Recalls and Alerts: November 23–25, 2024

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/Illness Investigations

No new outbreaks reported

United States

Allergy Alert: Sugar Foods recalls Fresh Gourmet Tortilla Strips Santa Fe Style (3.5 oz; Best by June 20, 2025; UPC 7 87359 17504 6) due to undeclared wheat.

Food Safety Recall Update: Yu Shang Food, Inc. recalls approximately 72,240 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products within their shelf life due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for an up-to-date list of recalled products.

Food Safety Recall (California): Raw Farm, LLC recalls Raw Farm Raw Milk, Cream Top – Whole (1 qt & 1/2 gal; Lot 20241109; Produced on November 9, 2024; Expiry 11/27/24) due to possible bird flu virus contamination.

Pet Treat Safety Recall: Gaines Pet Treats LLC recalls Gaines Family Farmstead Chicken Chips treats for dogs (5-oz bags; Lot #20061124; Expiration date 12/11/25) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Pet Treat Safety Recall: Carolina Prime Pet, Inc. recalls Hollywood Feed Carolina Made Chicken Chips treats for dogs (16-oz bags; Lot #20051324L2; Expiration date 11/13/25) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Canada

Food Safety Recall: Tartistes Inc. recalls multiple varieties of Tartistes brand Baked Goods due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of metal). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

United Kingdom and Ireland

Allergy Alert (UK): The WilderKitchen recalls Wilderbee Gochujang Hot Honey (260g, 350g, 1.4kg; All batches up to batch code 426; Best before 11 May 2026) due to undeclared gluten.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Sheridans Cheesemongers recalls Marcel Petite Mont D’or, Fruitier Des Jarrons raw milk cheese (All pack sizes; All batches sold between 16/9/2024 and 21/11/2024; Product of France) due to Yersinia enterocolitica contamination.

Hong Kong and Singapore

Food Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Repertoire Culinaire Hong Kong Limited recalls JEAN D’AUDIGNAC brand Delice de Courgettes a la menthe Bio (90g; Lot L266-22; Best before September 30, 2025; Product of France) due to sealing defects that could affect product safety.

Food Safety Recall (Singapore): Cheese Club Singapore Pte Ltd recalls Fruitiere des Jarrons’ Mont d’Or raw milk cheese (500g, 725g and 2.5kg; Production date 10/09/2024; Product of France) due to Yersinia enterocolitica contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): Imventure 24 Pty Ltd recalls Jinju Fish Cake (500g; Use by 09.04.2025 and 21.08.2026) due to undeclared egg.

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Belgium

Canada

Czechia (Czech Republic)

Denmark

Finland

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Germany

Greece

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland (Republic of)

Israel

Italy

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Norway

Romania

Singapore

Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

Spain (food safety alerts)

Spain (allergy alerts)

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

United States of America (FDA)

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Recalls and Alerts: August 22–23, 2024

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Outbreak/Illness Investigations

USA (Final Update): CDC reports 551 confirmed Salmonella illnesses, including 155 hospitalizations, linked to consumption of whole cucumbers from two (or more) Florida growers. None of the product remains on the market, and the growing season in that region has ended. The CDC considers this outbreak to be over.

United States

Allergy Alert: Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Overseas LLC recalls multiple Bliss Tree Butter Snacks varieties due to undeclared milk and sesame. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Authentik Fudge recalls Chocolate Fudge with Nuts branded MONTREAL FUDGE (5.6 oz; Lots 0241500805, 0241690105, and 0241690205; Expiration dates 2025/MR/01, 2025/MR/17, and 2025/MR/17, respectively) due to potential for mold contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Update): Gutierrez Distributor recalls El Servidor Corp ground cinnamon (1.5 oz; distributed to retail stores in New York starting on January 14, 2024) and Gutierrez brand ground cinnamon (1.5 oz; Sold to cash-and-carry customers) due to elevated lead levels.

Canada

Food Safety Recall: À Fleur D’Ail (Carleton-sur-Mer, QC) recalls PESTO DE FLEUR D’AIL / Garlic-flower pesto (250 ml; Lot 2024-07-16) due to potential for Clostridium botulinum growth.

United Kingdom and Ireland

Allergy Alert (UK): Japan Centre Group Ltd recalls Ikari Sauce (Non-Oil Soy Sauce & Yuzu Dressing) (200 ml; Best before 07 September 2024, 06 October 2024, 11 November 2024, 15 December 2024 and 18 January 2025) due to undeclared fish.

Allergy Alert (UK): Top in Town Foods recalls various Mayil products due to undeclared crustaceans, mustard, and/or sesame. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Allergy Alert (UK): Whatever Brands recalls several Oreo products due to undeclared peanuts. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Manufacturer recalls various Comeragh still and sparkling water products due to possible presence of visible particles. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Hong Kong and Singapore

No Alerts

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): Lee Sun Seng Food Pty Ltd recalls Sun Dae (500g; Use by 29/08/24, 05/09/24, 12/09/24 and 19/09/24) due to undeclared gluten.

Food Safety Recall (Australia): Akula Foods Pty Ltd recalls Savan Cinnamon Sticks (100g, 200g; Best before April 2027) and Savan Cinnamon Powder (200g; Best before April 2027) due to chemical (metal) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Safari Meats and SA Shop Limited recalls Safari Meats brand Biltong, Cabanossi, Droëwors and ready-to-eat cured meat products (All batches and dates) due to lack of required food safety controls. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Delmaine Fine Foods Ltd recalls Delmaine Fine Foods and Woolworths brand Antipasto Products due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Magnolia Real Limited recalls Magnolia Dairy brand Fresh Whole Full Cream Certified Organic Raw Milk (Lots from 10225 up to and including 10237) due to Campylobacter contamination.

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Austria

Belgium

Canada

Czechia (Czech Republic)

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong

Hungary

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Ireland (Republic of)

Israel

Italy

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Norway

Romania

Singapore

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More than 165 infected with Salmonella in raw milk outbreak

This story by Coral Beach first appeared in Food Safety News and is reposted here with permission.

More than 165 people, mostly children, have been sickened so far by raw milk products from Raw Farm LLC.

In reports obtained by Food Safety News from the California Division of Communicable Disease Control and the California Department of Health, the Salmonella outbreak has sickened 165 people across four states. Previously the department of health was reporting a dozen sick. The most recent of the reports is from February this year. The most recent illness was recorded this past month.

“Over the last 30 plus years of practice I have been a vocal advocate for robust public health involvement in disease – especially foodborne illness prevention. It is beyond me to comprehend why public health would remain mute in the face of at least 165 sick, 20 hospitalized and 40 percent of the ill five years or younger – especially raw milk – a risky elixir, The more I think about this the harder it is to figure out why public health would sit on the scientific fact that a food producer of a known high-risk food is sickening hundreds. This includes overwhelming epidemiological evidence of the same WGS pattern in both humans and in milk. Setting aside the “food freedom” argument for a moment that people should be able to eat or drink what they want and feed their kids the same; what about simply informing the public of the facts and letting the public decide for themselves?” said Bill Marler, a Seattle food safety attorney and publisher of Food Safety News.

The number of patients in the outbreak is likely much higher than the numbers reported by the Division of Communicable Disease Control because of underreporting. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that for every confirmed patient in a Salmonella outbreak, there are 29 unreported patients.

Raw Farm LLC, formerly doing business as Organic Pastures, is implicated in the outbreak.

Portions of two reports obtained by Food Safety News were redacted. The outbreak covered in the reports began in the fall of 2023. The median age of patients in the outbreak that sickened 165 people was seven.

“Organic Pastures, aka Raw Farm, a brand of raw milk and other brands of raw milk have been linked to multiple previous outbreaks (of) STEC O157, STEC O103, Campylobacter,” according to the report from the Division of Communicable Disease Control.

The agency reported that the Salmonella outbreak, which affected 165 patients, is the largest in the past decade associated with raw milk. Tests of raw milk from the Raw Farm dairy and raw milk in patient homes matched the outbreak strain of Salmonella.

Fourteen percent of patients with known information required have hospitalization.

Raw Farm ceased production and issued a recall on Oct. 24, 2023, but resumed sales on Oct. 31. Of the patients with information available, 93 percent reported consuming Raw Farm LLC raw milk.

2024 Raw Farm LLC Recalls and Outbreaks:

February 2024 E. coli Raw Milk Cheese Outbreak and Recall

Other 2023 Raw Farm LLC Recalls and Outbreaks:

May 2023 Campylobacter Raw Milk Recall
August 2023 Salmonella Cheese Recall

Here is bit of history:

Organic Pastures Dairy Company (OPDC) & Raw Farm

Started OPDC in 2000 – Changed name to Raw Farm LLC in 2020

Organic Pastures Dairy Company Recalls and Outbreaks:

September 2006 Raw Milk E.coli Outbreak: 6 ill/2 HUS
September 2007 Raw Cream Listeria Recall
December 2007 Raw Milk Campylobacter Outbreak: 8 ill
September 2008 Raw Cream Campylobacter Recall
November 2011 Raw Milk E. coli Outbreak: 5 ill/3 HUS
May 2012 Campylobacter Raw Milk/Cream Outbreak: 10 ill, reported illnesses from Jan. thru April
October 2015 Campylobacter Raw Milk Recall
January 2016 E. coli Raw Milk Outbreak: 9 ill/2 HUS

About raw milk

According to the California Division of Communicable Disease Control, raw milk, or unpasteurized milk, is not grass-fed of organic labels. It is about pasteurization. Milk that has not been pasteurized has been shown in numerous recalls and outbreaks to be contaminated with one or more pathogens, including E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria, Campylobacter, and Brucella.

From 2009 through 2021, unpasteurized raw milk was associated with 143 outbreaks.

“Pasteurization is considered one of public health’s most effective food safety interventions,” according to the California Division of Communicable Disease.

“Before its use, millions became sick and died from tuberculosis, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, and other diseases.”

Pasteurization was initially developed for wine in the 1850s and adopted for milk about 20 years later. In the 1920s and 1930s, pasteurization of milk became the norm. Now, the sale of raw milk across state lines is prohibited by federal law.

Pasteurization has repeatedly been shown to not decrease milk’s beneficial properties.

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2024 Raw Farm LLC Recalls and Outbreaks:

Other 2023 Raw Farm LLC Recalls and Outbreaks:

Here is bit of history:

Organic Pastures Dairy Company (OPDC) & Raw Farm

Organic Pastures Dairy Company Recalls and Outbreaks:

About raw milk

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