Recall Roundup: March 25, 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

• Mellace Family Brands, Inc.
  
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency updates list of recalled peanut products sold in Canada
  

United States

• Allergy Alert: Engelhart Gourmet Foods recalls smoked chicken sausage due to the presence of undeclared wheat
  
• Food Safety Recall: Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese recalls Asadero and Oaxaca soft Mexican-style cheeses after Michigan Department of Agriculture detects Listeria monocytogenes. The cheeses were distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin
  

Canada

• Food Safety and Allergy Alert: The Québec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food warns consumers that Dae Jang Kum brand marinated meats are mislabeled; these uncooked meats are labeled as "cooked", and also contain undeclared allergens
  

Asia, Africa and the Pacific

• Food Safety Recall (Philippines): The Philippines Department of Health has announced a recall and ban of all food products manufactured by Samuya Food Manufacturing, Inc. due to the presence of Salmonella
  

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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