eFoodAlert.com: Recalls and Alerts: July 5, 2011

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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.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Sun Sweet Catering recalls The Greek Chef Garlic Spread (12 oz & 32 oz) and The Greek Chef Hot & Spicy Garlic Spread (12 oz & 32 oz), because the products contain undeclared milk. The recalled garlic spreads were distributed in Ontario.

Allergy Alert: Quality Natural Foods Ltd. recalls Quality Super Tasty Petha Angoori - Pumpkin in Sugar Syrup (1 kg & 3.8 kg; all codes), due to the presence of undeclared sulphites. The recalled product was distributed in Ontario and British Columbia.

Health Product Alert: Health Canada advises the public that the unauthorized health product "Man Up Now" has been removed from sale at O! Behave retail stores in Delta and Surrey, BC after Health Canada's testing identified undeclared sildenafil (a prescription medication) in the product.

Europe

Allergy Alert (Finland): Manor Bread Ltd. recalls Apple Snack cakes (05/26/2011 through 06/01/2011) because the product contains undeclared eggs.

Food Safety Recall (France): Les sociétés SEB and CERF recall CERGEL brand (Auchan and O'Portun), IDEGEL brand (Norma) and Steak Country (Lidl) frozen ground beef products (steaks, meatballs and hamburgers), after a health investigation into a recent outbreak of hemolytic uremic syndrome that took place during June 2011 revealed that the recalled products may be contaminated with potentially pathogenic E. coli.

Food Safety Recall (Finland): PNM Pan Nordic Meat Ltd. recalls raw, frozen chicken breast fillet (2 kg; Imported from Brazil; Batch #WV3222), because the poultry is contaminated with Salmonella.

Food Safety Recall (Finland): Raisio Nutrition Ltd. recalls Oat Oats, Organic Wheat Paahtopalat (260g pack; Best Before 05/08/2011), because the product has been found to be contaminated.

Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall (UK): Ferring Pharmaceuticals Ltd. recalls all remain stock of Zomacton 10 mg powder for reconstitution with diluent, Somatropin (rbe) because the preservative levels in a small number of prefilled diluent syringes are below specification.

Food Safety Notification Update (EU #2011.0805): Shigatoxin-producing E. coli in frozen minced beef from France, with raw material from Germany; distributed to Belgium, Cyprus, France, Gabon, Hungary, Italy and the Netherlands. See also SEB/CERF recall notice, above.

Food Safety Notification Update (EU #2011.0842): E. coli O104:H4 foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by vegetable seeds for sprouting from Egypt via Italy and/or Germany and packaged in the United Kingdom; distributed to France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2011.0882): Undeclared soya in croissants from France; distributed to the United Kingdom.

Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2011.0883): Salinomycin in feed for laying hens from the Czech Republic; distributed to the Czech Republic and Poland.

Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0884): Salmonella spp. in soft paprika from Belgium; distributed to Belgium and the Netherlands.

Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0885): Carbofuran in water mimosa from Thailand; distributed to the Netherlands.

Allergy Alert Notification (EU #2011.0886): Undeclared milk ingredient in frozen beef burgers from Italy; distributed to Italy and Slovenia.

Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0887): Parasitic infestation with Anisakis simplex of cod fish from Spain; distributed to Italy.

Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0888): Excessive sulphite in frozen peeled rose shrimps from Tunisia; distributed to Italy.

Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0889): Chlorpyriphos in pineapple from Ghana; distributed to the United Kingdom.

Food Safety Notification (EU #2011.0890): Omethoate and dimethoate in turia from Ghana; distributed to the United Kingdom.

Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands

Food Safety Recall (Hong Kong and Macao): EDO Trading Co recalls EDO Pack Pineapple Pie (Manufactured in Taiwan; Expiry April 6, 2012) after the plasticiser DEHP is detected in a sample of the product.

Outbreak Alert Update (Hong Kong): The Centre for Health Protection has received reports of an additional 24 cases of suspected food poisoning among patrons of a restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui, bringing to 43 the total number of cases reported so far.

Food Safety Alert (Taiwan): Health inspectors have detected traces of the banned drugs malachite green and leuco-malachite green in four (all of them threadfin) out of 37 samples of farmed fish sold in local markets.

Food Safety Notification Update (EU #2011.0805): Shigatoxin-producing E. coli in frozen minced beef from France, with raw material from Germany; distributed to Belgium, Cyprus, France, Gabon, Hungary, Italy and the Netherlands. See also SEB/CERF recall notice, above.

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.