Tag: Food

Recalls and Alerts: December 6, 2011

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 Recall: Flying Food Group (Lawrenceville, GA) updates its recall to include two additional products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The additional recalled products are Turkey Quarter Pounder (7.38-oz pkg; Sell Thru dates of 10/11/11-11/30/11) and Turkey Quarter Pounder with Tomatoes (9.05-oz pkg; Sell Thru dates of 10/11/11-11/30/11). These additional recalled products were made for Race Trac and were distributed to retail outlets in Georgia only.
  • Pet Food Safety Recall: Procter & Gamble recalls Iams ProActive Health Smart Puppy Dry Dog Food (7.0-lb (Code Date 12784177I6), 8.0-lb (Code Dates 12794177D2 & 12794177D3) and 17.5-lb bags (Code Dates 12794177K1 & 12794177K2); Use By or Expiration Dates of February 5 or February 6, 2013), due to aflatoxin levels above the acceptable limit. The recalled pet food was distributed to a “limited number of retailers” in the eastern USA (AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, SC, VA).
  • Food Recall/Withdrawal: Food City reports that several varieties of Tribe Hummus have been recalled or withdrawn from the marketplace. Please refer to the Food City web site for a list of affected products.
  • Dietary Supplement Enforcement Action: At the request of FDA, U.S. Marshals seized raw materials imported by Infinity Marketing Group, Inc., because the materials contained ephedrine alkaloids, a family of compounds that were banned by FDA since 2004 for use in dietary supplements.
  • Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2011.1704): Undeclared milk ingredient in dark chocolate with salt flower from Slovenia; distributed to Australia, Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland and the USA.

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Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Food Safety Recall (Japan): Meiji recalls 400,000 cans of Meiji Step baby formula, because the product contains a small amount of radioactive cesium-134 and cesium-137. The product was sold only in Japan.
  • Food Safety Alert (China): Deliberate contamination of a yoghurt drink made by Coca-Cola is blamed for the death of one child and the poisoning of three other people. It’s not yet know what poison was contained in the Minute Maid Pulpy Milky beverage, but the investigation is being treated as a criminal case. Tens of thousands of bottles of the beverage have been removed from store shelves in Jilin, and several other cities have stopped selling the drink.
  • Outbreak Alert (Guam): At least 21 individuals were treated for symptoms of food poisoning after attending various functions. The common link among the victims was consumption of cream puffs from Celebrity Bakery.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.1716): Escherichia coli in chilled clams from France, with raw material from the United Kingdom; distributed to Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Switzerland and Thailand.

Australia and 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 web site.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains, listed on the Kroger corporate home page.
**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.

Recalls and Alerts: December 5, 2011

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 Enforcement Action: The Utah Division of Regulatory Services cites Mr. Fidel Gomez (West Valley City, UT) and fines him $500 for violations of the Utah Dairy Act, including illegally manufacturing and distributing cheese without a permit and not labeling the cheese. Mr. Gomez supplied a Salt Lake valley restaurant with queso fresco cheese that was linked to 42 lab-confirmed cases of Salmonella Newport gastroenteritis.

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall: Smiley sauce spaghetti à la viande (Farnham, QC) recalls Star Originale, Smiley brand Sauce Spaghetti à la Viande / Spaghetti Meat Sauce (750ml, 1.4L and 2.1L glass jars; sold before December 2, 2011), because the product was held and stored without refrigeration and represents a health hazard.

Europe

  • Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Culina Foods sprl recalls Sla Mustard Dill Dressing (250ml bottles; Best before 17/02/12, 02/04/12, 09/04/12, 12/05/12, 21/05/12, and 12/06/12; Lot #1106171, 1106172, 1108021, 1108022, 1108091, 1108092, 1109131, 1109132, 1109211, and 1110121), due to possible fermentation in the bottles as a result of a production error.
  • Food Safety Recall (France): A l’Olivier recalls various flavors of vinaigrette (250ml bottles), because of possible contamination with particles of glass. Please refer to the recall notice for a list of flavors, lot numbers and Best Before dates.
  • Food Safety Recall (Germany): Tirol Milch Wörgl recalls Andreas Hofer Anniversary Cheese (200g; Best before 02/09/2012), Austrian Alps Mark Mountain Cheese (300g; Best before 28/02/2012, 03/05/2012, and 03/06/2012) and Mountain Cheese (430g; Best before 27/02/2012, 03/03/2012, 04/03/2012, 03/10/2012 and 11/03/2012), because the cheese rind may be contaminated with Listeria.
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Alert (Germany): Consumers should avoid using Slimming Coffee Leisure 18 Coffee for weight reduction (18 x 10g packets; Product of China; Batch # 20110801, 20110901, 20110924, 20110301, and 20110914), because the product contains the undeclared prescription medication sibutramine, which can cause serious side effects in certain individuals.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Food Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Trappist Dairy Limited recalls Trappist Dairy Hi-Calcium Low Fat Milk Drink (236ml; Use by 4.12.2011) and Trappist Dairy Fresh Milk (236 ml and 946 ml; Use by 6.12.2011), because the milk may be contaminated with toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes. Two illnesses have been reported.
  • Food Safety Alert (Saudi Arabia): The Saudi Food & Drug Authority (SFDA) warns the public that tests of Radwa Drops potable drinking water found that several samples contained in excess of the permitted limit of Bromate. Consumers should not drink this water. SFDA has taken steps to suspend production, and is urging Radwa Drops Potable Water Factory (Yanbu Al Bahr province) to recall its product from the local market.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Goodman Fielder New Zealand Ltd. recalls Sizzler Triple Cheese (precooked) Sausages (400g; Use by 8/12/2011 and 912/2011), because some of the sausages may contain blue plastic pieces.  The recalled product is sold in all supermarkets throughout New Zealand.
  • Medical Device Safety Recall (Australia): Coloplast Pty Ltd. recalls Trident Catheter Valve (Item #380851; Batch #2565208, 2646228, 2662994, 2696297, 2701396, 2708828, 2724652, 2730835, 2793517, 2800400, 2812339, 2819240, 2825445, 2887949, and 2918547), because the batches failed sterility tests conducted by the manufacturer.

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 web site.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains, listed on the Kroger corporate home page.
**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.

Recalls and Alerts: December 3, 2011

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: Popkoff Frozen Food, dba Blossom Foods (San Francisco, CA) recalls Blossom Foods Dark and White Meat Chicken with Vegetables (5-oz single serving cups and 5-lb bags; produced between May and Nov. 29, 2011), because the products are misbranded and contain undeclared soy. The recalled items were sold to institutions in the San Francisco and Oakland areas, and directly to consumers via the Internet.
  • Allergy Alert: Krasdale Foods Inc (White Plains, NY) recalls Krasdale Crispy Honey Oats and Flakes (14.5-oz cardboard box; Best if used by SEP 20 12 P4), because the product may contain undeclared almonds. The recalled product was distributed to independent retailers, C-Town Supermarkets and Bravo Supermarkets in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
  • Allergy Alert: Nishimoto Trading Company, Ltd. (Santa Fe Springs, CA) recalls Shirakiku Brand Dried Shiitake Whole Mushrooms (Product of China; 3-oz plastic rectangular pkg) and Shirakiku Brand Dried Shiitake Sliced Mushrooms (Product of China; 2-oz clear plastic rectangular pkg), because the products may contain high levels of undeclared sulfites.
  • Food Safety Recall: Flowers Foods (Thomasville, GA) withdraws Nature’s Own Butterbread (20-oz pkg; Best by date of 12/7/11; UPC 72250-04919), because the products may contain small flakes of aluminum. The recalled bread loaves were sold in grocery stores in Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, Union, and Volusia counties in Florida and in Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Glynn, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Ware, and Wayne counties in Georgia.
  • Food Safety Recall: Golden Glen Creamery (Bow, WA) recalls Herbes de Provence Butter and Mushroom Trio Butter (4-oz pkgs; produced November 2, 2011; distributed between 11/7/11 and 11/28/11), because the butters may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled Herbes de Provence Butter was sold at Whole Foods Market in Redmond, WA; the Mushroom Trio Butter was sold at Whole Foods Market in Redmond, WA and at various Metropolitan Market locations in Washington State.
  • Food Safety Recall Update: Ocean Spray (Lakeville, MA) expands its earlier recall of Original Flavor Craisins® Dried Cranberries to include five additional production lots. The Dried Cranberries may be contaminated with very small hair-like metal fragments. The additional five recalled lots (please see the recall notice for details), were shipped to retailers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.
  • Food Safety Recall: Cal Poly Creamery (San Luis Obispo, CA) recalls Farmstead Made Eggnog (1-qt bottles; Expiration dates Dec 10 and Dec 17), due to possible E. coli contamination. The recalled egg nog was sold in Scolari’s Foods (Paso Robles, Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo), Spencer’s Fresh Markets (Atascadero, Arroyo Grande, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Maria), SLO Fresh Market (San Luis Obispo) and Cal Poly Campus Store and Village Markets: Located on Cal Poly Campus (San Luis Obispo).

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall: Aliments Fontaine Santé Inc. (Ville Saint-Laurent, QC) recalls Fontaine Santé brand Sal-Couscous Royale (1kg and various weight containers (from deli counters); Best before 06 DE 2011), because the salad may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product was distributed in Quebec and Ontario, and may have been distributed nationally.
  • Food Safety Recall: Propack Foods Inc. (Toronto, ON) recalls Tropik Splash brand Lemonade (473 ml bottles; Lot code beginning with BB 2013 SEP 14), because the product may contain harmful glass particles. The recalled lemonade was distributed in Ontario and Quebec, and may also have been distributed nationally.
  • Food Safety Recall: Golden Boy Foods recalls Ocean Spray Soft & Moist Sweetened Dried Cranberries (10-lb; Best before 30 OCT 2013 M, 31 OCT 2013 M, and 1 NOV 2013), due to possible contamination with metal particles. The recalled product was shipped to a warehouse in British Columbia.
  • Health Supplement Safety Alert: Health Canada warns that the following three unauthorized health products were sold at certain retail stores in British Columbia: Yanshiwang, Jin Kong Fu, and Chong Cao She Bian Zhuang Yang Dan. These product contain undeclared prescription medication.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Netherlands): Jumbo and Super de Boer recall Euro brand natural white biscuits and Euro brand whole wheat biscuits (all packages) due to the presence of undeclared egg.
  • Allergy Alert (Netherlands): C1000 recalls all Natural white biscuits and whole wheat biscuits, due to the presence of undeclared egg.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Beauvais Foods A/S recalls Glyngøre Tuna in Water (185g; Batch codes SEAE OU TSBBC BIH9 MHTM: 09/2014 THAILAND NO. 2072 and SEAE OU TSBBC BJ49 MHTM: 10/2014 THAILAND NO. 2072; Best before 09/2014 and 10/2014, respectively), because the tuna has an unexplained unusual taste.
  • Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Nestle Polska S.A. withdraws Nestle Kaszka ryzowa jablko / Infant rice with apple (180g; Batch code 03.2012. 106103352; best before 01/03/2012), due to elevated levels of cadmium.
  • Food Safety Recall (Finland): All Bio-Gaudiano brand products have been recalled as a follow-up precaution after Bio-Gaudiano Olives Stuffed with Almonds were found to be the source of an outbreak of botulism in Finland.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Food Safety Alert (Hong Kong): The Centre for Health Protection urges the public not to collect and eat wild mushrooms from parks or the countryside, after a suspected food poisoning was reported.
  • Chinese Medicine Recall (Hong Kong): Chuan Chiong Co. Ltd. recalls Tong Ren Tang & Chuan Chiong, Qing Yin Wan (Batch No. 1010098), due to a quality defect. The recalled product was manufactured in the Mainland.

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 web site.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains, listed on the Kroger corporate home page.
**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.