Recalls and Alerts: December 16 – 18, 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

OUTBREAK ALERT: CDC reports an outbreak of 30 cases of multidrug-resistant Campylobacter infections in 13 states. The illnesses have been linked to contact with puppies, especially those from pet shops.

Canada

Allergy Alert: 57 Vegane Prêt à manger recalls various products due to undeclared gluten, milk and eggs. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Allergy Alert: Peavey Industries LP recalls Backwoods brand Cured Sausage Seasonings – Summer Sausage Kit (430.8g; All product/date codes; UPC 7 34494 09284 4) due to undeclared mustard.

Food Safety Recall: Laiterie Coaticook Ltée recalls certain Coaticook brand Cheddar cheese due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Belgium): Albert Heijn recalls Albert Heijn cremepaté (170g; Best before 13/01/2020) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (Finland): Industry recalls Becel ProActiv Gourmet Margarine (450g; Batch code L93261E088; Best before 28-03-2020) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (France): GlobeXplore recalls Algaé gastronomie brand Perles de saveurs Yuzu / Yuzu flavour beads (200g; Lot #279-19-309-200G; Best before 04/11/2020) due to undeclared soy and wheat.

Allergy Alert (France): Mondelēz International recalls LU brand Cracotte Chocolat (200g; Lot #OVE1293742; Best before 30/06/2020) due to undeclared hazelnuts.

Allergy Alert (Luxembourg): Industry recalls Ahinur brandMisir Gevregi Crunch – Gerost. Mais / Corn flake crunch (200g; Lot #19-01; Best before 02.05.2021) due to undeclared gluten and fatty acid esters.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): Albert Heijn recalls AH cremepaté (170g; Best before 13/01/2020) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): PLUS recalls PLUS Bio donker meergranen brood / Organic dark multigrain bread (loaves and half-loaves with date of sale up to and including 17-12-2019) due to undeclared mustard.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): Poiesz recalls Lodewijker Bio Donker meergranen heel en half / Organic dark multigrain bread (whole and half-loaves; Best before 13/12 to 17/12) due to undeclared mustard.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): ALDI recalls Organic whole-grain multiseed half bread (sold up to and including December 16, 2019) due to undeclared mustard.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): Coop recalls Coop bio floor dark multigrain & Coop bio floor light multigrain breads (various products) due to undeclared mustard. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): S.A. Beyers Koffie recalls certain varieties of Fortisimo Dolce Gusto®-compatible single-serving coffee packets (6-packs; sold from 29/05/2019 to 17/12/2019) due to foreign matter (pieces of plastic) contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a list of affected varieties and lot codes.

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Jens Christian Holt Jensen recalls smoked game products and salami as the items may have been manufactured under insanitary conditions.

Food Safety Recall (France): Service Consommateurs DLP recalls Leader Price brand Capsules de café / coffee capsules due to foreign matter (pieces of plastic) contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected varieties.

Food Safety Recall (France): GéantCasino recalls Casino brand Capsules de café / coffee capsules due to foreign matter (pieces of plastic) contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected varieties.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Industry recalls Gołąbki Gospodarza / stuffed cabbage rolls (500g; Batch code LSPS9AB0219; Best before 11/02/2021; Product of Poland) due to foreign matter (glass fragments) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Yaadgaar Bakeries recalls Yaadgaar Rasmalai (All Best before dates up to and including 1 January 2020; Product of UK) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): Industry recalls various brands of coffee capsules due to foreign matter (pieces of plastic) contamination. Please refer to the individual recall notices for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Netherlands): Beyers Koffie recalls certain varieties of Fortisimo Dolce Gusto®-compatible single-serving coffee packets (6-packs; sold from 29/05/2019 to 17/12/2019) due to foreign matter (pieces of plastic) contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a list of affected varieties and lot codes.

Food Safety Recall (UK): Heinz and Tesco recall all 7+ months Heinz By Nature baby food range after discovering that a single jar of product had been tampered with. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Allergy Alert (Israel): Hadar Hapodim Ltd. recalls various products due to undeclared dairy protein. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Multi-state Campylobacter outbreak linked to contact with puppies

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a 13-state outbreak of 30 Campylobacter illnesses linked to contact with puppies.

Four of the 30 victims have been hospitalized.

The outbreak began early in January 2019.

Among the 24 outbreak victims who were interviewed, 21 (88%) reported contact with puppies. Fifteen of the victims indicated the puppy came from a pet store; 12 reported contact with a puppy from the Petland. Five of these were Petland employees.

Petland is an international pet store chain with operations in the United States, Canada, Brazil, China, El Salvador, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.

Outbreak cases have been reported in Connecticut (1), Florida (1), Georgia (1), Illinois (1), Kentucky (3), Maryland (1), Minnesota (6), Nevada (4), Ohio (5), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (1), Utah (3) and Wyoming (1).

The outbreak strain is resistant to multiple antibiotics, including: tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, nalidixic acid, azithromycin, erythromycin, clindamycin, telithromycin, and gentamicin.

No single, common source for the puppies has been identified.

The strain of Campylobacter identified with this outbreak is very similar genetically to the strain that was responsible for 113 illnesses and 23 hospitalizations in a similar outbreak in 2016-2018.

The earlier outbreak also was associated with contact between outbreak victims and puppies sold through Petland stores.

Puppies and dogs infected with Campylobacter may suffer from diarrhea lasting 5 – 15 days. The diarrhea may be watery to bloody with mucus, and is sometimes bile-stained. Not every infected dog exhibits symptoms, and apparently healthy dogs may still be able to transmit the bacteria to other animals or to people.

Symptoms of Campylobacter infection in people include diarrhea (often bloody), fever, and stomach cramps 2 to 5 days after being exposed to the bacteria.

According to CDC, the illness usually lasts about a week and most people recover without antibiotic treatment.

Recalls and Alerts: November 24 – 27, 2019

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United States

OUTBREAK ALERT (UPDATE): FDA and CDC report that the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from the Salinas, California growing region has increased in size to encompass 67 individuals in 19 states. Thirty-nine outbreak victims have been hospitalized. The federal agencies are recommending that consumers avoid all romaine lettuce indicated as having been grown in the Salinas growing region. Products labeled as greenhouse-grown or hydroponic lettuce are not affected by this warning.

Food Safety Recall: Hodgson Mill recalls Unbleached All-Purpose White Wheat Flour (5 lb bags; Lot #001042 & 005517; Use by 10-01-2020 & 10-02-2020) due to the potential presence of pathogenic E. coli.

Food Safety Recall: UNFI recalls Wild Harvest® Organic All-Purpose Flour, Unbleached (5 lb bags; Best if used by 010820 CC 15:58; UPC 711535509158) due to potential E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Expansion): Northern Fisheries LTD recalls Tuna King brand Tuna Medallions (2-3oz & 10x1lb; Lot #0058797; Production date 06/13/2019; UPC 815838020638) due to elevated histamine levels.

Canada

Food Safety Recall: Olymel S.E.C. / L.P. recalls Lafleur brand Original Wieners (450g; Best Before 2020 JA 15; UPC 0 65305 02201 0) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Deli Queen recalls certain smoked fish products (variable weight; items sold up to and including 25 November 2019) due to lack of assurance of product safety. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Cap On Food recalls Tomato sauce (500 mL; Product sold up to and including November 21, 2019) and Hot pepper sauce (250 mL; Product sold up to and including November 21, 2019) due to lack of assurance of product safety.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Belgium): La société Hygiena SA recalls NATALI brand Préparation en poudre BIO pour dessert fermenté soja / Organic powder preparation for fermented soy dessert (2 x 6g; Lot #A1922405; Best before 10/02/2021) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (Denmark): CPF Denmark A/S recalls Coop Chicken Tikka Masala (350g; Lots 0562092 B06 and 0562092 B07; Best before 2 / 4-2021) due to undeclared wheat (gluten), sesame and soy.

Allergy Alert (France): E. Leclerc recalls Côté Table brand 4 paniers fromage de chèvre surgelés / Goat cheese baskets, frozen (4-pack / 400g; Lot #2019239; Best before 27/02/21) due to undeclared salmon.

Allergy Alert (Italy): Rigamonti recalls Rigamonti brand Bresaola di tacchino (90g; Lot #719470311; Best before 03-02-2020) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (Italy): Bio’s Merenderia recalls various Bio’s Merenderia brand due to undeclared mustard. Please refer to the individual recall notices for a complete list of affected products.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): PLUS recalls PLUS Tortilla Wraps (component of PLUS Shopping Package) due to undeclared gluten.

Allergy Alert (UK): Sainsbury’s recalls by Sainsbury’s brand Hot Buffalo Dip (90g; Use by 06 December 2019) due to undeclared egg.

Allergy Alert (UK): TJ Morris recalls Oxfordshire Tea Co. Butter Shortbread (119g; All date codes) due to undeclared wheat (gluten).

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): SPAR recalls SPAR brand haché de poulet / ground chicken (500g; Lots 01947322, 01947323, 01947324, 01947325; Best before 25/11/2019; 26/11/2019; 27/11/2019; 28/11/2019, respectively) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Carrefour recalls Carrefour brand Grignottes de poulet Barbecue / Barbeque chicken nibbles (250g; Lot A19317; Best before 03/12/2019) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): La société Fromageries de l’Etoile recalls AUCHAN Mmm brand 9 brochettes de fromage frais & saumon fumé / Fresh cheese and smoked salmon brochettes (80g; Lot #73175849; Best before 04/01/2020) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Thalheimer Bauernwurst Deuerlein Vertriebs GmbH recalls Griebenschmalz / Lard (100g; various flavours; Best before 20.03.2020) due to foreign matter (metal wire) contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Kaufland Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG recalls various K-Favourites brand Liverwurst sausages due to interruption in the correct holding temperature. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): UNSER LAND GmbH recalls Shell eggs (Best before 11.12.-18.12.19) due to Campylobacter coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Thomas Dinkel recalls Shell eggs (Best before 11.12.-18.12.19) due to Campylobacter coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Fleischerei Diedrich Eckhoff, Inh recalls Various meat and sausage products due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (UK): Darwin’s Dairy recalls its entire milk and cream product range because the products may not have been effectively pasteurised. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Food Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Importer recalls la alegria brand Chorizo Picante (200g; Lots #37, 38 and 39; Best before April 30, 2020; Product of Spain) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Israel): Williger Industries Ltd. recalls Vking brand Smoked Salmon (100g; Expiry 07.12.19) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Israel): The Mickey Delicatessen Food Fish and Salads Company Ltd. recalls Tehina salad (100g; Expiry 24.11.19) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Venerdi Ltd recalls Venerdi brand Paleo seeded buns (260g; Best before 28.11.19) due to undeclared sesame.

Allergy Alert (New Zealand): New World Wellington City recalls New World Wellington City brand Red Velvet Cup cakes (6 pack; Use-by date up to and including 01.12.2019) due to undeclared egg.

Food Safety Recall (Australia): Kalleske Meats recalls Kalleske Meats Plain Mettwurst (500g, bonus 150g; Best Before 11 May 20) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Mercury Bay Creamery recalls all Mercury Bay Creamery brand cheese and milk products and raw (unpasteurized) drinking milk (All sizes, batches and flavours) as the business is not registered and there is no information on the process controls.