Recall Roundup: April 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.

Pistachio Product Recalls

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency alerts consumers to recall of Amira pistachios, sold in bulk bins at Sobey's supermarkets in several provinces
  

United States

• Allergy Alert: McCormick & Company, Incorporated recalls Lawry’s® Fajitas Spices & Seasonings packages, due to the presence of undeclared milk.
  
• Food Safety Recall: The Kroger Company recalls Spicy Yakisoba Noodles (1 lb size) due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recalled product was sold in QFC stores only.
  
• Food Safety Recall: TOPS Friendly Markets recalls Marco Polo brand Pure Multiflower Honey due to the presence of a banned antibiotic (sulfamethoxyzole).
  

Canada

• Allergy Alert: La Boucherie Jacques Saint-Pierre recalls sausages and lasagna entrées due to the presence of undeclared gluten.
  
• Food Safety Recall: Vertical Sales & Marketing Inc. recalls Ventera Ranch Kung Pao Chicken, due to possible contamination with metal fragments. The recalled product is sold in Costco Canada warehouse stores.
  

Europe, Including the United Kingdom

• Allergy Alert: Jolly Good Food has recalled some Organic Puffed Rice because the product might contain undeclared nuts
  

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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