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Recalls and Alerts: October 9, 2012

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: The Kellogg Company recalls Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size Original Cereal (18-oz carton with UPC 3800331829, or 3800073444, 24-oz carton with UPC 3800031834, 30-oz carton with UPC 3800046954; Best before APR 01 2013 KB – SEP 21 2013 KB), Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size Original Cereal (70-0z club store carton; UPC 3800031921; Best before APR 01 2013 KB – JUL 29 2013 KB), Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size Original Cereal (single-serve bowl; UPC 3800004961; Best before 04013 KB – 09213 KB), Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size Original Cereal (single-serve carton; UPC 3800021993; Best before AP 04013 – AP 09213 or FK 04013 – FK 09213), Kellogg’s Mini-Wheats Unfrosted Bite Size Cereal (single-serve carton; UPC 3800021983; Best before FK 04013 – FK 09213) and Kellogg’s Mini-Wheats Unfrosted Bite Size Cereal (18-oz carton; UPC 3800035982; Best before APR 01 2013 KB – SEP 21 2013 KB), because of the possible presence of fragments of flexible metal mesh from a fault manufacturing part. The recalled products were distributed nationwide to retailers and food service suppliers, including US Foods.
  • Food Safety Recall: General Mills recalls Cascadian Farm Sweet & Salty Peanut Pretzel Bars, Cascadian Farm Sweet & Salty Mixed Nut Granola Bars, Cascadian Farm Peanut Butter Chip Chewy Granola Bars, Cascadian Farm Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars, and Cascadian Farm Trail Mix Dark Chocolate Cranberry Chewy Granola Bars (Best if Used By: 01NOV2012 and 02NOV2012), because these products may contain peanut pieces from Sunland, Inc., and may be contaminated with Salmonella.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Millington Seafood, LLC that an August 2012 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility found serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation.
  • FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Nick & Katie’s Inc. (New Orleans, LA) That a May-June 2012 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility found serious deviations from FDA’s Low-Acid Canned Food regulations and Acidified Foods regulations, and with applicable parts of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) provisions.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Finland): FK Trube Oy Kuopiosta recalls Blueberry-Raspberry Filled Bun (225g; Best before 16/10/2012), due to a packaging error that may have resulted in some packages containing Apple-filled buns. These incorrectly filled packages contain undeclared apple and cinnamon.
  • Allergy Alert (Luxembourg): Revogan recalls Valpiform pain de mie (Lot #12144; Best before 14/08/2012, 05/09/2012, 21/08/2012) because the “peanut-free” products contain traces of peanut.
  • Food Safety Recall (Germany): Johma Salades BV recalls Salmon Salad due to possible contamination with Salmonella Thompson. The recalled salad was sold by Aldi Nord in the regions of Bremen, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • Outbreak Alert Update (Germany): The outbreak of acute gastroenteritis that sickened more than 11,000 people was traced to contaminated strawberries that originated in China.
  • Pharmaceutical Product Safety Alert/Recall (UK): Sanofi Pasteur MSD recalls 16 batches of Typhim Vi typhoid vaccine (distributed from 7 January 2011 onward) following filling problems in the manufacturing process that may have reduced the effectiveness of the vaccine.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1400): Salmonella Dublin in beef meat from Ireland; distributed to Denmark.
  • Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2012.1401): Undeclared sulphite in dried goji berries from China; distributed to Gibraltar and the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1403): Pseudomonas aeruginosa in spring water from Poland; distributed to Poland and the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1404): Salmonella Amersfoort in laurel leaves, oregano, basil from Turkey, via Germany; distributed to Norway.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1405): Parasitic infestation with Anisakis of chilled monktail from the United Kingdom; distributed to Italy.
  • Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2012.1406): Salmonella infantis in processed animal proteins from the Netherlands; distributed to Belgium.
  • Food Supplement Safety Notification (EU #2012.1408): Arsenic in food supplement from Belgium; distributed to Belgium, Estonia, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
  • Food Safety/Outbreak Notification (EU #2012.1409): Foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by frozen strawberries from China; distributed to Germany.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1411): Glass fragments in mackerel fillet with olive oil from Spain; distributed to Austria and Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.1412): Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkey; distributed to Denmark.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Proprietary Medicine Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Yeung Ng Tong Medical Manufactory Limited recalls Tiao Jing Bu Xue Pills and Yeung Ng Tong Tin Hee Pills, after the Department of Health laboratory detected the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs diclofenac and indomethacin in a sample of the product.
  • Outbreak Alert (India): An outbreak of gastroenteritis in Gandhi Camp area of Batala in Gurdaspur district has claimed eleven lives. Thirty other people are recovering in hospital, and twenty others who also were hospitalized have since recovered. The outbreak was due to the mixing of sewage with potable water.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Pharmaceutical Product Alert/Recall (Australia): Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd recalls Typhim Vi 0.025mg/0.5mL Salmonella typhi Vi polysaccharide vaccine injection syringe (Syringe Batch #E1246, G0461, H0078, H0101, H0198 H0507; Expiry 10/2012, 08/2013, 01/2014, 02/2014, 04/2014, 09/2014 respectively, because the affected batches may have lower than expected antigen content, which may result in reduced efficacy. The results of recent investigations by Sanofi Pasteur suggest heterogeneity (non-uniformity) in the content of the active component (polysaccharide) in some syringes within these batches.

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: October 8, 2012 – Part B

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.

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall: Boucherie W.E. Bégin, inc (Saint-Jean, QC) recalls Fesse Braisée Tranchée / Sliced Ham (vacuum packaged, Best before 11 October 2012 or Sliced to order, packaged 26 and 27 September, 2012), because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
  • Food Safety Recall: UNFI Canada Inc. recalls Popcorn Indiana brand Aged White Cheddar Popcorn (255g & 225g; UPC 8 43571 00078 5; Best by 18/FEB/2013 & 25/FEB/2013, respectively), because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products were distributed in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador, and may have also been distributed in other provinces.
  • Food Safety Recall: To-Le-Do Foodservice Ltd. recalls a number of To-Le-Do beef products (code dates September 10, 25, & 26, 2012) due to potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The recalled products were supplied to hotels, restaurants and institutions in Manitoba.
  • Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall: CBC News reports that Sanofi Pasteur has recalled batches of Typhim Vi vaccine (Batch #G1122-1, G1557-1, G0182-2 & H0176-1), used to immunize people against Salmonella typhi, because the amount of antigen varied in some syringes.
  • Outbreak Alert Update: The outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses linked to recalled meat from XL Foods, Inc. (Brooks, AB) has grown to eleven cases, in Alberta (7 cases), Newfoundland and Labrador (1 case in the Eastern Region), Quebec (2 cases) and British Columbia (1 case reported from Vancouver Island). As of October 2nd, an additional 13 cases also were under investigation in Saskatchewan.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Belgium): Natura S.p.r.l recalls Natura brand Cocktail Sauce (180g and 310g jars; DDM between 1/10/2012 and 3/04/2013), because the product contains undeclared celery.
  • Allergy Alert (Belgium): Revogan recalls Valpiform brand Pain de mie tranché (350g; Lot 12144; Expiry 21/11/2012) and Pain de mie aux fibres (350g; Lot #12145; Expiry 22/11/2012 & 24/11/2012), because the products, which are labeled “sans arachides” contain undeclared peanut.
  • Food Safety Recall (Belgium): S.p.r.l Bella Sicilia recalls Marte brand Ricotta Torretta (850-1000g; Lot #131212 & 100113; Best before dates of 13/12/2012 & 10/01/2013, respectively), because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
  • Food Safety Recall (Finland): Itu Biodyn Ltd. recalls Holle Bio-Babybrei 3-Korn baby food (Made in Germany; Batch #R11171; Expiry 04/25/2013), because the product contains ochratoxin A in excess of the allowable limit.
  • Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall (UK): BBC reports that Sanofi Pasteur MSD has recalled 88% of its Typhim Vi vaccine stock because tests found that some samples were too weak. Individuals who were injected with the vaccine since January 2011 may not be fully immunized against typhoid.
  • Outbreak Alert Update (Germany): The outbreak of acute gastroenteritis that sickened more than 11,000 individuals – most of them children – ws traced to a batch of frozen strawberries. The Saxony-Anhalt State Office for Consumer Protection has detected noroviruses in a sample from this batch of strawberries.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Food Safety Alert/Recall (Hong Kong): The Centre for Food Safety has been advised by Canada that some of the beef products recalled by XL Foods Inc. were supplied to Hong Kong. These products were recalled due to potential contamination with E. coli O157:H7. The Centre has alerted the trade and has instructed importers and distributors to recall the affected products.
  • Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Amedis Company Limited recalls Inflexal V 2012/2013 seasonal influenza vaccine (All batches) as a result of a global recall announced by the manufacturer, Crucell. Two batches of the product at the Crucell’s Swiss manufacturing site were found to be contaminated with bacteria.
  • Proprietary Medicine Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Peking Health Products Company recalls Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Wan (Batch No.20120603W), because the total bacteria count of 61,000 is 6-fold higher than the permitted limit.
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall (Hong Kong): GlaxoSmithKline Ltd. recalls Panadol Cold & Flu Hot Remedy – Lemon with Honey (Batch #2004), due to an error in printing the expiration date.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Recall (Australia): Woolworths Ltd. recalls Woolworths Almond Kernels (Best before 05/02/13, 06/04/13, 07/04/13, 12/04/13), due to Salmonella contamination. The recalled nuts were distributed nationally at Woolworths Supermarkets, Safeway, Food for Less, and Flemings Supermarkets.
  • Outbreak Alert (New Zealand): Health officials are warning the public, restaurants and cafés to cook liver and other organ meats thoroughly. Twenty-six cases of Campylobacter infections have been linked to consumption of liver in the past year.
  • Outbreak Alert (New Zealand): Three patients and 13 staff members of Rotorua Hospital were infected with norovirus between September 18th and 21st. The outbreak may also have spread to a rest home.

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: October 8, 2012 – Part A (USA)

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: Nestle Prepared Foods Company, dba Buitoni North America recalls Buitoni® spinach & Portobello Mushroom All Natural Ravioli (18 oz/510g bags; UPC 24842-99186; Production code 225451757; Best before OCT 2013), because the product may contain Shrimp and Lobster ravioli due to a packaging error; the mislabelled products potentially contain undeclared shrimp and lobster. The recalled product was sold exclusively at Target stores.
  • Allergy Alert: Stefano Foods, Inc. (Charlotte, NC) recalls Quesadilla Chick Ins (12/24 oz; Case code F2829; Use by 03/31/2013), because the product contains undeclared isolated soy protein. The recalled product was produced on August 3, 2012 and shipped to a distributor in Georgia for further distribution to retail locations.
  • Allergy Alert: Baensch Food Products Co. recalls Ma Baensch Marinated Herring in Wine Sauce (24-oz glass jar; UPC 71444910220; Best If Used By 06NOV12; Lot Code 158), because the product may contain undeclared milk. The recalled product was distributed to select retail stores in Wisconsin and Rockford, Ill. beginning on June 6, 2012.
  • Food Safety Recall: Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese recalls Kentucky Rose bleu cheese (8 oz wedge, 3.5 lb or 7.0 lb wedge or 15 lb wheel, vacuum packed; Lot #120531), Kentucky Bleu, bleu cheese (8 oz wheel or 1.5 lb wheel, waxed, hand wrapped; Lot #120531 & 120612), Awe-Brie, brie cheese (8 oz wheel or 1.5 lb wheel, hand wrapped; Lot #120614, 120629 & 120716), and Tomme de Nena, tomme cheese (8 oz wedge, 3.5 lb or 7.0 lb wedge or 14 lb wheel, vacuum packed; Lot #120614 & 120716), because the cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled cheeses were sold to farmers markets, restaurants, distributors and retailers in Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia between August 22nd and September 25, 2012.
  • Food Safety Recall: Krasnyi Oktyabr (Brooklyn, NY) recalls Beer Set Dried Rudd (7 oz/200g vacuum packed bag; Best before 10.22.12; Product of Russia), because the fish was not properly eviscerated prior to processing and may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum spores. The recalled product was sold to one retail store on June 14.
  • Food Safety Recall: Gretchen’s Shoebox Express expands its earlier recall of Protein Bistro Boxes to include Starbucks Protein Bistro Bars (6.8 oz; UPC 762111881502; Enjoy By 09/28/12, 09/30/12 – 10/06/12) in response to the expanded peanut butter recall announced by Sunland, Inc. due to potential Salmonella contamination.
  • Food Safety Recall: Stewart Brothers (Decatur, IL) recalls ground beef products (Code 255 or 256; Establishment #447), because the products were made from beef trim that may be contaminated with E. coli. The recalled products were produced on Sept. 12 and distributed to local restaurants.
  • Food Safety Recall: Talenti Gelato recalls Talenti Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Gelato (1 pt/473 ml; UPC 1 86852  00094 5; Best by 3/21/13 through 3/26/14)  because the peanut butter used in the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product was distributed to retail stores nationwide between September 2011 and September 2012.
  • Food Safety Recall: Kilwins Quality Confections, Inc. (Petoskey, MI) recalls Kilwins Sugar Free (S/F) Peanut Butter Fudge (7 oz pkgs; Bar code 000648; Lot #67936, 67105, 66959, 66413, 66248, 65123, 63124, 62693, 62612, 61658, 61621), because the product contains peanut butter that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product was sold in Kilwins retail stores in Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.
  • Food Safety Recall Update: Trader Joe’s recalls the following products (All code dates up to and including 24SEPT13) due to potential contamination with Salmonella: Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter (sku 97111), Valencia Peanut Butter with Roasted Flaxseeds (sku 98927), Almond Butter with Roasted Flaxseeds (sku 94079), Organic Creamy Valencia Peanut Butter (sku 81955), Organic Crunchy Valencia Peanut Butter (sku 81953), Organic Creamy Unsalted Valencia Peanut Butter (sku 91587), and Organic Crunchy Unsalted Valencia Peanut Butter (sku 91581). This is an expansion of an earlier recall.
  • Food Safety Recall: Kraft Foods Group, Inc. recalls Kraft String Cheese – Jalapeño Variety (12 oz bag with 12 individual 1 oz snacks; Best by 23 NOV 2012; UPC 2100002977), because a thin layer of plastic film from the package may remain adhered to the product and cause a possible choking hazard. The affected product was distributed across the USA.
  • Food Safety Recall: Kellogg Company recalls Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats® Bite-Size cereal (24 oz; Lot 4/1/13KB through 9/21/13KB; UPC 38000-31834), due to possible contamination with flexible metal mesh fragments.
  • Food Safety Recall: Chattanooga Bakery, Inc. recalls additional MoonPie® Crunch Peanut Butter (Code dates 10/29/12, 12/10/12, 01/07/13 and 01/29/13), because they contain peanut butter recalled by Sunland, Inc. due to potential Salmonella contamination.
  • Food Safety Recall: Haggen Northwest Fresh and TOP Food & Drug recall All Natural Black Licorice (UPC 0-41364-08481) due to potential for elevated levels of lead.
  • Food Safety Recall: Foppen (Netherlands) recalls Foppen Norwegian Smoked Salmon Slices (12 oz) and Kirkland Signature Norwegian Imported Smoked Salmon (2 x 12 oz), due to potential contamination with Salmonella. The recalled products were manufactured in Greece by Foppen (a Dutch company) and sold at Costco.
  • Food Recall: Bi-Lo advises its customers that the manufacturer has recalled Activia Light Peach Yogurt (4 packs of 4-oz cups; UPC 0-36632-02366; Item code 268011; Lot #NOV 07 2012 MZ, NOV 09 2012 MZ and NOV 10 2012 MZ).
  • Public Health Alert Update: USDA/FSIS expands its earlier Public Health Alert to include all beef and beef products produced on August 24, 27, 28, 29 and September 5 by XL Foods, Inc. (Canadian Est. 038), Brooks, Alberta, Canada, because the beef may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. FSIS has not released a list of affected products, but has posted a retail distribution list.
  • Food Safety Recall / Outbreak Alert Update: Sunland, Inc. expands its earlier recall to include all products manufactured in its Peanut Butter Plant after March 1, 2010. The expanded recall covers all previously identified Peanut Butter, Almond Butter, Cashew Butter, and Tahini products as well as Roasted Blanched Peanut Products. New product categories being added to the list are several varieties of flavored butters and spreads, including Thai Ginger Butter, Chocolate Butter and Banana Butter. The expanded recall is in response to the recovery of Salmonella from an opened jar of Trader Joe’s Valencia Creamy Peanut Butter collected from a case-patient’s home during the ongoing investigation of a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney infections. As of October 5, 2012, a total of 35 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Bredeney had been reported from 19 states.
  • Pet Food Safety Recall: Kasel Associated Industries (Denver, CO) recalls Nature’s Deli Chicken Jerky Dog Treats (2.5 lb clear plastic bag; UPC 647263800208; Best By 091913 DEN), after FDA found Salmonella in a sample of this batch as part of a routine testing program. The recalled treats were distributed to 57 Sam’s Club locations in Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.
  • Pet Food Safety Recall: Premium Nutritional Products, Inc. recalls ZuPreem® Medium/Large and Large FruitBlend™ With Natural Fruit Flavors maintenance formula bird foods (Expiry dates 11/30/13 or 11/13; Lot #598405052 or 598405072), because the products may contain higher-than recommended levels of calcium.
  • Outbreak Alert: The Alabama Department of Public Health is investigating a Salmonella outbreak – possibly food-borne – among staff and students at Fayetteville High School. Thirty-five people are reported ill and six have been hospitalized. One clinical sample tested positive for Salmonella. Additional test results are pending.

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.