Recall Roundup: April 2, 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

• Kar Nut Products Company recalls Kar's and Second Nature products
  
• The Kroger Co. expands earlier recall of Private Selection® Shelled Pistachios
  
• Vacaville Fruit Co., Inc. recalls Mixed Nut Medley used in certain products supplied to CostCo
  
• Whole Foods Market recalls 365 Everyday Value brand in-shell Dry Roasted and Salted Pistachios
  

Peanut Butter Outbreak Recalls

• Smart Nutrition
  

United States

• Food Safety Recall: Union International Food Co. recalls bulk Lian How brand spices and Uncle Chen's brand White Pepper and Black Pepper in 5 oz retail containers due to Salmonella contamination
  
• Quality Alert: Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation recalls certain 32-ounce sizes 100% Apple Juice and 100% White Grape Juice due to a quality issue that does not represent a health hazard
  
• Quality Alert: Hellmann's Easy Out Real Mayonnaise (16.5 oz) recalled because product does not thicken
  

Canada

• Allergy Alert: Chocolaterie de l'Île d'Orléans recalls decorated chocolate figures, distributed in the Province of Québec, due to the presence of undeclared egg protein
  
• Food Safety Alert (Pistachios): Loblaw Brands Ltd. recalls certain Presidents Choice brand Premium Nut Collections and White Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio Bark that may contain Salmonella-contaminated pistachios
  

Europe, Including the United Kingdom

• Prohibited Ingredient (Belgium): l'Agence Fédérale pour la Sécurité de la Chaine Alimentaire (AFSCA) recalls imported curry and spice blends containing curry from India due to the presence of Methyl Yellow, a prohibited coloring agent
  

Asia, Africa and the Pacific

• Food Safety Alert (Hong Kong): The Centre for Food Safety expands its earlier warning about pistachio products recalled in the United States
  
• Food Safety Alert (Philippines): Philippines Bureau of Food and Drugs alerts consumers to US pistachio product recall and provides consolidated list of pistachio items recalled to date
  

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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