Recalls and Alerts: June 22–23, 2023

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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From Factory to Food Bowl,
PET FOOD IS A RISKY BUSINESS

“A complete and compelling account of the hidden and not-so-hidden ways the food we give our beloved pets can be contaminated.” – JoNel Aleccia, Health Reporter, Food & Nutrition, The Associated Press.

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United States

Allergy Alert: Santo’s Frozen Foods, Inc. recalls Deviled Crabs (100 count, 36 count, and 24 count boxes; six digit Lot # starting with 23 and ending with 03 or 04 or 05) due to undeclared milk and sesame seeds.

Food Safety Recall: Scenic Fruit Company recalls Cadia brand Organic Pineapple, frozen (10 oz; Lot #B2243316 & C0305067; Best by 05/12/2024 & 09/08/2024, respectively; UPC 815369014540) and Trader Joe’s brand Organic Tropical Fruit Blend, frozen (16 oz; Lot #B22098297, C20171035, C20450103 & C20511124; Best by 04/24/24, 08/04/24, 10/13/24 & 11/04/24, respectively; UPC 00511919) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall: FMA International recalls SAS Fromagerie Ottavi Tome Corse Sheep Milk Cheese (~6 lb wheels; Lot VC349; Expiration date 07/08/2023) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This cheese is associated with an ongoing outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections in Europe.

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Canada

Allergy Alert: Lactalis Canada recalls Black Diamond brand Lactose Free Marble Cheddar Cheese Natural Cheese Slices (220g; Best before 2023SE16; UPC 0 68200 81171 0) due to undeclared lactose.

Food Safety Recall: Industry recalls 365 Whole Foods Market brand Organic Blackberries, frozen (284g; Batch code FED225911; Best if used by 09/16/2024) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall: l’épicerie Chez Gaby (Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, QC) recalls New Alasko brand FRAMBOISES ENTIÈRES SURGELÉES / Whole frozen raspberries (1 kg; Sold up to 21 June 2023; Product of China) due to Norovirus contamination.

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Europe

Allergy Alert (Austria): HOFER and HMF Food Production GmbH & Co KG recall three NATUR aktiv brand organic nut butters due to undeclared peanuts, cashews and almonds. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Allergy Alert (Hungary): Mondelez Hungária Kft. (Budapest) recalls 7 Days Croissant strawberry (60g; Item #OKC0431831; Best before 2023.08.31) due to undeclared peanuts and milk.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): Albert Heijn recalls AH Wrap Vegan Kebab (Best before 25 June 2023) due to undeclared almonds.

Food Safety Recall (Netherlands): Dirk recalls Bolletje Kaas Pepsels / Cheese snacks (115g; Lot LO27770; Best before 01-02-2024) due to undeclared peanut.

Food Safety Recall (France): LIMOUZIN recalls multiple varieties and brands of goat cheese due to possible shiga toxin-producting E. coli contamination. Please refer to the Rappel Conso website for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): BOURGES DIS LECLERC recalls charcuteries issoldunoises brand saucisson à l’ail courbé / garlic sausage ring (Lot SAU053011; Use by 23/06/2023) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Coopérative Lait Bio Du Maine recalls Pont aux Moines brand Fromage Pâte pressée au lait cru / Raw milk cheese (250g; Lot 390532; Best before 06/08/2023) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): A PIGNATTA NUSTRALE recalls several varieties of meat and sausage products due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the Rappel Conso website for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): DELBE TRAITEUR recalls Hachis de viande nature / Plain minced meat (Lot 16062023) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): MARMITE & CIE Conserverie Artisanale recalls Conserverie Artisanale Terroir Pyrénées brand Paté au piment d’Espelette / Paté with Espelette pepper (180g; Lot 3250 & 3251; Best by 30/05/2027) due to inadequate sterilization.

Food Safety Recall (France): MARMITE & CIE LES RECETTES DE MAMIE recalls Les Recettes de Mamie brand Paté au piment d’Espelette / Paté with Espelette pepper (180g; Lot 3250 & 3251; Best by 30/05/2027) due to inadequate sterilization.

Food Safety Recall (France): LDC BOURGOGNE VDR – GUILLOT recalls multiple brands of POULET NU / Raw whole chicken due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the Rappel Conso website for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Fleisch- und Wurstwaren Schmalkalden GmbH Thüringen recalls Thüringer Landstolz brand Thüringer Fleischsalat / Meat salad (200g; Lots 20230614 & 20230620; Best before 28.06.2023 & 04.07.2023) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): Jomi S.p.A. recalls FRESCHI PER TE brand MORTADELLA DELICATA (150g; Lot 20.07.23B; Best before 20-07-2023) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Food Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Noja Fine Trade Limited recalls Maison Duculty brand Saucisson Sec / Dry sausage (300g; Lot 2310801; Best before August 26, 2023; Product of France) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): Efoodz Pty recalls Roast Beef with 3 Veg (Use by 23 June 23, 27 June 23, 28 June 23, 29 June 23 and 30 June 23) due to undeclared gluten.

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): New World Hutt City recalls New World Hutt City brand NZ Beef Prime Mince (Use by 24.06.23) due to foreign matter contamination (white plastic).

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Chapter 6. Birth of a Pathogen

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It’s Publication Day!

Calling All Pets
(and Pet Parents, Too)

Five years after the idea for a book on the pet food industry first took hold of me during a walk on Carmel Beach, I am proud to announce the official launch of TOXIC. From Factory to Food Bowl, Pet Food Is a Risky Business.

If you share your life with a companion animal—especially a dog or cat—you owe it to your pet to educate yourself about the practices that take place behind the scenes in the factories and kitchens where raw, canned, and kibbled pet foods are manufactured.

The reality behind the appetizing package labels and enticing website advertising may shock you. It will certainly disillusion you, as it did me.

The stories and investigations described in TOXIC are drawn from interviews with pet owners, public records, published articles, and FDA inspection reports.

FULL DISCLOSURE: My husband and I are very fortunate to share our home with our 7½ year old Australian Cobberdog, Rutlands Shalom. She thrives on a home-cooked diet that I prepare for her myself.

Word On the Street

As part of the run-up to the publication of TOXIC, I supplied Advance Review copies to a number of colleagues in the writing community. Several of these individuals have already posted their reviews, and I am proud to share a few of their comments here. If you wish to read a complete review, please click on the reviewer’s name or handle.

“As the former global pathogen product manager at a major testing manufacturer, I found this book a fantastic companion to Tainted by Phyllis Entis.” – George Nagle (Amazon USA reviewer)

“TOXIC provides an eye-opening look at the pet food industry’s failures.” – Amy M. Reade (Amazon USA reviewer)

“Well, wow! As with Entis’s first book, TAINTED, this new installment is frighteningly eye opening.” – PeaceLoveHope (an Amazon USA Vine Voice reviewer)

“My thanks to the author for this meticulous insight – would that it weren’t necessary to hold those responsible constantly to account, but it is … and this book does that with aplomb.” – MeandtheMutts (Amazon UK reviewer)

A Peek Inside the Book

If you have read this far, please let me entice you further with a short excerpt from Chapter 9: Pentobarbital’s Pervasive Presence. I interviewed Mark Johnson via email for this story.

Mark was a California cattleman and his dogs were his workforce. He maintained a string of Border Collies and Australian Shepherd mixes to help with herding. Mark first purchased Gravy Train canned dog foods in 2015, using the products as supplemental feedings and as rewards for his dogs. In January 2018, when disaster struck, Mark owned thirteen dogs, ranging from ten months to approximately seven years old. One of his six female dogs was pregnant.

Typically, Mark purchased five cases of dog food weekly, patronizing the local Walmart and Big Lots stores for his supplies. In early January 2018, he replenished his supply of canned food with a purchase of two Gravy Train varieties: Chunks in Gravy with Beef Chunks, and Chunks in Gravy with T-Bone Flavor Chunks. On or about January 12^th, all thirteen dogs fell sick within hours after eating the Gravy Train dog food. He took all of the dogs to his local veterinarian. Within two days of having consumed the dog food, all thirteen dogs were showing signs of kidney failure and were euthanized at the veterinarian’s recommendation.

Although the veterinarian performed a necropsy on one of the dogs, neither he nor Mark reported the dog deaths to the FDA. According to Mark, the veterinarian died shortly after the incident, and Mark was unable to retrieve his files. As of November 2018, Mark was still searching for replacement herding dogs that were in need of a good home.

How To Order TOXIC

TOXIC. From Factory to Food Bowl, Pet Food Is a Risky Business is available in digital format from all major ebook retailers, and can be purchased in paperback on Amazon.

Alternatively, you can have your favorite bookstore order a copy of TOXIC for you.

If you prefer to borrow your reading material from a local library, please consider asking your librarian to add TOXIC to the library’s collection.

Recalls and Alerts: June 20–21, 2023

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United States

OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION: The CDC is continuing to track Salmonella outbreaks linked to backyard poultry. As of June 15, 2023, the agency and its state partners have identified 410 confirmed cases in 45 states. Eighty-four people have required hospitalization. Six Salmonella serotypes—Braenderup, Enteritidis, Indiana, Infantis, Mbandaka, and Typhimurium—have been recovered from outbreak victims.

Food Safety Recall: Cascade International Foods, Inc recalls Fresh Organic Freezer Strawberries Mexico with calyx (caps) removed (net wt. 18 lbs., packaged in a T60-800 Polyethylene Homopolymer picking tray; Lot codes 030122-50029 030222-50029 030822-50029 030922-50029 031122-50029) due to potential Hepatitis A virus contamination. Consignees were notified by telephone of this recall, which was initiated on May 25, 2023.

Food Safety Recall: Distribuidora El Paisano Import, LLC recalls approximately 1,715 pounds of imported TorTrix Con Chicharrón (5.3 oz. (150g) foil pouch packages) ready-to-eat pork rind product that was imported from Guatemala, because the country is ineligible to export meat products to the United States.

Food Safety Recall: BCI Foods Inc. recalls approximately 13,561 pounds of chicken noodle soup products that were not presented for import reinspection into the United States. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Sunrise Growers Inc. (a subsidiary of SunOpta Inc) recalls specific frozen fruit products linked to pineapple provided by a third-party supplier due to the potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

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Canada

Food Safety Recall: Casse-Croûte Saut-Mathurine (Montréal, QC) recalls Mélange d’assaisonnement en pot / Seasoning mix in a jar (Sold up to 20 June 2023), because the preparation and packaging conditions may have rendered the product unsafe to consume.

Food Safety Recall: le Groupe Adonis inc. recalls EMMI FROM.APPENZELLER CLAS Cheese (Sold up to 20 June 2023) because the packaging does not indicate that the cheese was made from raw milk.

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Europe

OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION (Denmark): The Statens Serum Institut has now received 29 confirmed case reports of Salmonella Muenchen infections across Denmark. Attempts to find the source of the outbreak strain have not yet met with success.

OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION (France): Cheeses manufactured by SAS Fromagerie OTTAVI have been linked to a number of cases of Listeria monocytogenes infections.

Allergy Alert (UK): Fito Nature Boutique recalls Fito Vegan Collagen capsules (40 capsules; Batch code 110323; Use by 10 March 2028) due to undeclared soy.

Allergy Alert (UK): Lidl GB recalls Snaktastic Chilli Heatwave Tortilla Chips (200g; Batch code T4B 3142; Best before 22 October 2023) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Albert Heijn recalls Johma brand Surinaamse ei salade / Egg salad (175g; Best before 06/07/2023) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of plastic).

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Délidis recalls Bokertov brand Hummus (150g; Lot 163; Use by 01/07/2023) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): MJ2 BEAUTY WORLD recalls Best of Africa brand Egussi Entier / Pumpkin seeds (400g; Lot EGE392211; Best before 24/12/2025) and Tropic brand Egussi Entier / Pumpkin seeds (1 kg; Lot EGE392211; Best before 24/12/2025) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Himmerlandskød recalls three ground meat products due to Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): LDC BOURGOGNE VDR – GUILLOT recalls multiple brands of raw whole chicken due to Listeria contamination. Please refer to the Rappel Conso website for detailed information on the affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): SAS Fromagerie OTTAVI recalls multiple varieties and brands of cheeses due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. A strain of L. monocytogenes found in samples of the company’s cheese is similar to the strain recovered from several patients suffering from listeriosis. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): CSF Carrefour Market recalls CARREFOUR FQC brand JAMBONS CUITS / Cooked hams (Lots from 13 JUIN to 14 JUIN 2023) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LIDL recalls Sélection du Fromager brand Fromage de brebis “Le Ghisoni” / Sheep milk cheese (Multiple lot codes and Use by dates) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): ALTA CIMA 2B recalls ALTA CIMA 2B brand tomette de brebis/chevre / small wheel of mixed sheep and goat milk cheese (Lots 024, 020, 027, 054; Use by dates between 01/06/2023 and 01/10/2023) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ALTA CIMA 2B recalls ALTA CIMA 2B brand fromage de chevre U Capraltu / Goat milk cheese (Lots 104, 093, 109, 124, 117; Use by dates between 01/07/2023 and 01/10/2023) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ALTA CIMA 2B recalls ALTA CIMA 2B brand tomette de brebis Monta / Sheep milk cheese (Lots 002, 353, 131; Use by dates between 01/07/2023 and 01/10/2023) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ALTA CIMA 2B recalls ALTA CIMA 2B brand tomme de brebis Monta / Sheep milk cheese (Sold by the slice; 348,349,010,060,066; Use by dates between 01/07/2023 and 30/10/2023) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SPECIALITES ANTILLAISES SAVEURS CREOLES recalls SALADE CARAIBEINNE / Caribbean salad (Lot 23159; Use by 27/06/2023) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SPECIALITES ANTILLAISES SAVEURS CREOLES recalls CHIQUETAILLE DE POULET / Chicken dish (Lot 23159; Use by 25/06/2023) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LIDL recalls Cœur de filet de saumon qualité sashimi / Sashimi quality heart of salmon filet (140g; Lot 9231650001; Use by 28/06/2023) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SCAMARK E.LECLERC recalls L’ATELIER TRAITEUR brand SALADE CAESAR / Caesar salad (300g; Use by 07/07/2023) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): JEAN HERVE recalls JEAN HERVE brand Purée d’amande blanche / White almond purée (700g; Lot 1220907 after 10:00; Best before 22/11/2025) due to possible foreign matter contamination (glass splinters).

Food Safety Recall (France): JEAN HERVE recalls Ti!Bio brand Purée d’amande complète / Whole almond purée (350g; Lot 1220906 after 10:00; Best before 22/11/2025) due to possible foreign matter contamination (glass splinters).

Food Safety Recall (France): JEAN HERVE recalls JEAN HERVE brand Purée d’amande complète / Whole almond purée (350g; Lot 1220906 after 10:00; Best before 22/11/2025) due to possible foreign matter contamination (glass splinters).

Food Safety Recall (Hungary): Nébih recalls several varieties of flavoured, roasted corn kernels due to presence of aflatoxin above the permitted level. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Netherlands): Johma recalls Johma brand Surinaamse eisalade / Egg salad (175g; Best before 06/07/2023) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of plastic).

Food Safety Recall (UK): Ramona’s recalls Ramona’s Heavenly Original Houmous (500g; Use by 28 July 2023) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of plastic).

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Maketū Foods Ltd recalls Maketū Pies brand Steak & Mushroom Pie (200g; Batch 06062023; Fresh use by 24 June 2023; Frozen best before 15 Jun 2024) due to undeclared fish.

Interested in learning more about food safety and the history of foodborne disease outbreaks and investigations?

Click on the link to listen to a short excerpt, then follow the buy links to add a digital, print or audio copy to your personal library.

Chapter 6. Birth of a Pathogen