Recall Roundup: September 28, 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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United States

• FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Rohr Fish, Inc. (Toledo, OH) that an April/May 2010 inspection of the company's seafood processing facility revealed 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: FDA warns Tri-Country Food Service & Distribution, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH) that a June 2010 inspection of the company's food processing facility revealed 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: FDA warns Inaudi Commerciale Srl (Borgo San Dalmazzo, Italy) that an April 2010 inspection of the company's facility revealed serious deviations from the US low-acid canned food regulations.
• FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Fierro Group dba Rico Brand (Salt Lake City, UT) that a June 2010 inspection of the company's seafood processing facility revealed violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) regulation and the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulation for foods.
• FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Enriching Gifts International (Miles City, MT) that a review of the company's web sites determined that the products Plant Enzymes, Sterol Max, Pro Biotic with FOS™, Metabolic Complete™, Heart Algae™, Lightning Colloidal Silver™, and Aloe Ace Max™ are promoted for conditions that cause the products to be drugs under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The marketing of these products with the claims indicated on the web sites violates the Act.
• FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Quinault Indian Nation (Taholah, WA) that a January 2010 inspection of its food commodity warehouse revealed serious deviations from the regulations that cause the products held in your facility to be adulterated within the meaning of Section 402(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
• FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Peslasa SA (Guyaquil, Ecuador) that a May 2010 inspection of the company's seafood processing facility revealed 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: FDA warns Above Sea Level (Santa Fe, NM) that a June 2010 inspection of the company's seafood processing facility revealed 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: FDA warns Madama Oliva, S.R.L. (Carsoli, Italy) that a June 2010 inspection of the company's low-acid canned food and acidified food facility revealed serious deviations from the low-acid canned food regulations.

Europe

• Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Galway Bay Seafoods recalls all batches of Galway Bay Seafoods Smoked Salmon (Approval # IE GY 0015 EC; Use-by dates up to and including 06.10.2010), due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
• Food Safety Recall (Denmark): COOP Trading A/S recalls COOP Marinated Salmon, sliced (100g, 200g & 300g; Packed 06.09.2010; Best before 04.10.2010), because the product may contain Listeria. The recalled Marinated Salmon was manufactured in Poland by Coral, and was imported into Denmark by KB Finest.
• Food Withdrawal (Finland): Tuko Logistic Oy withdraws Party Time Children's Biscuit assortment (226g) because the packaging lacks Finnish markings.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.1292): Mercury in fresh small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) from Spain; distributed to Italy.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.1293 & 2010.1294): Cortisol and cortisone in horse meat from Mexico; distributed to Belgium and the Netherlands.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.1295): Omethoate in water mimosa from Thailand; distributed to the Netherlands.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.1296): Salmonella infantis in frozen marinated chicken breast fillets from Germany; distributed to Denmark.
• Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.1297): Unauthorised substance morpholine in apples from Chile; distributed to the United Kingdom.

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
• 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.