Recalls and Alerts: June 11 – 12, 2017

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: Albertsons and Safeway, in cooperation with Gourmet Boutique LLC, recalls Breaded Chicken Cutlets Cold made with Gourmet Boutique’s recalled breaded chicken (PLU codes 11213 and 17400; All dates up to and including Jun.15.17) due to undeclared milk. The recalled product was sold in Albertsons and Safeway stores in Wyoming, New Mexico, Nebraska, Colorado and South Dakota.

Allergy Alert: Slade Gorton Co. Inc. recalls Gourmet Bay Toasted Crumb Tilapia (product code 7396701), Gourmet Bay Honey Mustard Tilapia (product code 7324801) and Gourmet Bay Citrus Coconut Tilapia (product code 7322401) due to undeclared milk. The recalled items were produced between January 31, 2017 and June 6, 2017, and were distributed to Supervalu, Harris Teeter, Cantanese Classic Seafoods, The Fish Guys, Euro USA, Bfresh, Porky Products, and Superior Fish Company in seven states including Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, Massachusetts, New York, and Minnesota.

Allergy Alert: Giant Eagle, Inc. recalls Market District Toasted Crumb Tilapia and Giant Eagle Toasted Crumb Tilapia sold fresh from the seafood department of its supermarkets, and Giant Eagle Breaded Chicken Breast due to undeclared milk. Please refer to the recall notice for details on the affected products and their distribution.

Allergy Alert: Kidfresh recalls Fun-Tastic Fish Sticks (May-31-18; Jul-02-18 and Jul-22-18; UPC 8-1088201003-1) due to undeclared milk. The recalled product was shipped to customers nationwide in the United States only.

Allergy Alert: Hannaford recalls various fish products due to undeclared milk. Please refer to the Hannaford recall site for details on the affected products.

Allergy Alert: ShopRite recalls ShopRite Crunchy Fish Sticks (25 oz.; UPC 4119040476) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall: CC Kitchens recalls salad and slaw kits due to a possible health risk from Listeria. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products, which were distributed only through Kroger in Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia.

Food Safety Recall: Trader Joe’s recalls Trader Joe’s Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream (SKU#: 055740) due to potential presence of metal particles. The recalled product was distributed to Trader Joe’s nationwide.

Food Recall: Topco recalls Full Circle Organic Ketchup (Lot codes 6COR3191 Best By 05 2018 & 7COR0041 Best By 07 2018; UPC 36800-10317) because bottles may bloat. The recalled product was sold at Buehler’s Fresh Foods.

Canada

Allergy Alert: High Liner Foods Ltd recalls certain High Liner fish products due to undeclared milk. Please refer to the recall notice for full details. The recalled products were sold at Giant Tiger stores.

Food Safety Recall (Update): Ultima Foods recalls iögo nanö Strawberry Drinkable Yogurt (6 x 93 ml; product codes 2017 JN 15 C to 2017 JL 26 C, inclusive; UPC 6 29025 35004 6) due to potential presence of pieces of plastic. The recalled product was supplied to consumers nationwide.

Food Safety Recall: Loblaw Companies Limited recalls Foremost brand 2% M.F. Partly Skimmed Milk (4L; all codes; UPC 0 61483 11533 9) and Foremost brand 3.25% M.F. Homogenized Milk (4L; all codes; UPC 0 61483 10533 0) due to possible presence of sharp metal objects. The recalled products were sold on Vancouver Island, BC.

Europe

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Lauge Food Selection A/S recalls Inspiring Food Organic Tofu (200g vacuum-packed; Best before 10/3-2018; Lot no. 002264) due to potential presence of metal particles.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Allergy Alert (Israel): Ornat Food Industries Ltd. recalls various chocolate products due to undeclared milk. Please refer to the recall notice for details on the affected products.

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 website.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains

**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.

Recalls and Alerts: June 10, 2017

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United States

Allergy Alert: Packer Avenue Foods, Inc. recalls approximately 9,690 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken salad due to undeclared milk. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products, which were shipped to wholesale locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Pet Food Safety Recall: United Pet Group, a division of Spectrum Brands, Inc. recalls multiple brands of packages of rawhide dog chew products after determining that certain of its rawhide chew manufacturing facilities located in Mexico and Colombia, as well as one of its suppliers in Brazil, were using a quaternary ammonium compound mixture as a processing aid in the manufacturing of rawhide chews. Quaternary ammonium compounds are anti-microbial chemicals approved for cleaning food processing equipment, but not approved in the U.S. as a processing aid in the production of rawhide chews for dogs. Exposure to quaternary ammonium compounds through direct ingestion may cause the following symptoms in dogs: reduced appetite, and gastric irritation including diarrhea and vomiting. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products, which were distributed to retail outlets and sold online in the U.S.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Fresh Selections Inc. recalls Fresh Selections brand Meatballs & Spaghetti (1 kg; Best before dates 2017JN09 and 2017JN16; UPC 7 78809 34615 4) due to undeclared milk. The recalled product was supplied to consumers nationwide.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains

**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.

Recalls and Alerts: June 9, 2017

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United States

Allergy Alert: Tyson Foods Inc. recalls approximately 2,485,374 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) breaded chicken products due to undeclared milk. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products, which were shipped for institutional use (including schools) nationwide.

Allergy Alert: Conagra Brands, Inc. recalls approximately 700,125 pounds of spaghetti and meatball products due to undeclared milk. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products, which were shipped nationwide to warehouses for distribution and retail locations.

Allergy Alert: Advance Pierre Foods, Inc. recalls approximately 54,699 pounds of chicken products due to undeclared milk. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products, which were shipped to food service locations in California, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Allergy Alert: Pork King Sausage recalls approximately 44,035 pounds of raw sausage link products due to undeclared milk. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products, which were shipped to wholesale and institutional locations in Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Allergy Alert: Albertsons Companies (Boise, ID) recalls Vons and Albertsons labeled carrot cake individual slices (7-oz clear plastic clamshell; Distribution dates 09/25/16 – 06/06/17; UPC 0222132-000000) due to undeclared walnuts. The recalled products were sold in Vons, Pavilions, Lucky, and Albertsons stores in California.

Allergy Alert: Giant Eagle recalls Toasted Crumb and Honey Mustard Pretzel Tilapia due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert: Hannaford recalls Matlaw’s Panko Breaded Fish Sticks (32 oz; Sell by 8/17/18 and 9/1/18; UPC 41625-22359) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert: Slade Gorton & Co., Inc. recalls Citrus Coconut Tilapia due to undeclared milk.The recalled product was sold at Harris Teeter.

Allergy Alert: Gourmet Boutique LLC recalls approximately 294,744 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products due to undeclared milk. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of recalled products, which were shipped to institutional locations nationwide.

Allergy Alert: Pilot Seasoning recalls Toasted Coconut Panko Seasoning (4 lbs; UPC 07540 00004) due to undeclared milk. The seasoning was used at Price Chopper in the preparation of Custom Cut – Toasted Coconut Panko Chicken Cutlet, Scale Code 22895 59000 and Self Service – Toasted Coconut Panko Chicken Cutlet, Scale Code 27081 40000, both of which have been recalled by Price Chopper.

Allergy Alert: Stop and Shop recalls Tempo Lemon Dill Seafood Bake (3.5 oz; all date codes; UPC 4140900040) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall: CC Kitchens, LLC recalls approximately 2,415 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry salad products due to possible Listeria contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Club Chef LLC recalls a limited number of cases of Retail Snack Kits due to a possible health risk from Listeria. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products, which may have been shipped to South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Virginia, North Carolina and Michigan.

Food Safety Recall: General Mills recalls Annie’s Gluten Free Creamy Deluxe Rice Pasta Dinner (Lot code 13 FEB 2018; UPC 13562-21002) because hot-melt glue pellets from packaging may have gotten into finished product. The recalled product was sold at Buehler’s Fresh Foods, and may also have been sold elsewhere.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Tony’s Meats Ltd. recalls Mr. Donair Sliced Meat (275g; UPC 770343038144) and Mr. Donair Kit (550g; UPC 770343038434) due to undeclared milk. The recalled product was sold at Giant Tiger stores.

Food Safety Recall (Update): Ultima Foods recalls iögo yogurt products due to the potential presence of pieces of plastic. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products, which were supplied to customers nationwide.

Food Recall: Les Aliments Nutrifresh Ltée recalls Dat’Cha Tunisian Dates Deglet Nour (270g and 500g; Lot:15/17; Best Before: 30/09/2018) due to insect contamination. The recalled products were distributed to retailers in Quebec.

Europe

Allergy Alert (UK): Unilever recalls Knorr Chicken Powder Bouillon (900g x 6; All batch codes; All best before dates) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (UK): The Biltong Farm recalls The Biltong Farm Biltong (All batch codes; All sizes; Best before February 2018; Original, Per-Peri, Sriracha, Black Pepper, Garlic, Biltong Original Powerstix, Biltong Sriracha Powerstix, Hadanero Inferno, Carolina Reaper, Chilli, and Tandoori flavours), due to undeclared celery.

Allergy Alert (UK): Direct Food Solution Ltd recalls Cheese Mayo Spring Onion sandwiches (Use by dates 07/06/17, 08/06/17, 09/06/17, 10/06/17, 11/06/17) due to undeclared soy, and recalls Chicken Kebab with Lettuce Baguette sandwiches (Use by dates 07/06/17, 08/06/17, 09/06/17, 10/06/17, 11/06/17) due to undeclared soy and barley.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Fromagerie Gillot SAS recalls Cru Gillot Noir brand Coulomniers raw milk cheese (350g; Best before 08/06/2017; Lot No. 094 511) due to contamination with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Mars Chocolate UK and Mars Ireland recall certain Galaxy and Maltesers chocolate products due to possible Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (UK): Mars Chocolate UK recalls a number of its chocolate products because the products might contain Salmonella. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): WAH LIEN TRADING PTY LTD recalls JHC Thai Coconut Rolls, all flavours (150g; All date codes) due to undeclared egg. The recalled products were sold at Asian supermarkets in VIC, SA and NT.

Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Pasta Vera Ltd recalls Pasta Vera brand Gluten-free Beef Lasagne (4 servings of 270g; Best Before 06/04/18 and 10/04/18) due to undeclared gluten. The product is sold in New World Supermarkets throughout the South Island of New Zealand.