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24 April 2015

Recent Product Recalls - Food, Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Regulatory Update, Vol. II, Issue 8

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Recent food recalls involved undeclared ingredients, potential microbial contamination, and metal contamination, among others.
United States Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences

Recent food recalls involved undeclared ingredients, potential microbial contamination, and metal contamination, among others.

Undeclared allergens continue to be a major trigger of food recalls, with more than 15 manufacturers recalling FDA-regulated products for this reason alone since we last reported on recalls in March 2015. The undeclared ingredients included milk, soy, peanuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, eggs, sulfites, and wheat. USDA also reported several recalls for this reason (see below). 

Microbial contamination accounted for more than 20 recalls since our March 2015 issue. Frozen ravioli, ice cream, sorbet, soybean sprouts, spinach and various spinach products, assorted frozen meals, macadamia nuts, walnuts, trail mixes, mixed nuts, coconut products, garlic powder, and various products made with garlic powder were recalled for being potentially contaminated with Salmonella or Listeria. In addition, macaroni and cheese products were recalled for possible metal pieces.

USDA also reported several recent recalls involving undeclared allergens in pork, beef, and chicken products. Other USDA-regulated product recalls included beef and pork jerky products for Listeria contamination and roast beef, beef, goat, lamb, pork, and chicken products for misbranding. Finally, beef, corned beef, chicken, pork, goat, and lamb products were recalled for lack of import inspection.

View a complete list of product recalls for FDA-regulated products and USDA-regulated products.

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