Tag: Health

Recalls and Alerts: April 23, 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

  • Allergy Alert: Old Style Sausage (Denver, CO) recalls Old Style Sausage Bratwurst German Brand Sausage, Colorado Rocky Brat Amber Beer Bratwurst, Old Style Sausage Boulder Porter Bratwurst, Rocky Brat 1 Colorado Rocky Bratwurst, Old Style Sausage Rocky Brat II Colorado Rocky Bratwurst, Old Style Sausage Rocky Brats III Colorado Rocky Bratwurst, Colorado Rocky Brat Pork & Elk Bratwurst, and Colorado Rocky Brat Pork & Buffalo Bratwurst (12-lb cases; Est 8126; Produced prior to April 18, 2012; No packaging date or code), because the products contain undeclared egg. The recalled products were supplied to restaurants in Colorado.
  • Food Safety Recall: Albie’s Foods (Gaylord, MI) recalls Albie’s Pizza Calzone (pkgs containing 48 4.5-oz pieces; Produced April 10, 2012; Est 10100), because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product was shipped to institutions in Indiana and Michigan.
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Recall: XROCK INDUSTRIES (Fort Lauderdale, FL) recalls X-ROCK for Men (One capsule blister card, sold individually; All lot numbers; All expiry dates; UPC 0030950792) after analytical tests conducted by FDA reveal the presence of sildenafil and hydroxythiohomosildenafil. Sildenafil is the active pharmaceutical ingredient in an FDA-approved drug used to treat erectile dysfunction, and may cause serious side effects in some individuals.
  • Food Safety Enforcement Action (Hawaii): The Hawai’i State Department of Health embargoes approximately 28 acres of fresh basil produced by FAT Law’s Farm, Inc. due to the presence of methomyl, an unapproved pesticide.
  • Food Safety Alert (Tennessee): Tennessee Agriculture and Health officials are warning the public in and around Nashville that a truck load of potatoes destined for a landfill after being exposed to smoke and fire retardant was discovered missing and possibly distributed to unsuspecting area residents. Consumers should not accept or eat potatoes that were not purchased from a reputable source or retail outlet.

Canada

  • Allergy Alert: Kub Bakery Ltd. recalls Kub Bread brand Pumpernickel Bread (454g; UPC 0 72467 00116 6), due to the presence of undeclared soy. The recalled bread was sold in Manitoba.
  • Allergy Alert: Overwaitea Food Group LP recalls All Butter Croissants (6-ct; UPC 062639 418908; Packed on dates up to Apr.13.12), Mini Croissants (12-ct; UPC 062639 419066; Packed on dates up to Apr.13.12), Dessert Croissants (2-ct; UPC 062639 414436; Packed on dates up to Apr.14.12), Fresh Oven Quality Croissants (4=ct; UPC 062639 413118; Packed on dates up to Apr.13.12), Butter Croissants (8-ct; UPC 062639 412692; Packed on dates up to Apr.13.12) and Croissants (12-ct; UPC 062639 411237; Packed on dates up to Apr.13.12), due to the presence of undeclared egg. The recalled croissants were sold in Alberta and British Columbia.
  • Allergy Alert: Qualifirst Foods Ltd. recalls Nicole’s Divine Crackers – Dilly Dillingham (142g; Lot 11-143; UPC 7 32843 74494 9), due to the presence of undeclared gluten. The recalled product was sold nationally.
  • Allergy Alert: Uncle T Food Ltd. recalls (Japanese characters only) Noodles (135g; All codes; UPC 4 902881 048651), due to the presence of undeclared egg. The recalled product was sold in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario.
  • Food Safety Recall: The Berwick Meadowbrook Meat Market (Berwick, NS) recalls Fully Cooked Boneless Hams (Best before dates of April 1 and April 3), because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled hams were sold at the Meadowbrook Meat Market retail store in Berwick and at Alderney Landing Farm Market in Dartmouth. There also was limited wholesale distribution of the recalled hams in mainland Nova Scotia.
  • Health Hazard/Outbreak Alert: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency warns the public not to consume Whole Fesikh Mullet and Cut Up Fesikh Mullet In Oil  (variable count and weight packages; no code or date information; sold from Lotus Catering and Find Food, 1960 Lawrence Ave. E., Toronto, Ontario on or before April 17, 2012), because the products may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. There have been three reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product. Fesikh is a salted and cured fish product. The implicated whole and cut up fesikh was sold in Ontario. The province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Arlene King is strongly advising the public to avoid consuming these products.
  • Consumer Product Safety Recall: Costco Canada recalls certain articles of Children’s Jewellery sold from April 2nd to April 20th, 2012, because a component of the closure rings of these articles of jewellery have an unacceptable level of cadmium. Please refer to the recall notice for a list of affected products.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Belgium): Café-Tasse SA recalls Café-Tasse brand Chocolat fin Artisanal, Noir/Fine Artisan Dark Chocolate (45g; Lot 11 303249; Expiry 15/04/2012), due to the presence of undeclared milk.
  • Food Safety Recall (Greece): Luncheon Mit Evros SA recalls Franka Luncheon Thrace Frankfurter Sausages (380g vacuum packs; Expiry 6/28/2012), after government testing found Listeria monocytogenes in a sample.
  • Food Safety Recall (Germany): Al Durra Food Products (Syria) recalls Durra Sesame Tahini due to Salmonella contamination.
  • Food Safety Recall (Italy): FinPesca Srl recalls Merluzzo Nordico/Northern Cod (EAN 2112070/211570; Lot 2/35987) after parasites were reported in a sample of fish from the same batch.
  • Dietary Supplement Safety Recall (France): French health authorities have ordered the recall of POWERtabs Dietary Supplement for Men (10 capsules/bottle, expiring 2013-12; 20 capsules/bottle, expiring 2013-12; and 2-capsule packages, expiring 2015-01), because these products contain undeclared and unauthorized dithio desmethyl carbodenafil, an active pharmaceutical ingredient.

Latin America and the Caribbean

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: April 19, 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

  • Allergy Alert: Hong Lee Trading Inc. (Brooklyn, NY) recalls Peacock Brand Preserved Apricots (330g/10.6-oz uncoded clear plastic container; Product of Vietnam), after the product was determined to contain undeclared sulfites.

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall: Domenic’s Fish Market recalls Marlin (Bulk; Product received April 3rd and 4th, 2012), due to the presence of histamine in the product. The recalled product was distributed in Ontario.
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall: Vita Health Products recalls Compliments Extra Strength Acetaminophen Gelcaps, 500mg (bottles of 120 gelcaps; Lot Nos. 1B01829H9, 1B01929H9, 1E1742EGG, 1I10102GMB, and 1K1672KME; Expiry dates Oct 2012 (first and second lot numbers), Feb 2013, June 2013 and Sept 2013, respectively), because the packaging suggests the product is child resistant but the product has been packaged with a non child resistant cap.

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: April 18, 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.

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

  • Food Safety Recall: M.E. Thompson, Inc. expands its earlier recall (dated January 24, 2012) to include all of the following sub sandwiches, which may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes: Turkey & Ham Footlong (UPC 0543200194; Expiration dates from January 19th through May 2nd, 2012; Lot numbers 00112 through 10412), Italian Footlong (UPC 0543200196; Expiration dates from January 19th through May 2nd, 2012; Lot numbers 00112 through 10412) and Classic Cuban (UPC 0543200156; Expiration dates from January 19th through May 2nd, 2012; Lot numbers 00112 through 10412). The recalled sub  sandwiches were distributed on January 2nd through April 13th to convenience and grocery stores nationwide under the labels Anytime Deli, Sandwich Central and Dandee.
  • FDA Enforcement Action: U.S. Marshals, acting at the request of FDA, have seized Other-Sonic Generic Ultrasound Transmission Gel located at Pharmaceutical Innovations Inc. (Newark, NJ), after an FDA analysis found that product samples contained Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella oxytoca. The seizure included all lots of the gel product manufactured between June 2011 and December 2011. The FDA investigation was prompted by a report involving 16 surgical patients infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Europe

  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Coop Denmark recalls Cherry Tomatoes on the vine (Product of Italy; 500g nt. wt.;Lot 15D), after the pesticide procymidone was detected in the tomatoes at levels above the permitted limit.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Danish Supermarket recalls Budget Chocolate Mousse (Product of Belgium; 2-pack of 2 x 70g cups; Expiry date 23 April 2012), due to mold growth in the cups.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Moa Brewing Company recalls Weka Apple Cider  and Weka Pear Cider (330ml bottles in a 4-pack; Best before 28/12/12 and 02/04/13), due to the presence of undeclared sulphites. The recalled ciders were sold in major supermarkets and selected liquor stores throughout New Zealand.
  • Food Safety Recall (Australia): a2 Dairy Products Australia Pty Ltd. recalls a2 Full Cream Milk (1-L and 2-L plastic bottles; Use by 01 May SG1) due to the presence of foreign matter (synthetic fibre). The recalled products were sold in Woolworths (VIC), Coles (NSW and VIC) and IGA (NSW).

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.