Recall Roundup: December 4, 2009

Unilever Recalls Slim-Fast® Ready-To-Drink Products in USA and Canada

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: Unilever United States, Inc. recalls all Slim-Fast® ready-to-drink (RTD) products in cans, due to the possibility of contamination with Bacillus cereus, a food poisoning bacterium. The recalled products were sold nationwide. Please see the news release link for further details.

Canada

• Food Safety Recall: Unilever Canada Inc. recalls certain Slim-Fast ready-to-drink products due to the possibility of contamination with Bacillus cereus, a food poisoning bacterium. The recalled produces were sold nationwide. Please see the live link for details.

Europe

• Allergy Alert (UK): Boutinot Ltd. recalls the NOVAS Winemaker's Selection White 2006 brand of Chardonnay Marsanne Viognier wine, because it contains undeclared sulphur dioxide.
• Food Safety Recall Update (Denmark): COOP Denmark A/S expands its recall of Salami to include both Xtra Salami and Salami Slices. The recalled product, which was imported from Germany, is contaminated with Salmonella.

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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