Recall Roundup: January 25, 2010

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.

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United States

• Allergy Alert: California Department of Public Health warns consumers to avoid drinking Citrovita, Byblos and Golchin brands of lemon and lime juices, because they contain FD & C Yellow #5 food coloring. The juices were processed by Ataco International, Inc. (Anaheim, CA) in an unlicensed facility and without a valid HACCP plan. Ataco denies having used the food coloring as an ingredient in the beverages.
• Counterfeit Medication Alert: FDA warns consumers to be on the alert for a counterfeit version of Alli, a weight-loss medication. The counterfeit product contains sibutramine (a stimulant) instead of orlistat as its active ingredient.

Canada

• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0071): Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk brie cheese from France; distributed in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, New Caledonia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Europe

• Allergy Alert (UK): Divine Chocolate recalls some of its Divine Dark Chocolate because the product contains milk at more than trace levels, whereas the ingredient label mentions only the possibility of traces of milk.
• Food Safety Recall (UK): Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc recalls three date codes of its own-brand Value Seedless Raisins due to the potential presence of small pieces of green plastic.
• Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Aldi recalls Turkey breast fillets imported from Germany (net weight, 700-1100 g) due to contamination with multidrug-resistant Salmonella Saintpaul. The recalled turket breasts were sold at Aldi supermarkets throughout Denmark.
• Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Plumrose Scandinavien A/S recalls sliced pork breast imported from Germany (net weight 1600g) due to contamination with multidrug-resistant Salmonella. The recalled pork was sold at Coop stores throughout Denmark.
• Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Harboefarm A/S recalls ground beef due to metal fragment contamination. The recalled meat was sold at Føtex, Bilka, or Netto stores throughout Denmark.
• Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Tamaco Retail A/S recalls Spanish Tapas-pack of air-dried ham, chorizo, and lomo Iberico cheese imported from Spain, due to growth of blue and/or white mold on cheese tapas packaging. The recalled tapas were sold in Netto, Bilka, Føtex and Salling stores throughout Denmark.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0071): Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk brie cheese from France; distributed in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, New Caledonia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
• Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2010.0072): Salmonella spp. in poultry bonemeal from Spain; distributed in Italy.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0073): Listeria monocytogenes in syrečky cheese (Quargel Käse) from Austria; distributed in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland and Slovakia.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0074): Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon from the United Kingdom; distributed in Italy.

Asia, Africa & The Pacific

• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0071): Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk brie cheese from France; distributed in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, New Caledonia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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
• Gros Cidac (Italy)
• 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.