United States
Food Safety Recall: Bi-Lo alerts its customers to the recall of Southern Home Pasta Salad Creamy Parmesan (UPC 6-07880-02892; Lot 042013CA85/04/20/2013 and 052113CA85/05/21/2013) and Southern Home Pasta Salad Ranch/Bacon (7.5 oz; UPC 6-07880-02891; Lot 051713CB85/05/17/2013, 051813CA85/05/18/2013, and 051813CB85/05/18/2013) due to potential contamination with small metal fragments.
Outbreak Alert Update: CDC reports that six separate multistate outbreaks of human Salmonella infections have been associated with exposure to small turtles. Twenty-eight states have reported a total of 149 confirmed illnesses caused by Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona and Salmonella Poona. Sixty-four percent (64%) of the victims are children of 10 years of age or younger; 28% are children less than 1 year old. Twenty-eight people have been hospitalized. Epidemiological and environmental studies indicate that exposure to turtles or their environments (e.g., water from a turtle habitat) is the cause of these outbreak.s
Canada
Dietary Supplement Safety Alert/Recall: Floyd Nutrition LLC recallsZXT Gold Bee Pollen Capsules, a weight loss product, because the capsules have been found to contain the pharmaceutical ingredients sibutramine and phenolphthalein, which may pose serious health risks. The product is not authorized for sale in Canada.
Europe
Pharmaceutical Product Recall (France): Merck Serono recallsOvitrelle® (choriogonadotropine alfa) 250 microgram injectable solution in prefilled syringes (Lot BA008998; Expiry September 2013), after receiving complaints about missing needles.
Dietary Supplement Safety Recall (Finland): EVIRA announces that last week’s recall of Jack3D food supplement due to the presence of 1,3 dimethylamylamine (DMAA) has been expanded to include additional products. Please refer to the recall notice for a list of affected products and manufacturers.
Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0892): Mold infestation inwafers with fresh eggs from Germany; distributed to Czech Republic.
Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0893): Listeria monocytogenesin chilled bio salad from Italy; distributed to Greece.
Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0894): Suspected shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 in spicy minced meat from Belgium; distributed to Belgium, Germany and
Netherlands.
Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0895 & 2012.0896):Chloramphenicol in frozen shrimps from Vietnam; distributed to Denmark and Sweden.
Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2012.0897): Salmonella Adoziin wheat bran from Côte d’Ivoire; distributed to Norway.
Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2012.0898): Salmonella spp. and excessive Enterobacteriaceae in meat and bone meal from Poland; distributed to Hungary, Italy, Netherlands and Poland.
Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2012.0899): Aflatoxins incorn grain from Madagascar; distributed to France.
Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2012.0900): Salmonella coeinin sunflower cake from Italy; notified by Sweden.
Food Safety Notification (EU #2012.0901): Metal pieces in lollipop from Spain; distributed to Greece.
Animal Feed Safety Notification (EU #2012.0902): Salmonella Tennessee in rapeseed meal from Switzerland; notified by Sweden.
Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands
Food Safety Recall (Hong Kong): Abrate & Sons Limited recalls Vino Spumante Brut Rosé (750 ml or 1.5 litres; Product of Italy; Lot 1/2009), because the product may have been contaminated with monoethylene glycol.
Food Safety Alert (India): The Government of India has extended itsban on the import of dairy products from China for six months from 24 December 2011 (see advisory No. 8/FSSAI/2011). This notice was posted on the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India website on 29 June 2012.
