Tag: Salmonella

Recalls and Alerts: October 11, 2012

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 Update: USDA releases retail distribution list for Chicken Wyngz products recalled by Tyson Foods, Inc.
  • Food Safety Recall: Flying Food Group (Chicago, IL) recalls Starbucks Protein Bistro Box (6.8 oz; UPC 762111881502; Enjoy By Dates 8/10/12 – 10/6/12), because the product contains 0.5 oz single-serve Honey Peanut Butter squeeze packs that contain peanut butter recalled by Sunland due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recalled Bistro Boxes were distributed in CT, MA, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC, VA, GA, FL, IL, WI, MN, IN, TX, AZ, NV, CA.
  • Food Safety Recall: Dean Foods Company of California (Buena Park, CA) and Meadow Gold Dairy (Orem, UT) recall Albertsons Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream (1.5 qt/1.42L container; UPC 41163 45891; Best By or EXP dates from 4/6/2011 to 9/25/2013) and Albertsons Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice Cream (1.5 qt/1.42L container; UPC 41163 45903; Best By or EXP dates from 3/26/2011 to 8/3/2013), because the products contain a peanut butter ingredient that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled produces were sold in Albertsons stores in California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming and Washington.
  • Food Safety Recall: Four Seasons Dairy Inc. recalls Herring Fillets “Atlantic Recipe” in oil (16.66 oz/500g plastic tubs; Product of Ukraine; Expiration 12/11/12), because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product was distributed nationwide.
  • Food Safety Recall: Velvet Ice Cream recalls Velvet Supreme Peanut Butter Cup (1/2 gal; UPC 70682 10119; Code #10181; Manufactured 6/30/2010), Velvet Peanut Butter Cup (3 gal; UPC 70682 10539; Code 10181; Manufactured 6/30/2010), Velvet Buckeye Classic (56 oz; UPC 70682 10038; Code 10193; Manufactured 7/12/2010), Velvet Buckeye Classic (3 gal; UPC 70682 10519; Codes 10193, 12207, 12227; Manufactured 7/12/2010, 7/25/2012, 8/14/2012, respectively) and Velvet Buckeye Classic (pints; UPC 70682 10423; Code 12251; Manufactured 9/07/2012), because the peanut products contained in the ice creams may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled products are sold at convenience stores, small independent retailers and ice cream parlors in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
  • Food Safety Recall: Fresh Express Incorporated (Charlotte, NC) recalls Fresh Express Hearts of Romaine Salad (18 oz pkg; Product code S270A24; Use by October 11), because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled Romaine Salad was distributed in AZ, AR, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, LA, MN, MT, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY.
  • Food Safety Recall: Oregon Ice Cream expands its earlier recall to include the following products that contain peanut butter that was supplied by Sunland, Inc., and which may be contaminated with Salmonella: Aldens Organic Peanut Butter n Chip Ice Cream (1.5 qts; UPC 0 72609 74191 2; Code date range 10060 -12261) and Cascade Glacier Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream (3 gal; UPC 0 72609 60082 0; Code date range 11101 – 12223).
  • Outbreak Alert: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and local health departments in Gaston, Gleveland and Lincoln counties are investigating an outbreak of E. coli illnesses among attendees at the Cleveland County Fair. Eight children and 5 adults have developed symptoms; two were confirmed to be infected with E. coli O157:H7 so far.
  • Outbreak Alert Update: CDC issues its final update on the outbreak of Salmonella Braenderup infections associated with Agricola Daniella brand mangoes imported from Mexico. A total of 127 people in 15 states were infected with the outbreak strain; 33 were hospitalized. There were no deaths. An additional 16 people in 3 states were infected with Salmonella Worthington, including one person who was infected with both types of Salmonella.
  • Outbreak Alert Update: Clark County Public Health has confirmed 13 cases of Salmonella and an additional 33 probable cases among patrons of On the Border restaurant in Vancouver, WA. Anyone who ate at the restaurant between Sept. 20 and Oct 8 and is experiencing symptoms of Salmonella should contact a health care professional.

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume certain products containing peanut butter that were sold under the Harry & David®, Wolferman’s®, Fairytale, and Justin’s brands, because the peanut butter used to manufacture these products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The products were sold nationally in the USA and were available for purchase over the Internet. Please consult the recall notice for details.
  • Food Safety Recall: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency warns the public not to consume Fresh Express brand Hearts of Romaine Salad (Product of USA; 510g/18 oz pkgs; UPC 0 71279 26201 7; Production code S270A24; Best before OCT 11) because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product was distributed in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario, and may also have been distributed to other provinces and territories.
  • Food Safety Recall: Kellogg Canada Inc. recalls Kellogg’s Mini-Wheats Brown Sugar Flavour Cereal (400g, 510g, 850g, 1.3kg sizes; Best before 2013 AL 01 – 2013 JL 29) and Kellogg’s Mini-Wheats Original Frosted Cereal (400g, 510g, 850g, 1.3kg, 1.6kg sizes; Best before 2013 AL 01 – 2013 JL 29), because the products may be contaminated with fragments of flexible metal mesh. The recalled products were sold across Canada.

Europe

  • Allergy Alert (Finland): Kuopiolainen Siam Flower recalls Thai Dancer brand Pickled Garlic (737-g pack size; batch 11961; Best before 05/12/2014; Product of Thailand), because the product contains more than the maximum allowed concentration of sulphite.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Food Safety Recall (Australia): Mikes Meats Pty Ltd. recalls Mikes Meats Prager Leg Ham (600-900g cryovac pack; Dates 14 NOV 2012 and 14/11/12), due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled product was sold from Mikes Meats retail stores and some other butchers in the ACT.

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 web site.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains, listed on the Kroger corporate home page.
**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.

Recalls and Alerts: October 10, 2012

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

  • Allergy Alert: Tyson Foods, Inc. (Pine Bluff, AR) recalls 67,269 pounds of packages labeled as Honey BBQ Flavored Boneless Chicken Wyngz, due to the presence of undeclared milk, soy and egg. Due to a packaging error, Buffalo style Boness Chicken Wyngz were packaged in bags meant for the Honey BBQ Flavored product. The recalled products were manufactured on Aug 7 and 8, 2012 and distributed to retail stores nationwide.
  • Food Safety Recall: Bliss Unlimited, LLC (Eugene, OR) recalls Luna & Larry’s Coconut Bliss Chocolate Peanut Butter Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert (1 pt; UPC 8 96767 00121 9; Stamp #41-61; Date range Nov 11 2012 through Oct 24 2013), because the product contains peanut butter that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product was distributed nationwide between November 2010 and December 2011.
  • Food Safety Recall: Falcon Trading Company, Inc./SunRidge Farms (Royal Oak, CA) recalls Sunridge Chocolate Brownie Squares (10 lb case; UPC 086700211168; All lot codes), Sunridge Chocolate Double Decker Chew (10 lb case; UPC 086700211175; All lot codes), Sunridge (labeled Sunland) Peanut Butter Crunchy with Salt – Organic (35 lb tub; UPC 086700161852; All lot codes) and Sunridge (labeled Sunland) Peanut Butter Creamy No Salt – Organic (35 lb tub; UPC 086700161869; All lot codes), because the products contain peanut butter supplied by Sunland, Inc., and may be contaminated with Salmonella.
  • Food Safety Recall: Belfonte Ice Cream and Dairy Foods Company recalls Belfonte Home Run Sundae (56 oz rectangular carton; UPC 83057-91023; Best by dates 04/08/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/03/2011, 06/08/2012, 03/13/2014, 04/26/2014, 06/21/2014, 07/27/2014) and Belfonte Mama’s Choice Reverse Peanut Butter Pie (56 oz rounded square container; UPC 83057-17033; Best by dates 07/15/2011, 10/02/2011, 12/02/2011, 02/09/2012, 04/06/2012, 06/02/2012), because the products contain peanut butter supplied by Sunland, Inc., and may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled products were sold between April 2010 and October 2012 in retail and convenience stores in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
  • Food Safety Recall: Clemmy’s Ice Cream (Rancho Mirage, CA) recalls Clemmy’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip ice cream (1 pt container; UPC 8 94509 00231 9; Code date range 11038 – 12215; Best before 02/13 through 08/14), because the ice cream contains peanut butter supplied by Sunland, Inc., and may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product was sold nationwide through grocery stores beginning in March 2011.
  • Food Safety Recall: Smith Dairy Products Company recalls SMITH’s Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream (1.75 qt and ½-gal; UPC 70424 08139; Lots 060-10 through 155-12), Acme Peanut Butter Twist Ice Cream (½-gal; UPC 29313 46110; Lots 03/01/10 through 06/03/12), Ruggles Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream (3 gal; UPC 70424 08607; Lots 060-10 through 155-12) and Ruggles Peanut Butter Brownie Crunch (3 gal; UPC 70424 08639; Lots 060-10 through 155-12), because the products contain peanut butter candy pieces recalled by Pecan Deluxe (the peanut butter in these candy pieces was supplied by Sunland, Inc.) and may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled products were distributed in Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia and Michigan.
  • Food Safety Recall: Nina International (Hyattsville, MD) recalls Nina International Ground Hot Pepper (5 oz; UPC 745851004004), because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product was distributed in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC through African and ethnic retail food stores. The contamination was discovered as a result of a routine testing program.
  • Food Safety Recall: Rich Products Corporation recalls Jon Donaire® Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Cake (UPC 049800626836; Best by October 5, 2010 – January 19, 2013) and TCBY® Peanut Buttery Fudge Deep Dish Frozen Yogurt Pie (Julian dates 14070048 – 14072156; Best by November 14, 2010 – March 1, 2013), because the products contain ingredients sourced from a supplier that used Sunland, Inc. peanuts, and may be contaminated with Salmonella. The Jon Donaire® product was sold through in-store bakeries nationwide; the TCBY® product was sold exclusively to TCBY® stores.
  • Food Safety Recall: BGC Manufacturing recalls Goldenbrook Farms Peanut Butter Bash Ice Cream (½ gallon cartons; UPC 0009282530538) because the product contains peanut butter that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product was sold in Brookshire Grocery retail stores through Texas, Louisiana and Southern Arkansas between May 2010 and September 2012.
  • Food Safety Recall: Toft Dairy recalls Buckeye Bites Ice Cream (48 oz carton/ UPC 19473-00602 & 3-gal tub / Product code 874; Expiration dates March 14, 2013 or before), because the product contains a peanut butter base that was made using peanut butter from Sunland, Inc. and may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product was distributed throughout Ohio and Southern Michigan.
  • Outbreak Alert (Vancouver, WA): Clark County Public Health is investigating eleven confirmed and five probable cases of Salmonella reported by patrons of On the Border restaurant (1505 SE 164th Ave., Vancouver, WA). Anyone who ate at the restaurant between September 20th and October 8th and is experiencing symptoms of salmonellosis should contact a health care provider.

Canada

  • Food Safety Recall: Greek Diamond International recalls Greek Diamond brand Greek Honey Wild Flower Honey (1 kg; Lot 08112; Best before 21/03/2014; UPC 6 27763 10033 6), due to the presence of drug residues. The recalled product was sold in Quebec.
  • Outbreak Alert Update: The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed a twelfth case of E. coli O157 linked to beef from XL Foods, Inc. Four provinces are affected: Alberta (7 cases), Newfoundland and Labrador (1 case), Quebec (3 cases) and British Columbia (1 case).

Europe

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

  • Food Safety Alert (India): BBC reports that authorities in Trivandrum, Kerala have shut down a KFC restaurant after a customer complained that he was served a meal contain live worms.

Australia and New Zealand

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 web site.

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains, listed on the Kroger corporate home page.
**Includes Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs and Pak N’ Save.

Smoked Salmon and Salmonella Thompson – Update #3

The following contains updated information and is current as of October 8, 2012. Updated information is indicated in red.

CDC, FDA, and USDA are cooperating in an ongoing investigation of Salmonella Thompson illnesses that may be linked to a concurrent outbreak in the Netherlands.

The US investigation began last month (September) into 85 cases of a single genetic type of Salmonella Thompson that were reported by 27 states since July 1st, according to CDC spokesperson Lola Russell. Ten people have been hospitalized; there have been no deaths.

This is a fairly common strain of Salmonella Thompson, and CDC would normally expect to see approximately 30 “background” cases during the same period.

The epidemiological investigation into the source of the 85 illnesses is being carried out by the various state health agencies in cooperation with CDC. It would not be surprising, according to CDC, if some of the 85 cases are found to be unrelated to the outbreak.

CDC is not yet ready to release a list of the affected states; however, eFoodAlert has learned that the following states are in the process of investigating one or more Salmonella Thompson illnesses:

  • Alabama: 1 case
  • Arizona: 1 case; a child
  • California: “The California Department of Public Health has just begun its investigation into the outbreak in Europe of Salmonella Thompson illnesses that are linked to smoked salmon. We don’t have any information to share at this time.”
  • Colorado: 2 cases
  • Illinois: 2 cases
  • Maryland: 10 cases; age range 5 years to 77 years; most cases in the Baltimore metropolitan area
  • Nebraska: 6 cases; age range is 3 months to 61 years; two people hospitalized; illnesses reported from the east central region of Nebraska
  • New Hampshire: 1 case; an adult resident of Rockingham County who was hospitalized, but has since recovered
  • New York: 4 cases; no geographic cluster
  • Texas: 1 case
  • Virginia: 1 case

No cases are under investigation at this time in Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Washington or Wyoming.

All of the people with whom I’ve communicated at the federal and state level have emphasized that there has not been an epidemiological link made between the illnesses under investigation in the USA and the consumption of smoked salmon. Nevertheless, the outbreak strain appears to be the same as the strain that is behind the Dutch outbreak, and CDC is recommending that the public avoid eating smoked salmon originating from the Dutch producer.

On September 28th, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority announced the recall of smoked salmon manufactured by Foppen Paling en Zalm and sold through major supermarket chains, including Aldi and Albert Heijn.

On October 1st, the Netherlands issued an alert through the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, notifying member countries that a sample of smoked salmon originating from Greece was contaminated with Salmonella Thompson. Associated Press reports that the contaminated smoked salmon was processed at Foppen’s factory in Greece.

Foppen has initiated a recall of the following products, sorted by retailer:

Albert Heijn

  • AH smoked salmon cubes. EAN: 8710400130574
  • AH smoked salmon. EAN: 8710400383932
  • AH smoked salmon. EAN: 8718265066915
  • AH salmon sandwich slices. EAN: 8710400383956
  • AH hot smoked salmon. All
  • AH salmon salad. EAN: 8718265473072
  • Euro Shopper smoked salmon. EAN: 8712224125903
  • AH Excellent Scottish salmon fillet. EAN: 8710400383970
  • AH Excellent salmon season. EAN: 8718265473164
  • AH Excellent smoked salmon fillet. All
  • AH pure & honest Sockeye salmon. EAN: 8710400628101

Aldi

  • Smoked salmon fillet. 200 grams; EAN: with number 23066250 GB-6115EG; Foppen Eel and Salmon on back of package

Hema

  • Salmon sliced. ​​100 grams; Item number 27552001
  • Salmon Slices. 100g; Item number 27552003

Makro

  • Horeca Select Graved Lachs. EAN: 8711576082247
  • Foppen Salmon. 3 x 100 grams; EAN: 8712224140005
  • Aro salmon sliced. ​​200 grams; EAN: 8711576041671
  • Catering selectable pcs salmon slices. EAN: 8711576082285
  • Catering select salmon pieces. EAN: 8711576086474
  • Catering select salmon slit. EAN: 8711576082278
  • Toast Salmon. 283 grams; Foppen EAN: 8712224129314
  • Catering select salmon slices. EAN: 8711576082261
  • Catering select sockeye salmon. EAN: 8711576084531
  • Catering select salmon toast. EAN: 8711576154890

Plus

  • Plus Salmon fillet. All
  • Plus Sockeye salmon, sliced. ​​EAN: 8710624991289
  • Plus Salmon slit. EAN: 8710624938246
  • Salmon sliced. ​​100 grams; EAN: 8710624943837

Dirk van den Broek, Bas van der Heijden and Digros

  • Salmon sliced. ​​200 grams; EAN: 8710871082907

Coop, Coop Super

  • Coop selectable long sliced ​​salmon. 125g
  • Sockeyezalm sliced. ​​125g
  • Sockeyezalm gravad lachs. 125g; EAN: 8712224129321

BONI, CoopCodis and Jan Linders

  • Smoked Salmon Salad (craft box). EAN: 8710378571645

Boni, MCD, Agri Market, Coop, Super Coop, Dane, Dekamarkt, Bas van der Heijden, Dirk van den Broek, Digros, EMTÉ Hoogvliet, Jan Linders, Nettorama, Poiesz, Plus, Vomar, Spar

  • Vismarine Scottish salmon fillet. EAN: 8710624008383
  • Vismarine 100 grams carved salmon. EAN: 8710624008369
  • Vismarine 200 grams carved salmon. EAN: 8710624008321
  • Salmon sliced. ​​200 grams; EAN: 8712224127945
  • Vismarine Sandwich Salmon. 100g; EAN: 8710624100254

Jan Linders

  • Jan Linders Smoked Salmon Salad, 150g. EAN: 8710378571645
  • Jan Linders Salad with salmon. EAN: 8711606069613

(Super) Coop

  • Smoked Salmon Salad 150g. EAN: 8710378571645

Boni

  • Smoked Salmon Salad 150g. EAN: 8710378571645

Jumbo

  • Salad with Salmon. EAN: 8711715891341

C1000

  • Salad with Salmon. EAN: 8710408129464

Dekamarkt

  • Salad with salmon. EAN: 8711606048014

Poiesz

  • Salad with salmon. EAN 8711606057856

Vomar

  • Salad with Salmon. EAN 8718204009454

Hoogvliet

  • Salad with Salmon. EAN 8711606159338

Plus

  • Salad with salmon. EAN 8710624968977

EMTÉ

  • All day fresh Salad with salmon. EAN 8711606001903

Fano

  • Fano Pasta Salmon Salad, 2.5kg bucket. EAN 8710773130614

The implicated product was sold in the USA through Costco, as Foppen Norwegian Smoked Salmon Slices (12 oz) and Kirkland Signature Norwegian Imported Smoked Salmon (2 x 12 oz). FDA is working to determine whether any other retailers in the USA carried the Foppen smoked salmon.

The recalled products were exported to a number of countries in addition to the USA, including Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Mexico, Switzerland and Taiwan. The China Post reported today that Costco Wholesale Corp has withdrawn all smoked salmon processed by Foppen from its Taiwan stores.

Costco has issued the following advisory to its members/customers:

The Foppen Company, located in Holland, has today announced an International recall of various smoked salmon items, including the Foppen Smoked Salmon slices (item #7859) or the Kirkland Signature Norwegian Smoked Salmon 2 Pack (item #7070). This recall has been announced due to possible salmonella contamination. The dates ranges are Sept 1 2012 through Oct 1 2012 for both items.

Do not eat any of your remaining smoked salmon and return it to Costco for a full refund.  None of the Costco salmon has tested positive for salmonella, and no illnesses have been reported to Costco.

For more information, please visit http://www.foppensalmon.com.

According to the Hawaii Department of Health, none of the recalled smoked salmon was shipped to Costco in that state.

Even though CDC and state health authorities have not yet established a link between the smoked salmon and this outbreak strain, CDC recommends that the public should not consume smoked salmon products manufactured by Foppen at this time.