Recall Roundup: October 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

• Food Safety Recall: The Texas Department of State Health Services and FDA warn consumers not to eat certain imported dried plums and products containing imported dried plums because they have elevated levels of lead. FDA is working with health officials and product distributors in Texas, California and New York state to effect product recalls.

Canada

• Personal Care Product Recall: Arbonne International Distribution, Inc. recalls Seasource Detox Spa Foaming Sea Salt Scrub by Arbonne (Lot #Z928) because the product is contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Europe

• Allergy Alert (Spain, France): Spain advises that chocolate chips from France have been withdrawn from the market due to the presence of undeclared milk ingredients

Asia, Africa and the Pacific

• Food Safety Recall (Taiwan): The Taiwan Department of Health requests that Generals brand UHT milk (200 cc plastic bottles, with an expiration date of February 28, 2010) be withdrawn from the market pending completion of a food poisoning investigation involving students at the Changhua County Fangyuan Elementary School.

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
  
• Giant Food LLC
• Hannaford Brothers Co.
  
• Harris Teeter
  
• Harvey's Supermarket
  
• H-E-B
• The Kroger Company*
  
• Price Chopper
  
• Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc.
  
• Sainsbury's
  
• ShopRite
  
• Stop & Shop
• Sweetbay Supermarkets
• 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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