Recent Product Recalls

The following list, compiled from Safety Alerts.com, is a sample of recalls undertaken for an array of products distributed in various U.S. states from June 24-July 10, 2000:

FOOD

• Ex-Cel Corned Beef Company, Inc.
1,200 pounds of beef-possible bacterial contamination

• Top-Kut Meats
60 pounds of ground pork sausage-possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7

• Owens Country Sausage, Inc.
8,500 pounds of Italian sausages-possible contamination with plastic

• Grand Strand Sandwich Company
certain Pimento Cheese Sandwiches -possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

• The World’s Best Cheeses Inc.
certain Chaource Auguste Lepetit-product not certified by French government to export to the U.S.

• Stratton’s Salads
5,400 pounds of chicken salad-contain undeclared food coloring “F.D.&C. Yellow #5”

• Premier Packing Co.
various candies-multiple undeclared allergens, or undeclared egg albumen, FD&C Yellow No. 5,
FD&C Yellow No. 6, or FD&C Red No. 40

• Mrs. Smith’s Bakeries Inc.
SYSCO Cake Products-undeclared nuts

• Cavallaro Specialty Foods
4 oz. packages of Flora Imported Sun-Dried Tomatoes- undeclared sulfites

• Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Inc.
Caffeine Free Dr. Pepper, regular and diet-contains 55 mg sodium but lists 0 mg sodium on label

• Keebler Company
2 oz. Snack Size Fudge Shoppe Mini Fudge Stripes Shortbread Cookies-possible undeclared dairy ingredients

• Rice Growers Association of CA
certain Hinode brand Harvest Blend, White & Wild Rices with Garden Vegetables-contaminated with pieces of wire

• Country Pure Foods Inc.
certain Ardmore Farms brand 100% Pure Apple Juice- contaminated with yeast

• Lipton
certain Lipton Noodles and Sauce, Butter Egg Noodles in a Butter Sauce-product manufactured using onion powder contaminated with Salmonella cerro

• Bumble Bee Seafood Inc.
certain King Oscar brand Rolled Fillets of Anchovies in Pure Olive Oil and Capers-product decomposed

• Coca Cola Foods
certain Minute Maid Premium All Natural Citrus Punch-contaminated with black particulate matter originating from disintegrated food-grade gasket.

NON-FOOD

• The First Years Inc.
123,000 “Elmo Nitelights”-faceplate on nightlights can be broken off, exposing wiring

• Kellogg Co.
837,000 toy cars packed inside some cereal boxes-tires can detach from the wheels of cars

• Whitehall-Robins Healthcare
475,000 teething rings-when bent, can fit into an infant’s mouth and pose choking or aspiration hazard

• Galoob® Toys Inc.
8.9 million Sky Dancers® flying dolls-hard, plastic dolls can fly rapidly in unpredictable directions

• Today’s Kids
103,000 spinning ride toys-center column can break, causing a child to suddenly fall backward or be hit in the face

• Britax Child Safety Inc.
certain Roundabout child restraints-may not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 compliance for head excursion

Topics Pollution