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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OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION UPDATE: CDC reports 87 confirmed cases and 18 hospitalizations in an ongoing Salmonella outbreak linked to charcuterie meats produced by Fratelli Beretta. Cases have been reported from 30 states.
Food Safety Recall: Raw Farms LLC recalls RAW FARMS brand Raw Cheddar Cheese Block (1 lb & 1/2 lb; Batch 20231113-1 or older) and RAW FARMS brand Raw Cheddar Cheese – shred (1/2 lb; Batch 20240116 or older) due to potential E. coli 0157:H7 contamination.
Canada
Food Safety Recall: Star Egg Co. Ltd. recalls certain brands of eggs due to possible Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products, all of which were distributed only in Saskatchewan.
Europe
Allergy Alert (Sweden): Lantmännen Cerealia recalls Kungsörnen Grahamsmjöl / Graham flour, coarse ground (1.5 kg; Best before 13-12-2024) due to undeclared rye.
Allergy Alert (UK): ALDI recalls Carlos Takeaway Meat Feast Pasta Bake (600g; Use by 25 February 2024, 26 February 2024, 27 February 2024) due to undeclared mustard.
Food Safety Recall (Finland): Tokmanni recalls MERBA Kolmen suklaan keksi / Triple chocolate cookies (180g; Best before 5 December 2024) due to possible foreign matter contamination (metal particles).
Food Safety Recall (France): L’ATELIER PREMIUM recalls L’ATELIER DE NOOR brand HOUMOUS SAUCE AUX POIVRONS VERTS / Hummus sauce with green peppers (200g; Lot 460240124; Use by 31/03/2024) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): COOPERATIVE U ENSEIGNE recalls PEYAC brand POULET LABEL ROUGE SUD OUEST JAUNE / Whole raw chicken (Lot 2074055257; Use by 01/02/2024 & 02/02/2024) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Manufacturer recalls Sheridans Cheesemongers Wicklow Ban Cheese (150g; Use by dates 05/03/2024 & 09/03/2024, and all use-by dates from 16/02/2024 to 25/02/2024 inclusive; Product of Ireland) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (Italy): Merba B.V. recalls Chocolate Cookies (225g; Lot L2334702; Best before 12-12-2024) due to possible foreign matter contamination (metal particles).
Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Manufacturer recalls Milka Oreo Barre (5 x 37g; Lot OSK0934651; Best before 18/08/2024) due to possible foreign matter contamination (plastic).
Food Safety Recall (Spain): Manufacturer recalls Milka Oreo Barre (37g; Lot OSK0934651; Expiry date 08/01/2024) due to possible foreign matter contamination (plastic).

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