Recalls week of 2/22/09

Please review this message from Alan Talarsky, Environmental Scientist 1, Food and Drug Safety Program, DHSS regarding the following U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Class 1 recalls:1. Arrowhead Mills, Inc. announced that it is taking the precautionary measure of recalling Arrowhead Mills® Organic Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour (2 lbs.) with a lot code of 06OCT09 because of the possibility of the presence of an undeclared dairy allergen in a limited number of bags within this lot. The lot code is located on the right side of the upper front panel of the individual bag of flour. No other lot codes of this product or any other Arrowhead Mills products are affected in any way and there have been no reported illnesses. Consumers who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk protein run the potential risk of a health problem or illness if they consume this product. The recalled product was distributed to natural food stores nationwide. Arrowhead Mills is working with distributors to actively recover any affected product remaining on store shelves.Arrowhead Mills® Organic Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour (2 lbs.)Unit UPC code # 74333-47242 Lot code: 06OCT09 Consumers who have purchased any products covered by this recall are urged to return them to the store of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions or concerns about the recall may call the company at 1-800-749-0730, Monday-Friday, 7am-5pm Mountain Time.**********************************************************************************2. Tri-Union Seafoods LLC is issuing a precautionary recall of the 5-ounce variety of Genova solid light tuna in olive oil.Due to a production error, the product is mislabeled and contains albacore tuna in soybean oil with vegetable broth that contains soy. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soybean run the risk of serious allergic reaction if they consume these products. There have been no reported illnesses, and Tri-Union Seafoods is issuing the precautionary recall to protect public health.Tri-Union Seafoods' trace-back measures determined distribution of the product at retail was limited to 900 cases - the vast majority of which were distributed to the Northeast (two cases were distributed to Publix stores in the Southeast). The 5-ounce variety of Genova solid light tuna in olive oil was distributed in January and February. Consumers who purchased the 5-ounce variety of Genova solid light tuna in olive oil with the UPC code 4800013265, "Best By Date 10/17/12" and product code DEHAH 1A225 or DEHBH 1A225 are asked to return it to the store where they purchased it for a full refund. The UPC code (also known as bar code) is found on the side of the can and the best by date and product code are ink jet printed on the bottom of the can."We have notified all of our customers who have received the mislabeled product and asked them to remove it from their shelves," said Shue Wing Chan, president, Tri-Union Seafoods. "This precautionary recall is the right and prudent action in the interest of protecting public health. Further, we are taking corrective steps to our production process to ensure this error does not repeat itself."Consumers looking for additional information, please call 1-877-843-6376. *********************************************************************************3. J&J Snack Foods Sales Corp, Pennsauken, NJ announces that due to the expansion of Peanut Corporation of America's Salmonella recall, they are initiating a voluntary nation-wide recall of expired raw, frozen, peanut butter cookie dough distributed to Food Service and Fundraiser customers because of possible health risks.Salmonella is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea vomiting and abdominal pain. For more information, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Product manufactured with the expired date codes shown below should not be used. No illnesses have been reported to-date as a direct result of this problem. All of our other products with unexpired date codes are not affected by this recall. The expiration date codes are located on the side panels of the boxes and are not marked with the words "Expiration Date" or "Use By Date".J & J Snack Foods Sales CorpExpired Products Manufactured With PCA Peanut Products Code #BrandDescriptionExpiration Date 04246 READI-BAKE ® 1.25 oz. Peanut Butter Cookieany ending in "08 & 1/3/09 212928Block & Barrel ® 1.0 oz. Peanut Butter Cookie any ending in "08 62514 Annabella 1.5 oz. Peanut Butter Cookie any ending in "08 & 1/3/09 563 ZAP1.0 oz. Peanut Butter Cookie any ending in "08 62501 Lisa's Favorites 1.0 oz. Peanut Butter Cookie any ending in "08 62603 Red Apple 1.33 oz. Peanut Butter Cookie any ending in "08 76106 QSP 1.0 oz. Peanut Butter Cookie any ending in "08 76119 Innisbrook 1.0 oz. Peanut Butter Cookie any ending in "08 74054 Camden Creek ® 1.0 oz. Peanut Butter Cookie any ending in "08 61058 Camden Creek ® 1.0 oz. Peanut Butter Cookie any ending in "08 74014 Camden Creek ® 1.03 oz. Peanut Butter Cookie any ending in "08 If you have any of the listed products on hand, please contact Cathy Innes at 856-532-6782 Monday through Friday 9:00 am and 4:30 pm ET for further instructions. If you have redistributed the products identified, please notify your customers regarding this situation.**********************************************************************************4. In response to the ongoing investigations of Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) and its Texas facility, Wells' Dairy, Inc., is expanding its recall and response to include a recall of select Blue Bunny, Great Value, Hy-Vee, Sysco, Fastco, Shurfresh, and Country Rich ice cream products because they may contain peanuts that have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. For more information on Salmonella, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Website at http://www.cdc.gov.The expanded product recall includes SELECT PRODUCTS WITH "BEST USED BY" DATES PRIOR TO 2/4/2010 (ALL LOT NUMBERS). Expanded product listing includes:Blue Bunny Hot Fudge Sundae original packaged ice cream square paperboard package 1.75 quarts. UPC 70640 05056 Blue Bunny Caramel Lovers Champ Cone 2 Dozen UPC 70640 40075 Blue Bunny Vanilla Champ Cone 2 Dozen UPC 70640 40072Blue Bunny Big Dipper Vanilla Cone 2 Dozen UPC 70640 40110Blue Bunny Champ Variety Pack 2 Dozen Vanilla UPC 70640 40072Hot Fudge UPC 70640 40073Caramel Lovers UPC 70640 40075Blue Bunny Vanilla Nutty Sundae Cone 2 Dozen UPC 70640 63007Blue Bunny Classic Vanilla Sundae Cone 8-Pack UPC 70640 63023Blue Bunny Caramel Lovers Champ Cone 6-Pack UPC 70640 40080Blue Bunny Vanilla Champ Cone 6-Pack UPC 70640 40074Blue Bunny Champ Cone Variety Pack 6-Pack UPC 70640 40076Blue Bunny Sweet Freedom Vanilla Sundae Cone 6-Pack UPC 70640 63021Blue Bunny Light Cone Variety Pack 6-Pack UPC 70640 30112Sysco Cool N' Classy Sundae Cone 2 Dozen UPC 74865 46248Great Value Nutty Caramel Cone 6-Pack UPC 05388 18855Great Value Chocolate Dipped Vanilla Sundae Cone 8-Pack UPC 78742 14223Fastco Vanilla Sundae Cone 6-Pack UPC 21333 99237 Hy-Vee Sundae Cone 6-Pack UPC 75450 06150Hy-Vee Variety Pack Cone 6-Pack UPC 75450 06151Shurfresh Sundae Cone 6-Pack UPC 11161 45053Country Rich Vanilla Cone 6-Pack UPC 70640 30086The products were sold at retail and foodservice outlets nationwide.PCA is no longer a supplier of any product for Wells' Dairy. Consumers who have purchased the recalled products should return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund. Anyone requiring more information should contact Wells' Dairy consumer affairs at 1-800-331-0830. No action is required for the first two recalls. For the latter two recalls, local health department officials should consider these products as adulterated and take the appropriate enforcement action if encountered in food establishments during the course of routine inspections. If you have any questions, please contact either Peter DeTroia or Alan Talarsky of the Food and Drug Safety Program at 609-588-3123. Thank you for your consideration.