Van Leeuwen Brown Sugar Chunk Ice Cream is being recalled because it contains walnuts, or tree nuts, one of the nine major food allergens, that is not declared on the label as required by law. The recall notice does not say whether or not any allergic reactions have been reported to the company. The recalling firm is Van Leeuwen Ice Cream of Brooklyn, New York. The recalled product, Van Leeuwen Brown Sugar Chunk Ice Cream, is a French Ice Cream product. The recall is for 4,096 frozen 14 ounce pints of the product. The recall was triggered when a customer complaint led to the discovery that the ice cream in this one lot contains walnuts but was distributed in packaging that did not list that allergen. The company is investigating the cause of the product labeling error. The … [Read more...]
Frederik’s Dark Chocolate Almonds Recalled For Undeclared Milk
Frederik's Dark Chocolate Almonds and Meijer Express Go Cup Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds are being recalled because they may contain milk, one of the nine major food allergens, that is not declared on the label. Anyone who is lactose intolerant or who is allergic to milk could have a serious reaction if they eat these products. No illnesses or allergic reactions have been reported to the company to date. The recalling firm is Meijer of Grand Rapids, Michigan along with its supplier, Lamontagne Chocolate Corp. The recalled products were carried at Meijer stores as stand-up pouches, and in to-go cups at Meijer Express locations in these states: Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, and Wisconsin. All date codes of both products are included in this recall. The recalled … [Read more...]
Tastykake Chocolate Kandy Kakes Recalled For Peanut
Tastykake Chocolate Kandy Kakes are being recalled for peanuts, one of the nine major food allergens, that are not declared on the label as required. Anyone who is allergic to or sensitive to peanuts could have a serious reaction if they eat this product. No illnesses or allergic reactions have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of this product. The recalling firm is Flowers Foods Inc. The product was sold on May 11, 2023 to retail customers in these states: Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, and West Virginia. The recalled product, Tastykake Chocolate Kandy Kakes, is packaged in an 8 ounce (227 gram) box and contains six 1.3-ounce packages of the product. The UPC number for this product is 0 25600 00225 4, and the Enjoy By … [Read more...]
Dibe Popsicles Recalled For Undeclared Soy, Walnuts, Wheat
Dibe Popsicles in five different flavors are being recalled because they may contain soy, walnuts, and wheat, three of the nine major food allergens, that are not declared on the label. Anyone who is allergic to those ingredients, as well as anyone who has celiac disease, could have a serious reaction if they eat these products. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date. The recalling firm is Dibe LLC of Miami, Florida. These popsicles were sold in Florida at the retail level, including at the chain store Sedanos Supermarket. You can see pictures of the recalled products at the FDA web site.The recalled items and the allergen the item is being recalled for are: TETAS MIREYA SABOR NUTELLA for undeclared soy TETAS MIREYA SABOR TODDY for undeclared soy TETAS MIREYA … [Read more...]
PowerXL Stuffed Wafflizer Recalled For Burn Hazard
PowerXL Stuffed Wafflizer waffler maker is being recalled for a potential burn hazard. Hot pieces of the waffle or stuffing can be expelled from the waffle maker during use or when opening the product, posing a burn risk. The recalling firm is Tristar Products Inc. of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida until February 17, 2022, and after February 17, 2022, Tristar Products Inc. on behalf of Empower Brands, LLC of Middleton, Wisconsin. The product was manufactured in China. The firm has received 44 reports of incidents, including 34 burn injuries. Three people required medical attention. The recall is for PowerXL Stuffed Wafflizer in two models. Model ESWM02 (five inch) and Model ESWM03 (seven inch). The waffle makers were sold in 11 colors including black, white, red, cinnamon, gray, … [Read more...]
Q fever Raw Milk Warning Issued by Missoula Public Health
A Q fever raw milk warning has been issued by Missouri County Public Health in Montana after two cows tested positive for the pathogen Coxiella burnetii, the bacteria that causes the illness. Milk that was recently sold at a local farmers market came from that herd. While one of the cows had not yet produced milk, the other produced about 10% of the farmer's yield. The farm was not named. Environmental Health Director Shannon Therriault said in a statement, "We don’t know if the cow was shedding the bacteria at the time it was milked, or if that cow’s milk was sold at the farmers market. So we can’t say for sure whether anyone was exposed. However, what we do know is that unpasteurized milk can contain harmful bacteria that can make you and your loved ones sick. "While … [Read more...]
Mastro Mortadella Recalled For Undeclared Pistachios
Mastro Mortadella is being recalled because it may contain pistachios, or tree nuts, that are not declared on the label. Anyone who is allergic to pistachios could have a serious reaction if they eat these products. No confirmed reports of illness due to the consumption of these products have been received by the company to date. The recalling firm is Sofina Foods, Inc. of Markham, Ontario in Canada. The ready to eat mortadella deli products were produced on March 27, March 30, and April 4, 2023. They include: Various weight cases of "MASTRO MORTADELLA PRODUCT OF CANADA" with product code 10307, lot code BE170418, BEST BEFORE 2023 JL 27 containing 7.6 kgs. clear plastic packages of "IMPORTED MASTRO MORTADELLA PRODUCT OF CANADA" with EST 224, "BEST BEFORE MEILLEUR AVANT" date of … [Read more...]
Lead Exposure From Aluminum Afghan Kazan Pressure Cookers
Warnings about lead exposure from aluminum Afghan Kazan pressure cookers are being reported by the Boston Public Health Commission. A public health advisory is being issued relating to the danger of lead exposure connected to the use of these cookers. Lead is a toxic heavy metal and it can causer myriad health problems. Acute lead poisoning can cause symptoms like muscle weakness, abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, bloody urine, weight loss, and decreased urine output. Chronic or long term lead poisoning can damage the nervous system and internal organs, and can cause developmental delays and learning disorders in children. The lead contamination in these cookers was first found by health officials in 2019 in King County, Washington after officials found high lead … [Read more...]
Cole & Mason Pepper Mills Recalled For Laceration Hazard
Cole & Mason Pepper Mills that were sold exclusively at Wegmans Food Markets are being recalled for possible laceration hazard. The pepper mills have a metal grinding mechanism that lets off metal shards for the first ten grinds. The shards would be mixed in with the ground pepper, posing a mouth injury hazard as well as a laceration hazard for the mouth and esophagus. There have been three reports of incidents of metal shards coming off the pepper mill into consumers' food. No injuries have been reported to the company to date in connection with this issue. The recalling firm is the importer, DKB Hosuehold USDA Corp. of Apex, North Carolina. The pepper mills were manufactured in China. The recalled product is Cole & Mason Pepper Mills. The item number for this product is … [Read more...]
Nature’s Energy Children’s Chewable Colostrum Recalled
Nature's Energy Children's Chewable Colostrum products are being recalled because they may contain milk, one of the nine major food allergens, that is not listed on the label as required by law. Anyone who is lactose intolerant or who is allergic to or sensitive to milk could have a serious reaction if they consume these items. No illness or deaths have ben reported two ate in connection with these products. The recalling firm is Nature's Energy of Pleasant Grove, Utah. The recalled Nature's Energy Children's Chewable Colostrum products include Berry Chewables in a 180 count package, with UPC number 804879183945, GTIN number 860008676979, and lot/best by pairs LOT number 660 and Best By 02/24, and LOT number 694 and Best By 12/24. Also recalled is Chocolate Chewables packaged in a … [Read more...]