According to news reports, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball is warning consumers not to eat Toma Celena Raw Milk Alpine Table Cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The cheese is made by Cooperstown Cheese Company in Milford. The recalled product is packaged in a white butcher paper covered wheel or in vacuum sealed plastic. The plant number on the product is 36-8524 and the code is 51017. All products with this code are recalled. The cheese was sold in Delhi, Hudson, Ithaca, Menands, Oneonta, Ontario, Peekskill, Phoenicia, Roxbury, and Tannersville, New York. A sample of the cheese was tested by the state food laboratory and was found to be contaminated. The company was told about this set on October 6, 2017 and the company … [Read more...]

Greencore USA, LLC has updated its recall of egg salad sandwiches, ham salad sandwiches, and seafood stuffing for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this issue. The products were distributed between September 24 and 27, 2017 to: American Food and Vending, Hannaford Brothers, Target, and Turkey Hill in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and New York. Greencore said they are investigating the cause of this problem and have implemented corrective actions. No new lots of products are being recalled. And as of September 29, 2017, all customers have been notified and instructed to remove and destroy these products. None of these products should be for sale. The recalled products … [Read more...]

Birds Eye Baby Sweet Peas are being recalled for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to a notice posted on the Defense Commissary Agency and several large grocery chain web sites. The notice states that Pinnacle foods is voluntarily recalling the product because Listeria monocytogenes bacteria was found in the retail environment. The Defense Commissary Agency has publicized the recall to all of its stores, according to Richard Smith, lead consumer safety officer for DeCA headquarters at Fort Lee, Virginia. The recalled product is Birds Eye Baby Sweet Peas in 13 ounce packages. The only type of this product that comes in 13 ounce packages is the frozen peas. Birds Eye does sell Sweet Garden Peas in 13 ounce packages, and other types of peas in 19, 16, 32, and 10 … [Read more...]

Greencore, USA is voluntarily recalling egg salad sandwiches, ham salad sandwiches, and seafood stuffing because Listeria monocytogenes bacteria was fond in environmental sampling conducted by the FDA. No finished products have been found to have this pathogenic bacteria, and no confirmed illnesses have been reported. The sandwiches were distributed between September 24 and 27, 2017, to American Food and Vending, Hannaford Brothers, Target, and Turkey Hill in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and New York. In addition, Hannaford Brothers Seafood Stuffing with lot codes between 10/2/17 and 10/19/17 is recalled. The recalled products are Hannaford Egg Salad Club Roll in 5.1 ounce containers, with UPC number 4126816587 and use by dates of 9/28/17 - … [Read more...]

The FDA has updated the vague recall Kroger posted about King Soopers Deli Chicken Sandwich Listeria recall. The recall was posted on the Kroger website earlier this week. The sandwiches were sold in King Soopers and City Market stores in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming. No confirmed reports of illness have been reported to date, but listeriosis can take 70 days to manifest. The recalled item is a prepackaged 6.8 ounce Deli Chicken Salad Sandwich sold in the deli department. The UPC number is 663209-02050 and the sell by dates are 9/20/17 through 9/28/17. King Soopers has removed the item from store shelves and has initiated its customer recall notification system. King Soopers was notified on September 21, 2017 by the manufacturer, Journey Cuisine, that the product may be … [Read more...]

Kroger Stores has posted a recall of their pre-packaged Deli Chicken Salad Sandwich for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was sold at KingSoopers stores in several states. There is no word on whether or not any illnesses have been reported to date. The product is 6.8 ounce containers of Deli Chicken Salad Sandwich (pre-packaged). The UPC number on the product is 663209-02050 and the sell by dates are 09/20/2017 through 09/28/2017. If you purchased this product, do not eat it. Throw it away in a sealed or double bagged package so other people and animals can't eat it, or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Wash your hands after handling this product. And clean out the refrigerator, if it was stored there, with a mild bleach solution to kill … [Read more...]

The FDA has updated the produce recall from Country Fresh Orlando LLC for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. More products were added, along with three products sold at Publix Supermarkets and Walmart stores in three states. "No illnesses have been confirmed by public health authorities," according to the notice. The list of recalled products includes seven products sold at Southeastern Grocers stores. They include Fajita Blend in 12 ounces packages sold in Florida, Stir Fry Vegetable sold in Florida, and Vegetable Kabob in 23 ounce packages sold in Florida. The use by date ranges of those product are 8/12/2017 to 8/18/2017. Also recalled is Green Pepper Diced in 6 ounce packages sold in Florida and Georgia with use by dates from 8/13/2017 to 8/20/2017, and Creole Mix … [Read more...]

Media is reporting that Southeastern Grocers LLC has issued a recall for Country Fresh produce products for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. There is no mention of this recall on the FDA's website. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. The recalled products are SEG Tri Pepper Dice in 6 ounces packages with UPC number 3825911565; SEG Stir Fry Vegetable in 10 ounce packages with UPC number 3825911781; SEG Fajita Blend in 12 ounce packages with UPC number 3825911785; and SEG Vegetable Kabob in 23 ounce packages with UPC number 3825977592. They were sold in BI-LO, Fresco y Has, Harveys, and Winn-Dixie stores. The recalled products have sell by dates that range from August 12, 2017 to August 20, 2017. If you bought any of thee products … [Read more...]

Expresco Foods of Quebec is recalling 20,446 ponds of imported chicken skewer products for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this issue. These fully cooked chicken skewers were packaged on August 9 and 15, 2017. They include 1.31-pound packages of “WEST END CUISINE GRILLED MEDITERRANEAN STYLE CHICKEN SKEWERS HAND-MADE WITH CHICKEN BREAST” with UPC number 621588314947 and lot codes: 172562, 172640, 172571 and 172704, and 1.09-pound packages of “EXPRESCO GRILLED Garlic & Herb CHICKEN SKEWERS” withUPC number 621588315555 and lot codes: 172563, 172668, 172669 and 172670. The products have the establishment number "36" inside the Canadian Food Inspection Agency mark of inspection. They were shipped to retail … [Read more...]

Great Value Organic Dark Sweet Pitted Cherry products, possibly sold at Walmart stores in Louisiana and Mississippi, are being recalled for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The cherries were distributed by SunOpta's subsidiary, Sunrise Growers, Inc. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this product. The recall is for frozen organic dark sweet pitted cherry products distributed from Sunrise Grower's facility in Edwardsville, Kansas on August 10, 2017. The issue was discovered during routine testing. The product is packaged in 32 ounce printed plastic zip top bags and marked with a Best by date of 8/10/19 on the back. The UPC number is 078742126166 and the lot code is FED722211 or FED722212. They were distributed to a customer distribution center … [Read more...]