Recall Roundup: September 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

• Allergy Alert: Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) recalls 16-ounce containers of Archer Farms Potato Salad with an expiration date of 10/04/2009 because they may contain undeclared milk.
• Food Safety Recall: The Kroger Company recalls spinach bunches from Kroger stores located in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Knoxville, Tennessee and Greater Louisville (including Indiana), Lexington, and Nashville, TN for sell by dates of Sept. 4 - Sept. 17; and from Jay C stores for sell by dates of Sept. 9 - Sept. 17. The recall decision was based on "preliminary microbiological test results."
• Product Recall: Food City advises its customers that Smithfield Deli thin VA Brand Ham 9 oz. Tubs-09/18/09 has been recalled. No details have been provided.

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
• Hannaford Brothers Co.
  
• Harris Teeter
  
• Harvey's Supermarket
  
• H-E-B
• The Kroger Company*
  
• Price Chopper
  
• Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc.
  
• Sainsbury's
  
• ShopRite
  
• Stop & Shop
• Sweetbay Supermarkets
• 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.

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