Recalls and Alerts: February 1–3, 2025

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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Outbreak/Illness Investigations

No Alerts

United States

Food Safety Recall: D.J.’s Boudain, LLC recalls approximately 17,720 pounds of boudain sausage link products due to potential foreign matter contamination (pieces of a pen). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Canada

Food Safety Recall:  A. Bosa & Co. Ltd and Les Amis du Fromage recall Jean Perrin brand Morbier AOP cheese (Lots 36110, 31304, & 33206; Best before 24-02-2025, 27-01-2025, & 26-01-2025; UPC 202412000653) and Morbier (cheese) Jean Perrin (Sold up to and including January 29, 2025 at Les Amis du Fromage, Vancouver, BC; UPC starts with 0202498) due to possible pathogenic E. coli contamination.

United Kingdom and Ireland

No Alerts

Hong Kong and Singapore

Food Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Nestle Hong Kong Limited recalls Gerber Soothe ‘N’ Chew Teething Sticks – Banana and Strawberry Apple flavors (All Lots; Product of USA) due to a choking hazard.

Australia and New Zealand

No Alerts

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Germany

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Recalls and Alerts: January 28–29, 2025

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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“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.

“An invaluable resource for busy pet owners” – Food Safety News

Available from all major on-line retailers, including:


Outbreak/Illness Investigations

CANADA (Update): PHAC reports that the Salmonella outbreak linked to imported frozen mini-pastries has grown to 69 confirmed cases, including 22 hospitalizations. Cases have been reported from British Columbia (4), Alberta (3), Ontario (24), Québec (37), and New Brunswick (1). An addition recall associated with this outbreak has been announced (see below).

FRANCE: Santé Publique France reports 11 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome associated due to infection with shiga toxin-producing E. coli. The cases have been linked to Morbier raw milk cheese produced by Perrin-Vermot. The manufacturer has recalled Jean Perrin brand Morbier 45 jours wedges (180g; All lots; All Use by dates between 08/01/2025 and 18/02/2025).

United States

Allergy Alert: La Fiesta Food Products, LLC recalls La Fiesta brand Bread Crumbs (Pan Rayado) (8 oz; Lots 26032, 26073, 26082, 26092, 26094; UPC 032327000886) and La Fiesta brand Bread Crumbs Seasoned (Pan Rayado Sazonado) (8 oz; Lots 26094, 26123; UPC 032327000887) due to undeclared sesame.

Allergy Alert Update: Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. expands its earlier recall of Shirakiku brand Curvee Puffs Corn Puff Snack Curry Flavor to include two additional flavors due to undeclared milk. Please refer to the recall notice for an updated list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Braga Fresh Foods LLC recalls Simple Truth Organic, BROCCOLI FLORETS, STEAM IN BAG (12 oz; Batch code BFFS295A21 13:31; Best if used by NOV 08 2024; Product of Mexico) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall: CORFU TASTY GYROS recalls Corfu Tzatziki sauce and Unbranded Tzatziki sauce (Batch 3064) due to possible Salmonella contamination. Please refer to the Enforcement Report for additional packaging details.

Food Safety Recall: Pacific Coast Producers recalls Diced Bartlett Pears In Extra Light Syrup (105 oz metal can; Batch code 6PDL 05 A2644) due to possible foreign matter contamination (plastic pieces).

Canada

Allergy Alert Update: AFOD Ltd., APO Products, Uno Foods Inc. recall three Century brand canned tuna products due to undeclared wheat (gluten). Please refer to the recall notice for an updated list of affected products.

Allergy Alert:  No Sugar Company Ltd. recalls No Sugar Company brand Shellz Dark Chocolatey Peanut Crunch (570g; Best by 2026MR11 1E255 OR 2E255; UPC 6 87910 00665 2) due to improperly declared milk.

Food Safety Recall: Euro Harvest Wholesale Bakery, Importations Piu Che Dolci Inc. recall D. Effe T. brand Lemon Delight (1180 g (1 box x 9 pieces); All best before dates up to and including 12/11/2025; UPC 8 058302 730097) and D. Effe T. brand Tartlet with Forest Fruits (1170 g (1 box x 9 pieces); All best before dates up to and including 12/11/2025; UPC 8 058302 730080) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

United Kingdom and Ireland

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Heineken UK recalls Newcastle Brown Ale (550 ml; Lots L4321, L4322, L4323, L4324, L4325 and L4326; Best before 30/11/2025) due to possible foreign matter contamination (glass fragments).

Food Safety Recall (UK): Coco-Cola Europacific Partners recalls a small number of their soft drinks range because they may contain elevated levels of Chlorate. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Hong Kong and Singapore

No Alerts

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (New Zealand): LollyShop recalls LollyShop brand Frosted Caramels (175g; Best before 04/10/2025) due to undeclared gluten and wheat.

Food Safety Recall (Australia): REX IMPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD recalls a number of Cape Herb & Spice Grinders due to foreign matter contamination (plastic). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

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Austria

Belgium

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France

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Organic carrots linked to deadly E. coli O121:H19 outbreak

Organic whole carrots and organic baby carrots have been linked to a 39-case outbreak of E. coli O121:H19 in the United States.

Cases have been reported in 18 states; fifteen people have been hospitalized.

One person has died in California.

Outbreak victims range in age from 1 to 75 years old.

Grimmway Farms has recalled the following carrots, which were shipped directly to retail distribution centers nationwide in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

  • Organic whole carrots, which do not have a best-if-used-by date printed on the bag, but were available for purchase at retail stores from August 14 through October 23, 2024,
  • Organic baby carrots with best-if-used-by-dates ranging from September 11 through November 12, 2024. The recalled carrots should not be available for purchase in stores but may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers.

According to the FDA, the recalled carrots should no longer be in grocery stores but may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers.

Organic whole carrots were sold in bags of various sizes under multiple brand names, including: 365, Bunny Luv, Cal-Organic, Compliments, Full Circle, Good & Gather, Greenwise, Marketside, Nature’s Promise, O-Organics, President’s Choice, Simple Truth, Trader Joe’s, Wegmans, and Wholesome Pantry.

Organic baby carrots were sold in multiple bag sizes under the brand names: 365, Bunny Luv, Cal-Organic, Compliments, Full Circle, Good & Gather, Greenwise, Grimmway Farms, Kroger, LIDL, Marketside, Nature’s Promise, O-Organics, President’s Choice, Raley’s, Simple Truth, Sprouts, Trader Joe’s, Wegmans, and Wholesome Pantry.

Grimmway initiated the recall after being advised by the CDC that these carrots may be “associated” with the E. coli O121:H19 outbreak.

None of the recalled carrots have tested positive for E. coli O121:H19, according to Grimmway.

The first news of the outbreak was contained in the FDA’s weekly Investigation of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks report, posted on November 6, 2024, and updated on November 14, 2024.

According to the CDC, outbreak cases have been reported in Arkansas (1), California (3), Colorado (1), Massachusetts (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (5), Missouri (1), North Carolina (1), New Jersey (2), New York (5), Ohio (1), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (1), South Carolina (2), Texas (1), Virginia (1), Washington (8), and Wyoming (1).

No information has been released as to the distribution of outbreak cases across the United States.

Although the implicated carrots are no longer available for purchase, they may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. Consumers who purchased any of the carrots listed in the recall notice should check their refrigerators and freezers, discard any remaining product, and clean and sanitize any surfaces with which they may have come into contact.

Consumers with questions or products in their possession may contact our customer services desk at 1-800-301-3101, M-F, 8 am – 8 pm ET, and November 16-17, 8 am – 8 pm ET, or visit www.grimmway.com.


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