SAFETY ALERTS, Including Recalls – Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Bruschetta

American Roland Food Corp. has announced a recall of their product: Roland® Bruschetta (item number: 46740, lots numbered 28 and 29).

Contact:
Consumer:
1.800.221.4030

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 29, 2014 – American Roland Food Corp. announced today the recall of Roland(R) Bruschetta from lots numbered 28 and 29 due to safety concerns. The affected product was distributed to a limited number of customers and is being recalled due to the possibility of glass in the product.

Product: Roland® Bruschetta
Item #: 46740
Lot #: 28 and 29
UPC #: 41224467408
Pack Size: 1X12/ 12 OZ. Country of Origin: Turkey
Reason for Recall: Possible glass in product. Production Code: N0909
Carton Markings:
41224
ITEM 46740
LOTS: 28 and 29
BRUSCHETTA ROLAND
1 00 41224 46740 8
Class II Recall: situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

NO OTHER ROLAND® BRUSCHETTA OR OTHER ROLAND® PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL.

If you have any of the affected product(s) on hand, please contact us immediately at 1.800.221.4030 ext. 222, or by e-mail at recall@rolandfood.com.

WALNUT & PECAN COOKIE PIECES

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Fisher Brand 8 oz. Chopped Walnuts and Fisher Brand 8 oz. Pecan Cookie Pieces Because of Possible Health Risk

Contact:
Consumer:
(800) 874-8734

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 30, 2014 – ELGIN, IL – John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (JBSS) announced today that it is voluntarily recalling Fisher 8 oz. Chopped Walnuts and Fisher 8 oz. Pecan Cookie Pieces packaged in plastic bags because some of these products may be contaminated with Salmonella.

Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection withSalmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

Consumers who have recently purchased the items with the BEST BY DATES listed below at stores located in AR, AZ, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, and TX or online should not consume this product and should return it to the store of purchase for a full refund or replacement. The BEST BY DATES can be found on the back of the bags.

Item Description:

To date, JBSS has not received any reports of illnesses in connection with the items listed above.

This voluntary recall is the result of a routine sampling program conducted by the FDA in the retail marketplace which revealed that a package of Fisher Chopped Walnuts contained Salmonella.

Contact for Consumers:
Consumers or customers who have questions about the above recall may contact John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc. Customer Service toll-free at (800) 874-8734 Monday through Friday from 8:15 AM to 5:15 PM Central Time.

BLEATING HEART CHEESES

Bleating Heart Cheese Expanding Voluntary Recall To Include All Cheese Produced Between February 14, 2014 To September 19, 2014

Consumer:
858-472-1754
dave@bleatingheart.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 30, 2014 – Bleating Heart Cheese (BHC) is expanding its voluntary recall notice of December 17, 2014 to cover all of its sheep milk, goat milk, water buffalo milk and cows milk cheese produced between February 14, 2014 (coded as 14–0214) and September 19, 2014 (coded as 14-0919) due to an abundance of caution concerning the possibility of Listeria monocytogenes being present in some cheese (see below for a complete list). The codes on the botto label of all Bleating Heart cheese represent “Year-Month & Day of the Month” when the cheese was produced. At this time, no illnesses have been reported. Consumers that still have the recalled Bleating Heart cheese in their refrigerators should discard it in amanner so it is not consumed.

“Buff Ewe Blue” and “Buff Blue” – natural rind, blue-style cheese, aged 3 – 4months

1. “Double Down Blue” – natural rind, blue-style cheese, aged 3 – 4 months with a double heart imprint on the rind
2. “Ewelicious Blue” – natural rind, blue-style cheese, aged 2 – 3 months
3. “Fat Bottom Girl” – natural rind, aged 2 – 3months
4. “Funky Beats” – washed rind, aged 2-3 months. Note: this cheese has been sold out for some time and is not likely to be in themarket place
5. “Goldette Tommette” – natural rind, aged 2 – 3months
6. “Mixtress” – natural rind, aged 2 – 3months
7. “Moolicious Blue” – natural rind blue-style cheese, aged 3-4months
8. “Shepherdista” – natural rind, aged 2-3months

Pictures of all of the cheese labels can be found at the end of this notice. More detailed information on all of the Bleating Heart cheeses can be found athttp://www.bleatingheart.com/cheese.

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacteria which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, pregnant women and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths and fetal infection among pregnant women. Consumers should contact their physician if they exhibit any of the listed symptoms.

The cheeses listed were sold to distributors servicing the California as well as Pennsylvania areas who in-turn sold to retail food shops, restaurants and stores. Anyone that has distributed the cheese identified above needs to immediately notify their customers of the voluntary recall and encourage them to destroy any identified cheese based on instructions from Bleating Heart Cheese. Any of the above cheese still in a distributor’s inventory needs to be isolated/quarantined and prepared for return to Bleating Heart Cheese, which will provide a full refund upon receipt of the cheese and verification of its identity.

The recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the US Food and Drug Administration. If you have any questions or seek additional information, please call 858-472-1754 during our normal hours of operations (Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm PST) or email us at dave@bleatingheart.com.

Source:  fda.gov / Repost from site

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