Author: Mary Elise Cosgray
On the 31st of January, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published Conagra Brands Inc. recall of their canned meat and poultry products. The recall was reportedly issued due to the defect packaging of the canned Conagra Brand Inc. meat and poultry products, which could potentially cause contamination of the products, “without showing any signs of contamination.” (U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service). Approximately 2.6 million pounds of Conagra Brands Inc. canned poultry and meat products have been recalled; after having been shipped to various retail stores across the nation.…
On the 25th of January, 2023, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) published a recall by Snack Innovations Inc., of their Drizzilicious Mini Rice Cakes as well as Drizzled Popcorn products. The recall was prompted due to the packaging failing to declare the presence of Peanut Allergens in both the Drizzled Popcorn products and the Drizzilicious Mini Rice Cakes. The Piscataway, New Jersey based company, Snack Innovations Inc., reported that the undeclared Peanut Allergens were discovered to be an issue when “our supplier notified us that they discovered undeclared peanut residue in one of the sub-ingredients used in the…
On the 18th of January, 2023, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced the issued Corim Industries Allergy Alert on their Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate. Located in Brick, New Jersey, Corim Industries chose to recall their Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate due to the products possibly containing undeclared peanuts. The complete list of the recalled Corim Industries Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate products, including Lot Numbers, Brand Name and Size is as follows: Brand NamePack SizeLot NumbersLabelCocoa de Aroma24 ct k-cups assorted (12.7 oz carton containing Peanut Butter flavor 0.52 oz k-cups)All lots with Best By dates between January 11, 2023…
On the 13th of January, 2023, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), shared the expansion of Utopia Foods Enoki Mushrooms recall, due to concerns over Listeria. Based in Glendale, NY, Utopia Foods Inc. recalled their Enoki Mushrooms with the Best By Dates of 03/02/2023 and 03/09/2023 due to the products having the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes. Originally, the recall was initiated and published by Utopia Foods in December, 2022, after “a routine sampling conducted in the State of Missouri revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes .” In their recent report, U.S. Food & Drug Safety Administration…
On the 11th of January, 2023, an allergy alert was issued on H-E-B Meal Simple Chocolate Chunk Brownies by Ameripack Foods LLC, due to undeclared allergens. The day of Ameripack’s announcement, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) published Ameripack’s voluntary recall, as the product was reported to be containing undeclared allergens which are Soy and Egg. Approximately 976 pounds of Ameripack Foods LLC H-E-B Meal Simple Chocolate Chunk Brownies are included in this recall, with the UPC code of 4122077413, and a Use By Date of 01/12/2023. The recall was begun due to the discovery of the Chocolate Chunk…
On the 30th of December, 2022, Avery’s Savory Popcorn LLC of Dallas, Texas, announced a voluntary recall of their Gourmet Popcorn. The recall was published by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on January 3rd, 2022, reporting the cause of recall to be undeclared allergens, such as tree nuts, sulfites, soy, peanuts and milk. The recall was reportedly initiated after a short breakdown of Avery’s Savory Popcorn’s packaging and production process. Due to this, Avery’s Savory Popcorn Gourmet Popcorn was packaged and distributed in a misleading package. All flavors of Avery’s Savory Popcorn Gourmet Popcorn are affected in this…