Recall Roundup: March 20, 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

• Arco Nut and Candy LLC
  
• Energy Lane, Inc.
  
• E & S Sales
  
• Humboldt Creamery
  
• Lehi Valley Trading Company, Inc.
  
• New Century Snacks LLC
  
• Totally Nuts
  

United States

• Dietary Supplement Recalled: Bodee LLC recalls Zencore Plus, after FDA detects benzamidenafil in samples
  

Canada

• Food Tampering Alert: Canadian Food Inspection Agency adds to list of luncheon meat kits that may contain sewing needles
  

Europe, Including the United Kingdom

• Allergy Alert (UK): Interlink Direct recalls CQ Hotpot Seasoning Products
  
• Food Safety Alert (UK): Damasgate Wholesale recalls Salmonella-contaminated Ayyam Zaman brand sesame seed paste halva
  
• Unsafe Food Supplement (EU): UK Food Standards Agency and Sweden's Medical Products Agency warn consumers against food supplement Leppin Miradin, imported into Sweden from the United States and sold across Europe, which may contain a dangerous drug.
  

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.

• A&P
• 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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