The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) just announced that individually packaged ready-to-eat chicken and turkey sandwiches, manufactured by DBC, Inc.—which also does business as World Class Canapés—and sold in the state of Massachusetts are being recalled over concerns of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The FSIS discovered the potential contamination through microbiological sampling.  According to state officials, the sandwiches may have been sold in up to 18 Roche Brothers and Sudbury Farms in eastern Massachusetts.

The sandwiches were prepared on July 30; consumers are being warned to not to eat DBC, Inc./World Class Canapés ready-to-eat sandwiches purchased between July 30 and August 3rd.  Approximately 285 pounds of the ready-to-eat chicken products are being recalled and may be contaminated with the bacterium that causes Listeriosis.  The following sandwiches are included in the statewide recall: (more…)

Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois has issued an alert regarding 12 individual packages of Vita Nova Salmon, which were sold at Kroger stores in Houston, Texas on or after July 22, 2008.  The fish may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Kroger is the grocery chain involved in the ongoing E. coli outbreak linked back to beef supplied to the store by Nebraska Beef.  Also, 192 individual packages of Vita Nova Salmon have either possibly been sold or are being offered for sale at various grocery stores in the Avenol, New Jersey metropolitan area.

The Vita Nova Smoked Salmon which is involved in the public announcement and recall are contained within packages of a deep dark blue that bear the Vita logo in the upper left corner on the part of the packaging immediately visible to the consumer.  Each package contains four-10 bacon-style slices, which total three ounces of smoked salmon.  The salmon slices are contained in a vacuum pack within a box that is four inches wide by 7.5 inches in length by 1/2 inch in depth.  Of most importance is the Code Date of 11/16/08 198, which appears on the left end flap of each package. This announcement and recall only applies to packages bearing this specific Code Date. (more…)

Salmolux Inc. of Federal Way, Washington—with the knowledge of the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)—is recalling lot # 01418 of its Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon Nova Lox over concerns of a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.  The lox is sold in three-ounce, blue packages with lot # 01418 on its rear, white label where the product name, ingredients, and an expiration date are located.  The recalled Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon Nova Lox was distributed in Arizona, California, and Nevada in Von’s retail outlets.  The recalled salmon was also distributed to to Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia in Food Lion retail outlets.

After routine testing by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Listeria monocytogenes was found in the three-ounce packages of Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon Nova Lox.  Consumers who have purchased the recalled salmon are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.  Consumers with questions may contact Salmolux at (253) 874-2026 x214. (more…)

Earlier this month we reported that yet another food product was recalled due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.  At that time, Fresca Italia of Brisbane, California recalled Burrata—a type of cheese—as a result of a survey sampling conducted by the California Department of Food & Agriculture.  The agency’s survey revealed that Fresca Italia’s Burrata contained the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.  Effective immediately, that recall—issued May 30—has been expanded to include all lot codes and expiration dates.

Fresca Italia’s Burrata was distributed in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Southern California in retail stores and restaurants.  Fresca Italia’s Burrata weighs approximately 8.8 ounces and is packaged in a white and green plastic wrapper with the manufacturer’s name—“Caseificio Voglie di Latte”—and the product name—“Burrata.”  The original recalled batch was labeled with the expiration date of 24/5/2008.  Fresca Italia announced it had immediately halted further distribution of the Burrata product; however, 606 pounds of the cheese were distributed with Lot Code 24/5/2008, 661 pounds with Lot Code 31/5/2008, and 490 pounds with Lot Code 07/06/2008. (more…)

Fresca Italia of Brisbane, California is recalling Burrata as a result of a survey sampling conducted by the California Department of Food & Agriculture.  The agency’s survey revealed that Fresca Italia’s Burrata contained the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

Fresca Italia’s Burrata was distributed in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Southern California in retail stores and restaurants.  Fresca Italia’s Burrata weighs approximately 8.8 ounces and is packaged in a white and green plastic wrapper with the manufacturer’s name—“Caseificio Voglie di Latte”—and the product name—“Burrata.”  The recalled batch is labeled with the expiration date of 24/5/2008.  Fresca Italia has immediately halted further distribution of the Burrata product. (more…)

The Food & drug Administration (FDA) yesterday announced two food recalls, one for possible E. coli contamination and the other for possible Listeria contamination.

Orval Kent Foods is voluntarily recalling about 23,000 pounds of Amish Macaroni Salad in response to the results of a test conducted by the Ohio Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food Safety, for E. coli O157:H7. (more…)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today directed Hope Food Supply Inc., a Pasadena, Texas, food processor, to shut down and immediately recall all products manufactured from its Texas facility since 2007 due to possible food contaminant risks.  The move was made due to Hope Food’s failure to follow a previous consent decree.

The company—under a different name—manufactured dried smoked catfish steaks and other smoked seafood products and was subject to a consent decree of permanent injunction that required it to develop and implement an adequate Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan for its fish and fishery products.  The firm never developed this plan, has been shut down because no plan was developed and submitted to the FDA, and is not permitted to resume operations until it implements an FDA-approved HACCP plan. (more…)

Effective immediately, the Sweetwater Valley Farm, Inc. of Philadelphia, Tennessee is recalling its Tennessee Aged Black Pepper Cheese due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The food product is listed as Tennessee Aged Black Pepper Cheese, Lot Number 616-361 and was distributed in five-, seven-, and 10-ounce ounce bars through Sweetwater Valley Farm’s retail store in Philadelphia, Tennessee as well as through a winery in Portland, Tennessee.

No more than 100 pounds of the possibly tainted Tennessee Aged Black Pepper Cheese were distributed between December 27, 2007 and May 12, 2008. Although no illnesses have been reported, to date, the recall followed a routine sampling program by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture which revealed that the finished product contained the Listeria moncytogenes bacteria. Sweetwater Valley Farm has halted distribution of the affected lot and continues its investigation into what caused the Listeria contamination. (more…)

The Georgia Department of Agriculture food scientists have discovered Listeria monocytogenes in a sample of Bright Water Smoked Salmon & Cheese Spread, according to Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin. The Bright Water Smoked Salmon & Cheese Spread is manufactured by Bright Water Seafoods, LLC, of Charlotte, North Carolina 28217. The Bright Water Smoked Salmon & Cheese Spread contamination was found in a seven-ounce package marked BEST BY 060608; UPC code 1971100073.

According to Commissioner Irvin, “We have notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of today’s lab findings and we are warning the public about the contamination.” Irvin added, “We discovered this contamination as part of our sampling program. Sampling on a regular basis with a scientific protocol is a very important part of our food safety program.” (more…)

R&R Alsatian Sausage and Products has recalled its beef jerky products that were sold in bulk quantities at its Castroville location on April 25 and later.  The recall has been initiated due to possible contamination with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Department of State Health Services in Texas.

Laboratory testing of the product conducted as part of a routine health services inspection detected Listeria monocytogenes in samples of the beef jerky.  Consumers who have the product should not eat it and should destroy it or return it to R&R. Packages contain the product name and company name. (more…)