Recalls and Alerts: August 13 – 16, 2018

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: FDA and CDC continue their investigation into the source of a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora illnesses linked to Fresh Express Salad Mix served at McDonalds outlets in IL, IA, IN, WI, MI, OH, MN, NE, SD, MT, ND, KY, WV, and MO. As of August 16th, the federal agencies have received reports of 476 illnesses in 15 states.

Allergy Alert: Marsee Foods, Inc. dba Marsee Baking recalls chocolate chip, ginger spice, and oatmeal raisin cookies sold at Café Yumm! restaurants due to undeclared peanuts. The recalled products were sold at Café Yumm! restaurants in Oregon and Washington between August 6, 2018 and August 15, 2018.

Allergy Alert: Salt & Straw Ice Cream recalls certain Chocolate Gooey Brownie pints due to undeclared peanuts. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected plant codes and lot codes.

Food Supplement Safety Recall: World Organix LLC recalls various products containing kratom due to high microbial loads and possible Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Supplement Safety Recall: Zakah Life, LLC recalls  various products containing kratom due to possible Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Europe

Allergy Alert (France): Carrefour recalls Carrefour brand Chocolate Mint Ice Cream due to absence of labeling in French. The product contains skim milk, cream, lactose, milk protein, butter and soy.

Allergy Alert (France): Casino recalls Greek-style Quinoa (200g; Lot #18 212 026; Best before 21/08/2018) due to undeclared oat flakes, soy flakes and barley flakes.

Allergy Alert (Italy): Sarria – I Dolci Della Sardegna recalls Papassini alle noci (0.3kg and 0.5kg; All lots) due to undeclared egg.

Allergy Alert (Italy): Sarria – I Dolci Della Sardegna recalls Papassini dolci misti (0.2kg & 0.3kg; All lots) due to undeclared egg.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): The Greenery recalls Curry Madras and Green Curry (Best before 20-08-2018 or earlier) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Volys Star NV recalls Volibon Kalkoenschnitzel / Escalope de dinde / turkey cutlet (2 x 125g; Lot #43151; Best by 20/08/18 ; 24/08/18 ; 27/08/18) due to foreign matter (pieces of hard blue plastic) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): La société Earl Mounier recalls Fromage AOP Pélardon goat cheese (All lots between 10/07/2018 and 29/07/2018; Best before 10/09/2018 and 29/09/2018 inclusive) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Finland): Danone Finland Oy recalls Activia Strawberry Yoghurt (4x125g & 8x125g; Best before 16.08.2018) due to foreign matter (red plastic pieces) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Galileo recalls Gorgonzola with mascarpone (sold at Carrefour from 05 July 2018 to 15 August 2018) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): L’Atelier de l’Argoat recalls Atelier de l’Argoat brand Andouille de Guémené (Lot #30C070828; Best by 22/09/2018) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Odyssee recalls Odyssee brand Smoked Trout (120g; Lot #10226J2; Best by 13/08/2018) due to Listeria contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Elle & Vire recalls Elle & Vire brand Vanilla cream dessert (4 x 125g; Best by 30/11/2018) due to a possible sterility defect.

Food Safety Recall (France): Paysan Breton recalls Paysan Breton brand Plain and Tex Mex style roasted chicken wings due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for complete information on the recalled products.

Food Safety Recall (France): Castelli France recalls Castelli France brand Coppa Di Vittorio (sold between 08/06/18 & 09/08/18) due to Listeria contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Prestige de la Sarthe recalls certain gellied pork tongue products due to Listeria contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): L’EARL Mounier recalls Mounier brand AOP Pélardon cheese (Lot No. 10-07-2018 to 29-07-2018; Best before 10/09/2018 to 29/09/2018) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Martin Amberger Kartoffelverarbeitung Dolli-Werk GmbH & Co. KG recalls Feldmühle brand old Bavarian type GQB Potato Salad (6 x 1kg cartons; Best before 08/25/2018) due to foreign matter contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Seidl Confiserie GmbH recalls various products due to possible foreign matter (glass splinters) contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Hof Dannwisch recalls Sommerfreude Cheese Salad (Best before 06.08. and 24.08) due to shigatoxin-producing E. coli.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Finn’s Butchers’ Shop recalls all smoked meat products (all dates and batch codes) due to processing in an unapproved facility.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Kaempff-Kohler recalls Fromage AOP Pélardon goat cheese (Lot #10-07-2018 to 29-07-2018; Best by 10/09/2018 to 29/09/2018) due to Salmonella contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): Kadac Pty Ltd recalls Lotus Certified Organic Millet Meal (500g; Best Before  13.11.2018, 17.12.2018, 05.02.2019, 01.07.2019, 05.08.2019, 30.09.2019) due to undeclared gluten.

Allergy Alert (Australia): Ground Hues recalls Ground Hues Snowballs Retro Raspberry and Ground Hues Snowballs Classic (150g; All Best Before Dates up to and including 06 Oct 2018) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Crombie & Price Ltd recalls Lotus brand Organic Millet Meal (500g; Best before 13.11.18, 17.12.18, 05.02.19, 01.07.19, 05.08.19) due to undeclared gluten.

Food Safety Recall (Australia): The Provedore Group recalls Mamma Lucia Greek Style Fetta Cheese (2 Kg buckets; Use by 18 December 18; Batch 18172) due to E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Longhill Farms Ltd recalls Longhill Farms raw (unpasteurised) drinking milk (Batch Numbers D-0608 to D-1508 inclusive; Use by 10 August 2018 to 19 August 2018 inclusive) due to Campylobacter contamination.

Recalls and Alerts: August 9 – 12, 2018

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: As of August 9, 2018, a total of 436 laboratory-confirmed cases of Cyclospora infection were reported in people who consumed salads from McDonald’s restaurants; the cases were reported by 15 states. The investigation is ongoing and the FDA is currently reviewing distribution and supplier information for romaine and carrots.

Allergy Alert: Country Favor Inc. recalls Best Taste Brand Snack Ginger Sliced food treats (7-oz pkg; Product of Vietnam) due to undeclared sulfites.

Food Safety Recall: Stoltzfus Family Dairy LLC recalls Pasteurized Creamline chocolate milk (plastic 12-ounce, quart, half gallon and gallon containers; container codes 8-16-18 and 8-24-18) due to improper pasteurization.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Les Viandes du Breton recalls Noble Grill Premium Pork Tenderloin Supreme Pepper (approx. 400g; Best Before 18AU28) due to undeclared mustard.

Allergy Alert: Foster’s Bakery (1981) Ltd. recalls Oguraya Bakery Cream Buns and Oguraya Bakery Red Bean Buns (4-count; All packages) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall: Pinty’s Delicious Foods Inc. recalls Pinty’s brand Oven Roasted Chicken Breast Strips (1 kg; Best before 2018 AU 09 and 2018 AU 15; UPC 0 69094 62401 1) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall: L’Étang Ruisseau Bar Limitée recalls Mallet / L’Étang Ruisseau Bar Ltée. Cocktail American Oysters (100 count; Date Harvested 2018-JL-23; Date Processed 2018-JL-24; Lot No: 18205-3F) due to Salmonella contamination. 

Europe

Allergy Alert (UK): E H Booths recalls BLT, Chicken Salad, and Lancashire Cheese and Chutney Sandwiches (Single pack; All date codes) due to undeclared rye and oats.

Allergy Alert (Italy): Sarria Antonia Baingia recalls Dolci Misti Papassini confezioni (0.4kg and 0.5kg; All dates) due to undeclared egg.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): Jumbo recalls Jumbo chocolate crispies (210g; Batch code PR1805352, Best by 19-07-2019 and Batch code PR1805569, Best by 26-07-2019) due to undeclared peanuts.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Eifrisch Marketing GmbH recalls Organic Shell Eggs (Best by 23.08.2018 through 26.08.2018) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Real Meats and Duhallow recall Real Meats and Duhallow Organic Smoked Pork Products (All batch codes, all best before dates) due to processing in an unapproved facility.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): Margiotta Mario recalls Margiotta Mario brand Shell Eggs (Best before 21-22-0718; Lot #077AQ082) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Netherlands): Albert Heijn recalls AH Head Lettuce (sold from 2 to 9 August) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Netherlands): Dr. Oetker recalls Mug Cake Chocolate (Best before 05.2019) due to Salmonella contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): ALDI recalls White Mill brand Pancake Shake Original & Pancake Shake Buttermilk (375 g; Best Before 23/07/19, 24/07/19, 25/07/19, 01/08/19, 02/08/19, 03/08/19) due to undeclared egg.

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Havoc Farm Pork recalls Havoc Farm Pork brand ham products (Ham sliced 250g and 1kg, Ham pressed whole unsliced all batch codes and dates) due to a lack of process control.

Recalls and Alerts: August 6 – 8, 2018

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: Mojave Foods Corporation recalls El Guapo Jamaica Hibiscus Flower (1-, 2-, 8-, & 16-oz packages; various Best before dates) due to undeclared peanut. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products, which were shipped to Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Oregon, New Mexico, Nevada, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah.

Allergy Alert: JR Simplot Company Food Group recalls Simplot Good Grains Exotic Grains and Fire-Roasted Vegetable blend (Lot Codes 389 MAY 04 18 & 389 JUL 10 18) due to undeclared wheat.

Misbranding: StoneRidge Wholesale Division LLC recalls approximately 656 pounds of fully cooked, not shelf stable ready to eat pork and beef bologna products due to undeclared sodium nitrite and sodium erythorbate. Please refer to the recall notice for complete details on the affected products.

Pet Food Safety Recall: G & C Raw, LLC recalls Pat’s Cat Turkey Cat Food (1-lb pkgs; Lot #WWPKTF051618) and Ground Lamb Dog Food (2-lb packages; Lot #MFF022718) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled products were distributed by direct deliver to customers in OH, MI, IN, PAN, KY, NC, AND GA.

OTC Pharmaceutical Safety Recall: Product Quest Manufacturing LLC recalls CVS Health 12 Hour Sinus Relief Nasal Mist (0.5 fluid ounce bottle; Lot #173089J; EXP 09/19; UPC 50428432365) due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa contamination.

Canada

Food Safety Recall: Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. recalls Dole brand Baby Spinach with Tender Reds (142g; Best Before 18-AU-04, All time codes starting with W202011; UPC 0 71430 06069 8) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Sweden): Axfood recalls Garant Salta chips (200g; Best before 18.01.2019; time stamp between 06:06 and 08:08) due to undeclared milk protein.

Allergy Alert (UK): Star Distribution (UK) Ltd recalls Cake Zone Muffins 4 pack Chunky Cherry and Double Chocolate Flavour (18x18x7cm pkg; Batch code 54–68060618; Best before 31 August 2018) due to undeclared egg, milk and wheat (gluten).

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): PLUIMVEESLACHTERIJ LAMMENS recalls Carrefour brand MB AILES DE POULET CURCUMA (550g; Best before 09/08/2018; LOT #6795) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Denmark): NatureSource recalls Clearspring Organic buckwheat flour (375g; Best before 25/10/2019) due to elevated ochratoxin levels.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Penny Markt GmbH, Lidl, Kaufland, Aldi Süd, Real SB Warenhaus GmbH  recall Organic Shell Eggs (10-pack and 6-pack; Lot #0-DE-0359721; Best before until 24.08.2018) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Sweden): Orkla Foods recalls Paulúns Superbars (all best-before dates until 24.04.2019) due to foreign matter (glass) contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): Rafferty’s Garden recalls Rafferty’s Garden Baby Rice Cereal (80g; Best Before 17 May 2019) due to undeclared gluten (oats).

Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Rosa Foods Ltd recalls The Wrappery brand Thai wrap (275g; Use by 19 August 2018 ) due to undeclared peanuts, sesame and fish.

Food Safety Recall (Australia): Home Ice Cream Pty Ltd recalls Gary Gumball 6 Pack Box and Impulse Individual Serve (various Best before dates) due to foreign matter (glass) contaminaion. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.