Price Chopper, Market 32 stores recall sushi for risk of Listeria

Price Chopper and Market 32 Supermarkets are recalling many varieties of packaged AFC Sushi branded tuna sushi because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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The sushi was sold in various package styles at the deli section in Price Chopper and Market 32 Supermarkets stores, according to the recall notice on Price Chopper’s website.

“To date, affected sushi has only been found at the Price Chopper stories in Edwardsville, PA, at 180 Westside Mall, and in Rotterdam, NY, at 1879 Altamont Avenue, but, as a precaution, the sushi made with tuna manufactured by AFC Sushi has been recalled from all of the chain’s stores,” the companies said in a release.

According to the recall notice on the Price Chopper website, many customers who purchased the items have already been contacted through their SoundBite notification program. Anyone else who is concerned they may have the recalled product in their homes can check the list of UPC codes and names of affected products:

• 2301200013 Plus Trio
• 2301200017 Sushi Ultimate
• 2301200023 Sushi Delight
• 2301200024 Sushi Deluxe
• 2301200026 Rock & Roll
• 2301200037 Chef Sampler C
• 2301200038 Chef Sampler D
• 2301200039 Chef Sampler E
• 2301200040 Jalapeno Roll
• 2301200050 Spicy Roll (BR Rice)
• 2301200070 Done Deal Roll
• 2301200100 Spicy Roll
• 2301200110 Hawaiian Roll
• 2301200121 Rainbow Roll
• 2301200210 Rainbow Roll Special
• 2301200211 Super Calif Mix
• 2301200212 Super Spicy Mix
• 2301200252 Sunny Delight Party Tray
• 2301200701 Happy Heart Platter
• 2301250190 Red Chili Roll
• 2301286181 Sashimi Sampler
• 2301286209 G-Shock Roll
• 2301286481 Chef Sampler A
• 2301286482 Chef Sampler B
• 2301290115 Hybrid Roku Platter
• 2301290116 Hybrid Go Tray
• 2301290117 Hybrid Yon Tray
• 2301290118 Hybrid San Platter
• 2301290119 Hybrid Ni Platter
• 2301290120 Hybrid Ichi Platter
• 2301290138 Spicy Tuna Roll SP
• 2301290169 Spicy Tuna Roll SP (BR)
• 2301290245 HYBRID MINI PLATTER
• 2301290360 CLASSIC YUMMY ROLL
• 2301290375 ABURI ALASKAN CHEESE ROLL
• 2301290376 ROASTED EEL & CUKE ROLL
• 2301290377 SEARED TUNA & MISO MAYO R
• 2301290378 SHRIMP DYNAMITE ROLL
• 2301290379 TUNA TATAKI ROLL
• 2301290380 UNA MAYO ROLL

Listeria is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in pregnant women, young children, frail or elderly people, those with weakened immune systems and in unborn fetuses.

Others may experience only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Anyone who has eaten any of the implicated sushi and developed symptoms should seek medical attention immediately. It can take up to 70 days after exposure for symptoms to appear, so anyone who has eaten the sushi should monitor themselves for symptoms of infection in the coming weeks.

The retailers are offering consumers full refunds when they return the recalled sushi to stores. For additional information consumers can call AFC Sushi at 866-467-8744.

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Biscuits pulled in 23 states for Listeria risk; Mary B’s this time

Hom/Ade Foods Inc. is the latest food company to recall biscuits because of potential Listeria contamination. All of its Mary B’s brand biscuits with dates through Sept 23 are now recalled.

Recalls in the past month included biscuits under brands including Food Lion, SEG and Southern Home, and T. Marzetti Company’s Marshalls brand.

As with the other recalls, Hom/Ade Foods reported the potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination involved another company in the food supply chain.

“The problem was discovered in a product sampling conducted by an outside co-packer, who manufactured the product,” according to the recall.

Hom/Ade Foods distributed its recalled Mary’s B’s biscuit products to retailers in 23 states, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia and sold in retail stores.

The company says no illnesses have been reported in connection with the recalled item, but consumers should not eat them.

The Mary B’s products affected are frozen bagged biscuits with the UPC codes listed below; “All ‘Best If Used By’ dates BEFORE September 23, 2018 and with the letter ‘M’ immediately after the date are included in the recall.” Consumers can identify the UPC code on the back of the package, in the lower right corner.

UPC #	DESCRIPTION	COUNT PER PACKAGE
2059300007	MARY B’S JUMBO BUTTERMILK BISCUITS 35OZ	10 / 3.5OZ
2059300015	MARY B’S BUTTERMILK BISCUITS 26.4OZ	12 / 2.2OZ
2059300018	MARY B’S SOUTHERNMADE BISCUITS 26.4OZ	12 / 2.2OZ
2059300020	MARY B’S BUTTERMILK VALUE PACK BISCUITS 44OZ	20 / 2.2OZ
2059300021	MARY B’S SOUTHERNMADE VALUE PACK BISCUITS 44OZ	20 / 2.2OZ
2059300022	MARY B’s BUTTERMILK TEA BISCUITS 24OZ	24 / 1OZ
2059300023	MARY B’S BUTTERTASTE VALUE PACK BISCUITS 44OZ	20 / 2.2OZ
2059300028	MARY B’S THIN BUTTERMILK BISCUITS 28.6OZ	22 / 1.3OZ
2059300033	MARY B’S BUTTERMILK FAMILY PACK BISCUITS 60OZ	30 / 2OZ
2059300034	MARY B’S SOUTHERNMADE FAMILY PACK BISCUITS 60OZ	30 / 2OZ
2059300035	MARY B’S BUTTERTASTE FAMILY PACK BISCUITS 60OZ	30 / 2OZ
2059383000	MARY B’S BUTTERMILK 0 TRANS FAT 220CT BULK BISCUITS	220 / 2.2OZ
2059383004	MARY B’S BUTTERMILK BISCUITS 220CT BULK BISCUITS	220 / 2.2OZ
2059387000	MARY B’S MADE WITH WHOLE GRAIN 220CT BULK BISCUITS	220 / 2.2OZ
3059320583	MARY B’S 3.5 OZ JUMBO BUTTERMILK 144CT BULK BISCUITS

These biscuit products are not ready-to-eat.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Hom/Ade Foods Inc. is working with the FDA and supplier to fix the problem. Consumers can return affected products to the place of purchase for a full refund. Customers or consumers with questions can call Hom/Ade Foods Inc. at 1-855-562-7773.

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Costco stores in Canada recall croissants for plastic

Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. is recalling its Kirkland Signature brand all butter croissants from certain Costco stores because they may contain plastic. The company did not provide any details on how the possible contamination was discovered.

Consumers should not consume the Kirkland Signature brand “All Butter Croissants,” according to a notice posted Jan. 6 by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Some of the recalled products have best-before dates reaching into April. Implication locations are:

• Costco Barrie – 41 Mapleview Dr. East, Barrie;
• Costco London South – 4313 Wellington Rd. South, London;
• Costco London North – 693 Wonderland Rd. North, London;
• Costco Newmarket – 18182 Yonge St., Newmarket; and
• Costco Etobicoke – 50 Queen Elizabeth Blvd., Etobicoke.

Additionally, the Kirkland Signature brand “All Butter Croissants (Frozen, Uncooked)” were sold only from the following Costco locations in Ontario:

• Costco Newmarket – 18182 Yonge St., Newmarket; and
• Costco Etobicoke – 50 Queen Elizabeth Blvd., Etobicoke.

The Kirkland Signature brand croissants were produced and packaged on Jan. 2 and 5 and have “Best Before” dates of Jan. 7 and April 2. The products subject to the recall and identifying codes on the packages are:

Brand Name	Common Name	Size	Code(s) on Product	UPC
Kirkland Signature	All Butter Croissants	12 pack	Best Before 18/JA/07 Packaged on 18/JA/05	0 00010 46334 5
Kirkland Signature	All Butter Croissants (Frozen, Uncooked)	204 x 85 g	Produced on 01/02/18 Packaged on 18/JA/05 Best Before 18/AL/02	0 00010 46391 8

There have been no confirmed reports of injury due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.

Retailers and consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to sell or consume them. It is against federal law for anyone to sell recalled food. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

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Orange Cream Bars Recalled

Fieldbrook Foods Corporation of Dunkirk NY has issued a voluntary recall of 20 cases of the Tops brand of Orange Cream Bars and 320 cases of the Meijer Purple Cow brand Orange Cream Bars due to the possibility that the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The recalled Top’s Orange Cream Bars were sold in Tops retail stores located in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Vermont.  The product comes in a 12 ct retail box (pictures attached).  The product has a production date of December 18, 2017 and a “best by” date of December 18, 2018.

The recalled Purple Cow Orange Cream Bars were sold in Meijer retail stores located in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Wisconsin. The product comes in a 12 ct retail box (pictures attached). The product has a production date of November 30, 2017 and a “best by” date of November 30, 2018.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in another production lot that has been fully contained. The recall is out of precaution for consumer health and food safety.  The company has suspended production and distribution of the product while it cooperates with the FDA to fully investigate the source of the problem.

 

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Ready-to-Eat ham recalled for under processing

Crescent City Meats in Metairie, LA Saturday recalled approximately 430 pounds of Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Tasso Cajun Spicy Ham products because the RTE product may be underprocessed, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The products were produced on Nov. 9, Dec. 18, and Dec. 20, 2017. The following products are subject to recall: [View Label (PDF only)]

• 5-lb vacuum packs that were shipped in 10-lb. cases with the product labeled “TASSO CAJUN SPICY HAM READY TO EAT.”  The cases contain lot codes 1631317, 1635517, and 1635217 or 35217.

The products subject to recall bear the establishment number “Est. 13244” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The items were distributed for institutional use in the New Orleans metropolitan area.

The problem was discovered on Jan. 4, 2018, when another federal establishment who was further processing the product noticed that the RTE product appeared to be raw.  Upon investigation, FSIS Inspection Program Personnel verified that some of the RTE product was underprocessed and could be undercooked.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website.

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Roe recalled nationwide in Canada; botulism possible

Imperial Caviar & Seafood has expanded its Dec. 15 warning, recalling Whitefish Roe and VIP Caviar Club brand Salmon Roe, urging consumers to not eat the fish eggs due to concerns of botulism poisoning.

The Fairfield, NJ-based company recalled some trout roe last month that had been distributed to retailers in Ontario and Quebec. This Wednesday, the company expanded the recall to include certain lots of Whitefish Roe and Salmon Roe that had been distributed across Canada in 50-gram containers.

No illnesses had been confirmed in relation to the recalled roe as of yesterday, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

“Check to see if you have recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased,” according to the recall notice on the CFIA website.

“Food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, blurred or double vision, dry mouth, respiratory failure and paralysis. In severe cases of illness, people may die.”

In foodborne botulism, symptoms generally begin 18 to 36 hours after eating a contaminated food, but they can occur as soon as six hours or as long as 10 days after exposure.

Anyone who has eaten any of the recalled fish eggs and developed symptoms of botulism poisoning should immediately seek medical attention and inform their doctors about the possible exposure.

Consumers can identify the recalled Imperial Caviar & Seafood brand Whitefish Roe and VIP Caviar Club brand Salmon Roe in the following sized containers with the specified label codes:

Brand Name	Common Name	Size	Code(s) on Product	UPC
VIP Caviar Club	Salmon Roe	50 g	27017-02 BB: 27-SEP-18	1 86866 90024 8
VIP Caviar Club	Salmon Roe	50 g	19417-01 BB: 13-07-2018	1 86866 90024 8
Imperial Caviar and Seafood	Whitefish Roe	50 g	17917-02 BB: 28-JUN-2018	1 86866 90027 9

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Hempler Family recalls pepperoni products found containing metal pieces

Consumer complaints about small metal pieces found in pepperoni products brought a recall announcement late on Thursday.

Ferndale, WA-based Hempler Foods Group, LLC, is recalling approximately 4,068 pounds of pepperoni sticks products that may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically metal, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The pepperoni stick items were produced on Oct. 10, 2017. The following product is subject to recall:

• 2.25-lb. vacuum-packed packages containing “HEMPLER’S FAMILY CLASSIC PEPPERONI NATURAL SMOKE FLAVORING ADDED” with a “packed on” date of 10/10/2017 and case code 59716.

The product subject to recall bears the establishment number “EST. 6410” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were distributed for institutional use and shipped to retail locations in Eastern Washington State.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.  Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website.

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