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Pathogen Recalls July 2016
| Date | Title | Description | Link |
| 7/1/2016 | General Mills Expands Flour Recall to Include Additional Dates from Last Fall | General Mills of Minneapolis, MN, continues to collaborate with health officials to investigate a multistate outbreak of E. coli O121, and is expanding its recall of Gold Medal flour, Wondra flour, and Signature Kitchens flour to include flour made earlier in the fall that may still be in consumers’ pantries. The recall is being expanded due to a newly-reported illness that appears to have stemmed from the consumption of raw dough or batter linked to flour produced last fall. | More info |
| 7/6/2016 | Hearn Kirkwood Recalls "Evie's Cheddar Potato Salad" Because of Possible Health Risk | Hearn Kirkwood is initiating a voluntary recall of “Evie’s Cheddar Potato Salad” because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. | More info |
| 7/9/2016 | Continental Mills Recalls Blueberry Pancake Mix Because of Possible Health Risk | Continental Mills has issued a recall affecting only retail Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix, which involves product manufactured between April 2016 and June 2016. The company was notified by our supplier that their product, a blueberry nugget, is made with a small percentage of affected flour which was recalled by General Mills because it may be contaminated with E. coli O121. | More info |
| 7/11/2016 | Two Flavors of Betty Crocker Cake Mix Recalled | Out of an abundance of caution, two flavors of Betty Crocker cake mix sold in the U.S. and one flavor sold in Canada have been added to General Mills’ previously announced flour recall from July 1, 2016. General Mills continues to collaborate with health officials to investigate a multistate outbreak of E. coli O121 connected to several brands of flour. | More info |
| 7/12/2016 | Kerry Inc. Recalls Golden Dipt® Jalapeño Breaders Because of Possible Health Risk | Kerry Inc. of Beloit, WI is recalling two lots of Golden Dipt® Jalapeño Breader that were sold to foodservice distributors because one of our suppliers recalled an ingredient used in our mix for the potential presence of E. coli O121. | More info |
| 7/13/2016 |
International Commissary Corporation Issues Voluntary Recall of Marie Callender's Cheese Biscuit Mix Due To Possible Health Risk |
International Commissary Corporation (ICC) has issued a voluntary recall of certain lots of two retail products: Marie Callender's 7oz & 14oz Cheese Biscuit Mix. ICC was notified by a supplier that an ingredient contains flour which was recalled by General Mills because it may be contaminated with E. coli O121. | More info |
| 7/15/2016 | PharmaTech LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Diocto Liquid Distributed by Rugby Laboratories Due to Product Contamination |
PharmaTech LLC of Davie, FL, the manufacturer of the Rugby® - branded product, is voluntarily recalling all lots within the expiry of Diocto Liquid, a docusate sodium solution due to a risk of product contamination with Burkholderia cepacia. Use of docusate sodium liquid contaminated with B. cepacia may result in serious infections that could be life-threatening in patients with compromised immune systems and in patients with chronic lung conditions such as cystic fibrosis. |
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| 7/19/2016 | Agave Dream Recalls Cappuccino Ice Cream Because of Possible Health Risk | Agave Dream of Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA is recalling 389 cases Cappuccino Ice Cream because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes | More info |
| 7/22/2016 | JML Ingredients Recalls IQF Cut Green Beans Because Of Possible Health Risk | JML Ingredients, Inc. of East Petersburg, PA is recalling IQF Cut Green Beans, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes | More info |
| 7/25/2016 | General Mills Expands Retail Flour Recall | The addition of new flour production dates is the result of General Mills conducting proactive flour testing and new information from health officials who are using new whole genome sequencing techniques to trace illnesses. E.coli (several sub-types) has been detected in a small number of General Mills flour samples and some have been linked to new patient illnesses that fell outside of the previously recalled dates. | More info |
| 7/26/2016 | Let's Do Lunch, Inc., dba Integrated Food Service, Expands Voluntary Recall | Gardena, CA– Let’s Do Lunch, Inc., dba Integrated Food Service (IFS), is expanding the scope of their June 19, 2016, voluntarily recall of certain ready-to-eat sandwiches because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. | More info |
| 7/26/2016 | Meijer Recalls Fresh Salad Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination | Meijer is announcing a recall of select fresh salads and sandwiches due to a potential risk of Salmonella contamination. | More info |
| 7/28/2016 | Updated: Additional Package Codes Of Watts Brothers Farms Organic Mixed Vegetables, Organic Super Sweet Corn, and Organic Peas Recalled Because of Possible Health Risk | ConAgra Foods is voluntarily recalling additional package codes of Watts Brothers Farms Organic Mixed Vegetables, Organic Super Sweet Corn (Yellow/Gold), and Organic Peas due to the potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. | More info |
| 7/29/2016 | Chapel Hill Creamery Recalls Cheese Products Because of Possible Health Risk | Chapel Hill Creamery in Chapel Hill, NC, has announced a voluntary recall of all Chapel Hill Creamery cheese products because of a potential association with an outbreak of Salmonella infections. | More info |
| 7/29/2016 | SM Fish Corp Recalls Select Ossie's Ready To Eat Herring Salads Because of Possible Health Risk | SM Fish Corp. of Far Rockaway, NY, is voluntarily recalling OSSIE’S brand ready-to-eat Herring Salads because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes | More info |
| 7/30/2016 |
Hampton Creek Issues Voluntary Recall of Mixes Containing Native Forest Coconut Milk Powder Because of Possible Health Risk |
Out of an abundance of caution, Hampton Creek is undertaking a voluntary recall of 6 SKU’s of baking mixes that contain the Native Forest Coconut Milk Powder. The ingredient, which makes up less than 1.31% of the mixes, tested positive for Salmonella in a company-initiated testing program. | More info |