Wawa recalls 4 drink products over undeclared allergen

Wawa recalls 4 drink products over undeclared allergen

Convenience store chain Wawa is recalling certain company-branded drinks due to an undeclared milk allergen. The recall affects 16-ounce bottles of Wawa Iced Tea Lemon, Wawa Iced Tea Diet Lemon, Wawa Diet Lemonade and Wawa Fruit Punch. All four drinks are produced by the Wawa Beverage Company. Wawa said in a press release that the products are … Read more

3M pounds of popular Trader Joe’s foods yanked in recall due to glass contamination

3M pounds of popular Trader Joe’s foods yanked in recall due to glass contamination

Over 3 million pounds of popular Trader Joe’s foods have just joined a sweeping nationwide recall due to glass contamination. Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. started recalling nearly 3.4 million pounds of Trader Joe’s Japanese Style Fried Rice with Edamame, Tofu, and Hijiki Seaweed in early March, reported KTLA. Federal officials raised the alarm after … Read more

Trader Joe’s frozen food recall expands to 10M pounds of popular items sent to 43 states

Trader Joe’s frozen food recall expands to 10M pounds of popular items sent to 43 states

More popular Trader Joe’s items have been tacked onto a nationwide recall that involved millions of pounds of foodstuffs that were potentially contaminated by foreign objects. Ajimoto Foods North America Inc. recalled a massive 9,885,240 pounds of Trader Joe’s Vegetable Fried Rice after slivers of glass were found in the one-pound meals, according to the FDA … Read more

Aldi recalls popular snack food over possible rodent hair contamination

Aldi recalls popular snack food over possible rodent hair contamination

Aldi is recalling a frozen food product from store shelves following a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice citing potential contamination with rodent hair. The recall involves Simply Nature spinach bites sold at Aldi under the “Simply Nature” label, according to the FDA. The product may be contaminated with rodent hair. Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods Inc. voluntarily initiated the … Read more

Lidl recalling chocolate candy over potentially life-threatening undeclared hazelnut allergen

Lidl recalling chocolate candy over potentially life-threatening undeclared hazelnut allergen

Lidl US is recalling its Favorina Chocolate Ladybugs due to an undeclared hazelnut allergen, the company said. Consumers with hazelnut allergies risk serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if the product is consumed. The recall applies to Favorina Chocolate Ladybugs – German-Style Nougat 3.52 oz boxes with UPC 20304492. The products were distributed between Jan. 28, … Read more

Frito-Lay recalls Miss Vickie’s chips over potentially ‘life-threatening’ allergen risk

Frito-Lay recalls Miss Vickie’s chips over potentially ‘life-threatening’ allergen risk

Frito-Lay is pulling select bags of potato chips from store shelves after discovering they may contain an undeclared allergen. The recall covers certain 8-ounce bags of Miss Vickie’s Spicy Dill Pickle Potato Chips that may have mistakenly included jalapeno-flavored chips containing milk, according to a notice Wednesday from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “Those with an allergy or severe … Read more

Trader Joe’s recalls chicken fried rice products over contamination fears

Trader Joe’s recalls chicken fried rice products over contamination fears

Trader Joe’s popular chicken fried rice has been recalled after shards of glass were discovered inside the packaging. More than 3.3 million pounds of the product, sold under Trader Joe’s and Ajinomoto brands, were voluntarily recalled after customers reported the frightening find. Trader Joe’s popular chicken fried rice has been recalled after shards of glass … Read more

Nearly 23,000 pounds of ground beef recalled across three states over deadly E. coli contamination

Nearly 23,000 pounds of ground beef recalled across three states over deadly E. coli contamination

Federal regulators said nearly 23,000 pounds of raw ground beef are being recalled over potential E. coli contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the Class 1 recall Wednesday, warning that the product poses a high risk of causing “serious, adverse health consequences or death.” The affected packages were produced on Jan. 14 by Idaho-based CS … Read more

Chocolate bars pulled from shelves nationwide over salmonella concerns

Chocolate bars pulled from shelves nationwide over salmonella concerns

Chocolate bars sold across the U.S. are being recalled over fears they may be contaminated with salmonella. Spring & Mulberry, a Raleigh, North Carolina–based company, is pulling certain Mint Leaf Date-Sweetened Chocolate Bars from shelves after routine testing raised safety concerns, according to a Monday announcement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recall involves lot No. 025255 … Read more

Recalled Super Greens diet supplement powder sickens 45 with salmonella

Recalled Super Greens diet supplement powder sickens 45 with salmonella

At least 45 people in nearly two dozen states have been sickened with salmonella food poisoning tied to the Super Greens brand of diet supplement powder, federal health officials said Wednesday. Superfoods Inc., which makes Live it Up-brand Super Greens powder, recalled products including its original and wild berry flavors with expiration dates of August … Read more

Ground beef recalled in multiple states over possible E. coli contamination

Ground beef recalled in multiple states over possible E. coli contamination

Grass-fed ground beef that was distributed to six states has been recalled over possible E. coli contamination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The recall by Mountain West Food Group, LLC, based in Idaho, affects more than 2,800 pounds of raw 90/10 ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O26, the … Read more

Nearly 2,000 pounds of sausage recalled after inch-long metal scrap found by consumer

Nearly 2,000 pounds of sausage recalled after inch-long metal scrap found by consumer

The Department of Agriculture announced Friday a recall of nearly one ton of holiday kielbasa after a consumer reportedly found metal in the product. Approximately 1,930 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage produced by Olympia Provisions may be “contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal,” the agency’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said. FSIS told Fox News … Read more

Prepared pasta sold at major grocers tied to 6 deaths, over 2 dozen illnesses

Prepared pasta sold at major grocers tied to 6 deaths, over 2 dozen illnesses

Seven more people have fallen ill and two more have died in an ongoing listeria outbreak linked to prepared pasta meals, according to federal health officials. As of Oct. 30, 27 people across 18 states have been infected with listeriosis, with 25 going to the hospital. Six people have died, according to the Centers for Disease … Read more

Hormel recalls 4.9M pounds of chicken possibly contaminated by ‘pieces of metal’

Hormel recalls 4.9M pounds of chicken possibly contaminated by ‘pieces of metal’

Hormel Foods is recalling nearly 5 million pounds of foodservice ready-to-eat frozen chicken products that may be “contaminated with pieces of metal,” according to a Saturday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The Austin, Minnesota–based company traced the contamination to metal fragments from a conveyor belt used during … Read more

Mass egg recall over salmonella concerns expands, FDA says

Mass egg recall over salmonella concerns expands, FDA says

Black Sheep Egg Company recalled several cartons of its free-range large grade A brown eggs due to the potential that they may be contaminated by salmonella, federal health officials said. Black Sheep Egg Company initiated a recall following a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection that found 40 environmental samples at its egg processing facility tested … Read more

Calif. company recalls nearly 245K lbs of pasta linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Calif. company recalls nearly 245K lbs of pasta linked to deadly listeria outbreak

A California company has recalled nearly 245000 pounds (111130.04 kilograms) of pre-cooked pasta linked to a deadly listeria outbreak and potential contamination of dozens of products sold at grocery stores nationwide. Nate’s Fine Foods of Roseville, California, recalled thousands of cases of linguine, fettuccine, penne and other pastas sold to large producers of heat-and-eat meals and pasta … Read more

USDA issues health alert for HelloFresh meals over listeria-tainted spinach

USDA issues health alert for HelloFresh meals over listeria-tainted spinach

Federal officials are warning consumers that certain meals from HelloFresh contain spinach that may have been contaminated with listeria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued the public health alert on Monday for FSIS-inspected, ready-to-eat meals produced by FreshRealm. The impacted products include 10.1-ounce containers of “HELLO FRESH READY MADE MEALS CHEESY PULLED … Read more

USDA issues health warning for Walmart heat-and-eat pasta meals over link to deadly listeria outbreak

USDA issues health warning for Walmart heat-and-eat pasta meals over link to deadly listeria outbreak

The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service on Thursday issued a public health alert over precooked linguine and meatballs sold at Walmart that may be contaminated with listeria.  The product is a 2-ounce clear plastic tray package labeled “Marketside linguine with beef meatballs and marinara sauce” with “best if used by” dates … Read more

Country Eggs recalls cage-free products in California and Nevada following salmonella outbreak

Country Eggs recalls cage-free products in California and Nevada following salmonella outbreak

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced the recall of eggs connected to a salmonella outbreak. The recall is linked to at least 92 instances of illnesses but zero reported deaths.  Country Eggs, LLC of Lucerne Valley, California, is recalling its large brown cage-free Sunshine Yolks that were sold in 12 counties by the … Read more

More bags of frozen shrimp recalled over possible radioactive contamination

More bags of frozen shrimp recalled over possible radioactive contamination

More packages of frozen shrimp potentially affected by radioactive contamination have been recalled, federal officials said Thursday. California-based Southwind Foods recalled frozen shrimp sold under the brands Sand Bar, Arctic Shores, Best Yet, Great American, and First Street. The bagged products were distributed between July 17 and Aug. 8 to stores and wholesalers in nine states: Alabama, Arizona, California, … Read more