JULY 1999

WEEK ENDING JULY 2

PRODUCT Morningland Dairy Raw Milk "Chives Colby" Cheese, packaged in random sizes averaging .95 pounds/package.
CODE A259.
MANUFACTURER Morningland Farm, Inc., Mountain View, Missouri.
DISTRIBUTION Missouri, New York, California, Georgia, South Carolina, Colorado, Utah, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Arizona, Tennessee.
QUANTITY 135 pounds were distributed.
REASON Product was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

PRODUCT Peony Mark brand Dried Potato, in 6 ounce flexible plastic bags. Product of China
CODE None.
MANUFACTURER Sun Wing Hong Food Ltd., Chai Wan, Hong Kong, China.
RECALLED BY Tai Wing Hong Importer, Inc., Brooklyn, New York
DISTRIBUTION New York.
QUANTITY 21 cartons (100 packages per carton) were distributed.
REASON Product contained undeclared sulfites.

PRODUCT Lucky Lotus brand Hot Luu Tapioca Snack packaged in 7 ounce flexible plastic packages. Product of Vietnam.
CODE None.
MANUFACTURER Nam Hai Company, Ltd., Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
RECALLED BY Kien Import Corporation, Brooklyn, New York
DISTRIBUTION Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina.
QUANTITY 31 cases (50 packages per case) were imported.
REASON Product contained Ponceau 4R (an unapproved color additive) and it contained undeclared FD&C Yellow No. 5 and FD&C Blue No. 1.

PRODUCT Medical foods in steel cans with a paper label. Note that firm's "AMTF Tube Feeding" product in aluminum cans with a lithograph label are not a part of this recall:
a) AMTF Basic Formula, Ready to Use, 8 FL OZ. "Manufactured for Nyer Nutritional Systems, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona 85014".
b) Nutriflavor, Delicious Lemon Artificial Flavor, 8 FL OZ. "Manufactured for Nyer Nutritional Systems, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona 85014".
c) Nutriflavor, Delicious Orange Artificial Flavor, 8 FL OZ. "Manufactured for Nyer Nutritional Systems, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona 85014".
d) AMTF Pediatric Formula, Ready to Use, 8 FL. OZ. "Manufactured for Nyer Nutritional Systems, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona 85014".
e) AMTF High-Protein Formula, Ready to Use, 8 FL. OZ. "Manufactured for Nyer Nutritional Systems, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona 85014".
f) AMTF Pulmonary Formula, Ready to Use, 8 FL. OZ. "Manufactured for Nyer Nutritional Systems, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona 85014".
g) AMTF Diabetic Formula, Ready to Use, 8 FL OZ, "Manufactured for Nyer Nutritional Systems, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona 85014".
h) AMTF Trauma Formula, Ready to Use, 8 FL. OZ. "Manufactured for Nyer Nutritional Systems, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona 85014".
i) AMTF High-Cal 2.0 Formula, Ready to Use, 8 FL OZ, "Manufactured for Nyer Nutritional Systems, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona 85014".
j) AMTF Renal Formula, Ready to Use, 8 FL. OZ. "Manufactured for Nyer Nutritional Systems, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona 85014"
CODE Codes beginning with: a) 9350; b) 9351; c) 9352; d) 9353; e) 9354; f) 9355; g) 9356; h) 9357; i) 9358; j) 9359.
MANUFACTURER Amboy of Michigan, LLC (formerly Curtice Burns Foods, Benton Harbor, Michigan.
RECALLED BY Nyer Nutritional Systems, Phoenix, Arizona
DISTRIBUTION Tennessee, California, Arizona, Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina.
QUANTITY 24,246 cases (24 cans per case) are subject to recall.
REASON Product is held in detinning cans.
 

WEEK ENDING JULY 9

PRODUCT Fresh Romaine Lettuce imported from Israel, packed in plastic bags weighing approximately 350 grams.
CODE None
MANUFACTURER Alei Katif - Insect Free Vegetables, Gush Katif, Israel (grower).
RECALLED BY Agrexco (USA), Ltd., Jamaica, New York
DISTRIBUTION New York.
QUANTITY 20 cartons (10 units per carton) were distributed; firm estimates none remains on the market.
REASON Product was contaminated with salmonella.

PRODUCT Mrs. Carberry's Gourmet Cheesecakes: a) Snickers Cheesecake; b) Peanut Butter Cheesecake.
CODE All production codes.
MANUFACTURER Carberry's Homemade Ice Cream, Inc., Merrit Island, Florida
DISTRIBUTION Florida.
QUANTITY Less than 38 cakes were distributed
REASON Products contain undeclared peanuts and FD&C Yellow No. 5.

PRODUCT Stop & Shop Supermarket Company brand Lactose Free Cakes:
a) 1/4 Sheet Lactose Free Chocolate Cake
b) 1/4 Sheet Lactose Free Yellow Cake
c) 8" Lactose Free Single Layer Yellow
d) 8" Lactose Free Single Layer Chocolate
e) 8" Lactose Free Sunday Cake/Choc. Cake
f) 8" Lactose Free Boston Creme Cake
g) 8" Lactose Free Chocolate Crumb Cake
h) 8" Lactose Free Yellow Cake
i) 8" Lactose Free Chocolate Cake. Recall #F-500/508-9.
CODE All cakes sold in Stop & Shop Supermarket in-store bakeries prior to May 15, 1999.
MANUFACTURER Maplehurst, Inc., Carrollton, Georgia.
RECALLED BY Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, Boston, Massachusetts
DISTRIBUTION Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island.
QUANTITY 416 single layer cakes; 255 double layer cakes, and 328 1/4 sheet cakes were distributed.
REASON The cakes contained undeclared eggs.

PRODUCT Cheese products packaged in plastic bags stored in 30 pound cardboard boxes:
a) Pauli Shred Blend #5
b) Blended Shredded Cheese #5 (Milking Stool)
c) Blended Shredded Cheese #5 (Valley)
d) Blended Diced Cheese #5
e) Seal Brand
f) Blended Shredded Cheese (Round Table Pizza)
CODE Lot #209098-2. Product Codes: 001-5116-376, 001-5116-000, 001-5116-938, 001-5085-938, 001-5110-838, 750-5046-625.
MANUFACTURER Beatrice Cheese, Inc., Gustine, California.
RECALLED BY Beatrice Cheese, Inc., Waukesha, Wisconsin
DISTRIBUTION California, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Idaho.
QUANTITY 1,332 cases (39,960 pounds) were distributed.
REASON Products may contain pieces of hard plastic.

PRODUCT Mrs. Carberry's Gourmet Cheesecakes:
a) Hawaiian Pineapple Cheesecake
b) Turtle Cheesecake
c) Praline Pecan Cheesecake
d) Almond Amaretto Cheesecake
CODE All production codes.
MANUFACTURER Carberry's Homemade Ice Cream, Inc., Merrit Island, Florida.
DISTRIBUTION Florida.
QUANTITY Less than 38 cakes were distributed.
REASON a) Hawaiian Pineapple Cheesecake contains undeclared FD&C Yellow # 5 b&c) Products contain undeclared pecans and FD&C Yellow # 5. However, in this situation the pecan pieces are on top of the cheesecake where they can be easily seen by the consumer.
d) Almond Amaretto Cheesecake contains undeclared almonds.
 

WEEK ENDING JULY 16,

PRODUCT Spiced Dry Tofu in 8 ounce plastic containers.
CODE None.
MANUFACTURER Water Lilies Food, Inc., Brooklyn, New York.
DISTRIBUTION New York.
QUANTITY 10 cartons (36 containers per carton) were distributed.
REASON Product contained undeclared peanuts.

PRODUCT DawnMist Mouth Rinse, packaged in 2 ounce and 4 ounce white plastic containers
CODE All lots labeled as "Made in Malaysia".
MANUFACTURER HI-CITY Manufacturing, Penang, Malaysia.
RECALLED BY Donovan Industries, Inc., Tampa, Florida
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide.
QUANTITY Approximately 1,200 cases (60 bottles per case) were distributed over the past six months in the United States.
REASON Product may be contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia.

PRODUCT Morningland Dairy Raw Milk Mild Cheddar Cheese, packaged in random sizes ranging in weight from .50 pounds to 20 pounds.
CODE C179.
MANUFACTURER Moringland Farm, Inc., Mountain View, Missouri.
DISTRIBUTION Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Washington state, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee.
QUANTITY 228 pounds were distributed.
REASON Product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

PRODUCT "Sunshine Sprouts" Clover Sprouts, in 4-6 ounce cardboard containers
CODE None.
MANUFACTURER Sunshine Sprouts (sprout grower), West Palm Beach, Florida.
DISTRIBUTION Florida.
QUANTITY Firm estimates none remains on the market.
REASON The sprouts may have been contaminated with Salmonella s. Typhimurium. The seeds used to manufacture these sprouts
were from the same lot of seeds that was implicated in a Salmonella s. Typhimurium outbreak in Colorado.

PRODUCT 30 Different baked goods:
a) Honey Maid Graham Pie Crust;72 pkgs/case; Net Wt 6 oz.
b) Old Fashioned Ginger Snaps;6 pkgs/case; Net Wt.16 oz;
c) Family Favorite Oatmeal Cookies; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt.14 oz
d) Flavor Crisp Snack Cracker Entertainment Pack; 6 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 24 oz.
e) Reduced Fat Triscuit Baked Whole Wheat Wafers: 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 8.5 oz
f) Honey Maid Honey Grahams; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt.16 oz.and 6 pkgs/case; Net Wt.32 oz.
g) Triscuit Baked Whole Wheat Wafers; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 9.5 oz and 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt.13 oz.
h) Low Sodium Triscuit Baked Whole Wheat Wafers; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 9.5 oz.
i) Premium Soup and Oyster Crackers; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 10 oz.
k) Nabisco Grahams; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 16 oz.
l) Low Fat Honey Maid Cinnamon Graham; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 16 oz.
m) Barnum's Animal Crackers; 24 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 2.125 oz.
n) Original Premium Saltine Crackers; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt 8 oz.
o) Sweet Crisper Chocolate Crispy Baked Snacks; 6 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 7 oz.
p) Sweet Crisper Honey Crispy Baked Snacks; 6 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 7 oz.
q) Holiday Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies; 6 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 40 oz.
r) Ritz Value Pack; 6 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 40 oz.
s) Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 16 oz.
t) Triscuit Thin Crisps Baked Whole Wheat Snacks Original; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 8.5 oz.
u) Triscuit Thin Crisps Whole Wheat Snacks French Onion Flavor; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 8.5 oz.
v) Chips Ahoy! Real Chocolate Chip Cookies; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 12 oz. and 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 18 oz.
w) Ritz Bits Sandwiches made with Real Cheese; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 10.5 oz.
x) Ritz Bits Sandwiches with Peanut Butter; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 10.5 oz.
y) Ritz Crackers; 6 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 32 oz. z) Deli-Style Rye Triscuit Baked Whole Wheat Wafers;
12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 9.5 oz.
aa) Snackwell's Fat Free Devil's Food Cookie Cakes; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 6.75 oz.
bb) Snackwell's Creme Sandwich Cookies; 12 pkgs/case; Net Wt. 7.75 oz.. Recall #F-509/535-9.
CODE
Old Fashioned Ginger Snaps, 9068AG, Family Favorite Oatmeal Cookies, 9060AK, 9061AK
Flavor Crisps Snack Cracker Entertainment Pack, 9017RP, 9018RP, 9019RP, 9020RP, 9027RP
Reduced Fat Triscuit Baked Whole Wheat Wafers, 9061AN, 9062AN
Honey Maid Honey Grahams, 9059AX, 9060AV, 9060AX, 9061AV, 9061AX, 9062AV, 9062AX
Honey Maid Honey Grahams, 9053AV, 9072AV
Triscuit Baked Whole Wheat Wafers, 9060AN, 9062AN, 9080AN
Low Sodium Triscuit Baked Whole Wheat Wafers, 9058AN
Triscuit Baked Whole Wheat Wafers, 9066AN, 9068AN
Premium Soup and Oyster Crackers, 9069AX
Nabisco Grahams, 9070AG
Low Fat Honey Maid Cinnamon Graham, 9051AM, 9052AM, 9053AM
Barnum's Animals Crackers, 8360AP, 8364AP
Original Premium Saltine Crackers, 9045AP
Sweet Crisper Chocolate Crispy Baked Snacks, 9008AK, 9009AK, 9013AK, 9014AK
Sweet Crisper Honey Crispy Baked Snacks, 9063AK
Holiday Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, 9045RP, 9046RP, 9047RP
Ritz Value Pack, 9045RP, 9053RP, 9055RP, 9057RP, 9059RP
Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, 9066AG, 9068AG
Triscuit Thin Crisps Baked Whole Wheat Snacks Original, 9062AN
Triscuit Thin Crisps Baked Whole Wheat Snacks French Onion Flavor, 9054AN, 9055AN
Chips Ahoy! Real Chocolate Chip Cookies, 9072AX
Chips Ahoy! Real Chocolate Chip Cookies, 9067AH, 9069AH, 9070AH, 9071AH
Ritz Bits Sandwiches made with Real Cheese, 9067AW, 9068AW, 9076BD, 9077BD, 9078BD
Ritz Bits Sandwiches with Peanut Butter, 9074AW, 9075AW, 9076AW, 9080AW, 9081AW, 9081BD, 9082BD
Ritz Crackers, 9034AV, 9040AV
Deli -Style Rye Triscuit Baked Whole Wheat Wafers, 9062AN
Snackwell's Fat Free Devil's Food Cookie Cakes, 9011BG
Snackwell's Crème Sandwich Cookies, 9080KE
MANUFACTURER Multiple sites.
RECALLED BY Nabisco, Inc., East Hanover, New Jersey
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide
QUANTITY Approximately 183,300 cases (all products) were distributed; firm estimates none remains on the market.
REASON Products were adulterated with organic volatile solvent rendering them unfit for food.

PRODUCT Isomil, Ready-To-Feed Liquid Infant Formula, in 1 quart (32 fluid ounce) metal cans
CODE The Batch Numbers: 52003RE and 52007RE, are ink-printed on the bottom of each can. The shipping cases are identified with the Code numbers: 52003RE00 and 52007RE00, which are ink-jetted on the side panels of each case.
MANUFACTURER Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories, Casa Grande, Arizona.
RECALLED BY Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide.
QUANTITY 17,821 cases (106,926 cans) were distributed.
REASON Product was held in cans with a low level of can lid defects allowing for post-processing contamination.

PRODUCT Elizabeth's Candies Milk and Dark Chocolate Deluxe Assortment, in 7 ounce boxes
CODE All lots.
MANUFACTURER Elizabeth's Candies, Kenmore, New York.
DISTRIBUTION New York.
QUANTITY Approximately 300-400 boxes were distributed.
REASON Candy is misbranded because the labeling lists only "nuts" as an ingredient but does not specify which nuts are in the product.

PRODUCT Crown brand: a) Radix Dioscorea (Chinese Yam) in rigid plastic containers net weight 12 ounces (340 g); b) Dried Almond in flexible plastic packages, new weight 6 ounces (170 g).
CODE None.
MANUFACTURER Wing Tak Fook Ltd., Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, China.
RECALLED BY Murray International, Inc., Brooklyn, New York
DISTRIBUTION New York.
QUANTITY a) 32 cases (50 packages per case); b) 15 cases (100 packages per case) were distributed.
REASON Products contained undeclared sulfites.
 

WEEK ENDING JULY 23,

PRODUCT a) Potato Salad; b) Cole Slaw; c) Fine Cole Slaw, manufactured and distributed in 5 pound and 10 pound plastic containers.
CODE All potato salad distributed prior to 6/3/99 and all cole slaw and fine cole slaw distributed prior to 6/15/99.
MANUFACTURER Frank L. Harter & Sons, Cincinnati, Ohio.
DISTRIBUTION Kentucky and Indiana.
QUANTITY Approximately 800 pounds of potato salad and 150 pounds of cole slaw and fine cole slaw remained on market at time of recall initiation.
REASON The Potato Salad contains undeclared egg yolks and undeclared FD&C Yellow No. 5. The Cole Slaw and Fine Cole Slaw contain undeclared egg yolks.

PRODUCT Te Chang Food brand Spiced Dried Bean Curd, in 6 ounce boxes.
CODE None.
MANUFACTURER Grand Western Food Corporation, Taiwan.
RECALLED BY Blooming Import Company, Inc., Brooklyn, New York
DISTRIBUTION New York.
QUANTITY 95 cartons (10 boxes per carton) were distributed.
REASON Product contained the unapproved color additive Ponceau 4R.

PRODUCT Pearl River Bridge brand Almond Cakes, in 10 ounce packages.
CODE None.
MANUFACTURER Guangdong Foodstuffs Import & Export Corporation, Peoples Republic of China.
RECALLED BY Murray International Trading Company, Inc., Brooklyn, New York
DISTRIBUTION New York.
QUANTITY 50 cases (60 packages per case) were distributed.
REASON Product contained undeclared FD&C Yellow No.5 and FD&C Blue No.1.

PRODUCT a) CTF brand Pickled Mango in 16 ounce glass jars, Product of hailand; b) CTF brand Pickled Lotus Rootlets, in 15 ounce glass jars, Product of Thailand.
CODE None.
MANUACTURER a) Siam Tropical Product Limited Partnership, Bangkok, Thailand; b) Savoy Enterprise Limited Partnership., Bangkok, Thailand.
RECALLED BY BCN Trading Inc., Brooklyn, New York (importer)
DISTRIBUTION New York, Connecticut, Florida, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
QUANTITY a) 60 cartons (24 jars per carton); b) 200 cartons (24 jars per carton) were distributed.
REASON a) Product contained undeclared FD&C Yellow No. 5; b) Product contained undeclared sulfites and sodium benzoate.

PRODUCT Frozen Whole Eggs, in 30 pound plastic pails.
CODE Lot #A73388E.
MANUFACTURER Estherville Foods, Inc., Estherville, Iowa.
RECALLED BY Nulaid Foods, Inc., Ripon, California
DISTRIBUTION California, Hawaii, Nevada.
QUANTITY 1,805 pails were distributed.
REASON The product contains a foreign object (a piece of equipment identified as a breaker cup assembly).
 

WEEK ENDING JULY 30,

PRODUCT "Sprouting Clover" Clover Seeds, packaged in 3 ounce resealable clear plastic bags. Product is sold in 1999-2000 Pinetree Garden Seeds catalog as sprouting seeds, page 56, item number SP9 and as part of a "Sprouting for Health Gift" Set, page 167, item number PG7.
CODE SP9 Packed for 1999. Product sold from 11/98 to 6/9/99.
MANUFACTURER Dover Sales Company, Inc., Piedmont, Oklahoma (supplier).
RECALLED BY Pinetree Garden Seeds, New Gloucester, Maine (repacker)
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide and Canada.
QUANTITY 1,000 packets were distributed.
REASON Product may be contaminated with Salmonella Typhimurium. These seeds were from the same lot as the seed lot associated
with an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in Colorado.

Product: Dearborn brand Spiral Sliced Ham with Glaze Packet, packaged with one whole or one half ham in a box,
and Dearborn brand Sliced Hickory Ham packaged with three individual whole hams in a box.
Codes: Packaged July 20, 1999, a code of H56197A, H56194A, H56194B, or G76196A is located after "LOT NO." on the outer box
Problem: Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Establishment: Dearborn Sausage Company, Incorporated     2450 Wyoming Avenue     Dearborn, Michigan 48120
Contact: Mr. Todd Meier, Vice President - Sales & Marketing, (313) 842-2375, extension 3035
Quantity Recalled: Approximately 200 pounds.
Distribution: Michigan.

Product: Loeffler's Roasting Sausage, packaged in 5-pound consumer size packages.
Codes: Produced July 19, 1999, packed July 20, 1999 product not coded.
Problem: Listeria monocytogenes.
Establishment: Loeffler's Gourmet, Inc     482 Whitehead Road     Trenton, New Jersey 08619
Contact: Gary Rutherford, Manager
Quantity Recalled: 200 pounds.
Distribution: Trenton, N. J. area, only through the firm's retail outlet. Product not sold to other retail stores.

Product: Gerrity's brand Old Fashioned Hot Dogs in approximately one pound prepackaged units or in bulk weights as requested.
Codes: Packaged July 19, 1999, the master shipping cases bear a code of G19-2, the individual prepackaged and bulk product sold
to the retail customer are not coded.
Problem: Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Establishment: Gerrity's Supermarket, Incorporated     123 Eley Street     Kingston, Pennsylvania 18704
Contact: Mr. Daniel Janoski, Plant Manager, (570) 288-9325
Quantity Recalled: 200 pounds.
Distribution: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania