JANUARY 2001
PRODUCT
Five
Stars Aeroplane brand Palm Seeds in Syrup, in 23-ounce cans.
CODE
All
codes including LSS 1/10/99 EXP 01/10/2002 & LGS
01/11/99.
MANUFACTURER
Wang
Derm Exporters Ltd., Part., Bangkok, Thailand.
RECALLED
BY Vasinee Food Corp.,
Brooklyn, New York (importer)
DISTRIBUTION
New
York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Pennsylvania.
QUANTITY
300
cases (24 cans per case) were distributed.
REASON
Product contained undeclared
sulfites.
PRODUCT
Various Cheeses: Bulk
cheeses in 40-pound blocks:
a)
Monterey Jack Cheese dated JUN 8 2000 through OCT 25 2000
b)
Colby Cheese dated JUN 8 2000 through OCT 25 2000
c)
Cheddar Cheese dated JUN 8 2000 through OCT 25 2000
d)
Semi Soft Marble Cheese dated JUN 8 2000 through OCT 25 2000 (Marble
Cheese is a mixture of Colby
and Monterey Jack and can also be called Colby Jack
cheese.)
e)
Muenster Cheese coded/dated "VAT E OCT 3 2000"
Retail size packages with
individual weights of about one pound and labeled with the brand name "Hill
& Valley Cheese, Inc.", the cheese
name, and ingredients, and
have Hill & Valley Cheese, Inc., Cashton, WI identified as the
distributor):
f)
Colby Cheese, all lots
g)
Colby-Jack Cheese, all lots
h)
Mild Cheddar Cheese, all lots
i)
Monterey Jack Cheese, all lots
j)
Cheddar Bacon Cheese, all lots
k)
Vegetable Jack Cheese, all lots
l)
Onion Jack Cheese, all lots
m)
Garlic Cheese, all lots
n)
Caraway Cheese, all lots
o)
Christmas Cheese, all lots
p)
Pepper-Jack Cheese, all lots
q)
Party Pack Cheese, all lots
r)
Horseradish Cheese, all lots
s)
Cheese Curds, all lots.
CODE
See
Above.
MANUFACTURER
Hill
& Valley Cheese, Inc., Cashton, Wisconsin.
DISTRIBUTION
Nationwide.
QUANTITY
1,325,000
pounds.
REASON
Products may be contaminated
with Listeria monocytogenes.
PRODUCT
Low
Carb World Inc., brand Muffins (10 varieties), in packages containing 6 individual 2.5-ounce muffins: Apple,
Blueberry, Cherry, Marble, Plain, Lemon, Poppy, Banana, Brownie, Carrot and,
Chocolate.
CODE
None.
All product on market at time of recall initiation.
MANUFACTURER
Low
Carb World Inc., Miami, Florida.
DISTRIBUTION
Florida.
QUANTITY
Approximately 1,500 retail
containers were distributed.
REASON
The
muffins contained undeclared FD&C Yellow No. 5 and sodium saccharin which is
not permitted for use in this type of product. Additionally, the serving size
and the daily values on the Nutrition Facts panel are incorrect in that the
declared values are less than half of what they should
be.
PRODUCT
Tortilleria Mexicana brand
Mexican Corn Tortillas, 32 ounces, (907 g).
CODE
None. All product on market at time of recall
initiation.
MANUFACTURER
Tortilleria Mexicana, also
known as Los Hermanos, Brooklyn, New York.
DISTRIBUTION
New
York.
QUANTITY
77
cases (30 packages per case) were distributed.
REASON
Product contained undeclared
FD&C Blue No. 2 and FD&C Red No. 40.
PRODUCT
Watsonís Cherry Cordials, in
8-ounce and 16-ounce boxes.
CODE
None.
All product on market at time of recall initiation.
MANUFACTURER
Watsonís Candies, Inc.,
Tonawanda, New York.
DISTRIBUTION
New
York.
QUANTITY
47
boxes were distributed.
REASON
Product contained undeclared
benzoic acid, potassium sorbate, and caffeine.
PRODUCT
Blue
Ridge brand Macaroni Salad, in 10-pound rigid plastic containers.
CODE
Sell
by May 29.
MANUFACTURER
Blue
Ridge Farms, Inc., Brooklyn, New York.
DISTRIBUTION
New
York.
QUANTITY
736
10-pound containers were distributed; firm estimates none remains on the
market.
REASON
Product contained undeclared
potassium sorbate.
Product: "HoneySuckle White Hickory
Smoked Turkey Ham" The product was produced from May 1 to December 11, 2000.
Codes: "P-635." A "Use or
freeze by" date of "02 26 1W" (indicating Feb. 26, 2001) or earlier is on the
package.
Problem: May be contaminated with
Listeria monocytogenes
Discovered:
Voluntarily
added to the list of ready-to-eat poultry products recalled in December 2000.
Establishment: Cargill Turkey Products
Waco, Texas
Contact: Cargill Turkey Products
(888) 621- 2717, Mark Klein (952) 742–6211
Quantity Recalled: Approximately 195,000 pounds
Distribution: Distributed to retail
establishments in Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin, and to institutions in
Minnesota.
PRODUCT
Sharp
Cheddar Cheese (Black Wax Daisy Wedges) in 16-oz. wedges with black wax coating
wrapped in plastic wrap; the stick-on gold foil paper label does not have a
brand name, just identifies it as Real Wisconsin Cheese, with an American Flag
and USA. The firm cut the wheels of
cheese into wedges which are wrapped and labeled, and then are reassembled into
a wheel/daisy and shipped in cartons that contain 24-1 lb. wedges or 12-1 lb.
wedges.
CODE
2/28/2001, 3/1/2001,
3/10/2001, 3/11/2001, 3/18/2001, 3/26/2001, 3/27/2001, 3/29/2001,
4/18/2001
MANUFACTURER
OF BULK CHEESE Hill & Valley Cheese,
Inc., Cashton, WI
RECALLED
BY The
Deli Source, Inc., Antioch, Illinois
DISTRIBUTION
Tennessee, North Carolina,
Florida, Virginia, Maryland, Illinois, and California.
QUANTITY
17,712.34-pounds of cheese
were distributed.
REASON
The
Sharp Cheddar Cheese was manufactured using bulk cheese that Hill & Valley
Cheese, Inc., Cashton, Wisconsin recalled due to potential Listeria
monocytogenes contamination.
PRODUCT
Bench
Cured Hoop Cheddar Cheese, red waxed wedges of yellow cheddar cheese packaged in
random sizes ranging in weight from approximately 10-ounce to 24-ounce
wedges.
CODE
Sell
by dates of August 12, 2000, through February 8, 2001.
MANUFACTURER
OF BULK CHEESE Hill & Valley Cheese,
Inc., Cashton, Wisconsin.
RECALLED
BY Swiss-American, Inc., St.
Louis, Missouri
DISTRIBUTION
Nationwide.
QUANTITY
33,963.70-lbs. Of
random-weight wedges were distributed.
REASON
The
Bench Cured Hoop Cheddar Cheese was manufactured using bulk cheese that Hill
& Valley Cheese, Inc., Cashton, Wisconsin recalled due to potential Listeria
monocytogenes contamination.
PRODUCT
Cheese
sticks labeled as follows:
a)
Schneider Snack Cheese Marble Cheese, net weight 1-ounce
sticks;
b)
Crystal Farms Natural Marble Jack Cheese Sticks (UPC 075925-30168) single-serve,
1 ounce net weight, labeled as distributed by Crystal Farms, Minneapolis,
Minnesota;
c)
Crystal Farms Cheezoids Marble Jack Stick Cheese (UPC 075925-30166), 10-ounce
net weight bag of individually wrapped sticks, labeled as distributed by Crystal
Farms, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
CODE
a)
Schneider Snack Cheese Marble Cheese, Net Weight 1 ounce, use by date
2-21-01;
b)
One-ounce, single-serve Crystal Farms Marble-Jack Cheese Sticks, UPC Code
075925-30168.
DEC 24 00
DEC 25 00
DEC 28 00
DEC 30 00
JAN
7 01
JAN 9
01
MAR 3
01
MAR 11 01
MAR 12 01
c)
10-ounce bags of individually wrapped Crystal Farms Cheezoid Marble-Jack Cheese
Sticks, UPC Code 075925-30166
DEC 28 00
JAN 5
01
MAR 3
01
MAR 12 01
MAR
13 01
MAR 15 01
MAR 20 01
MAR 21 01
MANUFACTURER
OF BULK CHEESE Hill and Valley Cheese,
Incorporated, Cashton, Wisconsin.
RECALLED
BY Schneider Cheese, Inc.,
Waldo, WI (cutter/repacker)
DISTRIBUTION
Minnesota and states east of
the Rocky Mountains.
QUANTITY
74,302
pounds were distributed.
REASON
The
Marble Jack Cheese Sticks were manufactured using bulk cheese that Hill &
Valley Cheese, Inc., Cashton, Wisconsin recalled due to potential Listeria
monocytogenes contamination.
PRODUCT
Reames
brand Free Home Style Noodles, Fat Free, Cholesterol Free, packaged in 12-ounce
(340 gms), plastic bags.
CODE
Lot
number 137DO.
MANUFACTURER
Reames
Foods, Incorporated, Clive, Iowa.
RECALLED
BY T.
Marzetti Company, Columbus, Ohio
DISTRIBUTION
Nebraska, Texas, New Mexico,
Colorado and Arizona.
QUANTITY
300
case (12 bags per case) were distributed.
REASON
The
product is unfit for food because it was stored in a warehouse at ambient
temperature instead of being frozen as specified on the
package.
Product: Fully Cooked Breaded Chicken
Nuggets and Patties.
Codes: Produced August 08 through
November 30, 2000. Product is packaged for retail and wholesale as follows:
Retail: In packages that contain 10
or 20 or 30 nuggets per package. Each package bears the use by date of January 9
or before, and the product name ''Country Goodness Fully Cooked Breaded Nugget
Shaped Chicken Breast Patties with Rib Meat''.
Wholesale: The product was sold for
institutional use in bulk packages with a 9 digit code starting with the Julian
code 221 through 332 corresponding to August 08 through November 27, 2000 and
the following product names and codes:
12 lb. boxes of ''Country Goodness
Cooked Breaded NUGGET SHAPED Chicken Breast Patties.'' Each box is marked with
product code ''5620'' and stamped with a nine digit code beginning with
''2790.''
12 lb. boxes of ''CN Cooked Breaded
NUGGET SHAPED Chicken Breast Patties.'' Each box is marked with product code
"5622" and stamped with a nine digit code beginning with ''2210,'' ''2790,''
''2850,'' ''3120,'' or ''3200.''
10 lb. boxes of ''CN Cooked Breaded
Chicken Breast PATTIES.'' Each box is marked with product code ''5912'' and
stamped with a nine digit code beginning with ''3260'' or ''3320.''
10 lb. boxes of ''CHIK-LICIOUS HOAGIE
SHAPED COOKED BREADED CHICKEN BREAST PATTIES with rib meat.'' Each box is marked
with product code ''5931'' and stamped with a nine digit code beginning with
''3260.''
10 lb. boxes of ''CHIK-LICIOUS COOKED
BREADED CHICKEN BREAST PATTIES.'' Each box is marked with product code ''5944''
and stamped with a nine digit code beginning with ''3260.''
1,060 lb.
boxes of
''Fully Cooked Breaded NUGGET SHAPED Chicken Breast Patties.'' Each box is
marked with product code ''900485'' and stamped with a nine digit code beginning
with ''2210.''
Problem: Product may be contaminated
with plastic.
Discovered: Several consumer complaints
had prompted the establishment to investigate the problem and initiate the
recall.
Establishment: Brakebush Brothers,
Inc. N4993 6TH Drive Westfield, WI
53964
Consumer Contact:
Ron
Irwin, Muller Communications; 800-933-2121 Extension #1255
Quantity
Recalled: Approximately 483,000
pounds.
Distribution: The retail product was
distributed in Chicago and Melrose, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Indiana, and
Iowa. The institutional product was distributed
nationwide.
WEEK ENDING JANUARY 19
Product: Ready-to-eat Roasted and
Rotisserie Duckling.
Codes: Produced on 11/30/2000, and
packed in boxes for institutional use. Each box bears the establishment number
P-2375 in the USDA mark of inspection, the production date of November 30, 2000,
either as Julian code "0335" or "113000", and the product names and codes as
follows:
"SYSCO IMPERIAL PARTIALLY
BONED FULLY COOKED ROASTED YOUNG DUCKLING HALVES" in 8.25 lb. boxes with a
package code of 113000;
"Maple Leaf Farms PARTIALLY
BONED ROASTED YOUNG DUCKLING HALVES" in 7.5 lb. boxes with a package code of
0335;
"Maple Leaf Farms ROAST HALF
DUCKLING WITH ORANGE SAUCE" in 10.5 lb. boxes with a package code of 0335;
"Maple Leaf Farms PARTIALLY
BONED ROASTED YOUNG DUCKLING HALVES" in 7.5 lb. boxes with a package code of
0335; and
"Maple Leaf Farms ROTISSERIE
FLAVORED BONELESS DUCKLING BREAST" in 6 lb. boxes with a package code of 0335.
Additionally, 10 lb. boxes of "Maple Leaf Farms ROTISSERIE FLAVORED BONELESS
DUCKLING BREAST" were sold to Serenade employees in Milford, Indiana.
Reason: Possible contamination with
Listeria monocytogeneses.
Discovered: The company notified FSIS of
a private laboratory testing of the product that had returned positive results
for Listeria monocytogenes and voluntarily initiated the recall.
Establishment: Serenade Foods Inc. (Maple
Leaf Inc.) 9179 N 200 E Milford, IN
46542
Contact: Mr. Dan Harper,
Communications Manager, 219-658-4121
Quantity Recalled:
Approximately 4,400
pounds.
Distribution: Florida, Illinois,
Mississippi, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.
PRODUCT: Dried Potato in 6 oz.
Plastic bags.
CODE: None. All product on the
market at the time the recall was initiated was affected.
MANUFACTURER: Market Group Corp.,
Guangdong, China.
RECALLED
BY:
YBL World Wide Trading Inc., Brooklyn, NY(importer)
DISTRIBUTION: New
York.
QUANTITY: 117 cases (100-6 oz
packages per case) were distributed.
REASON: Product contains
undeclared sulfites.
PRODUCT: San Francisco Foods Co.
brand Seafood Salad in 5 lb. Plastic buckets.
CODE: Best if used by date
"DEC010".
MANUFACTURER: Ittella Foods, Inc., Los
Angeles, CA
DISTRIBUTION: Washington State, Oregon,
Canada.
QUANTITY: 1122 cases (2 - 5 lb.
Plastic buckets per case.
REASON: The product is
contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
PRODUCT: Longevity Noodle in 1 lb.
Plastic bags.
CODE: None. All product on the market at the time
the recall was initiated was affected.
MANUFACTURER: Wang Derm Exporters Ltd.
Part., Bangkok, Thailand
RECALLED
BY:
Vasinee Food Corp., Brooklyn, NY (importer)
DISTRIBUTION: New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts.
QUANTITY: 200 cases (25-1 lb.
Packages per case).
REASON: The product contains the
uncertified color additive tartrazine (certifiable as FD&C Yellow No.
5).
PRODUCT: Orange Jelly packages in a
rigid plastic cup with a foil seal, net wt. 30 grams.
CODE: Best before 10 09
2000.
MANUFACTURER: Xinhui Foodstuffs Imp.
& Exp. Company of Guangdong, Xinhui City Guangdong,
China.
RECALLED
BY:
Allied Imports, Inc. Brooklyn, NY (importer)
DISTRIBUTION: New
York.
QUANTITY: 14 cases (11 lbs. of
packages per case).
REASON: The product did not bear an ingredient statement in
English and it contains the uncertified color additives tartrazine (certifiable
as FD&C Yellow No.5) and sunset yellow FCF (certifiable as FD&C Yellow
No. 6).
PRODUCT: Albert's Greek Pepperocini
Peppers in 15.5 oz. containers.
CODE: 573531
MANUFACTURER: A Millner Corp.,
Bethlehem, PA.
DISTRIBUTION: Nebraska.
QUANTITY: 100 cases (12 -15.5 oz.
Containers per case).
REASON: The product contained
undeclared FD&C Yellow No. 5.
PRODUCT: Ice Milk Mixes.
14%
Premium Mix, 2.5 gallons
Cone Ice Milk Mix,
Chocolate, ½ gallon
Shake Ice Milk Mix, Vanilla,
½ gallon
Cone Ice Milk Mix, Vanilla ½
gallon
CODE: All product distributed
prior to August 11, 2000.
MANUFACTURER: Sinton’s Dairy Food Company
LLC, Colorado Springs, CO.
DISTRIBUTION:
Colorado.
QUANTITY: 209,773
units.
REASON: The products contained
undeclared FD&C Yellow No. 5 and FD&C Yellow No.
6.
PRODUCT: Hwang Ryh Shiang Fermented
Bean Curd Chunk with Sesame Oil in 10.25 oz. glass jars.
CODE: None. All product on the market at the time
the recall was initiated was affected.
MANUFACTURER: Hwang Ryh Shiang Co.,
Ltd., Ta His, Taiwan
RECALLED
BY:
Summit Import Corp., New York, NY
DISTRIBUTION: New York, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Tennessee, Florida, Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina.
QUANTITY: 113 cases (24 jars per
case).
REASON: The product was produced
under insanitary conditions whereby it may have been rendered injurious to
health.
PRODUCT: Golden Fortune brand Bean
Curd Cake in 10.5 oz. Glass jars.
CODE: None. All product on the market at the time
the recall was initiated was affected.
MANUFACTURER: Hwang Ryh Shiang Co., Ltd.,
Ta His, Taiwan.
RECALLED
BY:
Summit Import Corp., New York, NY
DISTRIBUTION: New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Florida.
QUANTITY: 49 cases (24 jars per
case).
REASON: Product was produced under
insanitary conditions whereby it
may have been rendered injurious to health.
PRODUCT: Enriched Scott's brand
Pearl Plain Yellow Corn Meal in 50lb. bags.
CODE: Lot
348.
MANUFACTURER: Scott’s Auburn Mills,
Inc., Auburn, KY.
DISTRIBUTION: Illinois.
QUANTITY: 25-50 lb. bags
REASON: The products appear to
contain the genetic material (DNA) necessary for the production in corn (trade
name: StarLink) of the pesticide Cry9C protein derived from Bacillus
thuringiensis subspecies tolworthi.
The pesticide is not allowed for use in foods for human
consumption.
PRODUCT: Welch’s 100% Orange Juice
in 16 fl. oz. Plastic bottles.
CODE: Lot OV26G
MANUFACTURER: Krier Foods, Inc., Random
Lake, WI
RECALLED
BY:
Welch’s, Concord, MA
DISTRIBUTION:
Nationwide.
QUANTITY: 3854 cases (24 bottles per
case).
REASON: The product unfit for food
due to mold contamination.
PRODUCT: Green Squall flavor
POWRADE beverage in 20 oz. Plastic bottles.
CODE:
MAY1401MDD
MANUFACTURER: The Minute Maid Co. for
Coca-Cola USA at Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Chicago, Niles,
IL.
RECALLED
BY:
Coca-Cola USA Operations, Atlanta, GA
DISTRIBUTION:
Nationwide.
QUANTITY:
13,730
cases (24 bottles per case).
REASON: Product is unfit for food
due to mold contamination.
Product: "Watson's Buffalo Brand Hot
Chicken Wings" and "Watson's Ready To Eat Fire Eaters Extra Hot & Spicy
Chicken Wings"
Codes: Produced January 9, 2001 and
packed in two-pound bags, five bags per case (10-pound cases). The cases of
Buffalo Brand Hot Chicken Wings bear the product code "870012". The cases of the
Watson's Ready To Eat Fire Eaters Extra Hot & Spicy Chicken Wings do not
bear an identifying product code. The establishment number "P-1343" appears in
the USDA mark of inspection on the label of both product cases. Additionally,
the package Julian code of 0091 (corresponding to the production date of
01/09/01) is stamped on the cases of both products. The two-pound product
packages bear no date or product identification codes. They are only identified
with the product name and establishment number.
Problem: The product may be
contaminated with Listeria monocytogeneses.
Discovered: A sample collected by FSIS
on January 9, 2001, returned positive result for Listeria monocytogenes
on January 23, 2001.
Establishment: Watson's Quality Food
Products, Inc. P.O. Box 215 Blackwood, NJ 08012
Contact: Mr. Jeffery Gentile, Q.A.
Manager, Mr. Ray Buseman, Owner, 856-227-0594
Quantity
Recalled: Approximately 2,100
pounds.
Distribution: California and the
Philadelphia, PA metropolitan area.