Recall Roundup: March 19, 2009

Here is today's list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals and allergy alerts. 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.

Peanut Butter Outbreak Recalls

• Ultimate Nut and Candy Co.
  
• Wilcoxson's Ice Cream Co., Inc.
  
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency updates list of recalled peanut products sold in Canada
  

United States

• Allergy Alert: Caudill Seed Company® recalls Wegmans Organic Butter Flavor Microwave Popcorn
  

Canada

• Food Tampering Alert: Canadian Food Inspection Agency warns that certain luncheon meat kits and wieners may contain 50 mm. sewing needles 
  

Asia, Africa and the Pacific

• Doctored Meat Alert (Shanghai, China): Shanghai probes waterlogged beef food scare
  

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.

• Big Y® World Class Market®
  
• BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
  
• Bloom
  
• Brookshire's
  
• Costco Wholesale Corporation (US stores)
  
• Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd.
  
• EDEKA (Germany)
• Food City
  
• Food Lion
  
• Hannaford Brothers Co.
  
• Harris Teeter
  
• Harvey's Supermarket
  
• The Kroger Company*
  
• Price Chopper
  
• Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc.
  
• Sainsbury's
  
• ShopRite
  
• Target
  
• Tops Friendly Markets
  
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  
• Wegmans
  
• Whole Foods Market
  
• Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
  

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains, listed on the Kroger corporate home page.

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