Recall Roundup: January 4, 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.

United States

• Food Safety Recall (Retail Distribution List): USDA releases updated retail distribution list for imported hams that were recalled Associated Grocers of Maine on December 24, 2009 because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
• Food Safety Recall: ShopRite recalls ShopRite Southern Style Hash Browns –32 oz, after routine testing by a regulatory agency detected possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
• FDA Court Action: Department of Justice, on behalf of FDA, seeks permanent injunction against Quesos Mi Pueblito and two of its officers because the cheese manufacturer failed to heed repeated warnings by FDA and the state of New Jersey regarding non-compliance with food safety laws and a history of producing cheese that is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Europe

• Food Safety Recall (Ireland): The Food Safety Authority of Ireland alerts all Food Business Operators to remove Bonsoy Soy Milk (All Best Before dates up to and including 03.11.11) from sale, and warns consumers to discard the recalled product or return it to the retailer for refund.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0001): Dichlorvos (pesticide residue) in fresh mint from Israel, via Belgium; distributed in Finland.
• Consumer Product Safety Notification (EU #2010.0002): Migration of formaldehyde from melamine bowls from the Czech Republic; distributed in Poland.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0003): Migration of benzophenone (81 mg/kg - ppm) and of 4-methylbenzophenone (80 mg/kg - ppm) from cartons containing cereals from France; distributed in Slovenia.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0004): Salmonella Virchow in chilled turkey breasts from Poland; distributed in Denmark.
• Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2010.0005): Undeclared sesame in wheat-maize biscuits from the Netherlands; distributed in Belgium, France and Germany.

Asia, Africa & The Pacific

• Dietary Supplement Alert (Malaysia): Malaysian health authorities warn against the use of unnamed slimming products that contain two dangerous chemicals, sibutramine and metformin, according to an article in the New Straits Times.

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.

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