Let’s start with the recall on May 7, 2016, of 117,350 pounds of meat tamale products from the Hialeah, Florida-based La Authentic Foods, LLC. The problem was discovered during an FDA recall of frozen corn contaminated with Listeria.
Because the tamales contain meat, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service got into the recall. The packaging differs from product to product, but they all bear the establishment number “EST. 11154” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The products were produced from Sept. 4, 2015, to April 26, 2016.
Retail and restaurant distribution is limited to Florida for these products. There is the concern by the FSIS and the company that consumers and restaurants may have the products stored in their freezers. People are asked to check to see if the products are being stored and if found, to throw them away. Do not consume them.
To view a complete list of the heat-treated, not fully cooked, not shelf stable tamale in corn husk recalled products, including use by/sell by dates and package dates, please go to the USDA/FSIS recall notice. This is a Class 1, High health Risk recall.
Kroger Select Brand frozen vegetables under recall
According to the FDA, on May 9, 2016, Bells, Tennessee-based Pictsweet company is notifying consumers and retailers that certain Kroger brand frozen vegetables sold in Fry’s, King Soopers, City Market, Ralphs, Food 4 Less, Smith’s, QFC, and Fred Meyer are included in the recall announced on Friday, May 6.
Kroger is removing these items from store shelves and is initiating its customer recall notification system which alerts customers who may have purchased products through register receipt tape messages and phone calls. The products are sold under the Kroger label or the Kroger P$$T label. These products all include the letter “K” as the 5th digit of the manufacturing code.
Products sold in Fry’s, King Soopers, City Market, Ralphs, Food 4 Less, Smith’s, QFC, and Fred Meyer are also subject to this recall. Customers who have purchased these products should return them to the store for a full refund or replacement. Do not consume the products.
Broccoli Raisin Salad recall over Listeria fears
Kroger Company said today they were recalling Kroger Broccoli Raisin Salad because a supplier indicated sunflower kernels included in the package may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Stores operating under the following names are included in this recall: Kroger, Jay-C, Dillons, Bakers, Gerbes, and Food 4 Less (Mid-West only).
Products can be found in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The following item is under this recall: Kroger Broccoli Raisin Salad, UPC Code: 0028715820000. All Use By dates and container sizes are included. Do not consume this product. It can be returned to the store for a full refund or replacement.
Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. recall covers three countries
Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. is voluntarily recalling various Not-Ready-To-Eat frozen food items due to the potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This voluntary action is being undertaken in cooperation with the USDA and FDA because the recalled products contain vegetables that are part of the recent CRF Frozen Foods recall.
Sadly, especially for the company involved, this is another huge recall involving products distributed in Canada, the U.S. and in Mexico. To date, no illnesses have been reported in the consumption of any of the Ajinomoto Windsor products under this recall.
Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc.is working with its customers to remove the affected products from store shelves and distribution. Consumers who have the products under the recall notice are advised to throw them out or return them to the store where originally purchased.
Consumers with questions should call our Consumer Affairs Hotline at (855) 742-5011, open between 7 am to 5 pm PDT, Monday through Sunday.
To view the complete list of products listed in this recall notice, please go to the company’s FDA recall page.
