) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Industry recalls Prymat Gorczyca Biała cała / Prymat White Mustard Seeds (30g; Batch code 1298133; Best before 31/05/2022; Product of Poland) due to Salmonella Typhimurium contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Cora recalls Société brand Roquefort AOP, slices (100g; Best before 03/11/2019) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (UK): Aldi recalls Specially Selected 2 Key Lime Cheesecakes (170g; All batch codes and Best before dates) and 2 Millionaire’s Cheesecakes (180g; All batch codes and Best before dates) because the glass pots may break.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Asian Savour World Pty Ltd recalls Wang Korea brand Buldak Bong Fish Sausage (340g; All batches; All dates) and BBQ Bong Fish Sausage (340g; All batches; All dates) due to undeclared egg.