Recalls and Alerts: August 16 – 19, 2020

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

OUTBREAK ALERT UPDATE: CDC reports 869 confirmed cases of Salmonella Newport infections linked to consumption of onions produced by Thomson International, Inc. (Bakersfield, CA). Infections have been reported in 47 states, and 116 of the outbreak victims have been hospitalized.

Allergy Alert: Faribault Foods Inc recalls PROGRESSO ORGANIC CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP (14-oz cans; BestByMAY262022 printed on the can bottom; Best by 09JUN2022 on product case) due to undeclared milk, soy, beef and pork.

Food Safety Recall: HelloFresh recalls all onions supplied from May 8 through July 31, 2020 due to potential Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Canada

Allergy Alert Update: Kam Wah Resources Co. Ltd. recalls OKF brand Rice Milk Original (500 ml; Product code M.21.01.2020.06; Expiration date EXP.20.01.2022.B; UPC 8 809041 428840) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall: Aux Vivres (Montreal) recalls tempeh products and veggie burgers due to potential Bacillus cereus contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Compagnie nationale d’importation de harengs ltée (Montreal) recalls Tartinade de truite fumée / smoked trout tartinade (160g; Best before 14 septembre 2020) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Fruits de mer des Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Îles-de-la-Madeleine) recalls  MOULES FUMÉES DANS L’HUILE / Smoked mussels in oil (125ml glass jar; All product sold up to and including 13 August 2020) because the product may not be safe to consume.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Finland): Fine Foods Oy Ltd recalls Spice Up! Punainen thai currykastike / Red curry sauce (100g; Best before 4.4.2022) due to undeclared fish and shellfish.

Allergy Alert (Germany): MAHO GmbH recalls Bilir Kurabiye Özel Lezzetler Kakao Kekse / Cocoa biscuits (300g; Lot #15 20; Best before 15.01.2021) due to undeclared lactose (milk sugar).

Allergy Alert (Luxembourg): MASSEPAIN SLEEUBUS recalls Massepain Sleeubus brand Massepain enrobée de chocolat / Chocolate covered marzipan (100g & 40g; Best before 13/12/20 and 14/02/21) due to undeclared soy.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Cora recalls Loué (LDC Group) brand Poulet blanc entier / Whole white chicken (Lot 2020036427; Best by 18/08/2020 and 20/08/2020) due to Salmonella Typhimurium contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): De Volle Maan recalls various goat cheeses due to potential Listeria contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): Le Ministère de l’agriculture et de l’alimentation recalls all beef poultry and fish products sold under the DJEN FOODS name because the conditions of production and marketing of these products were in serious contravention of food safety regulations.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Kaufland Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG recalls K Classic Kürbiskerne naturbelassen / Natural pumpkin seeds (200g; Lot #2020446; Expiration 20.03.2021) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Industry recalls Brasserie Saveurs maison brand Paella fruits de mer / Seafood paella (500g; Lot #20.32.0003; Best by 22/08/2020) due to Bacillus cereus contamination.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Allergy Alert (Israel): Nitzaney Hadar Production and Marketing of Food Ltd. recalls Halva with added Chocolate and Sea Salt (227g; Expiration dates 6.5.21 up to and including 11.8.21) due to undeclared traces of a dairy allergen.

Allergy Alert (Israel): A.G. Roasted Nuts Ltd recalls Admati Traditional Roasting House Munchies – Rice-based Snack (200g; All expiration dates up to and including 15/03/2021) due to undeclared peanuts and soy.

Allergy Alert (Israel): Olala warns the public that the company’s Macaroons may contain peanuts. Please refer to the official notice for additional details.

Food Safety Recall (Israel): Israel Feldman Factory Ltd. and the Tsion Boaron Butchers Retailer recall Boaron brand Homemade style kebab (Latest day for use 14/09/20), Boaron brand Rumanian kebab (Latest day for use 14/09/20), and Boaron brand Restaurants hamburger (Latest day for use 14/09/20) due to E. coli O157 contamination.

Recalls and Alerts: August 13 – 15, 2020

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

OUTBREAK ALERT UPDATE: CDC reports 640 confirmed cases of Salmonella Newport infections in 43 US states attributed to consumption of onions produced by Thomson International, Inc. Eighty-five people have been hospitalized. Please check below for the latest product recalls associated with this outbreak.

OUTBREAK ALERT UPDATE: CDC reports 690 confirmed cases of Cyclospora infections in 13 US states attributed to consumption of bagged mixed salads produced by Fresh Express. Thirty-seven people have been hospitalized.

Allergy Alert: Abdallah Candies recalls Lund’s and Byerly’s sea salt caramels (16 oz.; Code AC31) due to undeclared almond.

Allergy Alert: Serafin Fishery recalls Salmon Dip and Whitefish Dip (8 oz; Lots #729 & #807; Expiration dates August 12, 2020 and August 24, 2020) due to undeclared anchovies, eggs, milk and soy.

Food Safety Recall: Fred Meyer recalls various cheese dips sold between May 15, 2020 and August 6, 2020 due to potential Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Kroger Delta Division recalls various cheese dips sold between May 15, 2020 and August 6, 2020 due to potential Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Fry’s Food Stores recalls various cheese dips sold between May 15, 2020 and August 6, 2020 due to potential Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Kroger Mid-Atlantic recalls various cheese dips sold between May 15, 2020 and August 6, 2020 due to potential Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Kroger recalls various cheese dips sold between May 15, 2020 and August 6, 2020 due to potential Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Smith’s recalls various cheese dips sold between May 15, 2020 and August 6, 2020 due to potential Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Canada

OUTBREAK ALERT UPDATE: PHAC reports 339 confirmed cases of Salmonella Newport infections in 7 provinces. Forty-eight people have been hospitalized. Please check below for the latest product recalls associated with this outbreak.

OUTBREAK ALERT FINAL UPDATE: PHAC reports 5 confirmed cases of E. coli O157 infections in three provinces linked to exposure to Carnivora brand frozen raw pet food, or to dogs fed this raw pet food.

Food Safety Recall: Krown Produce Inc. recalls Krown brand red and yellow onions grown by Thomson International Inc., Bakersfield, California, and imported from the USA due to potential Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: The Modern Meat Inc. recalls Modern brand Tarragon Remoulade and Modern Meat brand ‘Crab’ Cakes, made with onions grown by Thomson International Inc. due to potential Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Kitchen Partners Limited recalls Sobeys brand Herb Marinade (8 x 1.13 kg; Best Before 2021 JN 25; UPC 00625265003216) due to potential Salmonella contamination.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Belgium): Massepain Sleeubus recalls Bûche de massepain enrobée de chocolat / Chocolate-enrobed marzipan log (40g; Lots #181020, 011120, 131220, 210214; Best before 18/10/20, 01/11/20, 13/12/20, 14/02/21) due to undeclared soy.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Industry recalls various jelly-based candies due to risk of suffocation. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Norenca recalls Brochettes de dinde marinées / marinated turkey brochettes (3 pcs and 16 pcs; Lot #02032220; Use by 14/08/2020) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Semper i Danmark recalls majsgrød fra 4 mdr / corn porridge from 4 months (Best before 18/03/2021, 19/03/2021, 20/03/2021 and 22/03/2021) due to foreign matter (metal pieces) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Société Acevia recalls Acevia brand Fromage de tête au poivre / head cheese with pepper (Sold by the slice from deli counters between 8/07/2020 and 11/08/2020) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Industry recalls Jelly Mini Cup Sweets due to possible choking risk. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): EFFELLE PESCA SRL recalls MISTO SCOGLIO (0.8 kg; Lot # FL277764; Best before 10/08/20) due to presence of okadaic acid (algal biotoxin) in excess of permitted levels.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): EFFELLE PESCA SRL recalls Cozze / Mussels (1 kg, 1.7 kg, 5 kg; Various lot codes; Best before 10/08/20) due to presence of okadaic acid (algal biotoxin) in excess of permitted levels. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected lot codes.

Food Safety Recall (Sweden): City Gross Ytterby recalls blandfärs / minced meat (Best before 10/8/2020 and 11/8 2020) due to Salmonella contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

OUTBREAK ALERT and Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Lindsay Farm recalls Lindsay Farm brand raw (unpasteurised) drinking milk (2L plastic bottles; Received on and between 3 July to 11 August 2020) due to potential Campylobacter contamination. There have been reports of associated illness among individuals who consumed this product.

Food Safety Recall (Australia): ALDI recalls Inner Goodness Regular UHT Soy Milk (1L; Best Before 12/03/2021) due to potential microbial contamination.

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Pak’n Save Cameron Road (Tauranga) recalls certain batches of NZ Beef Mince, NZ Beef Prime Mince, NZ Premium Beef Mince, NZ Pork Mince, and NZ Lamb Mince due to foreign matter (silicone) contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Recalls and Alerts: August 6 – 9, 2020 – Updated

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

OUTBREAK ALERT UPDATE: CDC has received reports of 640 confirmed Salmonella Newport infections in 43 states. Eighty-five of the outbreak victims have required hospitalization. The outbreak has been linked to consumption of red onions produced by Thomson International, Inc. of Bakersfield, CA.

PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT: Bluegrass Provisions Co. produced sausage products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A recall was not requested because it is believed that all products are no longer in commerce and are past their use or freeze by dates. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT: FSIS issues a public health alert for ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products containing onions that have been recalled by Thomson International Inc., due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with Salmonella Newport. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Allergy Alert: Haven’s Kitchen Home, LLC recalls Golden Turmeric Tahini sauce (5oz; Lot #1770; Expiration 10/23/20; UPC 8-18758-02011-5) due to undeclared soy.

Food Safety Recall: Taylor Farms Texas recalls Taylor Farms and Marketside branded products containing onions due to potential Salmonella Newport contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Giant Eagle recalls all bulk and bagged red, yellow and white onions sold in its produce department since June 6, 2020 and select prepared foods items purchase since July 25, 2020 that include onion as an ingredient due to potential Salmonella Newport contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Freshouse II, LLC recalls select mesh bags and bulk shipments of potatoes, limes, Valencia oranges and lemons due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. recalls four-pound bag of Valencia Oranges, two-pound bag of lemons, bulk lemons, and a variety of in-store produced seafood and restaurant foods items that contain fresh lemon due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Canada

OUTBREAK ALERT UPDATE: PHAC has received reports of 239 confirmed Salmonella Newport infections in 7 provinces. Twenty-nine of the victims have been hospitalized. The outbreak has been linked to red onions produced by Thomson International, Inc (Bakersfield, CA) and imported from the USA.

Food Safety Recall: Freshpoint Foodservice recalls Freshpoint Foodservice is recalling Freshpoint Foodservice brand red and jumbo onions grown by Thomson International Inc., Bakersfield, California, and imported from the USA due to possible Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall Update: Industry recalls red, yellow, white, and sweet yellow onions grown by Thomson International Inc., Bakersfield, California, and imported from the USA due to potential Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall Update: Industry recalls various products made with onions grown by Thomson International Inc., Bakersfield, California due to potential Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Épicerie le Butterblume recalls saumon fumé à l’érable / maple-smoked salmon (~200g; sold up to and including 7 August 2020) because the product has been packaged in a manner that may render it unsafe to consume.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Belgium): LES DELICES DU VALPLESSIS recalls Porsi brand Glace saveur Tiramisu / Tiramisu ice cream (900 mL; Expiration 12/01/2023) due to undeclared milk, wheat (gluten) eggs, seafood and soy.

Allergy Alert (Belgium): Brouwland recalls Vinoferm Malostop lysozyme enzyme (25g & 100g; Lot #19173; Best before 30-06-2021) due to undeclared eggs.

Allergy Alert (Sweden): Axfood recalls Eldorado Chokladflarn (600g; Best before 17.01. 2021 BA200721) due to undeclared milk, almonds and hazelnuts.

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Coop Danmark A/S recalls three batches of fresh organic salads because the arugula in the salad may be contaminated with Listeria. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): CREPERIE JARNOUX recalls Jarnoux brand 8 crêpes moelleuses à la vanille / 8 soft vanilla crêpes (200g; All lots beginning with 188; Best before 26/07/2020) due to Listeria contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): CREPERIE JARNOUX recalls Auchan brand 8 crêpes moelleuses à la vanille / 8 soft vanilla crêpes (200g; All lots beginning with 188; Best before 26/07/2020) due to Listeria contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Intercomm Foods S.A. recalls EXQUISIT Olivenpaste aus grünen Oliven / Olive paste made from green olives (180 g; Lot # L INF 283/19; Expiration date 10.10.2022; Product of Greece) due to foreign matter (broken glass) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH recalls Penny Gouda 48% fat i. Tr., Grated, spicy, mild (200g; Best before 23.09.2020) due to foreign matter (small pieces of film) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): La Dispensa di Campagna Srlu recalls La Selva Pesto Vegan – Basilikum Pesto / basil pesto (180g; Lot #E181; Expiration date 29.06.2023) due to insufficient pasteurization.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Puratos Crest Foods Ltd recalls Puratos Soft’N Buttery Bakery Improver (12.5 kg; Batch #0007309238; Best before 15/01/2021; Product of Belgium) due to foreign matter (ceramic pieces) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): La Dispensa di Campagna Srlu recalls La Selva Pesto Vegan – Basilikum Pesto / basil pesto (180g; Lot #E181; Expiration date 29.06.2023) due to insufficient pasteurization.

Food Safety Recall (Netherlands): Lidl Nederland recalls PiqueBroche brand Whole free-range chicken natural (Best before 10 August 2020) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (UK): Sainsbury’s recalls Sainsbury’s semi-skimmed less than 2% fat UHT milk (1 L; Best before 28 December 2020 and 29 December 2020) possible microbiological contamination that could lead to spoilage.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Arobake Ltd recalls Arobake brand Basler Leckerli, Chocolate Afghans, Toffee Biscuits and Mini Belgium Biscuits (200g; purchased up to and including 7 August 2020) due to undeclared peanuts.