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Friday, May 21, 2010

Recall Roundup: May 21, 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: VanLaw Food Products, Inc. recalls VALU TIME brand Ranch Dressing with code date of Use by APR 21 11, because the back label was mislabeled with VALU TIME Light Ranch Dressing and is missing an egg allergen declaration. The recalled dressing was distributed to a limited number of Save Mart/Food Maxx stores located in Northern California.


Europe
  • Food Safety Recall (Republic of Ireland): Superquinn recalls Forest Feast Nuts and Seeds - Sesame Seeds (Batch code 008814965; Best before December 2010), imported from China and packed by Kestrel Foods Ltd., because the sesame seeds are contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled product was sold in Superquinn supermarkets.
  • Food Safety Recall (Republic of Ireland): Independent Irish Health Foods Ltd. recalls Organic Sesame Seeds and Organic Four Seed Mix (batches from 100329 to 100507, best before 11/03/2011 to 07/05/2011 inclusive), containing organic sesame seeds imported from Bolivia, because the seeds are contaminated with Salmonella Anatum.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): I/S Gobi vin recalls Rosé, Orsan 2009 (Bag in box, 3 liters) and White wine, Orsan Chardonnay 2009 (Bag in Box, 3 liters) because of gas production in the the wine. The recalled items were sold in Super Best stores across Denmark.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Leighton Foods A/S recalls Antica Cantina tortilla wraps because of mold growth in some packages. The tortilla wraps were sold in Liva, Spar, Kiwi, Super Best, ABC low cost, S / Wholesale, Letkøb stores.
  • Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Nestlé Denmark recalls Nescafé Espresso Instant Coffee in 100g glass packaging because the product may contain glass fragments.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0616): Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon from Poland; distributed in Germany.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0617): Unauthorised colours Rhodamine B and Orange II in sweet fennel seeds from Pakistan; distributed in the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0618): Chlormequat (pesticide) in grapes from India, via the Netherlands; distributed in Lithuania.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0619): Mercury in thawed bluntnose six-gill shark and emperor angelfish from South Korea, via Spain; distributed in Italy.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0620): Glass fragments in instant coffee from Greece; distributed in Greece.
  • Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2010.0621): Salmonella Senftenberg in feed for chickens from Belgium; distributed in Belgium and France.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0622): Unauthorised import of frozen seafood from the Gambia; distributed in France and the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0623): Insect larvae in rice from Italy; distributed in Colombia, Italy and the United Kingdom.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0624): Listeria monocytogenes in smoked Atlantic salmon from Belgium; distributed in Luxembourg under the Winny brand.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0625): Chlormequat (pesticide) in grapes from India, via the Netherlands and via the Czech Republic; distributed in Slovakia.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0626): Glass fragments in Nescafé instant coffee from France; distributed in many European countries, in Canada and in Singapore.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2010.0627): Salmonella anatum in pork fat from Italy; distributed in Denmark.



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.



Posted by Phyllis E at Friday, May 21, 2010 0 comments
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Monday, March 15, 2010

Recall Roundup: March 15, 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
Food Safety Recall: CaiE Foods Limited (Sparks, NV) recalls approximately 12,382 pounds of assorted Asian-style meat and poultry products, including steamed buns and oriental-style dumplings, because they were produced without the benefit of federal inspection.
Food Safety Recall: Julia's Spices Inc. (City of Industry, CA) recalls all hulled sesame seeds (also known as white sesame seeds) distributed between November 17, 2009 and February 25,2010, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The seeds were sold through retailers in California and Utah.
Food Safety Recall: Spice Industrial Group Inc. (City of Industry, CA) recalls LIAN HOW WHITE SESAME SEEDS supplied by Specialty Commodities Corp. and distributed from November 6 to December 11, 2009, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled seeds were packaged in 5lb white plastic bags with Specialty Commodities Corp. labels and distributed to retail markets, restaurants and wholesalers in Southern California.
Food Spoilage Recall: Ukrop's advises consumers that Full Circle Organic Salted and Unsalted Butters (all Use By codes between 4/26/2010 and 8/8/10) have been recalled due to mold growth on the surface of the butter.
Food Alert Update: Stonyfield Farm has clarified the status of Oikos Greek Yogurt with the following statement:
The US military issued a withdrawal back in January based on one complaint of illness. The product was tested and found within specifications and safe for consumption.

Price Chopper removed Oikos Vanilla with a code of 4/1/10 from their shelves because they found some cups to be bloated. This was not a food safety issue. The product had spoiled prematurely.


Europe


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.



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Monday, December 14, 2009

Recall Roundup: December 14, 2009

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.



Europe
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Recall (UK): Reckitt Benckiser announces a wholesale and pharmacy level recall, on two batches of 500ml bottles of Gaviscon Advance Peppermint Flavour; batch numbers 924471 and 925071, after finding low-level bacterial contamination in one of the batches.
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Recall (UK): Chefaro UK Limited recalls batch #112 of Metatone (a tonic) after very small amounts of petrol were found in the product.
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Recall (UK): Proctor & Gamble (Health & Beauty Care) Ltd is carrying out a precautionary recall on one batch of Vicks Sinex Micromist 15 ml Nasal Spray (batch number 9224028832) at wholesale and pharmacy level. The expiry date is 12 August 2013. This is due to the detection of bacterial contamination during routine testing of a batch in the USA. The UK batch was derived from the same bulk batch as the US batch.
  • OTC Pharmaceutical Product Recall (UK): Pinewood Laboratories Limited is carrying out a precautionary recall on three medicines, Boots Heartburn Relief Peppermint Flavour, Peptac Peppermint Liquid (Ivax Pharmaceuticals UK) and Peptac Liquid Aniseed Flavour (Ivax Pharmaceuticals UK) due to a low-level bacterial contamination detected in three batches.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2009.1729): Listeria monocytogenes in smoked sweet herring fillets from Lithuania; distributed in France.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2009.1728): Salmonella Molade (presence /25g) in hulled sesame seeds from India; distributed in Norway.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2009.1727): Unauthorised substance moxidectine in boiled halve ducks from China; distributed in Germany.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2009.1726): Excessive E 950 - Acesulfame K in strawberry-cream candies from Poland, via the Czech Republic; distributed in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2009.1725): Unauthorised substance sulphaquinoxaline in frozen chicken breast fillets from Brazil; distributed in the Netherlands.
  • Undeclared Allergen Notification (EU #2009.1724): Undeclared soya in sausages from Poland; distributed in Slovakia.
  • Undeclared Allergen Notification (EU #2009.1723): Undeclared soya and unauthorised use of colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCF in sausages from Poland; distributed in Poland and Slovakia.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2009.1722): Salmonella in frozen raw ground beef from Italy; distributed in Andorra and France.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU # 2009.1721): Foreign body (piece of translucent plastic) in tiramisu from Italy; distributed in France.
  • Consumer Product Safety Notification (EU #2009.1720): Migration of DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (16.1 %) from whipped cream set from the Netherlands; distributed in the Czech Republic.
  • Consumer Product Safety Notification (EU #2009.1719): Migration of formaldehyde from plastic ladle from Austria; distributed in Austria.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2009.1718): Abnormal smell of prepared infant formula bottle from Germany; distributed in Spain.
  • Food Safety Notification (EU #2009.1717): Mercury (3.9 mg/kg - ppm) in frozen porbeagle loins (Lamna nasus) from Chile, dispatched from Spain; distributed in France.


Asia, Africa & The Pacific
  • Food Safety Recall (Vietnam): Tan Phat dried melon seeds recalled due to presence of rhodamine B, a potentially carcinogenic dye that is banned for food use. The seeds were sold at the Han Market in Da Nang.



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.


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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Recall Roundup: July 21, 2009

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
  • Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Alert: Oregon Department of Agriculture has extended the area closed to recreational mussel harvesting to include the entire coast, from the mouth of the Columbia River to the California border. The closure is due to elevated levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning or PSP toxins and includes mussels on all beaches, rocks, jetties, and at the entrance to bays along the Oregon Coast.
  • Cosmetic Product Recall: Celeste Industries Corporation recalls all lots of SimplySmart™ "Remove" Make Up Remover in the US and Canada, packaged as a single towelette with hiexpress.com shown on the packet, due to possible contamination by Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. The towelettes are provided as an amenity at Holiday Inn Express hotels in the United States and Canada.
  • Food Safety Recall: Wirth's Nutcracker Sweet (Sanford, MI) recalls 258 of their 2-lb holiday party trays, due to possible Salmonella contamination after learning that pistachios used in the products were recalled by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc.
  • Consumer Product Recall: Giant Food and Stop & Shop Supermarkets recall Cottontails Icy Bite Teether Keys because the gel in the rings may be contaminated with Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus circulans.


Canada
  • Cosmetic Product Recall: Celeste Industries Corporation recalls all lots of SimplySmart™ "Remove" Make Up Remover in the US and Canada, packaged as a single towelette with hiexpress.com shown on the packet, due to possible contamination by Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. The towelettes are provided as an amenity at Holiday Inn Express hotels in the United States and Canada.


Europe
  • Food Safety Recall (UK): Kestrel Foods Ltd has recalled some Supervalu brand and Centra brand sesame seeds products in Northern Ireland, due to Salmonella contamination.


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.


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Friday, July 17, 2009

Recall Roundup: July 17, 2009

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: Trans-Packer Services Corp. expands its earlier recall of Dairy Shake Blends to include an additional 300 packets.
  • Food Safety Recall: Solar Farms Inc. (West Columbia, SC) recalls Solar Farms Alfalfa Sprouts after tests by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in product samples. The recalled sprouts were sold at Food Lion, Bloom and Reid supermarkets, and were distributed to food service establishments in North Carolina by Sysco.
  • Weight Loss Pill Recall: Young You Corporation recalls four weight loss dietary supplements after FDA detects the appetite-suppressant drug Sibutramine in the weight loss pills. Silbutramine may cause serious side effects in certain individuals, and its inclusion in the Young You supplements was neither disclosed on the label nor approved by FDA.


Europe
  • Food Safety Recall (Republic of Ireland): The Food Safety Authority of Ireland advises that Salmonella Orion has been detected in a second batch of sesame seeds, supplied via the UK to Centra, Supervalu, and Tesco Ireland supermarket chains. The contaminated seeds, which originated in India, have been recalled. All European Union countries have been notified of the contaminated seeds through the EU's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed.


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.


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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Recall Roundup: July 9, 2009

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: General Mills recalls five "best if used by" date codes of “Nut Lovers” flavor Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters product containing pecans, because the pecans that were supplied to General Mills may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled products were sold nationally in grocery stores – including Price Chopper and Giant Food Stores – convenience stores and vending outlets.
  • Food Safety Recall: Meijer recalls fresh hamburger and fresh ground beef sold in its stores in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky, after learning that the meat, which originated with JBS Swift Beef Company, may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7
  • Food Safety Recall: Mike’s Produce, Inc. (dba Kowalke Family Sprouts) recalls alfalfa sprout products after receiving notification that a surveillance sample taken at a retail location with a June 21 sell-by date tested positive for Salmonella. FDA has since inspected the Kowalke production facility and has not detected Salmonella on the production equipment or anywhere else in the Kowalke Family Sprouts facility.
  • Food Safety Recall: Lewis Laboratories International, Ltd. recalls certain lot numbers of Weigh Down Chocolate Flavor Nutrition Drink Mix after learning that an ingredient supplied by Plainview Milk Products may be contaminated with Salmonella
  • Food Safety Recall: Max Muscle Sports Nutrition has issued a voluntary recall for Max Muscle products containing whey protein concentrate that was supplied by Plainview Milk Products and may be contaminated with Salmonella
  • Food Safety Recall: McClancy Seasoning Co. recalls Alba Instant Non-Fat Dry Milk (25.6 oz), Alba Instant Non-Fat Dry Milk (9.6 oz), Alba Creamy Milk Chocolate Snack Shake Mix (6 oz), Alba Double Fudge Royale Snack Shake Mix (6 oz), Alba Smooth Vanilla Bean Snack Shake Mix (6 oz) and Alba Strawberry Banana Snack Shake Mix (6 oz). The products contain instant nonfat dry milk that was recalled by Plainview Milk Products because of possible Salmonella contamination.
  • Food Safety Recall: Trans-Packers Services Corp. recalls Dairy Shake blends because they contain instant nonfat dry milk that was recalled by Plainview Milk Products due to possible Salmonella contamination.
  • Food Safety Recall: Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc. recalls 17 lots of Stealth Chocolate and Stealth Vanilla powdered dietary supplements due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recalled supplements contain milk protein concentrate supplied by Plainview Milk Products.


Canada
  • Allergy Alert: Treasure Mills Bakery recalls certain Treasure Mills brand Brownie Bars due to the presence of undeclared milk. The recalled Brownie Bars were distributed nationally. One allergic reaction has been reported
  • Food Safety Recall: Canadian Food Inspection Agency warns that imported Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix and Gourmet Hot Chocolate Mix, sold in Port Dover (ON), Sydney (NS) and Cavendish (PEI), may be contaminated with Salmonella and have been recalled
  • Food Safety Recall: Boutique des Becs Fins (9045, route Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, Mirabel, QC) recalls fresh and frozen foie gras de canard, because the recalled product was manufactured and packaged under conditions that may present a hazard to health. The recalled foie gras was sold vacuum-packed in variable size packages.


Europe, Including the United Kingdom
  • Food Safety Recall (Republic of Ireland): The Food Safety Authority of Ireland warns that a batch of sesame seeds, which originated in India and was supplied via the UK to three supermarket chains, was found to be contaminated with Salmonella and has been recalled. The seeds were available in Superquinn, Supervalu and Tesco stores, and have been removed from store shelves.


Australia and New Zealand
  • Allergy Alert: Global Castle Pty Ltd. recalls three varieties of 2 Minute Chef ready-to-eat meals due to the presence of undeclared gluten


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.


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Friday, June 26, 2009

Recall Roundup: June 26, 2009

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: Nuts For You recalls Roasted & Salted Peanuts because of possible health risk. The recalled items contain peanut products from Peanut Corporation of America and may be contaminated with Salmonella.


Europe, Including the United Kingdom
  • Food Safety Recall (UK): Sainsbury's recalls its own-brand sesame seed and seed mix products, because of the presence of Salmonella, detected by Sainsbury's during routine testing.


Asia, Africa and the Pacific
  • Fraud Alert (Philippines): The Bureau of Food and Drugs warns consumers to be wary of advertisements for foods, dietary supplements and drugs that claim to provide protection against Influenza A/H1N1 (swine flu).


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.


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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Sesame Seeds Recalled In Scotland - Salmonella

The UK Food Standards Agency is alerting consumers in Scotland to a recall of sesame seeds, due to the presence of Salmonella. The seeds are being recalled by Gama Import/Export Ltd.

Gama is recalling several different package sizes with date codes between 11/04/08 and 02/07/08. Please see the advisory for any additional details.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Yet Another Sesame Seed Recall


The UK Food Standards Agency has issued another consumer alert regarding hulled sesame seeds. TRS Wholesale Co. Limited has announced the recall of one batch of its sesame seeds due to Salmonella contamination.

The 100g packages of seeds carry Batch Code No. L7192, and a Best Before date of July 2009.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Salmonella-Contaminated Seeds – UK

The Food Standards Agency has advised consumers this morning of two separate seed-related recalls.

Julian Graves Ltd., which recalled a batch of sesame seeds on February 29th due to Salmonella contamination, has expanded its recall to include 250g packages of sunflower seed kernels. The sunflower seeds packages are labeled with batch number 7353T4A, and carry a Best Before date of 30/09/08.

Suma Wholefoods has announced a recall of 12 batches of sesame seeds and mixed seeds, also due to Salmonella contamination. Please see the FSA consumer alert for details on the recalled products.
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Friday, February 29, 2008

Another Sesame Seed Recall

The UK's Food Standards Agency has alerted consumers to a recall of a batch of sesame seeds. The seeds, which are sold in 500g packages carrying a "best before" date of 23/10/08, are being recalled by Julian Graves Ltd.

The recall was initiated due to a risk that the sesame seeds might be contaminated with Salmonella. Consumers who have purchased the recalled seeds should return them to the store for a refund.
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Friday, February 15, 2008

Recall Alert - Organic Sesame Seeds

Nutri-Foods, Inc., of Royal Oak, MI has recalled half-pound packages labelled as "Organic Sesame Seeds Natural - Unhulled", due to the risk that they might contain Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported.

The packages of seeds are labeled with a "packed on" date of December 28and were sold at Nutri-foods between December 15, 2007 and January 28, 2008.

The company has suspended production of this item, and consumers are being encouraged to return the product to Nutri-Foods for a full refund.

I find myself wondering whether there is a tie-in between this recall and prior recalls of sesame seeds in the US, Canada and the UK over the past several months.
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Thursday, January 31, 2008

A Look Back at January 2008

I have just returned from a month-long trip through Southeast Asia, and have been scanning through my accumulation of news archives to see what I missed. Here are a few of the things that happened in the United States and Canada while I was away.
  1. New Era Canning Company announced on January 18th a recall of green beans and canned garbanzo beans packed in #10 cans (institutional size) due to a risk of botulism. Four days later, the company expanded the recall to included all cans of green beans and garbanzo beans produced during the past five years.
  2. On January 21st, Kroger's recalled it's Tri-Bean Salad from stores in 14 states. The salads had been prepared using canned beans from New Era.
  3. FDA announced a recall of frozen salted yellow croaker and frozen dried yellow croaker on January 23rd, due to the possibility that the fish might be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.
  4. USDA announced on January 5th a recall of more than 13,000 pounds of steak and ground beef products from Mark's Quality Meats of Detroit due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The meat was sold to Detroit area restaurants. No illnesses were associated with this recall.
  5. Rochester Meat Company of Rochester, MN recalled 188,000 pounds of ground beef on January 12th after six illnesses – five in Wisconsin and one in California – were linked to their meat. The ground beef had been distributed to restaurants and food service establishments nation-wide.
  6. On January 22nd, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) alerted consumers to Salmonella-contaminated organic sesame seeds. The seeds were imported from Uganda. On January 28th, Shiloh Farms of New Holland, PA announced the recall of its "Organic Unhulled Sesame Seeds", after FDA detected Salmonella in a sample of sesame seeds from one of their suppliers. Coincidence?
  7. On January 27th, CFIA warned consumers in the provinces of Quebec, Ontario and the Atlantic provinces to avoid consuming chicken sandwiches produced by Les Aliments Martel of Gatineau, QC, due to the risk that the sandwiches might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
  8. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an on-going outbreak of Salmonella Paratyphi B var. Java that has been linked to pet turtles. As of January 18th, there have been 103 confirmed illnesses in 33 states. Young children are especially susceptible to becoming infected as a result of handling the contaminated turtles. FDA has posted a Consumer Update on the risks associated with Salmonella in pet turtles.
  9. Finally, Washington State Department of Agriculture announced on January 29th that it had found Listeria monocytogenes in a coconut-flavored frozen dessert produced by Ca Rem #1 Ice Cream of Sea Tac, WA. The non-dairy frozen dessert was distributed mainly through Asian restaurants and markets in Western Oregon and Western Washington, and is being recalled by the manufacturer. Consumers are advised to throw away any unused product.

I'm intrigued by the sudden upsurge of major canned food recalls in the last year or two – first Castleberry's and now New Era. This sector of the food industry has been under a HACCP-style program for many decades with apparently good results. I wonder whether the chronic underfunding of FDA's food inspection activities is bearing some bitter fruit.
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Friday, December 21, 2007

Salmonella Recall Alert - UK

The UK Food Standards Agency has just alerted consumers to a recall of two batches of hulled sesame seeds, due to Salmonella contamination. The sesame seeds, from TRS Wholesale Co. Limited, are identified by batch numbers L6313 (best before Nov. 2008) and L6181 (best before Feb. 2008).

This is the most recent in a series of recalls of Salmonella-contaminated sesame seeds that have taken place in the UK and Canada this year.

Salmonella infections can produce symptoms of diarrhea, cramps, mild fever, nausea and vomiting, which may last for several days. Depending on the age and health of the victim, the quantity and strain of Salmonella present in the contaminated food, and the amount and type of food, symptoms can vary from mild to severe; some victims might require hospitalization.
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