PRODUCT RECALLS NOVEMBER 2015

Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) is voluntarily recalling 14.2 ounce cans of SpaghettiOs Original due to a potential choking hazard posed by pieces of red plastic found in a small number of cans. This plastic material is from parts of the can lining which may peel off.

The affected 14.2 ounce SpaghettiOs Original product has a date of February 22, 2017 which is stamped on the base of the can, and a UPC code of 51000 22432 printed under the bar code.

The issue was identified after the company received consumer complaints.

This recall affects 355,000 cans and is limited to the United States.

This product should not be eaten. People who have bought the affected product should return it to the store where it was purchased for an exchange or full refund. For more information call 1-866-535-3774 between 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST, Monday to Friday or visit Facebook/SpaghettiOs. Campbell Soup Company apologizes for the inconvenience.

About Campbell Soup Company

Campbell (NYSE:CPB) is driven and inspired by our Purpose, “Real food that matters for life’s moments.” The company makes a range of high-quality soups and simple meals, beverages, snacks and packaged fresh foods. For generations, people have trusted Campbell to provide authentic, flavorful and readily available foods and beverages that connect them to each other, to warm memories, and to what’s important today. Led by its iconic Campbell’s brand, the company’s portfolio includes Pepperidge Farm, Bolthouse Farms, Arnott’s, V8, Swanson, Pace, Prego, Plum, Royal Dansk, Kjeldsens and Garden Fresh Gourmet. Founded in 1869, Campbell has a heritage of giving back and acting as a good steward of the planet’s natural resources. The company is a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 and the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. For more information, visit www.campbellsoupcompany.com or follow company news on Twitter via @CampbellSoupCo.

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* We believe that none of the products being recalled were processed or offered through the Feeding America national office.

For full details on the recall along with product photos, please visit this FDA web page.

Consumer contact: Homestat Farm,  1-800-819-3918

Homestat Farm of Dublin, OH is recalling some of its 42-ounce packages only of “Organic Steel Cut Oats & Chia with Flax And Rye Flakes” because the flax seed ingredient has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, 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.

The recalled “Organic Steel Cut Oats & Chia with Flax And Rye Flakes” was distributed on a limited basis in Sams Club retail stores located in AK, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MS, NC, NH, OH, PA & TX.

The product comes in a 42 ounce carton UPC 8 35882 00620 4 marked with Best Buy: 03/16/17-1, 03/16/18-1, 03/19/17-1, 03/19/17-2, 03/23/17-1, 03/23/17-2, 03/24/17-1, 03/26/17-1, 03/26/17-2, 04/08/17-2. The best buy date can be found embossed on the bottom flap of box next to the bar code.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this issue.

A supplier informed Homestat Farm of this after a contamination was found in flax seed provided to another customer.

Consumers who have purchased these 42-ounce packages of “Organic Steel Cut Oats & Chia with Flax And Rye Flakes” should return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-800-819-3918 M-F 10AM-4PM.

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*We believe that none of the products being recalled were processed or offered through the Feeding America national office.

For more information and for product photos, click on this FDA web page.

Trader Joe’s of Monrovia, California is voluntarily recalling Trader Giotto’s Butternut Squash Triangoli (UPC 00943482/SKU 94348) sold in the refrigerated deli section with “Use or Freeze by” codes 04 16 15 through 01 15 16, because it may contain undeclared tree nuts. All affected product has been removed from store shelves. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to tree nuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

The Trader Giotto’s Butternut Squash Triangoli is packaged in an 8.8 oz. package, with code information printed on the upper-right corner of the front of the package. The product was distributed to Trader Joe’s stores nationwide. Trader Joe’s initiated the voluntary removal of this product after customers reported having an allergic reaction after consuming the product. The customers are allergic to tree nuts, which are not an intended ingredient in this product.

Customers who have purchased the Trader Giotto’s Butternut Squash Triangoli may return it to Trader Joe’s for a full refund. Customers with questions may contact Trader Joe’s customer relations at (626) 599- 3817, 6AM-6PM PST, Monday-Friday.

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Kozy Shack Enterprises LLC is recalling one lot of Kozy Shack® Indulgent Recipe™ Pudding in a Salted Caramel cardboard sleeve because it may contain Vanilla Bean Pudding cups, which contain egg. The Salted Caramel cardboard sleeve does not include egg in the ingredient statement. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

The recalled product was distributed through retail stores in the following states: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Washington.

The product was sold at the following stores: Albertsons; Bashas/Western Produce; Bozzutos, Inc.; C&S Tops WNY WHS Lancaster; C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.; C&S AWI; C&S AWI Robesonia;, C&S S&S Freetown; Delhaize America Distribution; Delhaize America Schodack-Dairy; General Dairy Deli, Inc.; Greensboro Perishable Facility; Harris Teeter, Inc.; Ingles Markets, Inc.; Kroger FRYS; Kroger Smith, Ralph’s Grocery Co., Demoulas Markets, Meijer, Inc., Merchants Distributors, Inc., Raleys Distribution Center; SaveMart Supermarkets; Safeway NASC, Save Mart Supermarkets, Sherwood Food Distributors, Slater Bros, Spartan Nash; Supervalu, Inc., Target; Wakefern Food Corp, Wal-Mart; Wegman’s Food Markets, Inc., Weis Markets, and Winco Holdings, Inc.

The product is sold as four individual cups with a cardboard sleeve wrapped around the four cups. The sleeve will be labeled as Kozy Shack® Indulgent Recipe™ Salted Caramel Pudding. The four cups in the package could contain Kozy Shack® Indulgent Recipe™ Vanilla Bean Pudding.

Affected product contains a Salted Caramel cardboard sleeve wrap with a Use By Date of 11/30/2015. Consumers can also look for the UPC code on the cardboard sleeve. If consumers have removed the pudding cups from the cardboard sleeve, they can look for the lot number on the individual pudding cups.

Cardboard sleeve description:
UPC code: 73491.09240
Use by date: 11/30/2015

Individual pudding cup description:
Lot number: 31908940

No illnesses have been reported with the product.

Consumers who have purchased this product can return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Kozy Shack will work with stores to retrieve the product.

Consumers with questions can contact Kozy Shack Customer Service at 877-585-2365 on Mondays between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. CST and on Tuesdays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST.

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* We believe that the products being recalled were processed or offered through the Feeding America national office.

For full details on the recall  including product photos, please visit this FDA web page.

Tate’s Bake Shop of Southampton, NY is recalling Tate’s 7 oz Chocolate Chip Cookies with Best By date of Mar 20, 2016 and Tate’s 7 oz Gluten Free Ginger Zinger Cookies with Best By date of Jan 04, 2016 because they may contain undeclared walnut allergen. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to walnuts run the risk of serious or allergic reaction if they consume these products.

Tate’s 7 oz Chocolate Chip cookies and Tate’s 7 oz Gluten Free Ginger Zinger cookies are distributed nationwide through retail stores.

The product can be identified by a Best by date of March 20, 2016 for the Chocolate Chip cookies and Jan 04, 2016 for the Ginger Zinger cookies, ink jetted on the bottom of the outer package.

No illnesses have been reported to date.

The recall was initiated after it was discovered that a product containing walnuts was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of walnuts.

Consumers who have purchased Tate’s 7 oz Chocolate chip cookies with a best by date of Mar 20, 2016 or Tate’s 7 oz Gluten Free Ginger Zinger with a best by date of Jan 04 2016 are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-631-780-6511 between the hours of 9:00AM to 5:00PM, Monday through Friday.

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* We believe that none of the products being recalled were processed or offered through the national office.

For full details on the recall including product photos, please visit this FDA web page.

Hormel Foods Sales LLC is voluntarily recalling 153 cases, or 1,871 total pounds, of a single code date of SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread, due to the possibility that some jars may contain small pieces of metal shavings which were discovered on an in-line magnet check during routine cleaning. Foodborne objects that are greater than 7mm in length may cause injury such as severe choking with airway obstruction, gastrointestinal peroration or secondary infection. The recalled product is limited to 16.3 ounce jars with a “Best If Used By” date of DEC1416LR1 with a package UPC code of 37600-10500. The code date is located on top of the lid. A photo of the product and “Best If Used By” date appears below. Recalled product was sent to distribution centers for Publix, Target and Walmart located in Georgia, Virginia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Delaware and Arkansas.

The company is issuing the recall to ensure that consumers are made aware of the potential hazard. No reports have been received to date of any consumer injuries or complaints.

No other sizes, varieties or other packaging configurations of SKIPPY® brand peanut butter or peanut spreads are included in this recall.

If a consumer has this product, they should return it to the store where purchased for an exchange or call Hormel Foods Customer Relations at 1-866-475-4779, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Central Time, excluding holidays.

This recall is being initiated out of an abundance of caution and with the knowledge of the US Food and Drug Administration.

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There is a very real possibility that this product has or may enter our food bank.

For more information and product photos, visit this FDA web page.

DAVID® Trail Mix Sweet & Salty flavor is being voluntarily recalled by ConAgra Foods of Omaha, Nebraska, due to the presence of an ingredient in the trail mix that contains milk protein, which is not declared on the packaging.

The finished product is made for ConAgra Foods by a third party supplier who is conducting a separate recall for similar, impacted products.

This food is a concern for people who are allergic to milk. People who have allergies to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the product. ConAgra Foods was made aware of this issue through a consumer contact. ConAgra Foods is aware of one consumer allergic reaction associated with consumption of this product.

ConAgra Foods is advising consumers who have purchased this item to discard it or return it to the store where originally purchased.

This recall includes the following DAVID Trail Mix Sweet & Salty products sold as part of multi variety packages that also contain DAVID Trail Mix Classic. DAVID Trail Mix Classic is not impacted by this recall.

The DAVID Trail Mix Sweet & Salty UPC is: 26200 23885, 5oz. bags/149g.

The product was shipped to retail food stores and distributors in the U.S. and Mexico. ConAgra Foods is working with retail customers and distributors to ensure the packages are removed from store shelves.

This recall is limited to DAVID Trail Mix Sweet & Salty flavor only and does not impact other flavors of DAVID Trail Mix or any DAVID Seeds products.

Consumers with questions should call our Consumer Affairs hotline at: (800) 881-3989, open 24 hours a day/7 days a week.

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* We believe that none of the products being recalled were processed or offered through the Feeding America national office.

*Please do not destroy product if any if found. Please set product to the side but do not distribute or destroy.*

For further info, see this FDA website.

Skinny Latina Foods, Inc. Miami, Florida is recalling all bottles of the following product due to undeclared soy. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy run the risk of serious life threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this recall.

The product is only sold in clear, 12 oz glass bottles. Each product is labeled with a “Best By” date on the back label. The recall is for all of the individual bottles with the “Best By” date of 12-15-15 or before (earlier), and which do not have corrected labels indicating that the product contains soy.

The recalled products were distributed in retail stores nationwide.

The recall was initiated after it was discovered that product containing soy within the gluten-free teriyaki sauce ingredient of the product was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of the soy allergen on the label.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration have been notified of this voluntary recall.

Purchasers allergic to soy and / or soybean should destroy the product, or contact Skinny Latina Foods, Inc. for more information. Anyone with questions, please contact Bibi at Skinny Latina at (305) 609-3310.

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* We believe that none of the products being recalled were processed or offered through the national office.

For full details on the recall and for photos of the recalled product, please visit this page.

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