Recall Roundup: June 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.

United States

• Allergy Alert: USDA provides retail distribution list for Paisano Meat, Inc. (Recall #023-2009).
• Allergy Alert: The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection alerts consumers to recall of muffins sold at the Lake Avenue Stop & Shop in Danbury. The muffins were recalled due to the presence of undeclared soy and dairy.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific

• Food Safety Alert (Singapore): The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore warns consumers that Smith’s Classic Crinkle Cut Potato Chips (Chicken Flavour and Salt & Vinegar Flavour) have been recalled in Australia by the manufacturer due to the presence of rubber particles. AVA recommends that Singapore consumers discard any recalled 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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