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New Zealand – Goodman Fielder various brands of cheeses – Listeria monocytogenes

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Goodman Fielder is recalling specific dates of specific cheese products from the Puhoi Valley, Ornelle, and Bouton D’Or brands due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

Bouton D’Or Haloumi (180g).
Puhoi Valley Creamy Blue (70g).

 

Puhoi Valley Gruyere (150g).
Puhoi Valley Aged Smoked Cheddar (125g).

 

Puhoi Valley Peppered Havarti (70g).
Puhoi Valley Smokey Gouda (70g).

 

 

Puhoi Valley Cumin Gouda (150g).
Product identification
Product type  Cheese
Name of product (size) Bouton D’Or Haloumi (180g)

Ornelle Halloumi (1kg)

Puhoi Herit Creamy Havarti (1.25kg)

Puhoi Windy Peak Gouda (1.2kg)

Puhoi Summit Trail Gruyere (1.25kg)

Puhoi Valley Cumin Gouda (150g)

Puhoi Aged Smoked Cheddar (125g)

Puhoi Valley Gruyere (150g)

Puhoi Valley Smokey Gouda (70g)

Puhoi Valley Creamy Blue (70g)

Puhoi Valley Peppered Havarti (70g)
Batch and date marking

For Ornelle brand and Bouton D’Or brand Haloumi: Best before dates between and including 26/05/2020 and 08/10/2020.

For other products listed in this notice: Best before dates between and including 22/11/2020 and 06/04/2021.
Package size and description The products are sold in various packagings, weights, and shapes.
Distribution The products are sold in supermarkets throughout New Zealand.

The products have not been exported.
Notes This recall only affects the specific batches of these brands of cheeses listed on this notice.

Consumer advice

It is important for consumers to check the product names and best before dates as not all products are affected.

Affected products should not be consumed. There have been no reports of associated illness, however if you have consumed any of these products and have any concerns about illness, seek medical advice.

Customers should return the products to their retailer for a full refund.

More information is available in the media release

For more information about Listeria and prevention visit the Ministry of Health website.

Listeria – Ministry of Health

Information on Listeria and food safety from the Ministry for Primary Industries:

Who to contact

If you have questions, contact Goodman Fielder:

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New Zealand – Talbot Forest Cheese, Gibbston Valley Cheese, The Cuisine Canteen, Imperial Foods, and Pams Finest brands of Cheeses – Listeria monocytogenes

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Specific cheese products from the Talbot Forest Cheese, Gibbston Valley Cheese, The Cuisine Canteen, Imperial Foods, and Pams Finest brands are being recalled due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

Logos for Talbot Forest cheese, Pams Finest cheese, the Cuisine Canteen cheese, Gibbston Valley cheese, Imperial Foods cheese

Product identification
Product type Cheese
Name of product (size) Talbot Forest Cheese brand cheese products:

  • Aged Gouda (200g)
  • Castle Rock (150g)
  • Cheshire (150g)
  • Cumin Gouda (200g)
  • Cow Feta (150g)
  • Garlic & Chive Gouda (200g)
  • Geraldine Vintage Cheddar (150g)
  • Traditional Goat Feta (150g)
  • Goat Gouda (150g)
  • Gruyere (150g)
  • Creamy Havarti (150g)
  • Maasdam (150g)
  • Mesopotamia Blue (150g)
  • Mild Gouda (200g)
  • Mozzarella (250g)
  • Mt Peel Blue (150g)
  • Mt Somers Blue (150g)
  • Pepato (170g)
  • Peppered Havarti (150g)
  • Peppered Gouda (200g)
  • Raukapuka Red (150g)
  • Smokey Manuka (150g)
  • Waihi Blue (150g)
  • Wood Brie Blue (125g).

Gibbston Valley Cheese brand cheese products:

  • Kawarau Blue (140g)
  • Cow’s Milk Feta (150g)
  • Garlic & Chive Gouda (150g)
  • Black Pepper Gouda (150g)
  • Gibbston Gold Cheshire (150g)
  • Smokey Gold Cheshire (150g)
  • Nevis Maasdam (150g)
  • Glenroy Cheddar (150g)
  • Mt Scott Harvati (150g)
  • Mozzarella (200g)
  • Sheep Milk New Balfour (120g)
  • Sheep Milk Brinza Feta (120g)
  • Goat Milk Gouda (150g)
  • Chilli Havarti (150g)
  • Beer Match Cheeseboard Selection (240g) containing one of the each
    • Black Pepper Gouda
    • Glenroy Cheddar
    • Smokey Gold Cheshire
  • Wine Match Cheeseboard Selection (210g) containing one of the each
    • Nevis Maasdam
    • Mt Scott Harvati
    • Kawarau Blue.

The Cuisine Canteen brand cheese products:

  • Chilli Haloumi (200g)
  • Basil Haloumi (200g)
  • Cumin Gouda & Red Cheddar Cheese Duo (200g)
  • Chilli Gouda & Maasdam Cheese Duo (200g).

Imperial Foods brand cheese products:

  • Imperial Haloumi (1kg).

Pams Finest brand cheese products:

  • Traditional Haloumi (200g).
Batch and date marking

For Pams Finest brand Traditional Haloumi, The Cuisine Canteen brand Chilli Haloumi and Basil Haloumi, Imperial Foods brand Imperial Haloumi: Best before dates between and including 26/05/2020 and 08/10/2020.

For other products listed in this notice: Best before dates between and including 22/11/2020 and 06/04/2021.
Package size and description The products are sold in various packagings, weights, and shapes.
Distribution The products are sold in supermarkets throughout New Zealand.

The products have not been exported.
Notes This recall only affects the specific batches of these brands of cheeses listed on this notice.

No other products from these brands are affected by this recall.

Consumer advice

It is important for consumers to check the product names and best before dates as not all products are affected.

Affected products should not be consumed. There have been no reports of associated illness, however if you have consumed any of these products and have any concerns about illness, seek medical advice.

Customers should return the products to their retailer for a full refund.

More information is available in the media release

For more information about Listeria and prevention visit the Ministry of Health website.

Listeria – Ministry of Health

Information on Listeria and food safety from the Ministry for Primary Industries:

Who to contact

If you have questions, contact Talbot Forest Cheese:

  • Phone: 03 615 8652
  • Address: 29 King Street South, Temuka.

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New Zealand – LeaderBrand brand Garden Gate Crisp’n Zesty Chopped Salad 260g – Listeria monocytogenes

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LeaderBrand Produce Limited is recalling specific dates of its LeaderBrand brand Garden Gate Crisp’n Zesty Chopped Salad 260g due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the feta cheese sachet included in the salad.

 

LeaderBrand  brand Garden Gate Crisp’n Zesty Chopped Salad (260g).

 

Product identification
Product type Ready-to-eat salad
Name of product (size) LeaderBrand brand Garden Gate Crisp’n Zesty Chopped Salad (260g)
Date marking Best before up to and including 04/08/2020
Package size and description The product is sold in a 260g plastic bag.
Distribution The product is sold in Countdown supermarkets throughout New Zealand.
Notes This recall does not affect any other LeaderBrand brand products.

Consumer advice

The feta cheese in the affected products should not be consumed. There have been no reports of associated illness, however if you have consumed any of these products and have any concerns about illness, seek medical advice.

Customers should return the products to their retailer for a full refund.

More information is available in the media release

Recall to manage Listeria risk

For more information about Listeria and prevention visit the Ministry of Health website.

Listeria – Ministry of Health

Information on Listeria and food safety from the Ministry for Primary Industries:

Who to contact

If you have questions, contact LeaderBrand:

  • Phone: (06) 867 6231.

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New Zealand – Pams brand Greek Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette (295g) – Listeria monocytogenes

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Foodstuffs Own Brands Ltd is recalling specific dates of its Pams brand Greek Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette (295g) due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the feta cheese sachet included in the salad.

Pams brand Greek Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette (295g).
Product identification
Product type Ready-to-eat salad
Name of product (size) Pams brand Greek Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette (295g)
Batch and date marking Use-by dates between and including 09JUL20 and 25JUL20

Best before dates between and including 25/07/20 and 02/08/20
Package size and description The product is sold in a 295g plastic container.
Distribution The product is sold in Pak’n Save, New World, and Four Square supermarkets throughout New Zealand.

The product has not been exported.
Notes

This recall only affects specific dates of Greek Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette in the 295g plastic container listed above. This recall does not affect product in the 220g plastic container.

Consumer advice

The feta cheese sachet included in the affected product should not be consumed. There have been no reports of associated illness, however if you have consumed any of this product and have any concerns about illness, seek medical advice.

Customers should return the product to their retailer for a full refund.

More information is available in the media release

For more information about Listeria and prevention visit the Ministry of Health website.

Listeria – Ministry of Health

Information on Listeria and food safety from the Ministry for Primary Industries:

Who to contact

If you have questions, contact Foodstuffs Own Brand Ltd:

  • Phone: 0800 245 114
  • Address: 95 May Road, Mt Roskill, Auckland

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New Zealand – The Whole Mix brand Moroccan Cous Cous & Chicken Snack Pot -Listeria monocytogenes

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Speirs Foods (2018) LP is recalling specific dates of its The Whole Mix brand Moroccan Cous Cous & Chicken Snack Pot due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the feta cheese included in the salad.

 

The Whole Mix brand Moroccan Cous Cous & Chicken Snack Pot (125g).

 

Product identification
Product type Ready-to-eat salad
Name of product (size) The Whole Mix brand Moroccan Cous Cous & Chicken Snack Pot (125g)

 
Batch and date marking Use by dates between and including 24JUL20 and 02AUG20.
Package size and description The product is sold in a 125g plastic container.
Distribution The product is sold at the following supermarkets and food retailers throughout New Zealand:

  • Countdown
  • Pak’n Save
  • New World
  • BidFood
  • Compass Food Group New Zealand
  • Four Square
  • SuperValue
  • Fresh Choice.

The product has not been exported.
Notes This recall only affects specific dates of The Whole Mix brand Moroccan Cous Cous & Chicken Snack Pot. This recall does not affect any other The Whole Mix brand products.

Consumer advice

Affected product should not be consumed. There have been no reports of associated illness, however if you have consumed any of this product and have any concerns about illness, seek medical advice.

Customers should return the product to their retailer for a full refund.

More information is available in the media release

Listeria – Ministry of Health

Information on Listeria and food safety from the Ministry for Primary Industries:

Who to contact

If you have questions, contact Speirs Foods (2018) LP:

Last reviewed: 

 

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New Zealand – Recall to manage Listeria risk

Posted on July 24, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Temuka business Talbot Forest Cheese is recalling a range of products because of a potential risk of contamination with Listeria.

Listeria is commonly found in the environment and can make people sick (listeriosis) if they consume contaminated food.

Infection can be serious for those with poor immunity and for pregnant women, says Ministry for Primary Industries Director of Compliance Gary Orr.

“We’ve received unconfirmed test results indicating the presence of Listeria in one of the products processed at the company’s factory in Geraldine. The company recognizes the potential risk and is working to have the product removed from shelves. We will be working with the company to ensure it is properly managing future risk of product contamination by Listeria.

“The following brands are determining which products are being affected by this issue.

  • Talbot Forest Cheese
  • Cuisine Canteen (FoodHQ)
  • Gibbston Valley Cheese
  • Imperial Foods
  • Pams Finest (Foodstuffs Own Brands Limited)
  • Griffiths

More detail about the specific products affected will be published on MPI’s website tonight.

For more information and photos of the affected products please see our recall page at:

Recalled food products

These products were available at retail outlets across New Zealand. None of the product has been exported.

“We are working with Toi Te Ora Public Health to identify the source of Listeria for the three cases of listeriosis in Tauranga. While it is important to note that there is no evidence at this stage of a link between these products and the cases in Tauranga, it is a timely reminder for those who are more at risk of listeriosis – including pregnant women and their unborn babies, newborn babies, people with weakened immune systems and elderly people – what foods they should avoid. These include the following products:

  • uncooked, smoked or ready-to-eat fish or seafood, including oysters, prawns, sashimi or sushi
  • paté, hummus and tahini-based dips and spreads
  • cold pre-cooked chicken
  • processed meats including ham and all other chilled pre-cooked meat products including chicken, salami and other fermented or dried sausages
  • pre-prepared, pre-packaged or stored salads (including fruit salads) and coleslaws
  • raw (unpasteurised) milk and any food that contains unpasteurised milk
  • soft-serve ice creams

If you or anyone in your household is in an at-risk group, it is especially important to take a few simple food safety precautions:

  • Avoid eating the high-risk foods listed above.
  • Follow good food hygiene practices, such as washing and drying hands before preparing food and after handling or preparing raw foods.
  • Eat freshly cooked or freshly prepared foods.
  • Wash all raw fruit and vegetables very well before eating.
  • Cook foods thoroughly.
  • Refrigerate leftovers immediately and do not keep for more than 2 days. Reheat to steaming hot before eating.

People not in the above risk groups can generally consume these food products safely. However, if they do become infected they may experience very mild diarrhea and flu-like symptoms, generally occurring within a few days of eating Listeria-contaminated food.

For those in the high risk groups, listeriosis typically has an incubation period of 2-3 weeks (or longer) before symptoms appear.

If you are concerned about your health or believe you have been affected, please talk to your doctor.

For more information about Listeria and prevention visit the Ministry of Health website at:

Listeria – Ministry of Health

Information on Listeria and food safety from the Ministry for Primary Industries:

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New Zealand – Reducing the risk of illness from Listeria

Posted on July 23, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Following 3 recently reported cases of listeria infection in Tauranga, Toi Te Ora Public Health and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) are reminding the public of the recommended food safety measures to reduce any risk from listeria.

“Listeria is a bacteria that can occasionally contaminate food and cause illness which can be serious for those with poor immunity and also pregnant women,” says Dr Neil de Wet, Medical Officer of Health for Toi Te Ora Public Health. “Our investigations include determining what the cases may have eaten in order to identify any common risk factors or food that may be the source of infection.”

MPI compliance director Gary Orr says that if there was a link identified between these cases and the food supply chain, immediate action would be taken to ensure public safety.

People who are at risk of more serious illness from listeria include pregnant women and their unborn babies, newborn babies, people with weakened immune systems and elderly people, especially if they have poor health.

While detailed investigations are underway and a source of infection for these recently notified cases is not yet clear, and often a source is not able to be identified for individual cases, it is a timely reminder that people who are in an at-risk group should avoid foods such as:

  • uncooked, smoked or ready-to-eat fish or seafood, including oysters, prawns, sashimi or sushi
  • paté, hummus and tahini-based dips and spreads
  • cold pre-cooked chicken
  • processed meats including ham and all other chilled pre-cooked meat products including chicken, salami and other fermented or dried sausages
  • pre-prepared, pre-packaged or stored salads (including fruit salads) and coleslaws
  • raw (unpasteurised) milk and any food that contains unpasteurised milk
  • soft-serve ice creams
  • soft, semi-soft or surface-ripened soft cheese (for example, brie, camembert, feta, ricotta, roquefort).

If you or anyone in your household is in an at-risk group, it is especially important to take a few simple food safety precautions:

  • Avoid eating the high-risk foods listed above.
  • Follow good food hygiene practices, such as washing and drying hands before preparing food and after handling or preparing raw foods.
  • Eat freshly cooked or freshly prepared foods.
  • Wash all raw fruit and vegetables very well before eating.
  • Cook foods thoroughly.
  • Refrigerate leftovers immediately and do not keep for more than 2 days. Reheat to steaming hot before eating.

Listeria and prevention – Ministry of Health

Information on listeria from the Ministry for Primary Industries:

For people with low immunity

List of safe food in pregnancy

Food safety in pregnancy [PDF, 561 KB]

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New Zealand – Mamma Lucia brand Halloumi Cheese – E.coli

Posted on July 21, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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A pack of Mamma Lucia Brand Halloumi Cheese (180g)

Product identification
Product type Cheese
Name of product (size) Mamma Lucia brand Halloumi Cheese (180g)
Batch marking 20139
Date marking Use by 14 11 20
Package size and description The product is sold in a 180g plastic package.
Distribution The product is imported from Australia.

The affected product has only been sold at Mediterranean Foods Trattoria & Deli, 42 Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington.
Notes This recall does not affect any other Mamma Lucia brand products.

Consumer advice

Customers are asked to check the batch and date mark printed on the product packaging.

Affected product should not be consumed. There have been no reports of associated illness, however if you have consumed any of this product and have any concerns about your health, seek medical advice.

Customers should return the product to their retailer for a full refund.

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacterium that normally lives in the intestines of people and other warm-blooded animals. Although most strains of E. coli are harmless, some types can cause serious illness with severe diarrhoea and stomach cramps.

Who to contact

If you have questions, contact Mediterranean Foods (Wgtn) Limited:

  • Phone: 021 750 211
  • Address: 30 Landfill Road, Owhiro Bay, Wellington.

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New Zealand – Shellfish biotoxin alert – Hawke’s Bay extended warning

Posted on July 13, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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The Ministry for Primary Industries today extended the current public health warning against collecting shellfish in the Hawke’s Bay region. The affected area now extends from the Mohaka River to the southern end of Pōrangahau beach.

Routine tests on shellfish samples taken from this region have shown levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins above the safe limit of 0.8 mg/kg set by MPI. Anyone eating shellfish from this area is potentially at risk of illness.

Other public health warnings remain in place for Port Levy on Banks Peninsula and Nydia Bay in the Pelorus Sound.

See a map of the warning

Mussels, oysters, tuatua, pipi, toheroa, cockles, scallops, catseyes, kina (sea urchin) and all other bivalve shellfish should not be eaten.

Note, cooking shellfish does not remove the toxin.

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New Zealand – PMN Kacang Wangi brand Peanut Cracker – Aflatoxin

Posted on July 9, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Natural Field Enterprises Ltd is recalling a specific batch of PMN Kacang Wangi brand Peanut Cracker as testing has identified toxins above acceptable levels.

Product type Crackers
Name of product (size) PMN Kacang Wangi brand Peanut Cracker (770g jar)
Date marking Best before 28.04.2021
Package size and description The product is sold in a 770g plastic jar.
Distribution The product is imported from Malaysia.

The product is sold at these retailers in Auckland:

  • Epacs Supermart, 12 Nandina Avenue, East Tamaki
  • Fresh and Save, 245 Manukau Road, Pukekohe.

The product has not been re-exported.
Notes This recall does not affect any other PMN Kacang Wangi brand products or any other products imported by Natural Field Enterprises Ltd.

Consumer advice

The recall is about specific toxins called aflatoxins. Aflatoxins are naturally occurring in many food products. They are produced by a group of moulds that grow on foods produced in hot and tropical climates. Levels of aflatoxin in the New Zealand diet are usually very low and don’t represent a health risk, however consumption of food products with increased levels of aflatoxin over a continuous period of time can be harmful.

Affected product should not be consumed. If you have consumed any of this product and have any concerns about your health, seek medical advice.

Customers should return the product to their retailer for a full refund.

Who to contact

If you have questions, contact Natural Field Enterprises Ltd:

  • Phone: (09) 272 9048
  • Address: 12 Nandina Avenue, East Tamaki, Auckland.

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