Recall Roundup: Packaged Salads, Beef Ravioli Products and Frozen Pet Food

Here's a recap of some recent food-related recalls that have been in the news of late.

Front and center is last's Friday's announcement that Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling all Dole and private label packaged salads made at is Springfield, Ohio facility due to a multistate outbreak of listeriosis linked to those products.

According to a report from The Associated Press:

The CDC said 12 people in six states have been hospitalized in the outbreak since July after eating salads sold under the names Dole, Fresh Selections, Simple Truth, Marketside, The Little Salad Bar and President's Choice.

The CDC said it linked the outbreak to the Dole salads this month after Ohio agriculture officials found listeria in a bag bought at a retail location. The strain of listeria was "highly related genetically" to the listeria that had made people sick.

The CDC said Dole had stopped all production at the Springfield, Ohio, plant and is withdrawing packaged salads on the market that were produced there. Consumers can identify the salads by the letter "A'' at the beginning of the manufacturing code on the packages.

The agency said that the illnesses were in Michigan, New York, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Those sickened ranged in age from three years old to 83 years old.

In a statement, Dole said its other facilities are not linked to the outbreak. The company said it is withdrawing the salads from sale in more than 20 states and three Canadian provinces.

The news release published to the FDA website includes a list of U.S. states and Canadian provinces included in the voluntary withdrawal. They are:

List of states included in the voluntary withdrawal:
•Alabama
•Connecticut
•Florida
•Georgia
•Illinois
•Indiana
•Kentucky
•Louisiana
•Michigan
•Massachusetts
•Maryland
•Minnesota
•Missouri
•Mississippi
•North Carolina
•New Jersey
•New York
•Ohio
•Pennsylvania
•South Carolina
•Tennessee
•Virginia
•Wisconsin

List of provinces included in the voluntary withdrawal:
•Ontario
•New Brunswick
•Quebec

 

According to a news release published Saturday by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, San Francisco-based Home Maid Ravioli Company, Inc. announced it is recalling 34,200 pounds of beef ravioli products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens.

According to the USDA FSIS news release:

The products contain whey, a known allergen, and pork, neither of which are declared on the product labels.  The products were also produced without the benefit of federal inspection.

The Home Maid ravioli items were produced on various dates between Sept. 20, 2015, and Jan. 15, 2016. The following products are subject to recall:

•15-oz. cardboard boxed packages containing 54 pieces of “Ravioli.”
•12-oz. cardboard boxed packages of “Ravioli.”
•5-lb. bagged and boxed packages of “Ravioli with Sauce.”
•10-lb. bagged and boxed packages of “Ravioli with Sauce.”
•12-oz. cardboard boxed packages containing 24 pieces of “Deluxe Ravioli.”
•12-oz. cardboard boxed packages containing 24 pieces of “Jumbo Deluxe Ravioli.”
•12-oz. cardboard boxed packages containing 24 pieces of “Jumbo Ravioli.”
•12-oz. cardboard boxed packages containing 48 pieces of “Ravioli Seasoned w Sausage.”
•12-oz. cardboard boxed packages containing 24 pieces of “Ravioli Seasoned w Chicken.”
•12-oz. plastic containers of “Ravioli and Spaghetti Italian Style Sauce.”  
•1-qt. plastic containers of “Italian Style Pasta Sauce.”
•1-gal. plastic containers of “Italian Style Pasta Sauce.”

These items were shipped to retail locations in California.

 

According to a FDA news release issued last week, Carnivore Meat Company, LLC is recalling one lot of frozen pet food due Salmonella concerns. According to the FDA release the single lot involved in the recall includes:

Vital Essentials Frozen Chicken Patties Entrée for Dogs, Net wt. 6 lbs.
UPC 33211 00807, Lot # 11475, Best by date 20161108 (11/08/16)

The "Best By" date code and lot # is located on the back of the package. The affected product was distributed in CA, FL, GA, RI, TX and WA.

The Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) selected and tested product as part of a national collection initiative, which was issued by the Center of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) on June 3, 2015. The FDA notified Carnivore Meat Company that one of samples collected, tested positive for Salmonella, bacteria commonly associated with fresh and frozen poultry, in human and in pet products. The company has received no complaints or reports of illness. No other product manufactured by Carnivore is involved in this voluntary recall.