Recall Roundup: October 7, 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 Recall: Food City recalls Food City Black Forest Turkey Breast 98% Fat Free (Tub). No explanation is given.

Europe

• Allergy Alert (UK): Wm Morrison Supermarkets recalls Morrisons Very Berry Oaties due to milk and soya not being declared on the label.
• Food Safety Alert (EU): Foodborne outbreak suspected (histamine poisoning) to be caused by canned tuna in vegetable oil from Ecuador that was distributed in Spain.
• Food Safety Alert (EU): Listeria monocytogenes in veal in tuna sauce from Italy that was distributed in Italy and France.

Australia & New Zealand

• Food Recall (Australia): Sony Trading Pty Ltd recalls Wong Coco Konnyaku Jelly (8 cups x 14 grams) and Wong Coco Mini Jelly Nata de Coco (8 or 15 cups x 16 grams), because the products contain konjac powder, which is a non-permitted additive in Australia. The recalled items were sold by nine (9) retailers in New South Wales.

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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