Monday, September 20, 2010

Recall Roundup: September 20, 2010

Here is today's list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. 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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Canada
  • Food Safety Recall: Boucherie Richard Daigneault (3926, chemin d'Oka, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, QC) recalls fresh and/or frozen ready-to-eat entrées bearing the inscription "Boucherie Richard" and a packaging date between April 26, 2010 and September 4, 2010 inclusive, because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.


Europe


Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands
  • Food Safety Recall (Philippines): The Food and Drug Administration orders Mead Johnson Nutrition (Philippines), Inc. to recall Alactagrow Bibo Trio Milk Supplement because of the product's apparent non-compliance to the standard fat level content per 100 calories set forth in Codex STAN 156-1987 for milk supplements.
  • Food Safety Recall (Philippines): The Food and Drug Administration orders Mead Johnson Nutrition (Philippines), Inc. to recall Sustagen Junior Milk Drink Powder Vanilla Flavor (for 1-3 years old) because of the product's apparent non-compliance to the standard fat level content per 100 calories set forth in Codex STAN 156-1987 for milk supplements.



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.


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



2 comments:

  1. Here's more info from the website of Mead Johnson

    "All of our products currently sold in the Philippines, including Alactagrow and Sustagen Junior, have passed stringent Philippine FDA health and safety requirements and are considered to be safe for consumption and of high quality. While the fat level requirement does not relate to the safety or quality of the product, Mead Johnson is taking steps to meet that requirement also.

    Mead Johnson is launching today a reformulated version of Alactagrow that meets the new regulatory requirements. Work is also underway to develop an updated version of Sustagen to meet the revised standards."

    To read the rest of the article: http://bit.ly/bjhuPS

    I also heard in DZMM that Tacandong, the director of FDA, the recall was about technical issues and not health problems.

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  2. @Anonymous.- Thank you for sharing this additional information.

    Phyllis Entis

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