Recent food recalls involved undeclared ingredients, potential
microbial contamination, and misbranding, among others.
Undeclared allergens continue to be a major trigger of food
recalls, with 20 manufacturers recalling products for this reason
since we last reported on recalls in December 2014. According to
FDA's website, more than half of such recalls were due to
undeclared peanuts. Manufacturers and grocery stores also recalled
products because of undeclared fish, shellfish, almonds, and
foreign material.
There has been a major recall of Granny Smith and Gala apples due
to Listeria contamination. Various products that used the
contaminated apples have also been recalled, such as caramel apples
and apple pistachio salads.
Several other products, including ice cream, sprouts, nutrition
bars, fresh curds, cheeses, cookies, rice, bruschetta, smoked
salmon, and walnuts, were recalled due to potential
Salmonella or Listeria contamination.
Additionally, two weight-loss supplements were recalled after FDA
discovered the products contained drug ingredients.
FDA recalled an eye-color cosmetic product for possible bacterial
contamination and an anti-aging eye mask due to mold
contamination.
Since we last reported on recalls, USDA reported more than 10
recalls involving undeclared allergens in beef products, pork
products, canned soup, chicken, and chili. As noted in "Top
News" above, this is a significant increase in recalls for
undeclared allergens compared to 2013. Other recalls included beef
for lack of inspection and possible foreign matter contamination,
uncured bacon for labels that did not bear the USDA mark of
inspection, smoked bacon for undeclared ingredients, and sausage
pasta for undeclared pork.
View a complete list of product recalls for FDA-regulated products and USDA-regulated products.
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