Less than a month ago, Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. issued a recall of theri Sportmix dog food due to unsafe aflatoxin levels. The recall has now been expanded by Midwestern to include all dog and cat food products crafted in their Chickasha Operations Facility with corn.
Weis Markets issues ice cream recall due to foreign matter
Nearly 12,000 containers of ice cream have been recalled by Weis Markets. Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream and Klein’s Vanilla Dairy Ice Cream have been recalled due to possible presence of a “foreign matter”. The foreign matter, if present, are “metal filling equipment parts”.
On November 4, 2020, we wrote about how Nostrum Labs joined the list of companies recalling their metformin drugs due to unsafe levels of nitrosamine (NDMA) impurities. Well they’ve now expanded on their just 2 ½ month old recall and are adding their Metformin HCl Extended Release Tablets, USP 750…
Sportmix pet food recalled after nearly 30 dogs die
Half a dozen varieties of Sportmix pet food have been recalled by the manufacturer and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after 28 dogs died and another 8 were sickened. The cause of death and illnesses has been linked to “toxic levels of aflatoxin”, a toxic mold. The dangerous levels…
Holes in Excedrin bottles leads to recall of more than 400,00 bottles
If Excedrin is your go-to painkiller of choice, the latest recall is one you’re really going to want to pay attention to. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has issued a recall of 430,000 bottles of their popular painkiller Excedrin because the bottles had a hole in the bottom. These recalled caplets and geltabs…
Food Club Garlic Powder recalled due to undeclared soy
Bacon-bits in the wrong package, that contained soy, has led to the recall of Food Club Garlic Powder. The recall was initiated after more than 1,300 cases of garlic powder actually containing bacon bits with soy were shipped to retailers.
Canyon Bakehouse whitebread and bagels recalled due to presence of gluten
Canyon Bakehouse Mountain White Bread and Canyon Bakehouse Everything Bagels, distributed to more than a dozen states, have been recalled due to the potential presence of gluten. The consumption of gluten by those with an allergy, sensitivity, or celiac disease can be serious. So far, no illnesses have been reported.
Salmonella risk leads to Fresh Attitude Baby Spinach Recall
A number of varieties of Vegpro’s Fresh Attitude Baby Spinach have been recalled due to salmonella concerns. The recalled spinach was distributed to retailers in the Northeastern United States (New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, and Pennsylvania). It was also sent to retailers in the eastern part of Canada.…
15,000 units of private label organic basil recalled
Organic basil, packaged for multiple private labels (packaged and sold under name of the store), has been recalled by Shenandoah Growers because of Cyclospora. The recall comprises 15,000 units representing nearly 10 different private labels. In total, there are 19 recalled private label organic basil products.
Hy-Vee recalls 2 vegetable mixes over listeria concerns
2 Hy-Vee Short Cuts vegetable mixes, sold in 8 states, have been voluntarily recalled by Hy-Vee, Inc. over Listeria monocytogenes. A routine safety inspection at a Hy-Vee production facility led to the recall. The recalled vegetable mixes were sold in stores in the states of IL, IA, KS, MN, MO,…