eFoodAlert.com: Recall Roundup: January 26, 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

FDA Warning Letter: As a result of a September 2009 inspection, FDA warns SweetSommer Water Bottling Company, LLC. of serious violations of the Processing and Bottling of Bottled Drinking Water regulations.
FDA Warning Letter: As a result of a September 2009 inspection, FDA warns Girard Spring Water Co., Inc. of serious violations of the Processing and Bottling of Bottled Drinking Water regulations.
FDA Warning Letter: As a result of a September 2009 inspection, FDA warns K & S Wholesale Meat, Inc. of serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulation for foods.
FDA Warning Letter: As a result of an October/November 2009 inspection of Crystal Cove Seafood Corporation, FDA warns P. T. Panca Mitra MultiPerdana – Crystal Cove's Indonesian supplier – that the Company's HACCP plan revealed serious deviations from the requirements of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation, with the result that the Indonesian company's Frozen Cooked Shrimp was adulterated under US law.
Consumer Products Safety Recall: Blip Toys (Minneapolis, MN) recalls Nature Wonders HD Pinto Horse Toy Figures because the surface paint contains excessive lead.

Canada

Food Safety Recall: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume certain Daniele brand salami products because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled items are known to have been sold at Costco in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, and at Super C in Québec.

Europe

Consumer Product Safety Notification (EU #2010.0075): Migration of primary aromatic amines from spoons from India; distributed in the United Kingdom.
Consumer Product Safety Notification (EU #2010.0076): Migration of primary aromatic amines from kitchen utensils from China; distributed in the United Kingdom.
Consumer Product Safety Notification (EU #2010.0077): Migration of primary aromatic amines from kitchen utensils from India; distributed in the United Kingdom.
Consumer Product Safety Notification (EU #2010.0078): Migration of primary aromatic amines from nylon spoons from China; distributed in the United Kingdom.
Dietary Supplement Safety Notification (EU #2010.0079): Unauthorised substances acetildenafil and sildenafil in food supplement from the Slovak Republic; distributed in the Czech Republic.
Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0080): Salmonella in chocolate products from the Slovak Republic; distributed in the Czech Republic.
Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0081): Norovirus in lettuce from France; distributed in Denmark.
Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0082): Plastic zips (green plastic zip locks) in seedless raisins from Chile, packaged in Turkey; distributed in the United Kingdom.
Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2010.0083): Traces of milk ingredient in dark chocolate from Germany; distributed in the United Kingdom.
Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0084): Histamine in fish sauce from Thailand; distributed in the United Kingdom.
Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0085): Salmonella Saint Paul (multiresitant) in chilled turkey fillets from Germany; distributed in Denmark.
Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2010.0086): Salmonella Havana in rapeseed meal from the Czech Republic; distributed in Austria.
Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2010.0087): Dioxins in hydrogenated palm fat from Spain; distributed in Spain and Portugal.
Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2010.0088): Traces of milk ingredient (casein) in dark chocolate from Austria; distributed in Greece.

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.