Pancake Mix Recalled After Fragments of Cable From Processing Line Found in Product

Continental Mills has issued a recall of Kroger Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix, AND Walmart Great Value Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix, UPC 078742370828, Lot code KX2063, Best By Date of 09/01/2023  due to a potential foreign material contamination. Fragments from a cable used to clear the processing line were discovered in a limited amount of product.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/continental-mills-recalls-kroger-buttermilk-pancake-waffle-mix-due-possible-foreign-material
Continental Mills Recalls Kroger Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix Due to Possible Foreign Material Contamination
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/continental-mills-recalls-kroger-Buttermilk-pancake-waffle-mix-due-possible-foreign-material
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  March 18, 2022
FDA Publish Date:  March 18, 2022
Product Type:   Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Potential foreign material contamination
Company Name:  Continental Mills
Brand Name:  Kroger
Product Description:  Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix

Hash Browns Recalled for Undeclared Wheat After Supplier Labeling Issue

Cavendish Farms Corporation of Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada, is recalling 441 cases of its 42.3 oz packages of Original Hash Brown Patties because they may contain undeclared wheat.   No confirmed illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.  The recall was initiated after it was discovered the product contained wheat and was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of wheat. Cavendish Farms was notified by a supplier that an ingredient it provided was mislabeled and did not identify the presence of wheat.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/cavendish-farms-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-wheat-original-hash-brown-patties
Cavendish Farms Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Wheat in Original Hash Brown Patties
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  March 17, 2022
FDA Publish Date:  March 17, 2022
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Undeclared wheat
Company Name:  Cavendish Farms Corporation
Brand Name:  Cavendish Farms
Product Description:   Hash Brown Patties

Lancaster Farmer Fights the Courts on Food Safety Rules

There is an ongoing court action involving Lancaster, PA farmer Amos Miller as he tries to write his own rules for food safety.  Our good friend George Lapsley took the Justice Department's assignment for verifying that the Miller Organic Farm would adhere to the court order, but  Miller's refusal to work with George has landed Miller back in court.  Miller claims sovereign citizen rights, that is, that he has the right to set his own rules....but the court is not having any of it.   


https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-farmer-agrees-again-to-follow-court-order-after-refusing-to-allow-food-safety-expert/article_dc563262-9feb-11ec-9847-eb35032cf6e9.html
Lancaster farmer agrees, again, to follow court order after refusing to allow food safety expert to inspect farm
DAN NEPHIN | Staff Writer Mar 10, 2022

A month ago, a federal judge appointed an expert to work with Upper Leacock farmer Amos Miller to make sure he complied with food safety laws and court orders — something he’s shown an unwillingness to do for years.

Europe - Bottle of Champagne Contaminated With the Drug Ecstasy Kills One and Sickens 8

One man died and 8 others hospitalized in Germany and the The Netherlands after drinking champagne spike with a high level of the drug Ecstasy.  It is unknown how the bottles became laced with the drug.  The news report stated that the bottles of Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial were purchased on the internet.
"Toxicology reports found the champagne contained 1,000 times the normal dose of ecstasy, so much that the beverage had turned purple, according to the Daily Beast. Police do not believe the drinkers were aware of the drug or had added it themselves".

Clearly a case of intentional contamination.  Perhaps the bottles were spiked as a means to ship the drug and then were inadvertently sold?


https://www.insider.com/luxury-moet-champagne-spiked-with-ecstasy-kills-man-12-poisoned-2022-3
Man dies and 12 people are taken ill after drinking a $480 bottle of champagne spiked with ecstasy
Bethany Dawson Mar 6, 2022, 11:46 AM

A man has died and 12 became ill in Germany and The Netherlands after drinking a bottle of luxury champagne laced with ecstasy.

RTE Chicken Salad Recalled After Supplier of Salad Dressing Discovers Foreign Material Issue

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken salad product containing a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated salad dressing that has been recalled by the producer due to concerns that the salad dressing may contain hard plastic.  The problem was discovered when an FSIS inspected establishment received notification from their salad dressing supplier that the salad dressing, which is regulated by FDA, may contain hard plastic.

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-chicken-salad-products-containing-fda-regulated
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Chicken Salad Products Containing FDA-Regulated Dressing that has been Recalled due to Foreign Material Contamination
R & G FINE FOODS, INC.

FSIS Announcement

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken salad product containing a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated salad dressing that has been recalled by the producer due to concerns that the salad dressing may contain hard plastic. FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that these products should not be consumed.

Dark Chocolate Espresso Beans Recalled for Containing Chocolate Covered Peanuts Instead

Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc. of Merrillville, Indiana is voluntarily recalling Albanese® Dark Chocolate Espresso Beans, 9 oz tub, because it may contain an undeclared peanut allergen. The recall was initiated after it was discovered that Dark Chocolate Panned Peanuts were inadvertently packaged in the Dark Chocolate Espresso Bean tubs.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/albanese-confectionery-group-inc-recalls-dark-chocolate-espresso-bean-9-oz-tub-because-undeclared
Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc. Recalls Dark Chocolate Espresso Bean 9 Oz. Tub Because of Undeclared Peanut Allergen
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  March 10, 2022
FDA Publish Date:  March 10, 2022
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Undeclared peanuts
Company Name:  Albanese Confectionary Group, Inc.
Brand Name:  Albanese
Product Description:  Dark Chocolate Espresso Beans

Spinach and Artichoke Dip Recalled After Incorrect Packaging Results in Undeclared Allergen

Fairmont Foods, Inc. of Fairmont, MN is recalling corrugated boxes of Schwan’s Brand “Spinach and Artichoke Dip” with date code P82013 xxxx due to undeclared soy and wheat.  The recall was initiated after it was discovered that the incorrect packaging had been used.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/fairmont-foods-inc-issues-recall-spinach-and-artichoke-dip-product-due-misbranding-and-undeclared
Fairmont Foods, Inc. Issues Recall of Spinach and Artichoke Dip Product Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Soy and Wheat Allergens
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  March 10, 2022
FDA Publish Date:   March 10, 2022
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Undeclared soy and wheat
Company Name:  Fairmont Foods, Inc.
Brand Name:  Schwan’s
Product Description:  Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Frozen Bagels Recalled After Mispackaging Results in Undeclared Egg Allergen

Damascus Bakery OPCO LLC is voluntarily recalling one production lot (#12031) of Bantam Classic Bagels due to an incorrect item being placed in the carton with an undeclared egg allergen.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/damascus-bakery-recalls-one-lot-bantam-classic-bagels
Damascus Bakery Recalls One Lot of Bantam Classic Bagels
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  March 02, 2022
FDA Publish Date:  March 09, 2022
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Undeclared eggs
Company Name:  Damascus Bakery OPCO LLC
Brand Name:  Bantam Classic
Product Description:  Stuffed Bagels with Cream Cheese

OH Firm Recalls 'Einkorn' Products for Not Declaring Wheat Because Einkorn is Wheat

Stutzman Farms of Millersburg, Ohio is voluntarily recalling all products containing einkorn as the product labels do not declare wheat, a known allergen, on the product label. Stutzman Farms became aware of the misbranding issue after it was brought to our attention by the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

From the Einkorn.com website "Einkorn is the oldest wheat known to scientists, and is considered man’s first wheat. The term einkorn is derived from the German language and interpreted to mean “single grain”. Einkorn wheat is known in taxonomy as either Triticum boeoticum (wild wheat), or Triticum monococcum (domesticated species). Domesticated and wild forms of wheat may be considered either as separate species, or as Triticum monococcum’s subspecies."

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/stutzman-farms-issues-voluntary-recall-its-einkorn-products-undeclared-wheat-allergen
Stutzman Farms Issues a Voluntary Recall of its Einkorn Products for an Undeclared Wheat Allergen
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  March 08, 2022
FDA Publish Date:  March 09, 2022
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Undeclared wheat
Company Name:  Stutzman Farms
Brand Name:  Stutzman Farms
Product Description:  Products containing einkorn: berries, flour, pretzel, more.