Recall Roundup: March 30, 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

• Arya Ice Cream Dist. Co.
  

United States

• Food Safety Recall: The Kroger Co. recalls Private Selection® Shelled Pistachios due to possible Salmonella contamination (FDA release of earlier company recall notice)
  

Europe, Including the United Kingdom

• Food Safety Recall (Sweden): Kronfågel recalls all frozen chicken products after consumers report finding bits of glass in some packages
  

Asia, Africa and the Pacific

• Prohibited Ingredient (Singapore): Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority initiates recall of tea leaves products from Myanmar after detecting Auramine O, an industrial dye, in some products
  

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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