Friday, May 27, 2022

Multiple Companies Issue Recalls for Products Where Recalled Peanut Butter Was Used

There have been over a dozen recall notices issued by companies who used recalled JIF peanut butter.  This is just FDA announced recalls, but there are additional ones issued locally where product was made and sold through direct retail channel.

One lesson that can be learned for this is the need for small companies to track ingredient usage including lot numbers.  We are often questioned by small businesses why there is the need to be diligent about tracking lot numbers of ingredients they use.  Besides being required to do it, it is issues like this that allow a company to recognize whether their products may be linked to a recall of one of their ingredients.


Three Giant Eagle Stores Recall Bakery Items with Peanut Butter Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
May 28, 2022Giant Eagle, Inc. has issued a voluntarily recall of multiple bakery items containing peanut butter sold at three Pennsylvania supermarkets in Ebensburg, Indiana and Northern Cambria due to potential salmonella contamination.
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/three-giant-eagle-stores-recall-bakery-items-peanut-butter-due-potential-salmonella-contamination

Safeway Fresh Foods (dba Sunnyside Fresh) of Vineland New Jersey is Issuing a Voluntary Class 1 Recall of Quick Chek Branded Apple and Peanut Butter Snack Trays Sold in New Jersey Because the JIF Peanut Butter Portion has the Potential to be Contaminated with Salmonella
5/28/22 Safeway Fresh Foods (dba Sunnyside Fresh) of Vineland New Jersey is issuing a voluntary Class 1 Recall of Quick Chek branded Apple and Peanut Butter Snack trays sold in New Jersey
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/safeway-fresh-foods-dba-sunnyside-fresh-vineland-new-jersey-issuing-voluntary-class-1-recall-quick

Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc. Recalls Select Peanut Butter Products Because of Possible Health Risk
5/27/22 Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc. of Merrillville, Indiana is voluntarily recalling Albanese® Mini and Giant Peanut Butter Cups because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella,
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/albanese-confectionery-group-inc-recalls-select-peanut-butter-products-because-possible-health-risk

A G Specialty Foods Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of Food Products Containing Jif and Smuckers Peanut Butter Due to the Potential Salmonella Contamination
5/26/2022 - A G Specialty Foods Inc of Happy Valley, Oregon is initiating a voluntary recall of perishable products “The Goods” Snack Pack, We Be PB & Jammin’ Snack Box, Peanut Butter Strawberry Jam Old Fashioned White Bread, and Peanut Butter Strawberry Jam White Bread containing the Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, Jif Creamy Peanut Butter To Go 1.5oz cups, Jif Natural Creamy Peanut Butter To Go 1.5oz cups, and Smuckers Peanut Butter 3/4oz cups due to a potential Salmonella contamination.
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/g-specialty-foods-inc-issues-voluntary-recall-food-products-containing-jif-and-smuckers-peanut
  
Bix Produce Company Recalls "Egg and Cheese Curds Power Box" Because of Possible Health Risk
Bix Produce Company of Little Canada, MN, is recalling its 5 ounce packages of "Egg and Cheese Curds Power Box" and “Egg and Cheese Curds snack box”
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/bix-produce-company-recalls-egg-and-cheese-curds-power-box-because-possible-health-risk

Euphoria Chocolate Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Peanut Butter Classic Truffles, Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways and Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways Because of Possible Health Risk
05/26/2022 – Euphoria Chocolate Company of Eugene,OR is initiating a voluntary recall of Peanut Butter Classic Truffles, Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways, and Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Meltaways
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/euphoria-chocolate-company-issues-voluntary-recall-peanut-butter-classic-truffles-dark-chocolate

Supplier J.M. Smucker Co.’s Jif Recall Prompts Fresh Del Monte to Voluntarily Recall Select Ready-To-Eat Products Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
Fresh Del Monte is recalling the following products, which were sold to retailers nationwide: Del Monte Apples with Peanut Butter (5 ounce) Peanut Butter Snack Pack (4.25 ounce), Apples and Peanut Butter (6 ounce, and 5.5 ounce), and Sandwich with Peanut Butter Cup.
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/supplier-jm-smucker-cos-jif-recall-prompts-fresh-del-monte-voluntarily-recall-select-ready-eat

Fudgeamentals Recalls Fudge Made With Jif Peanut Butter Because of Possible Health Risk
Fudgeamentals of Melville, New York is voluntarily recalling fudge made with Jif Peanut Butter, packaged in 8 oz. plastic containers and 16 oz. plastic trays
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/fudgeamentals-recalls-fudge-made-jif-peanut-butter-because-possible-health-risk

Garden Cut, LLC Recalls Snack Cups Containing Jif® Peanut Butter Due to the Potential for Salmonella Contamination

Garden Cut, LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana, is recalling Garden Cut Apple Wedges and Celery Bites with Peanut Butter products containing 0.750z JifPeanut Butter
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/garden-cut-llc-recalls-snack-cups-containing-jifr-peanut-butter-due-potential-salmonella

Mary’s Harvest Fresh Foods, Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of Celery Peanut Butter Cup G&G and Apple Peanut Butter Cup G&G Because of Possible Health Risk
5/24/2022- Mary’s Harvest Fresh Foods Inc, of Portland, Oregon is initiating a voluntary recall of perishable Celery Peanut Butter Cup G&G and Apple Peanut Butter Cup G&G
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/marys-harvest-fresh-foods-inc-issues-voluntary-recall-celery-peanut-butter-cup-gg-and-apple-peanut

Coblentz Chocolate Company Recalls Select Peanut Butter Products Because of Possible Health Risk
Coblentz Chocolate Company of Walnut Creek, Ohio is recalling certain Peanut Butter Products
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/coblentz-chocolate-company-recalls-select-peanut-butter-products-because-possible-health-risk

Albertsons Companies, in Cooperation with The J. M. Smucker Co., Voluntarily Recalls Select Store-Prepared Items Containing Peanut Butter Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

May 21, 2022 – Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI), in cooperation with its supplier The J. M. Smucker Co., has voluntarily recalled 11 store-prepared items due to possible Salmonella contamination
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/albertsons-companies-cooperation-j-m-smucker-co-voluntarily-recalls-select-store-prepared-items

Country Fresh, in Cooperation with the J. M. Smucker Co., Voluntarily Recalls Select Items Containing Peanut Butter Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Country Fresh is voluntarily recalling select fresh-cut fruit snack trays and fruit snack cups containing Jif® peanut butter
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/country-fresh-cooperation-j-m-smucker-co-voluntarily-recalls-select-items-containing-peanut-butter

Cargill Voluntarily Recalls 795, 8oz Boxes of Product Containing Jif® Peanut Butter Due to the Potential for Salmonella Contamination
Lititz, Pa.(May 23, 2022) – Cargill is voluntarily recalling select lots of Milk and Dark Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Ritz® Crackers, Peanut Butter Meltaways, Peanut Butter Eggs and Fudge sold locally through the Wilbur Chocolate Retail Store in Lititz, Pa. and online at Wilburbuds.com.
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/cargill-voluntarily-recalls-795-8oz-boxes-product-containing-jifr-peanut-butter-due-potential

Taher, Inc Recalls “Fresh Seasons Power Packs”
Taher Inc. of Plymouth, MN, is recalling its 6.3 ounce packages of "Fresh Seasons Power Packs" because they contain Jif Peanut Butter, and have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/taher-inc-recalls-fresh-seasons-power-packs

Wawa Removes Two Products Containing Jif® Peanut Butter Due to Voluntary Recall by the J.M. Smucker Co. of Select Jif Products Sold in the U.S.
Wawa has removed two products containing Jif Peanut Butter from all stores throughout our operating area. The product was removed following a voluntary recall by the J.M. Smucker Co. of select products sold in the U.S. due to the potential food safety concern.
Of the products covered in the J.M. Smucker Co. recall, Wawa stores carried only two (2) items as follows:
Wawa Apple & Peanut Butter Dipper 4.9 oz (all codes) – All Wawa Stores
JIF Creamy Peanut Butter 16 Oz | UPC: 00051500255162 | Lot codes: 1274425 thru 2140425
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/wawa-removes-two-products-containing-jifr-peanut-butter-due-voluntary-recall-jm-smucker-co-select


Monday, May 23, 2022

Company Recalls Artichoke Parmesan Dip for Nut Allergens Due to Mislabeling

Blue Moose of Boulder (Colorado) is voluntarily recalling Blue Moose Spinach Artichoke Parmesan Dip, 7oz. as the dip contains undeclared tree nut (Cashew) and soy allergens.  This recall has been initiated due to mislabeling issue where a small run Spinach Artichoke Cashew Dip was labeled as Spinach Artichoke Parmesan Dip. Improperly labeled units were discovered at the store level when stocking products.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/blue-moose-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-tree-nuts-cashew-and-soy-spinach-artichoke-parmesan-dip
Blue Moose Issues Allergy Alert for Undeclared Tree Nuts (Cashew) and Soy in Spinach Artichoke Parmesan Dip, 7oz.
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  May 22, 2022
FDA Publish Date:  May 22, 2022
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Undeclared Tree Nut (Cashew) and Soy Allergens
Company Name:  Blue Moose of Boulder LLC
Brand Name:  Blue Moose
Product Description:  Spinach Artichoke Parmesan Dip

JIF Peanut Butter Recalled After Being Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

FDA and CDC issued a health alert for JIF peanut butter after the product was linked to a Salmonella outbreak.  The J.M. Smucker Company issued a recall for product manufactured at their Kentucky facility.  "J.M. Smucker Company has voluntarily recalled certain Jif brand peanut butter products that have the lot code numbers between 1274425 – 2140425, only if the first seven digits end with 425 (manufactured in Lexington, KY)."

"As of May 21 2022, a total of 14 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella senftenberg have been reported from 12 states."

The CDC report stated "State and local public health officials are interviewing people about the foods they ate in the week before they got sick. Of the five people interviewed, five (100%) reported eating peanut butter. Four of five (80%) sick people reported Jif brand peanut butter. Two people reported Jif Creamy Reduced Fat peanut butter, one person reported Jif Natural Creamy Low Sodium peanut butter, and one person reported Jif Natural Creamy peanut butter. This suggests that people in this outbreak got sick from eating peanut butter."

I had some problem figuring out if my jar was included, which it was not.  So here is a pic of what to look for regarding the code.




https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/senftenberg-05-22/details.html
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Peanut Butter
May 21, 2022

Fast Facts
Illnesses: 14
Hospitalizations: 2
Deaths: 0
States: 12
Recall: Yes
Investigation status: Active
Outbreak Investigation

May 21, 2022
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg infections.

Friday, May 20, 2022

UK - Claims of People Turning Off Refrigerators to Save Money And This Is Leading to Illnesses

In the UK, a Food Bank is claiming that some households are turning off their refrigerators to save money and this has resulted in illnesses among children.  "Truro Food Bank manager Simon Fann said: "[We have had] reports of children having upset stomachs, or, in worst cases, food poisoning because some parents are turning their fridges and freezers off overnight."

BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-61478106
Children 'food poisoned after fridges are turned off'

Children are suffering from food poisoning because parents are turning off fridges to save money, a food bank in Cornwall has claimed.

Truro Food Bank said it had been told that other appliances were also not being used to save electricity as the cost of living crisis deepens.

IA Establishment Recalls 185,000 Lbs of Bacon After Receiving Metal Complaint

Update - May 26, 2022: Additional products have been identified containing the bacon toppings. Please view the additional products within “view labels” below. Consumers should check back frequently as additional products could be added.  

Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., a Sioux Center, Iowa establishment, is recalling approximately 185,610 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) bacon topping products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials. The problem was discovered after the firm received a customer complaint reporting they found metal in the RTE bacon topping product. 

Wow, that is a lot of product for one complaint.  Makes one wonder if the metal detector was not operating properly?  And if not, probably over a series of days?

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/smithfield-packaged-meats-corp-recalls-ready-eat-bacon-topping-products-due-possible
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. Recalls A Ready-To-Eat Bacon Topping Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2022 – Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., a Sioux Center, Iowa establishment, is recalling approximately 185,610 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) bacon topping products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Thursday, May 19, 2022

IA Establishment Recalls Ham Product Due to Potential Underprocessing Issue

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat (RTE) ham product because the product may not be fully cooked due to underprocessing.  The RTE, sliced Black Forest Ham item was produced by Plumrose USA, doing business as Swift Prepared Foods, a Council Bluffs, Iowa establishment, from April 28, 2022 through May 1, 2022.  The problem was discovered when the firm identified product that did not appear to be fully cooked, which prompted the establishment to perform an investigation and notify FSIS of their findings that the ham was underprocessed.

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-ready-eat-ham-product-due-possible-processing
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-To-Eat Ham Product Due to Possible Processing Deviation

Small Business Recalls Lemonade Because It Was Produced Outside of Regulations

QueensMade Lemonade LLC Cincinnati is issuing a voluntary recall of all its juice-type products, including all lemonade flavors as well as its Ginger Turmeric shots. The products included in this recall are adulterated because they were produced without the benefit of inspection and the safety parameters were not able to be verified.

This appears to be one of those small ideas that progresses to distributed product, but there is no realization that there are rules that apply.  Rules not only protect the consumer, but also the small business.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/queensmade-lemonade-issues-voluntary-recall-due-products-being-adulterated
QueensMade Lemonade Issues a Voluntary Recall Due to Products Being Adulterated
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  May 19, 2022
FDA Publish Date:  May 19, 2022
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Improper Processing
Company Name:  QueensMade Lemonade LLC
Brand Name:  QueensMade Lemonade LLC
Product Description:  Lemon Juice Flavors and Ginger Turmeric Shots

Smoked Salmon Recalled After Mislabeling Results in Undeclared Soy and Wheat

White Cane Smoked Salmon LLC of Coeurd-Alene, ID is recalling Wild Alaskan Cooked and Smoked Salmon because it contains undeclared Wheat and Soy. The recall was initiated after it was discovered that product containing wheat and soy in Teriyaki Sauce, but it was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of wheat and soy.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/white-cane-sockeye-salmon-llc-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-wheat-and-soy-wild-alaskan-cooked-and
White Cane Sockeye Salmon LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Wheat and Soy in Wild Alaskan Cooked and Smoked Salmon
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  May 19, 2022
FDA Publish Date:  May 19, 2022
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Undeclared Wheat and Soy
Company Name:  White Cane Sockeye Salmon LLC
Brand Name:  White Cane Sockeye Salmon LLC
Product Description:  Wild Alaskan Cooked and Smoked Salmon

St. Louis MO Grocery Chain Recall Mislabeled Salads That Have Undeclared Egg Allergen

Dierbergs Markets, a St. Louis MO based grocery chain, is recalling the Fresh Garden Spiral Pasta Salad with an outdate of 5/31/22 in the 12oz & 2 lb self-service packages.  All implicated product was produced on Friday May 13, 2022 and sent to stores on Saturday May 14, 2022.  A Lead Assistant Deli / Seafood Manager at Lemay Dierbergs location discovered that the Broccoli Cheddar Pasta Salad was mislabeled as Fresh Garden Spiral Pasta Salad. The product labeled as Garden Spiral Pasta Salad carries an undeclared egg allergen not present on the label.

While good job to the Lead Assistant Deli / Seafood Manager for catching this, there should be better controls at the point of labeling.  For those who keep track of these types of things, this is another print and apply label issue.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/dierbergs-markets-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-egg-fresh-garden-spiral-pasta-salad-12-oz-2-lb
Dierbergs Markets Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg in Fresh Garden Spiral Pasta Salad in 12 Oz. & 2 Lb. Self-Service Packages
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  May 18, 2022
FDA Publish Date:  May 18, 2022
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Undeclared Egg
Company Name:  Dierbergs Markets
Brand Name: Dierbergs Markets
Product Description:  Fresh Garden Spiral Pasta Salad