Category Archives: Food Inspections

USA – Update: Quaker Issues Revised Recall Notice With Additional Product Due to Possible Health Risk – Salmonella

FDA

January 31, 2024 – An additional granola bar has been added to the U.S. Recalled Products list as indicated on the first row of the chart below. This product was discontinued in September 2023 and has “Best Before” dates of February 10 or 11, 2024. Consumers should check their pantries and dispose of the product.

A previous press release was issued on 12/15/2023.

CHICAGO, Illinois – January 11, 2024 – The Quaker Oats Company today announced an expansion of the December 15, 2023, recall to include additional cereals, bars and snacks listed below because they have 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.

The products listed below are sold throughout the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and Saipan. Consumers should check their pantries for any of the products listed below and dispose of them. Additionally, consumers with any product noted below can contact Quaker Consumer Relations (9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CST, Mon.-Fri.) at 1-800-492-9322 or visit www.QuakerRecallUSA.comExternal Link Disclaimer for additional information or product reimbursement.

Consumers can scan the SmartLabel QR code on the product package to determine if it has been recalled. Click here for information on how to use SmartLabel.

Quaker has informed the FDA of our actions.

This recall applies to the specific products listed below, in addition to the products announced on December 15, 2023. A combined list of recalled products is available on www.QuakerRecallUSA.comExternal Link Disclaimer.

Complete List of Quaker Products.

Link to 1st Expanded Press Release

Link to Initial Press Release


Company Contact Information

Consumers:
Quaker Consumer Relations
 1-800-492-9322

Czech Republic – Pilos Eidam grated, 200g – Visible Mold/Mould

Potravinynapranyri

Illustrative photo #4

Place of inspection:
Veselí nad Moravou ( class Masarykova 170, 698 01 Veselí nad Moravou )
ID: 26178541
Food group: Milk and milk products Cheese

Pilos Eidam grated, 200g
Category: Dangerous foods
Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

In some of the inspected packages, the occurrence of mold was detected on the food under the intact packaging. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection. The food did not have an expired minimum durability date.

Batch: DMT: 12/01/2024
Best before date: 12/01/2024
Packaging: plastic bag printed, sealed
Quantity of the product in the package: 200 g
Manufacturer: Milchwerke Oberfranken West eG, Sulzdorfer Straße 7, 96484 Meeder, Germany
Date of sample collection: 12/12/2023
Reference number: 24-000056-SZPI-CZ
The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Czech Republic – K CLASSIC fine-aromatischer Edamer am Stück – Visible Mould/Mold

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Illustrative photo #5

Place of inspection:
Brno ( Řípská 1476/27, 627 00 Brno )
ID: 25110161
Food group: Milk and milk products Cheese

K CLASSIC fine-aromatischer Edamer am Stück
Category: Dangerous foods
Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye

In some of the inspected packages, mold colonies were present on the surface of the cheese under the intact packaging. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage.

Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection. The food did not have an expired minimum durability date.

Best before date: 07/02/2024
Packaging: PET/PE
Quantity of the product in the package: 0.25 kg
Distributor: supplier: Milkpol spol. sro, Reinerova 1657/23, 163 00, Prague 6
Country of origin:  Czechia
Date of sample collection: 20/12/2023
Reference number: 24-000055-SZPI-CZ
The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

Czech Republic – MÚÚÚ FARMERS SPECÁCKY 600 g, HEAT PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCT – Visible Mould/Mold

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Illustrative photo #4

Place of inspection:
Doksy ( Zámecká 186, 47201 Doksy )
ID: 26178541
Food group: Meat and meat products Heat-treated perishable products

MÚÚÚ FARMERS SPECÁCKY 600 g, HEAT PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCT
Category: Dangerous foods
Invalid parameter:

fungi visible to the eye
surface appearance

Colonies of mold were present on the surface of the food under the intact packaging. Food is not considered safe if it shows signs of spoilage. 

Unsuitable storage temperatures of this product were not detected during the inspection. The food did not have an expiration date.

Batch: L590060126
Expiration date: 14/12/2023
Packaging: PE tub with pap. data label
Quantity of the product in the package: 600 g
Manufacturer: MASO UZENINY PÍSEK, as, Novodvorská 1062/12, 142 00 Prague 4
Country of origin:  Czechia
Date of sample collection: 12/12/2023
Reference number: 24-000054-SZPI-CZ
The sample was detected by the official control of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection.

France – Bleu du Vercors Sassenage – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
Roche Rousse farm
Model names or references
Bleu du Vercors Sassenage
Product identification
Batch Date
Lot number 0712 Minimum durability date 02/07/2024
Packaging
piece
Start/end date of marketing
From 12/27/2023 to 02/22/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Geographical sales area
Departments: ISERE (38)
Distributors
LA FERMIERE 38250 LANS EN VERCORS

France – Sheep’s Tomme, Tommette, soft pasta with raw sheep’s milk – Listeria monocytogenes

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
Bergerie du Tilh
Model names or references
Tomme, Titou, Bichon, Arriel
Product identification
Batch Date
Lots of 1 to 10 Recommended consumption date 02/18/2024
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/11/2023 to 18/01/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
64,059,100
Geographical sales area
Artigueloutan
Distributors
Farm sale

France – Preparation of seasoned ground beef 5% mg portioned and bulk – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
unbranded
Model names or references
Preparation of seasoned ground beef 5% mg portioned and bulk
Product identification
Batch
Manufacture and sale between 01/16/2024 and 01/17/2024
Packaging
counter sales
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/16/2024 to 01/17/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Geographical sales area
Henri Boucher, 9 avenue François Mitterrand 59400 Cambrai
Distributors
Henri Boucher, 9 avenue François Mitterrand 59400 Cambrai

France – SPECK ITALIANO OPTIMA CARTA – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Meats
Product brand name
BRIANZA SALUMI di Vismara Luigi & CSrl
Model names or references
SPECK ITALIANO OPTIMA CARTA
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
8033928598108 29234 Use-by date 03/26/2024
Packaging
Sale in the TRADITIONAL CUT department
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/19/2024 to 01/26/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Geographical sales area
GREZIEU-LA-VARENNE
Distributors
E. Leclerc GREZIEU-LA-VARENNE

France – Morbier with raw milk AOP 250g – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Milk and dairy products
Product brand name
Flavors of Our Regions
Model names or references
Morbier with raw milk AOP 250g
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
4056489726890 022 08 Use-by date 03/02/2024
4056489726890 023 08 Use-by date 03/03/2024
Packaging
Plastic film
Start/end date of marketing
From 01/23/2024 to 01/27/2024
Storage temperature
Product to keep in the refrigerator
Health mark
FR 25-120-001 CE
Geographical sales area
See the list of supermarkets in the attachment
Distributors
Some Lidl supermarkets
List of points of sale
Store_list.pdf

Denmark – E. coli STEC in Sucuk cured sausage

Foedevarestyrelsen

Lidl Denmark is recalling Yayla sucuk whole cured sausage, as E.coli (STEC) has been found in the product. If you have the product, you should discard it or return it to the store where it was purchased.

Picture of sucuk sausage

Which food is recalled

Yayla Sucuk

Net weight: 250 g

Best before date: 04/05/2024

Lot number: 10878934 

Where is the product sold

The product is sold in Lidl stores in Jutland and Funen

Why is the product being recalled?

E.coli (STEC) has been detected in the product. The symptoms of infection with E.coli (STEC) are often acute stomach infection with diarrhoea, severe abdominal pain and vomiting. You usually get no or only a mild fever. The disease mostly goes away within 5-10 days. In some cases, the infection can worsen with acute kidney failure, called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

Read more about E. coli in food here

Read more about STEC in food

Read more about infection with E. coli

What should you do as a consumer?

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to return the product to the store where it was purchased or to discard it. 

If you experience symptoms in connection with consuming the product, you should contact your own doctor.

Who recalls the product

Lidl Denmark K/S, Carl Blochs Gade 89, 8000 Aarhus