Recalls and Alerts: April 24 – 27, 2017

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: Soylent (Los Angeles, CA) recalls Soylent 1.8 powder (SKU: 1WK-V108; Lot #G7076PA, Expiration / Best Buy date 02/2018) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall: Phoenix Food, LLC (Canton, TX) recalls Jalapeño Bacon Dip Trio Mix (Lot codes K110420161, K111220161 & K111120161) due to potential presence of Salmonella in the seasoning packet. Phoenix Food initiated the precautionary recall after learning of the recent recall of jalapeno powder by the supplier.

Food Safety Recall: Our Local Bounty (Rogue River, OR) recalls Farming Fish brand Organic Basil Pesto with Watercress (8.5 oz containers; UPC 7 23175 33586 8; enjoy or freeze by dates of 4/30/2017, 5/6/2017, 5/13/2017, and 5/20/2017) due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product was sold in retail stores in Oregon.

Food Safety Recall (Update): McCain Foods USA, Inc. expands its earlier recall of frozen hash browns to include Wegman’s O’Brien Hash Browns (Production code date B161021; UPC 07789036523) following receipt of two additional consumer complaints of the hard plastic or rubber pieces. The Wegman’s product was distributed in the states of Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Food Safety Recall: Fineberg Packing Co., Inc. (Memphis, TN) recalls FINEBERG’S Finest Danish Brand BBQ Flavored Ham (14-lb package; Sell by date 03/26/2017; case code 17016) and Holly Brand hickory smoked fully cooked HAM (30.6-lb. boxes containing 2 vacuum-sealed packages; Case code 17016) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled items were shipped to distributors in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.

Food Safety Recall: Uncle John’s Pride, LLC. (Tampa, FL) recalls various ready-to-eat sausage products due to possible foreign matter contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for full details.

Food Safety Recall: WFSP Foods LLC (Decatur, AL) recalls various ready-to-eat chicken breast products due to possible undercooking. The recall was initiated following receipt of multiple customer complaints. Please refer to the recall notice for additional details. The recalled products were distributed to the food service industry, including via USFoods.

Food Safety Recall: Baptista’s Bakery Inc. recalls 7oz Blue Cheese Savory Twist product due to potential for Salmonella contamination. The Blue Cheese Savory twist item was included in the Houdini gift basket SKU# 55263-7 sold through BJS.com with the SKU# 55263-7 and lot code LC446528.

Pet Food Safety Recall: Party Animal recalls Cocolicious Beef & Turkey dog food (13-oz can; Lot #0136E15204 04, best by July 2019) and Cocolicious Chicken & Beef dog food (13-oz can; Lot #0134E15 237 13, best by August 2019) due to potential presence of pentobarbital.

Canada

Food Safety Recall: Harlan Bakeries (Edmonton, AB) recalls various brands of pie and tart shells due to possible contamination with E. coli O121. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Rich Products of Canada Ltd. recalls Rich Products Corporation 7-oz. Pizza Dough Ball (12.9 kg; Product codes 77007016 – Use by 19/May/17, 77007045 – Use by 14/JUN/17, and 77007059 – Use by 28/JUN/17; UPC 0 00 49800 11267 4) and 18-oz Artisan-Style Pizza Dough Ball (12.2 kg; Product code 77007044 – Use by 12/Aug/17; UPC 0 00 49800 11269 8) due to possible contamination with E. coli O121.

Food Safety Recall (Update): Longo Brothers Fruit Market, Inc. recalls additional Longo’s brand ground meat products due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Boulangerie & Pâtisserie Amiens (Montreal, QC) recalls various breads due to possible presence of wood particles. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Metro Pincourt (Pincourt, QC) recalls thawed Smoked Salmon (70g; All lots sold up to and including 26 April 2017) due to unsafe storage conditions.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Denmark): Asian Food Supply ApS recalls Thin Soy Sauce – Healthy Boy Brand (300 mL bottles and 700 mL bottles; All lot codes; All expiration dates) due to undeclared wheat.

Allergy Alert (Denmark): Zelected Foods ApS recalls Spicy Nut Mix (140g; EAN 5 708229 125126) because the presence of wheat flour and soy is not highlighted on the label.

Allergy Alert (Finland): Snellmanin Kokkikartano Oy recalls Lasagne Bolognese (600g; Expiration date May 3, 2017) due to undeclared fish

Allergy Alert (Sweden): Al homsi Halmstad Mejeri och ost AB recalls Baladi cheese (Expiry dates up to 2017-03- 31) due to undeclared sesame seeds.

Allergy Alert (UK): Fazal’s recalls additional confectionery products due to undeclared wheat (gluten), and/or egg, and/or milk, and/or nuts. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of affected products.

Allergy Alert (UK): Asda recalls Limited Edition Szechuan Chicken (400g; Use by 29 Apr 2017) due to undeclared barley.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Nanuk SA recalls R. Remmery brand Noix de St Jacques sauce au vin blanc (190g; Lot 101047; Expiration date 18/10/2017) due to an error in the expiration date on the product label.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): innocent Alps GmbH recalls innocent Super Smoothie Antioxidant (360 mL; Best before 27.05.2017) due to potential contamination with a piece of plastic.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Haak & Christ recalls various smoked fish products due to incorrect expiration dates on the product labels. Please refer to the recall notice for complete details.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Food Safety Alert (Hong Kong): The Centre for Food Safety has banned the import and sale within Hong Kong of a kind of prepackaged smoked salmon which might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The action follows the detection of Listeria monocytogenes in excess of legal limits in a sample of Grants Smokehouse Traditional Smoked Scottish Salmon (200g; Manufactured by MacKnight Ltd; Imported by Wilson Foods Intertrade (H.K.) Limited; Product of UK).

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 website.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains

**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.

Recalls and Alerts: April 20 – 23, 2017

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United States

Allergy Alert: Campbell Soup Company (Maxton, NC) recalls Campbell’s Homestyle Healthy Request Chicken with Whole Grain Pasta (18.6-oz. cans; Best By date of Feb. 13, 2019) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert: Hummingbird Wholesale recalls 5 lbs. of Organic Cocoa-Dusted Chocolate Ginger because it may contain undeclared hazelnut. The recalled was distributed to Capella Market in Eugene, Oregon and sold in their self-serve bulk food section from April 11th, 2017 through April 17th, 2017.

Allergy Alert: Request Foods, Inc. recalls ATKINS CHICKEN WITH CHEESE AND BEAN BURRITO (6 oz pkg; Best by Dec. 19, 2017) due to undeclared egg and soy.

Food Safety Alert: USDA/FSIS alerts the public to the possibility that the brownie mix dessert contained in BANQUET Chicken Nuggets with Mac & Cheese (7.4 oz. vacuum-packed trays; Code 3100080921; “BEST IF USED BY” July 20, 2018) may be contaminated with Salmonella.

Food Safety Recall: Frito-Lay recalls Jalapeño Flavored Lay’s Kettle Cooked potato chips and Jalapeño Flavored Miss Vickie’s Kettle Cooked potato chips due to the possible presence of Salmonella in the product. Frito-Lay initiated the recall after receiving notification as a result of a supplier’s recent recall of a seasoning blend which includes jalapeño powder that could contain Salmonella. Please refer to the recall notice for additional details on the recalled products.

Food Safety Recall: McCain Foods USA, Inc. recalls Roundy’s Brand, Frozen Southern Style Hash Browns (2 lb. bag; Production code B170119; UPC 001115055019) and Harris Teeter Brand, Frozen Southern Style Hash Browns (2 lb. bag; Production code B170119; UPC 007203649020) because the products may be contaminated with extraneous golf ball materials. The Roundy’s products were distributed at Marianos, Metro Market, and Pick ‘n Save supermarkets in the states of Illinois and Wisconsin. The Harris Teeter products were distributed in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia and Maryland after January 19, 2017.

Food Safety Recall: H-E-B recalls H-E-B and Hill Country Fare sandwich breads (Best by April 29), due to the possible presence of a single piece of rubber in the product. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: TP Food Processing, Inc. recalls TPF Lemongrass Satay (9 oz; Lot code 2016) and TPF Shrimp Satay (6 oz and 9 oz; Lot code 2016) because the acidified sauces were not properly produced making them susceptible to contamination with Clostridium botulinum.

Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall: C.O. Truxton, Inc. recalls Phenobarbital Tablets, USP, 15 mg (1000-count bottles; Lot 70952A; expiration date 11/17; UPC 7 0463616010 6) after a customer complained that a bottle of the product contained 30mg tablets.

Canada

Allergy Alert (Update): High Liner Foods Inc. recalls various High Liner, High Liner Captain’s Crew and Portico Bounty brands of breaded fish and seafood products because they may contain undeclared milk. Please refer to the recall notice for a detailed list of brands and products.

Allergy Alert: Safeway recalls various Safeway brand bakery products due to undeclared egg and milk. Please refer to the recall notice for details.

Food Safety Recall (Update): Ardent Mills ULC recalls various brands of flour and flour products due to E. coli O121 contamination. The recalled items were distributed to hotels, restaurants and institutions across Canada. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of brands and products.

Food Safety Recall: Miss Vickie’s Canada recalls Miss Vickie’s brand Jalapeño Kettle Cooked Potato Chips (40g, 66g and 220g sizes; All ‘guaranteed fresh’ dates up to and including JN 20) due to potential contamination with Salmonella. The recalled products were distributed to retailers across Canada.

Food Safety Recall: Dollarama Inc. recalls Bristol brand Chopped Ham (340g; BB 21/JUN/2021, EST 5 USA 6173 425; BB 01/AUG/2021, EST 5 USA 6214 425; BB 14/OCT/2021, EST 5 USA 6288 425; UPC 0 75069 15390 5) due to bone fragments.

Food Safety Recall: Longo Brothers Fruit Market, Inc. recalls Longo’s brand Ontario Lean Ground Veal (various package sizes; Best before 17 AL 19; UPC Starting with 203436) due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Aliments Québec Express (2004) (Quebec, QC) recalls Frozen Smoked Salmon (all product sold up to and including April 21st) because the product label does not include an instruction to keep frozen.

Food Safety Recall: Ferme M. C. Dubeault inc. (Saint-Eustache, QC) recalls Maple Ham processed in glass jars because the product was not processed or stored in a manner that would ensure its safety.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Denmark): Bornholms Ismejeri recalls Chokoladeis (725 ml; Best by 10-12-2017, 13-12-2017, 20-12-2017, 25-12-2017, 27-12-2017, 28-12-2017, 19-01-2018, and 20-01-2018) due to undeclared soy lecithin.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): OMIRA Oberland-Milchverwertung GmbH recalls OMIRA, DAIRY4FUN, TIP, COOP, BILLA, and VENTA brands of puddings (various flavors) due to finding of a metal particle on the surface in a single pudding cup. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of recalled products.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Neuburger Milchwerke GmbH & Co. KG recalls KID´S WORLD Dessert im Ei mit Überraschung due to possible contamination with metal particles. Please refer to the recall notice for additional details.

Food Safety Recall (UK): Bleikers Smokehouse Ltd recalls Bleikers Cooked & Peeled Coldwater Prawns (180g; Batch 78M; Use by 25 May 2017) and Bleikers Tiger Prawns (150g; Batch 78N; Use by 25 May 2017) due to incorrect Use by dates. The products were sold only in Booths Supermarkets.

Food Safety Recall (UK): Morrisons recalls Trimmed Beans (170g; Display until dates 22 April 2017, 23 April 2017 and 24 April 2017) because the product may contain small pieces of metal.

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): Coles recalls Coles Grill RSPCA Approved Australian Chicken Wings Honey & Soy (1kg; Best before 24/04/2017) due to undeclared milk.

Allergy Alert (Australia): Floridia Cheese Pty. Ltd. recalls Floridia Grated Parmesan Cheese (100g, 250g, 500g; Best before 20/04/2017 to 14/04/2018) due to undeclared egg.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains

**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.

Recalls and Alerts: March 26 – 29, 2017

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United States

Allergy Alert: Whole Foods Market (Hadley, MA) recalls Made Right Here 6pk Banana Choc Chip Muffins (Sell by March 28, 2017) due to undeclared walnuts.

Allergy Alert: Sunshine Bakery (Alhambra, CA) recalls Cassava Cake and Mixed Nut Mooncake (Best before 3/24/2017) because the products may contain undeclared peanut, coconut, almond, cashew and sunflower seeds.

Allergy Alert: NuGo Nutrition recalls NuGo Slim Crunchy Peanut Butter (Sell by 28-Jul-17; UPC 69153520701) due to undeclared milk. The recalled product was sold at Giant Eagle and may also have been available elsewhere.

Allergy Alert: King Wai Trading Co. recalls KWEI CHOW Prime Spicy Pot Paste (7.1 oz; UPC 471022600207) due to undeclared wheat. The recalled product was sold at QFC and Ralph’s stores.

Food Safety Recall: The French’s Food Company LLC recalls French’s Crispy Jalapeños (5 oz.; Best By 5/25/18; UPC code: 41500-95309) because the product may contain foreign material (metal & stone particulates). The recalled product was sold at Buehler’s and may also have been available elsewhere.

Food Safety Recall: Kidsmart Food Service Inc. (San Diego, CA) recalls various breaded chicken (code date of 12/20/17) that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products per the supplier. This is related to the recall from OK Foods Inc. The recalled product was supplied by US Foods to foodservice customers.

Dietary Supplement Safety Recall: Envy Me recalls LaBri’s Body Health Atomic weight-loss dietary supplement (all lot codes, manufacturing codes and expiration dates) because the product contains sibutramine, a controlled substance that was removed from the market in October 2010 for safety reasons.

Canada

Outbreak Alert: The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) warns consumers not to use or eat any Robin Hood All Purpose Flour, Original sold in 10 kilogram bags with a code containing BB/MA 2018 AL 17 and 6 291 548 as these products may be contaminated with E. coli O121. The flour has been linked to an E. coli outbreak affecting 25 people in British Columbia (12), Saskatchewan (4), Alberta (4) and Newfoundland and Labrador (5).

Allergy Alert: La Reine Pâtisserie (Montreal, QC) recalls two bakery products due to undeclared sesame seeds. Please refer to the recall notice for product details.

Allergy Alert (Update): Purposeful Excellence Inc. recalls Booby Boons brand Lactation Cookies due to undeclared peanuts. Please refer to the recall notice for product details.

Food Safety Recall: Pâtisserie La Lorraine inc. (Montreal, QC) recalls Sauce au poulet/Chicken sauce (All product sold through March 23) because the product label is lacking an instruction to refrigerate the product.

Food Safety Recall: Smucker Foods of Canada Corp. recalls Robin Hood brand All Purpose Flour, Original (10 kg; Best before April 17, 2018; Production code 6 291 548; UPC 0 59000 01652 8) because the product may be contaminated with E. coli O121. The recalled flour was sold in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Europe

Allergy Alert (UK): Sainsbury’s recalls Sainsbury’s Vegetable Sushi Snack Pack (Batch code 7796512; Use by 28 March 2017) due to undeclared tuna and prawns.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Schock GmbH recalls Sesam La Creme (Batch 60318; Best by 01.02.2018) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Lactalis Deutschland GmbH recalls Roquefort Cheese (100g; Expiry date 15.07.2017; Product identification FR 12.203.018 CE; Manufactured by Société des caves, France) due to contamination with a strain of shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Mathonet-Gabriel recalls Mousse de truite saumonée fumée/Smoked Salmon Trout Mousse (150g; Best by 04/04/2017; Lot #M-0622) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Food Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Marks & Spencer recalls Chicken and Vegetable Soup (600g; Use by March 30, 2017; Product code 00711135; Product of UK) as the product might be tainted with chemical contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Israel): YS Vegetables Inc. recalls Iceberg Lettuce (833g and 6 lbs; bar codes 2743369327249 and 2743369327236) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.