Recall Roundup: October 26, 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: Mars Snackfood US recalls its Dove Caramel Pecan Perfection ice cream with the lot number 931AB5YN07 because it may contain undeclared peanuts.
• Food Safety Recall: San Link Inc (54B Marjorie Street Staten Island, NY) recalls Vacuum Pack Dried Krasnoperka (fish) because the product, which was imported from Russia, was found to be uneviscerated. Uneviscerated vacuum packaged fish poses a risk of botulism.

Europe

• Allergy Alert (UK): Empire Food Brokers Ltd, recalls Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Dipped Reeses Cookies, 255g due to the presence of undeclared peanuts.
• Allergy Alert (EU #2009.1420): Undeclared wheat in potato croquettes from the Netherlands, dispatched from Sweden
• Allergy Alert (Belgium): Champion Mestdagh Group recalls lot #EMB 8008245 of Carrefour hazelnut spread and Champion hazelnut spread due to the presence of undeclared peanuts
• Allergy Alert (Belgium): Colruyt and OKay recall Choconut Davinia brand spread due to the presence of undeclared peanuts
• Food Safety Recall (EU #2009.1441): Listeria monocytogenes in sliced smoked salmon from Denmark; distributed in Italy
• Food Safety Recall (EU #2009.1437): Salmonella enteritidis phagetype 1 (detected) in raw shell eggs from Spain; distributed in the United Kingdom
• Food Safety Recall (EU #2009.1438): Escherichia coli (330 MPN/100g) in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain; distributed in Italy
• Food Safety Recall (EU #2009.1424): Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in eggs from Spain; distributed in France
• Food Safety Recall (EU #2009.1429): Listeria monocytogenes (< href="https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/portal/index.cfm?event=notificationDetail&NOTIF_REFERENCE=2009.1429">orange-flavour chocolate mousse from Italy; distributed in France

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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