Recall Roundup: November 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: USDA releases partial retail distribution list for Fairbank Farms October 31, 2009 recall of more than 545,000 pounds of ground beef. The meat that is included in this recall has been implicated in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections, which has sickened nearly 30 people and killed two of the victims.

Europe

• Food Alert (UK): TJX Europe recalls a variety of Conforti brand pasta products due to insect infestation.

Australia and New Zealand

• Food Safety Alert (Australia): The Chief Health Officer of the state of Victoria warns consumers not to eat semi-dried tomatoes unless they have been thoroughly cooked, due to a risk of Hepatitis A virus contamination. The state has been experiencing an unusual number of Hepatitis A illnesses, and many of the victims reported consuming semi-dried tomatoes.

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
  
• Raley's
• 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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