Recall Roundup: May 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

• Allergy Alert: So Shing Hing (USA) Trading Co Ltd recalls DRIED MELON (imported from China) because the product was found to contain undeclared sulfites. The recalled product was sold in the New York City metro area.
• Recall/Market Withdrawal: Food City advises its customers that ValuTime Sweet Relish (16 oz Jar) has been withdrawn or recalled by the manufacturer.
• Recall/Market Withdrawal: Crofter Food Ltd. recalls or withdraws Nash Brothers Trading Co. Organic blueberry, strawberry, and raspberry preserves (17.5 oz), because equipment cleaning procedures designated as kosher may not have been fully implemented.

Canada

• Food Safety Recall: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) warns the public not to consume certain Fresh Express brand Romaine-based Salads because these products may be contaminated with Salmonella. Items affected by this recall were imported from the USA, have Use-by Dates of May 13 through May 16 and an “S” in the product code. The recalled items, which are listed in the CFIA Health Hazard Alert, are known to have been sold in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec and may have been distributed nationally.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0637): Insect larvae infestation in dried mushrooms (Boletus edulis) from China; distributed in Canada and Poland.

Europe

• Food Recall: Abit Piemonte recalls Vivileggero part-skim fresh milk (expiry date 30/05/10) and high quality fresh milk supplemented with probiotic cultures (expiry date 30/05/10) due to an elevated bacterial count.
• Food Safety Recall: Inco Denmark AmbA recalls organic ground beef (packaged 12/05/2010) after routine analysis detected Salmonella in a sample of the product. The recalled ground beef was supplied to caterers, mostly in the Copenhagen area.
• Food Safety Recall: Drømmeguf recalls Red Rum balls, Brown Rum balls, and Pistagekugler manufactured after May 3, 2010 because the rum balls may have been produced illegally in a facility that was shut down in March 2010 due to unsanitary conditions.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0634): Salmonella anatum in organic sesame seeds from Bolivia, via Germany; distributed in Ireland.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0635): Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from China, via the United Kingdom; distributed in Ireland.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0636): Aflatoxins in cereal-based baby food from unknown origin, via the Czech Republic; distributed in Slovakia.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0637): Insect larvae infestation in dried mushrooms (Boletus edulis) from China; distributed in Canada and Poland.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0638): Dead mouse in frozen wok vegetables from Belgium; distributed in Finland.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0639): Parasitic infestation with nematodes (suspision of Anisakis) of fresh anchovy (Engraulis engrasicolus) from Croatia; distributed in Italy.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0640): Plastic fragments in frozen mixed vegetables for soup from Belgium; distributed in Malta.
• Food Supplement Safety Notification (EU #2010.0641): Unauthorised substances sildenafil and sildenafil thiono analogue in food supplement with plant extracts from China; distributed in Italy.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0642): Unauthorised sodium nitrate in smoked eel and frozen fresh eel (Anguilla anguilla) from China, via Germany; distributed in Denmark.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0643): Listeria monocytogenes in smoked Norwegian salmon from Spain; distributed in Italy.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0644): Chlormequat in grapes from India; distributed in Lithuania.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0645): Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon from Lithuania; distributed in Belgium and France.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0646): Unauthorised lincomycin in honey from China; distributed in the United Kingdom.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0647): Too high content of sulphite in dried apricots from Turkey, via Lithuania; distributed in Estonia.
• Consumer Products Safety Notification (EU #2010.0648): Colour migration from kebab bags from the Czech Republic; distributed in Germany.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0649): Mercury in vacuum packed tuna loins from Spain; distributed in France.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0650): Parasitic infestation with Anisakis of chilled anchovy (Engraulis engrasicolus) from Croatia; distributed in Italy and Spain.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0651): Parasitic infestation with nematodes of chilled gutted anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius) from Spain; distributed in Italy.

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.