Recall Roundup: May 1, 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: Humei Trading Inc. recalls Dried Pachyrhizus, (Net Wt. 350g/12.32 oz; Product of China), because they contain undeclared sulfites. The recalled product was distributed in the New York City area.
• Allergy Alert: Northern Food I/E recalls 100 gram packages of Havista brand "white fungus" (Best Before 09/10/2011) because they contain undeclared sulfites. The recalled product was distributed in retail stores in New York and New Jersey.
• OTC Pharmaceutical Product Recall: McNeil Consumer Healthcare recalls all non-expired lots of Children’s and Infants’ Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and Zyrtec liquid products manufactured in the United States and distributed in the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Dubai (UAE), Fiji, Guam, Guatemala, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, and Kuwait, because some of the products may not meet required quality standards. Please navigate to the live link for a list of recalled products.

Canada

• OTC Pharmaceutical Product Recall: McNeil Consumer Healthcare recalls all non-expired lots of Children’s and Infants’ Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and Zyrtec liquid products manufactured in the United States and distributed in the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Dubai (UAE), Fiji, Guam, Guatemala, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, and Kuwait, because some of the products may not meet required quality standards. Please navigate to the live link for a list of recalled products.

Europe

• Allergy Alert (France): Nestlé recalls Herta Knacki Ball Original Cocktail Sausage (200g cup; best before 22/05/10), because the product contains undeclared sesame seeds.
• Food Safety Recall (France): Bonneterre recalls two varieties of Bonneterre brand Yaourt au Lait de Brebis (sheep milk yogurt), with a best before date of April 30, 2010, because the product may contain glass fragments.
• Food Safety Recall (France): Monoprix Bio recalls two varieties of Monoprix Bio brand Yaourt au Lait de Brebis (sheep milk yogurt), with a best before date of April 30, 2010, because the product may contain glass fragments.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

• OTC Pharmaceutical Product Recall: McNeil Consumer Healthcare recalls all non-expired lots of Children’s and Infants’ Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and Zyrtec liquid products manufactured in the United States and distributed in the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Dubai (UAE), Fiji, Guam, Guatemala, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, and Kuwait, because some of the products may not meet required quality standards. Please navigate to the live link for a list of recalled products.

Latin America and Caribbean

• OTC Pharmaceutical Product Recall: McNeil Consumer Healthcare recalls all non-expired lots of Children’s and Infants’ Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and Zyrtec liquid products manufactured in the United States and distributed in the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Dubai (UAE), Fiji, Guam, Guatemala, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, and Kuwait, because some of the products may not meet required quality standards. Please navigate to the live link for a list of recalled products.

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
  
• Top Food & Drug
• Tops Friendly Markets
  
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  
• Wegmans
  
• Whole Foods Market
  
• WinCo Foods
• Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
  

*The Kroger umbrella encompasses numerous supermarket, marketplace and convenience store chains, listed on the Kroger corporate home page.