WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 1

PRODUCT Bumble Bee brand Chunk Light Tuna in Water, in 6 ounce cans.
CODE CLP4T over F16CC.
MANUFACTURER Bumble Bee Seafoods, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, California.
RECALLED BY International Home Foods, Inc., Parsippany, New Jersey
DISTRIBUTION Mississippi, Colorado, Washington state.
QUANTITY 1,196 cases (48 cans per case) were distributed.
REASONS Product contained high levels of histamine and was associated with histamine poisoning.

Product: 1. King Sooper and City Market brand Ground Beef in 16 oz. chubs (73%, 80% and 88%) and 5lbs. chubs (73%); and
2. King Sooper and City Market brand Ground Chuck (73%, 80%, 91%, 95%) and Chili Meat in packages weighing approximately 16 oz.
Codes: All recalled products were produced on September 28, 1999. The packages and chubs bear Establishment 6250 in the mark of inspection and the "Sell By" date of "10-5" (representing October 5, 1999).
Problem: The product may be contaminated with E. coli O157: H7
Establishment: King Soopers Inc.     65 Yuma Street     Denver, Colorado 80223
Contact: Mike Dempster, King Soopers, (303-778-3016); Bob Nourse, King Soopers, (303-778-3319
Rhonda Bever, City Market, (970-241-0750, ext. 1071); Phyllis Norris, City Market, (970-0750, ext. 1068) 800-632-6900
Quantity Recalled: 23,895 pounds.
Distribution: City Market and King Sooper Stores in the State of Colorado. City Market Stores in Moab, Utah; Rawlins, Wyoming and Ship Rock, New Mexico
 

WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 8

PRODUCT Smoked Salmon Dip, in 8 ounce clear plastic containers
CODE Lot #0040 EXP 4/22/99.
MANUFACTURER Perona Farms Food Specialties, Andover, New Jersey.
DISTRIBUTION New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky.
QUANTITY 60 units were distributed.
REASON Product was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

PRODUCT Yankee Smoked Atlantic Salmon, cold smoked vacuumed packaged, refrigerated units of 4 ounces, 8 ounces, 20 ounces,2.2 pounds, 3.72 pounds, 3.82 pounds, 3.87 pounds, and 4.31 pounds.
CODE "Sell by Date" of June 18.
MANUFACTURER Wellington River Aqua Farm, Inc., D/B/A as Plymouth Rock Specialty Seafood Company, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
DISTRIBUTION Massachusetts.
QUANTITY None. All recalled products were destroyed at the firm on 6/22/99.
REASON Product was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

PRODUCT Sweet Melon Strips, in 14 ounce flexible plastic bags, Product of China
CODE None.
MANUFACTURER Sheng Li Trading Company, Guangdong, China (foreign distributor).
RECALLED BY Eastern Oceanic Enterprises, Inc., Brooklyn, New York (importer)
DISTRIBUTION New York.
QUANTITY 18 cases (50 packages per case) were distributed.
REASON Product contained undeclared sulfites.

PRODUCT Assorted Sugar Sticks, distributed under the Happiness brand label, packed in 4 ounce (113g) net weight retail plastic bags.
CODE All bags distributed on or before 7/23/99.
MANUFACTURER Papas Candies, Covington, Kentucky.
RECALLED BY Miami Cigar & Tobacco Company, Dayton, Ohio (distributor/responsible firm)
DISTRIBUTION Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana.
QUANTITY Undetermined.
REASON Product contains undeclared FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Red No. 3, and FD&C Blue No. 1.

PRODUCT Keebler Frosted Animal Cookies, in 16 ounce bags.
CODE All lots.
MANUFACTURER Ripon Foods, Ripon, Wisconsin (cookies); Clasen Quality Coatings, Middleton, Wisconsin (frosting).
RECALLED BY Keebler Company, Elmhurst, Illinois
DISTRIBUTION States east of the Rocky Mountains.
QUANTITY 380,000 cases (6 units per case) were distributed; firm estimated that 12,000 cases remained on market at time of recall initiation.
REASON The frosting component of the cookies contains undeclared dairy ingredients.

PRODUCT Blue Marlin Loins
CODE Houmann's Fish and Seafood Lot #83992.
MANUFACTURER Product originally obtained from Tasty Seafood Company, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts.
RECALLED BY Houmann's Fish and Seafood, Racine, Wisconsin
DISTRIBUTION Wisconsin.
QUANTITY Approximately 160 pounds were distributed.
REASON Product contained high levels of histamine and was associated with scombroid poisoning.

PRODUCT Boneless, Skinless Tuna Loins under the Ocean Bright label, frozen, shipped 5 loins (approximately 12 pounds) per box, distributed by Stavis Seafood. Product of Indonesia.
CODE Batch Code is IAB303. Production Date is 30.10.98 and Best Before Date is 30.04.00.
MANUFACTURER Product of Indonesia.
RECALLED BY K. Heeps, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania
DISTRIBUTION Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
QUANTITY Firm estimates none remains on the market.
REASON Product contained high levels of histamine and was associated with histamine poisoning.

PRODUCT Peppermint Sugar Sticks, distributed under the Happiness brand label, packed in 4.00 ounce (113g) net weight retail plastic bags.
CODE All bags distributed on or before July 23, 1999.
MANUFACTURER Papas Candies, Covington, Kentucky.
RECALLED BY Miami Cigar & Tobacco Company, Dayton, Ohio (distributor/responsible firm)
DISTRIBUTION Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana.
QUANTITY Undetermined.
REASON The product fails to declare certified colors by their common or usual names FD&C Red No. 40, Red No. 3, and  Blue No. 1.
 

WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 15

PRODUCT Ruffles WOW Original Potato Chips, in 5 ounce bags.
CODE Pull Date Code OCT. 26; Plant Code 473306H.
MANUFACTURER Frito-Lay, Inc., Jonesboro, Arkansas.
RECALLED BY Frito-Lay, Inc., Plano, Texas
DISTRIBUTION Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee.
QUANTITY 2,500 packages were distributed; firm estimated that between 50 and 100 bags remained on market at time of recall initiation.
REASON The bags labeled as "original" variety actually contain "cheddar and sour cream" variety. The "cheddar and sour cream" variety contains dairy ingredients, FD&C Yellow No. 5 Lake and FD&C Yellow No. 6 Lake which are not on the label of the "original" variety.

Product: "Sabrett" brand and "Western Beef" brand Skinless Beef Frankfurters in 16 ounce and 5 pound packages.
Codes: All product, bearing any and all codes with the number "8854" appearing in the USDA mark of inspection. The plant ceased production on October 14, 1999.
Problem: Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Establishment: Marathon Enterprises, Incorporated     787 E. 138th Street     Bronx, New York 10454
Contact: Mr. Ralph Morano, Spokesperson, 1-800-722-7388
Quantity Recalled: Approximately 2.1 million pounds.
Distribution: Nationwide
 

WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 22

PRODUCT Stop & Shop Chocolate Rugalah packaged in 16 ounce clear plastic container
CODE All date codes.
MANUFACTURER Dadd’s Continental Bakery, Inc., Lodi, New Jersey.
RECALLED BY The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co., Quincy, Massachusetts
DISTRIBUTION Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island.
QUANTITY 144 cases (24 1 pound cases) were distributed.
REASON Product contains undeclared walnuts.

PRODUCT Pinna Ricotta Salata Cheese labeled as ANCO Foods, packaged as net wt. 8 ounce. wedges and 0.6 lb. bulk wheels. Product of Italy
CODE SEP 18 99 (8 ounce wedges; AUG. 22 99 (8 ounce wedges; SEP 04 99 (8 ounce wedges); SEP 15 99 (8 ounce wedges); DATA SCAD 18/07/99 (bulk wheel).
MANUFACTURER Pinna, Thesi, Italy.
RECALLED BY Schratter Foods Inc., (ANCO Foods, Division of), Fairfield, New Jersey
DISTRIBUTION Florida, Massachusetts, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Indiana, Virginia.
QUANTITY 164 cases were distributed.
REASON The product is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

PRODUCT Banzai Giant California Roll Sushi, approximate net weight 7 ounces
CODE Consume by Aug. 23 ‘99 and earlier.
MANUFACTURER Entrees, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
DISTRIBUTION Washington State, Oregon.
QUANTITY Approximately 150 seven ounce packages were distributed.
REASON The product contains undeclared egg whites, snow crab meat, pollock, and wheat starch.

PRODUCT 2% Milk in gallons, half gallons, pints, and 5 gallon bulk containers, packaged under the Flav-O-Rich, Acme, American Fare, Food City, Great Value, Country Fresh, Pinemont Farms, White's, IGA, and Pet labels.
CODE Use By Dates are 7/23/99 for gallons and half gallons and 7/25/99 for pints.
MANUFACTURER Flav-O-Rich, Inc., Bristol, Virginia.
RECALLED BY Land-O-Sun Dairies, LLC, Johnson City, Tennessee
DISTRIBUTION Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.
QUANTITY 13,751 gallons, 3,948 half gallons, 40 5 gallon bags, and 8,006 half-pints were distributed.
REASON Milk was contaminated with a drug residue.

PRODUCT LUNA, Drinks That Work, in 7 fluid ounce bottles.
CODE All product codes.
MANUFACTURER Di Domenico's Gourmet Product & Custom Packers, Morgan Hill, California.
RECALLED BY Drinks That Work, Davenport, California
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide.
QUANTITY Approximately 3,480 cases were distributed.
REASON Product contains undeclared soy milk.

Product: "Farmland" brand Water Added Ham in 10 pound Pullman cans labeled "Perishable/Keep Under Refrigeration"
Codes: Packed June 22, 1999, with the code "1739" on each can in addition to "717C" in the USDA mark of inspection. Shipping cases are coded with the numbers "120230" plus "1739".
Problem: Under processing.
Establishment: Farmland Foods, Incorporated     P.O. Box 98     Carroll, Iowa 51401
Contact: Sherlyn Manson, Director, Corp. Communications, 816-459-6230
Quantity Recalled: Approximately 13,000 pounds
Distribution: New Jersey, North Carolina, Wisconsin and New Mexico