Recall Roundup: March 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.

Peanut Butter Outbreak Recalls

• Blue Heron Bakery 
  
• Chocolate Chewies, Inc. 
  
• Diabetic Emporium and Confectionary Shoppe, Ltd. 
  
• Dr. Smoothie Brands
• Euphoria Chocolate Company 
  
• Kerry Ingredients & Flavours 
  
• Mighty-O 
  
• Premier Packing Company 
  
• Rock Creek Nut Company 
  
• Weaver Popcorn Company, Inc.
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency adds to list of recalled  peanut products sold in Canada

United States

• Allergy Alert: Golden Chocolate International, Inc. warns of undeclared walnuts in Brighton Beach Candy
  
• Food Safety Recall: Asia Cash & Carry Inc. recalls Crown Farms brand "Gulsha" Fish after FDA detects Salmonella
  
• Mislabelled Food Recall: Bloom stores have recalled Swiss American cheeses due to a labeling error
  
• Class II Food Recall: Khong Guan Corporation recalls Essence of Chicken Drink, because the chicken drink products were ineligible for import into the United States
• Class II Food Recall: Kim Seng Company recalls granulated chicken bouillon products that were ineligible for import into the United States

Canada

• Food Safety Recall: The Québec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has announced four recalls of perishable low-acid foods that lack "Garder réfrigéré" (Keep refrigerated) and/or expiration date labeling. The recalled foods were processed or sold by Boucherie François Nadeau, Dépanneur Jean-Lou, Boucherie Au Royaume des Viandes, and Poissonnerie La Mer.
  

Europe, Including the United Kingdom

• UK Allergy Alert: Morrisons Supermarkets recalls its own brand of Chunky Vegetable Soup due to the presence of undeclared gluten/barley
  

Asia, Africa and the Pacific

• Philippines Food Safety Recall: Samuya Food Manufacturing, Inc. recalls Yummy Sweet and Creamy Peanut Spread after the Bureau of Food and Drugs detects Salmonella in the product
  

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.

• Big Y® World Class Market®
  
• BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
  
• Bloom
  
• Brookshire's
  
• Costco Wholesale Corporation (US stores)
  
• Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd.
  
• Food City
  
• Food Lion
  
• Hannaford Brothers Co.
  
• Harris Teeter
  
• Harvey's Supermarket
  
• The Kroger Company*
  
• Price Chopper
  
• Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc.
  
• Sainsbury's
  
• ShopRite
  
• Target
  
• Tops Friendly Markets
  
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  
• Wegmans
  
• Whole Foods Market
  
• Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
  

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