Recall Roundup: June 1, 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.

United States

• Allergy Alert: Tops Friendly Markets recalls Vavel Celery with Carrot Salad due to the presence of undeclared sulfites.
• Food Safety Recall: Union International Food Company recalls Lian How Brand White Pepper in 5 lbs plastic containers with red labels after a sample was found to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled containers were distributed in Southern California to restaurants and wholesalers from September 2008 to March 2009.

Canada

• Food Safety Recall: Épices Gan Eden recalls Tehina Real Mediterranean, 500 g plastic bottles bearing lot code EXP28/12/2010 and UPC 7 290010 304011, due to contamination with Salmonella. The recalled product was imported by Gan Eden and distributed in the province of Québec.

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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