Tag: E. coli O157:H7

Recalls and Alerts: June 30 – July 7, 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: Dierbergs Markets recalls various Deli Products with multiple use by dates in all retail stores due to undeclared fish and milk. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Allergy Alert: Raja Foods LLC recalls Anarkali Peshawari Naan (15 oz pkg) due to undeclare milk.

Allergy Alert: Clif Bar & Company recalls CLIF® BUILDER’S® Bar Chocolate Mint flavor, CLIF Kid Zbar® Protein Chocolate Mint and CLIF Kid Zbar® Protein Chocolate Chip flavors due to undeclared peanuts and some tree nuts, including almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, walnuts and coconuts. Please refer to the recall notice for additional details.

Allergy Alert: Willow Tree Poultry Farm recalls Buffalo style chicken salad (12.5 oz. individual plastic containers; produced on June 27, 2017) due to undeclared tuna. The recalled products were shipped to Whole Foods Market locations in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York

Dietary Supplement Safety Recall: Hardcore Formulations recalls all lots and expiration dates of Ultra-Sten and D-Zine capsules due to presence of methylstenbolone (Ultra-Sten) and dymethazine (D-Zine), which are considered to be derivatives of anabolic steroids.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Industry recalls Clif Builder’s brand Chocolate Mint Protein Bar (68g individual and multi-packs; Product codes From 2016JN19M6 to 2018MR08M6) and Clif Builder’s brand Protein Bars Variety Pack (18 x 68g; From 2016JN18M55210 to 2018FE147095) due to undeclared peanuts, tree nuts and coconut. The recalled product was supplied to retailers nationwide.

Allergy Alert: Newlyweds Foods Co. recalls various Newlyweds Foods Co. brand breadings due to undeclared milk. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of recalled products, which were distributed to hotels, restaurants and institutional customers in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec.

Food Safety Recall: Maurice St-Laurent Limitée recalls St. Laurent Butter (454g; Product code 156 074; UPC 0 62260 00454 9) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled product was supplied to retailers in Quebec.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Belgium): ALDI recalls CHIPS GAUFRÉES – POIVRE & SEL/Ripple Chips – Pepper and salt (250g; Best before 01/12/2017) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (Ireland): Clif Bar & Company recalls CLIF BUILDER’S Protein Chocolate Mint Bar (68g bars and 12-pack cartons; batch codes from 05APR16M3 to 23APR18M3; Best before dates from 05APR16 to 23APR18) due to undeclared peanuts and tree nuts, namely, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans and walnuts.

Allergy Alert (UK): Clif Bar recalls Clif Builders Chocolate Mint Protein Bar (68g; all best before dates from 05 April 2016 to 23 April 2018) due to undeclared peanuts, nuts (including almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, and walnuts), certain cereals containing gluten (barley, rye, wheat) and milk or milk constituents.

Allergy Alert (UK): CL Trading Ltd recalls Birthday Cake Cookie Dough Bites (88g; all batch codes and date codes) due to undeclared wheat (gluten), soya, and milk.

Allergy Alert (UK): Waitrose recalls 8 Belgian White Chocolate Chunk All Butter Cookies (200g; Best before 23 December 2017) due to undeclared hazelnut.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Cock’s Vleeswaren NV recalls Pâté aux pommes/Apple paté (120g; Best by 20/07/17) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Boost Nutrition recalls Bosto Basmati Rice (4 x 125g; Best by 12/2019; Lot #4546) due to aflatoxin contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Cock’s Vleeswaren NV recalls Paté Loaf slices (115g; Best before 13/07/17) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): La société Vignasse et Donney recalls Belliande et Vignasse et Donney brands of ground steak and ground meat (Lot numbers beginning 17178 and 17179; Best if used by 04/07/2017 and 05/07/2017) due to potential contamination with E. coli O157:H7. The recalled meat was sold in Leclerc, Auchan, Carrefour, Intermarché, Super U stores and in traditional butcher shops.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Wonkandy recalls Wonkandy Small New York Cake (345g; best before date 30/11/2017; Product of Spain) due to risk of injury from sharp plastic sticks.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Boost Nutrition recalls Bosto Basmati Rice (4 x 125g; Best by 12/2019; Lot #4546) due to aflatoxin contamination.

Food Safety Recall (UK): Daylesford recalls Daylesford Rosemary & Thyme Roast Ham and Daylesford Smoked Black Ham (all pack sizes; Use by 20 July 2017 and 25 July 2017) due to presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

Food Safety Recall (UK): Forrester Sales Ltd recalls Delamere British Hot & Spicy Roast Chicken Wings (350g; Batch code 12250c; Use by 09 July 2017) due to undercooking.

Food Safety Recall (UK): Alpro recalls Alpro Growing Up Drink, 1-3+yrs (1 litre UHT pack; Best before 05 March 2018; Batch codes starting with AB2310 XX:XX) due to insufficient sterilization.

Australia and New Zealand

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): New World Rototuna recalls Honey Mint & Rosemary Lamb Sausages (various weights; Best before 05/07/17, 08/07/17, 09/07/17 and 12/07/17) because the product may contain plastic pieces.

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 28 – 29, 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

Food Safety Alert: Par’s Natural Foods, LLC alerts the public that Par’s Natural Foods Pueblo Green Chili Sauce (16 and 32 oz containers) as the product may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.

Food Safety Recall: Mountain Fresh Dairy, LLC recalls Mountain FRESH KOSHER DAIRY CHOLOV YISROEL 1% Lowfat Milk (half-gallon plastic containers; Use by JUL 07 2017) due to improper pasteurization. The recalled milk was sold at three Non Profit Grocery Stores in New Jersey (NPGS) and was also distributed by the Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse (CHOW) in Broome County, New York

Food Safety Recall: Vinh Hoan USA, Inc. recalls approximately 84,000 pounds of imported frozen Swai fillet products that were distributed into U.S. commerce without meeting federal requirements. Please refer to the recall notice for complete details of the recalled products, which shipped to wholesale locations in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin.

Canada

Outbreak Alert: Public Health Agency of Canada alerts the public to an outbreak of 20 cases of Cyclospora in British Columbia (5) and Ontario (15). The source of the outbreak has not yet been identified.

Food Safety Recall/Outbreak Alert (Updates): MAPAQ and the City of Montreal urge consumers to avoid products containing IQF whole raspberries due to Norovirus contamination. Please refer to the June 28, 2017 and June 29, 2017 advisories for lists of affected products. A number of illnesses linked to the raspberries have been reported to MAPAQ.

Allergy Alert: Pita Royale recalls various pita bread products due to undeclared sesame seeds. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Thrifty Kitchens recalls various Thrifty Kitchens brand products due to the potential presence of harmful extraneous material. Please refer to the recall notice for additional information on affected products, which were distributed to retailers in British Columbia.

Food Safety Recall: Maple Leaf Foods Inc. recalls Chicken Breast Nuggets (840g; Best Before Date 2018 MR 06; Retail Package Code 7065; Shipping Carton Code 2017-03-06; UPC 0 63100 02776 6) due to potential presence of pieces of pen. The recalled product was distributed to retailers nationwide.

Food Safety Recall: Mantab Groupe Alimentaire recalls Below Zero brand IQF Whole Raspberries (5 x 1kg; Product code 161109; UPC 1 00 69821 06020 1) due to Norovirus contamination. The recalled product was supplied to hotels, restaurants and institutional customers in Ontario and Quebec.

Food Safety Recall: Industry recalls certain pie shells and tart shells due to E. coli O121 contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products, which were distributed to retailers in Ontario.

Food Safety Recall: Industry recalls certain pie shells and tart shells due to E. coli O121 contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products, which were distributed to retailers in Ontario.

Europe

Allergy Alert (UK): Sainsbury’s recalls Taste the Difference Edamame Thai Spiced Dip (170g; Use by date 5 July 2017) due to undeclared milk and pistachio nuts.

Food Safety Recall (France): La société VF recalls Les Economiques brand 20% ground meat (800g; Lot 7171C02; Expiry date 27 June 2017) and unbranded 20% ground steak (2 x 100g; Lot 7171S02; Expiry date 27 June 2017) due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The recalled products were sold in AUCHAN supermarkets during the period between 21/06/2017 and 26/06/2017.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Lidl Ireland recalls What’s Cooking? Meat Free Mince (454g; all batch codes and best before dates) due to possible presence of plastic pieces.

Food Safety Recall (UK): MTA Foods (UK) Ltd recalls What’s Cooking? Frozen Meat Free Mince (454g; all best before dates) and Meet The Alternative Beef Style Mince (500g; Best before January 2018, February 2018, April 2018) because the products may contain blue plastic pieces.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Manuka Melts New Zealand Ltd recalls Manuka Melts brand New Zealand Manuka Honey Melts Original Flavour (48g carton; Batch #28018; Best Before 29/04/2019) due to undeclared propolis. The recalled product was sold in retail outlets throughout the South Island and Wellington.

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Westie Food Group Ltd recalls Westie Food Group brand Café Style Beef Lasagna (300g plastic bags; Affected dates up to and including Chilled Use By 14/7/2017, Frozen Best Before 28/06/2018) because the product may contain plastic pieces. The recalled product was sold in Countdown Supermarkets throughout New Zealand.

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 4 – 5, 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.

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

United States

Allergy Alert: Fry’s Food Stores recalls Bakehouse Bread Cranberry Orange Bread (16 oz; Sell By: June 07 2017 and Before; UPC 864934 00004) due to undeclared pecans and tree nuts. The recalled product was sold in all Fry’s Food Stores across Arizona.

Allergy Alert: Gilster-Mary Lee recalls Western Family Onion Soup Mix (4.5-oz cartons; Best By date of APR 10 18 D16; UPC 15400-03604) due to undeclared egg.

Food Safety Recall: Global Garlic Inc. recalls Queso Fresco/Whole Milk Cheese (16 oz pkgs; Expiration date September 19, 2017; UPC 8-96211-00235-9) and Queso Fresco x LB(Barra)/Whole Milk Cheese (5-6 lb pkgs; Expiration date June 17, 2017; no UPC) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled cheeses were distributed in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Louisiana and South Carolina.

Food Safety Recall: Naturally Wholesome Products LLC recalls Wholesome Country Creamery Half & Half (gallon and pint containers; batch code 4052917 or 2060517) due to the presence of alkaline phosphatase enzyme, an indicator of improper or incomplete pasteurization.

Food Safety Recall: Creation Gardens Inc. recalls 22,832 pounds of raw ground beef and beef primal cut products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products. The affected items were shipped to food service locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Ecom Food Industries recalls Woodland Foods brand De-Steamed (sic) Birdseye Chiles (15.8 kg; Product code L1009867) due to undeclared peanut. The recalled product was supplied to hotels, restaurants and institutional customers in Quebec.

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.