Category Archives: Food Hygiene

USA – Urban Remedy Recalls Urban Remedy Organic Revitalizing Tea Tonic – Strawberry Hibiscus Rose Due to Possible Hepatitis A Contamination

FDA

Company Announcement

Urban Remedy is voluntarily recalling Urban Remedy Organic Revitalizing Tea Tonic Strawberry Hibiscus Rose (LOT 1232 BEST BY 7/17/2022) because it has the potential to be contaminated with Hepatitis A. Urban Remedy contracts Youngstown Grape Distributors Inc. to co-manufacture this product. The product may contain fresh organic strawberries linked to the FDA outbreak investigation of FreshKampo organic strawberries. https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-hepatitis-virus-strawberries-may-2022.

Hepatitis A is a contagious virus that can cause liver disease. A Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a severe illness lasting several months. In rare cases, particularly consumers who have a pre-existing severe illness or are immune compromised, Hepatitis A infections can progress to liver failure. Illness usually occurs within 15 to 50 days after eating or drinking contaminated food or water. Symptoms of Hepatitis A infection include fever, headache, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, jaundice, dark urine or pale stool. In some instances, particularly in children under the age of six, Hepatitis A infection may be asymptomatic.

Persons who may have purchased the affected product do not consume, if consumed consult your health care provider or local health department to determine if a vaccination is appropriate and consumers with symptoms of Hepatitis A should contact their health providers or the local health department immediately.

No illnesses have been reported consuming Urban Remedy product to date.

UPC Description Lot Number Product Size
813377025831 Urban Remedy Organic Revitalizing Tea Tonic Strawberry Hibiscus Rose 1232 Best By 7/17/2022 12oz

The product was sold in a 12oz resealable plastic bottle at various retail stores in CA, NM, VA, CO, WA, OR, CO, NY, PA, AZ, IL, OH, MD, WI, TX, WY, MO, ME, KY, MI, NC, MA, NE, and UT states between 5/17/2022 – 5/29/2022.

“At Urban Remedy, food safety is our company’s top priority,” said Paul Coletta, CEO. The company is committed to keeping their consumers informed and is asking those who purchased product with the affected lot number to dispose of the item or return it to place of purchase for full credit.

Consumers with additional questions can call (855) 875-8423 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm PDT or email Connect@UrbanRemedy.com


Company Contact Information

Consumers:
 (855) 875-8423
 Connect@UrbanRemedy.com

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Netherlands – Safety Warning Steam Soup Tom Ka Khai Jumbo – Salmonella

NVWA

Safety Warning Steam Soup Tom Ka Khai Jumbo

Jumbo warns about steam soup Tom Ka Khai. The soup may contain salmonella bacteria. Eating the product can especially endanger the health of pregnant women, young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.

See the Jumbo website

Which product is it?

  • Product: Jumbo steam soup Tom Ka Khai
  • Barcode: 8718452622566
  • Best before: 07-06-2022 and 08-06-2022

Sincerely

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority

USA – Taharka Brothers Ice Cream Recalls Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Because of Possible Health Risk – Salmonella

FDA

Summary

Company Announcement Date:
FDA Publish Date:
Product Type:
Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:
Salmonella
Company Name:
Taharka Brothers Ice Cream
Brand Name:
Taharka Brothers
Product Description:
Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream

Company Announcement

Taharka Brothers Ice Cream of Baltimore, Maryland is recalling its Peanut Butter Cup ice cream, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

Affected Peanut Butter Cup ice cream was distributed between 03/01/2022 and 05/28/2022 to the Maryland and DC area through grocery stores, scoop shops, restaurants, and direct to consumer delivery.

The product comes in two forms, a 16 ounce paper pint container, which includes a design of peanut butter cups on a white background. The barcode on the side of the container will read 38455-78827. The product was also sold in brown, rectangular, cardboard containers measuring 2.5 gallons with a white sticker label reading Peanut Butter Cup.

No illnesses or health-related complaints in connection with this recall have been reported to Taharka Brothers to date. However, there is an ongoing outbreak associated with the consumption of JIF peanut butter.

The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by ingredient supplier J. M. Smucker Co. revealed the presence of Salmonella in some of their peanut butter products. J. M. Smucker Co. brand peanut butter was used in the production of Peanut Butter Cup ice cream until 05/28/2022 and distributed to multiple retailers including the following:

Streets Market Eddies of Roland Park Graul’s Market
Green Valley Marketplace Good Food Markets Santoni’s Geresbecks

Wholesale customers are encouraged to remove affected Peanut Butter Cup ice cream from circulation, photograph the product, and dispose of the product. Please email duane@taharkabrothers.com with your business name and address, the product that was disposed of, as well as any photographs to receive a credit to your account.

Individual customers are encouraged to not consume the ice cream and visit a Taharka Brothers store location for an exchange or refund. Individuals who are unable to visit a store location are asked to email taharkacs@gmail.com Customers with further questions may contact the company at 410-698-2738 Monday – Friday from 9am – 5pm EST.


Company Contact Information

Consumers:
Taharka Brothers Ice Cream
 410-698-2738

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Catania – Alert for the presence of histamine in canned tuna in sunflower oil from Spain

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UK – Waitrose recalls Waitrose 2 British Hot Smoked Rainbow Trout Fillets because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

FSA

Waitrose is recalling Waitrose 2 British Hot Smoked Rainbow Trout Fillets because Listeria monocytogenes has been found in the product.

Product details

Waitrose 2 British Hot Smoked Rainbow Trout Fillets
Pack size 125g
Use by 11 June 2022

Risk statement

The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the product listed above.

Symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick, and diarrhoea. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.

Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.

Action taken by the company

Waitrose is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

Our advice to consumers

If you have bought the above product do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.

Norway – Goman Burrito Taco from Goman is withdrawn from the market – Listeria monocytogenes

Matportalen

Goman Burrito Taco

83 pieces of the product in question have been sold in coop stores in Western Norway.

Goman dept. West via Coop asks consumers who have bought the product to throw it away or return it to the store.

The content of Listeria bacteria in food can lead to disease in people at risk groups such as the elderly with impaired health and people with weakened immune systems.

Contact person:

Quality coordinator Grethe Skånøy, Goman dept. West, tel. 901 69 774 , e-mail grethe.skaanoy@coop.no

Luxembourg – RECALL: DELHAIZE BRAND MARINATED CHICKEN STRIPS – Salmonella

SAP

Delhaize recalls the following product:

Last name Marinated chicken strips
Mark Delhaize
Unity 400g
EAN code 5400120803508
Use-by date (DLC) 06/13/2022
Sale period from 05-31-2022 to 06-02-2022 inclusive

Danger: Presence of Salmonella

Salmonella can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever and headache within 6 to 72 hours after consumption. These symptoms may be aggravated in young children, immunocompromised subjects and the elderly. People who have consumed these products and have these symptoms are invited to consult a doctor and report this consumption to him.

Israel – Nahala Spices Brand Ground Nutmeg -Aflatoxin

GovIL

Subhi Nahala & Sons Ltd recalls Nahala Spices Brand Ground Nutmeg (100g; all expiration dates up to and including 13/04/23) due to elevated levels of aflatoxin.

Belgium – Marinated chicken strips (400g) of the Delhaize brand – Salmonella

AFSCA

Delhaize recall
Product: Marinated chicken strips (400g) of the Delhaize brand.
Problem: presence of Salmonella.


Delhaize asks its customers not to consume and to return the product below to the store.

In collaboration with the FASFC, Delhaize has decided to withdraw this product from the market and to recall it from consumers due to the presence of Salmonella.

Product info:

Name: Marinated chicken strips
Brand: Delhaize
EAN code: 5400120803508 Best before
date (BBD):
13-06-2022 Marketing period: from 31-05-2022 to 02-06-2022 inclusive
Weight: 400g

Every day, Delhaize performs hundreds of internal quality controls to guarantee the quality and food safety of its products at all times.

In the meantime, Delhaize has already taken all affected products off the shelves and tightened checks on the product and the supplier. Customers who have purchased this product are asked not to consume it. Customers have the option of returning the product in question to the point of sale where they purchased it. Reimbursement for each affected item is guaranteed.

Other products of the same assortment are not affected and can therefore be consumed in complete safety. Delhaize would like to apologize for the inconvenience caused.

Advice and information for consumers:

What if you have already purchased the product?

Do not consume the product and return it to your Delhaize store. The products will be refunded to you.

For further information , customers can contact our Customer Service on the free number 0800/95 713.

USA- Massive cheese recall due to Listeria monocytogenes

Food Poison Journal

Paris Brothers, Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri is recalling several specific cheese products listed below because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The following cheeses produced on May 4, 5, and 6, 2022 are the only products in the recall. Shipping cartons with the affected product will bear the lot codes of 05042022, 05052022, or 05062022. Individual retail outlets may have relabeled the individual consumer packages.

• Cottonwood River Cheddar
• D’amir Brie Double Crème French Brie
• Milton Prairie Breeze White Cheddar Style
• Milton Tomato Garlic Cheddar
• Paris Brothers Mild Cheddar
• Paris Brothers Colby Jack
• Paris Brothers Pepper Jack
• Cervasi Pecorino Romano

The products were delivered to wholesalers for distribution in grocery stores in KS, MO, AR, IA, OK, NE, SD, one store in MS, and one store in FL.

This recall is the result of routine sampling by the FDA, which revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.