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Recalls and Alerts: March 19-21, 2022

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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: St. Benoit Creamery  recalls French Vanilla Yogurt (4.75 oz; Lot 2054; Best by 8/22/2022; UPC 6 49241 92910 9) due to undeclared egg.

Food Safety Recall: Continental Mills recalls Walmart’s Great Value Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix (Lot #KX2063; Best by 09/01/2023; UPC 078742370828) due to potential foreign matter contamination (fragments from a cable used to clear the processing line).

Food Safety Recall: Fruit Fresh Up, Inc. recalls all fresh cut fruit and vegetable products and ready to eat dips processed at its Depew, NY production facilities due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: T Fresh Company recalls Enoki mushrooms (5.25oz (150g) and 7.5oz (200g); Lots 6021053 & 6021052, respectively; Product of China) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Jan Fruits Inc. recalls Enoki mushrooms (200g/7.05oz; Lot 3322; Product of Taiwan) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Top Quality Produce Inc. recalls Enoki Mushrooms (200g/7.05oz; Sold 3/1/22-3/16/22; Product of Taiwan) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Canada

Food Safety Recall: Stellar Bay Shellfish recalls certain Stellar Bay oysters due to Norovirus contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products. The recalled products were sold in British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec and Ontario and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories.

Europe

Allergy Alert Update (Belgium): AFSCA orders recall of Sau Tao brand Nouilles aux épinards / Spinach noodles (454g) due to undeclared egg.

Allergy Alert (France): Carrefour recalls Reflets de France brand Confit de canard et pommes de terre à la sarladaise / Duck confit with sarladaise potatoes (300g; Best before 23/05/2023) due to undeclared milk and wheat.

Allergy Alert (Ireland): FSAI reports that Sau Tao Spinach Noodles (454g; All Best before dates) contain undeclared egg.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Leader Price recalls three varieties of BUITONI FRAICH’UP frozen pizza due to E. coli contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Finland): Oatly AB recalls Oatly kaurajuoma / Oatmeal drink (1 L; Lot 1335T4; Best before 01.12.2022) due to Bacillus cereus contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Finland): Foodin Oy recalls various snack bars due to possible aflatoxin contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (France): La cave des petits plaisirs recalls BERTIZ/ KAMIKU brand Fromages / Cheese (Lot 210922077; Best before 11/12/2022) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Buitoni recalls all Fraich’Up frozen pizzas (All lots purchased before the end of March 2022) due to E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Auchan recalls Auchan brand 4 nems crevettes, merlu, crabe / Spring rolls with prawns, hake and crab (4/pack (300g); Lot H22/066; Use by 04/04/22) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Netherlands): Unilever recalls Conimex Panklare Nasi / Ready-to-cook Nasi (230g; Expiration dates 13/07/2022, 17/08/2022 & 18/08/2022) due to possible defective packaging that could result in product spoilage.

Recalls and Alerts: March 12-14, 2022

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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.

Interested in learning more about food safety and the history of foodborne disease outbreaks and investigations? Click on the TAINTED menu at the top of the page to read a short excerpt, then follow the buy links to add a digital, print or audio copy to your personal library.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Cavendish Farms Corporation recalls Cavendish Farms brand Classic Hash Brown Patties (1.2 kg; Best before 2024 FE 14; UPC 0 56210 26106 9) and Cavendish Farms brand no name brand Potato Patties (1.2 kg; Best before 2023 AU 04 LB, 2023 AU 05 LB, 2023 AU 06 LB; UPC 0 60383 01048 5) due to undeclared wheat.

Food Safety Recall: BBQ Labonté La Boucherie (Drummondville, QC) recalls Saumon fumé / Smoked salmon (packages sold up to 14 March 2022) due to lack of mandatory storage temperature labeling.

Europe

OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION UPDATE (France): Santé publique France reports 26 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) or of severe E. coli infections have been reported from nine regions of metropolitan France. Two children have died. The affected children range in age between 1 and 15 years. An additional 22 cases are under investigation. The source of the infections has not yet been found.

Allergy Alert (Ireland): Lidl Ireland recalls Culinea Paella; frozen (750g; Batch #L1354-2; Best before 20/06/2023) due to undecalred crustaceans, fish, milk and molluscs.

Allergy Alert (Luxembourg): Henri Raffin recalls Henri Raffin brand Spécialité de viandes séchées 100% Jambon / dried pork sausage, 100% ham (200g; Lot 20115036; Best before 11/04/2022) due to undeclared nuts.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): LEADER PRICE recalls LEADER PRICE brand 6 QUENELLES NATURE AUX OEUFS / 6 Natural egg quenelles (240g; All Use by dates between 23/02/2022 and 17/03/2022) due to possible Listeria contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): AFSCA orders recall of Cocos Nucifera brand viande de noix de coco, congelée / Frozen coconut meat (250g; Lot GB 2004806; Best before 31/08/2022) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): MARANDIS LECLERC BEZIERS MONTIMARAN recalls CABROL brand Pâté de campagne / Country pâté (Lot 53; Use by 29/03/2022) due to Listeria contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): CASINO recalls multiple brands and varieties of Quenelles due to possible Listeria contamination. Please refer to the individual recall notices for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Mooijer Volendam bv NL recalls Kokosnussfleisch “Coconut Meat, Cocos Nucifera” (250g; Lot #8716789014399; Best before 08/23) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Netherlands): Mooijer Volendam bv recalls Cocos Nucifera brand Coconut Meat (250g; Lot #8716789014399; Best before 08/23) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Recalls and Alerts: February 26-28, 2022

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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 INVESTIGATION UPDATE: CDC reports that a fourth Cronobacter illness has been confirmed in the Abbott Nutrition powdered infant formula outbreak. The outbreak tally now stands at four Cronobacter infections, two of them fatal, and one Salmonella Newport infection. The most recent confirmed outbreak victim was fed a product that was not included in the original recall notice. In addition, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health has confirmed its first case of Salmonella infection in an infant likely related to the recalled powdered formula.

Powdered Infant Formula Safety Recall Update: In addition to the products included in its initial recall notice, Abbott Nutrition recalls Similac PM 60/40 powdered infant formula (Lot code 27032K80 (can) / 27032K800 (case)) due to potential Cronobacter sakazakii contamination. This lot code has been linked to a fatal Cronobacter infection.

Europe

OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION (France): Santé Publique France is investigating an outbreak of thirteen (13) cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) associated with E. coli infections. Victims range in age from one year to fifteen years. Outbreak cases have been reported since the beginning of February in five regions of metropolitan France, including: Nouvelle Aquitaine (5 cas), Hauts-de-France (3 cas), Ile-de-France (3 cas), Bretagne (1 cas) and Pays de la Loire (1 cas). 

Allergy Alert (Spain): Manufacturer recalls certain ground cumin and cumin seed products due to undeclared sesame. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Finland): SOK recalls Kotimaista Miedosti Suolattu Kanan Fileesuikale / Mildly Salted Chicken Fillet Strip (700g; Expiry date 1.3.2022) due to foreign matter (pieces of rubber seal) contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Charcuterie Cosme recalls Charcuterie Cosme brand CUISSE PINTADE FORESTIERE / Guinea hen legs (8-pack; Lot #220820; Use by 04/03/2022) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Fromagerie Le Pic recalls Le Pic brand BUCHETTE CENDREE cheese log (Lot 18012224; Best before between 26/02/2022 and 19/03/2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Fromagerie Le Pic recalls Le Pic brand BUCHETTE CENDREE LS cheese log (Lot 18012224; Best before between 02/03/2022 and 09/ 03/2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Fromagerie Le Pic recalls Le Pic brand BUCHETTE BLANCHE cheese log (Lot 18012224; Best before between 27/02/2022 and 27/03/2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Fromagerie Le Pic recalls Le Pic brand BUCHETTE BLANCHE AUX HERBES / cheese log with herbs (Lot 18012224; Best before 04/03/2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Fromagerie Le Pic recalls Le Pic brand BUCHETTE BLANCHE LS cheese log (Lot 18012224; Use by dates between 02/03/2022 and 09/03/ 2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Heinrich Abelmann GmbH recalls Riesengarnelen “Premium” in Knoblauchgewürzöl / Premium King prawns in garlic spice oil (350g; Lot #034; Best before 03.03.2022) due to Salmonella contamination.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Powdered Infant Formula Safety Recall Update (Israel): In addition to the products included in its initial recall notice, Abbott Nutrition recalls Similac PM 60/40 powdered infant formula (Lot code 27032K80 (can) / 27032K800 (case)) due to potential Cronobacter sakazakii contamination. This lot code has been linked to a fatal Cronobacter infection.