Recalls listed here are UNFI products only. We suggest following the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recalls for information on recalls as they are listed. You can request to receive recall information by email, through RSS feeds and a variety of sharing tools. FSIS Current Recalls & Alerts
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is actively investigating findings of Salmonella Tennessee in hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) manufactured by Basic Food Flavors, Inc., in Las Vegas, NV. HVP is a flavor enhancer used in a wide variety of processed food products, such as soups, sauces, chilis, stews, hot dogs, gravies, seasoned snack foods, dips, and dressings. It is often blended with other spices to make seasonings that are used in or on foods.
The number of recalls is expected to increase. FDA information can be found on their website, but does not appear to be exhaustive.
This recall is for products containing non-organic black pepper supplied by Mincing Overseas Spice Company of Dayton, New Jersey because the ingredient has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Though the source of the contamination is still unclear, we have made the decision to recall out of an abundance of caution because of possible contamination. To date, no illnesses have been associated with these Frontier products.
Item 28463
1.68 OZ FH BLK PEPPER CRSE GRND
089836-183811 Lot Codes Affected: 9339
Item 34178
1 LB FH CURRY STANDARD
089836-001399 Lot Codes Affected: 0029, 0007, 9351, 9350
Item 28510
2.24 OZ FH CURRY POWDER
089836-183385 Lot Codes Affected: 0042, 9352
Item 34047
1 LB FH GARLIC N HERB
089836-002952 Lot Codes Affected: 0035, 9363, 9344, 9334, 9324
Item 28487
1.68 OZ FH GARLIC N” HERB
089836-189080 Lot Codes Affected: 0005, 9351
Item 28532
.8 OZ FH ITALY INTERNATIONAL
089836-184467 Lot Codes Affected: 9355
Item 34177
1 LB FH MUCHI CURRY, HOT
089836-001382 Lot Codes Affected: 0004, 9350
Item 28560
1 LB FH ORIENTAL SEASN BLEND
089836-003607 Lot Codes Affected: 0061, 9363, 9356
Item 34142
1 LB FH PEPPERCORNS, BLACK
089836-001832 Lot Codes Affected: 9357, 9306, 9299
Item 28493
.96 OZ FH SALAD SPRINKLE
089836-189011 Lot Codes Affected: 0005
Item 28592
1 LB FH THAI SEASONING BLEND
089836-003874 Lot Codes Affected: 0015
Item 28598
1 LB FH VEGGIE PEPPER BLEND
089836-003669 Lot Codes Affected: 0034, 9352
Item 34139
1 LB FH PEPPER, BLK COARSE
089836-001818 Lot Codes Affected: 9357, 9327
Item 28606
1.76 OZ FH PEPPER FINE GRIND
089836-183828 Lot Codes Affected: 0020
Product Disposition:
Organic Valley is seeking a Stop Sale on our Strawberry SS items with a 5/23 expiration date and a Stop Sale on Vanilla SS items with a 5/16 or 5/17 expiration date. This voluntary recall is due to a quality issue and is not associated with any health risk.
Item 13768
6/4/8 OZ OG2 O.V.LF STRAW PRISMA
093966-002638
5/16 or 5/17 expiration date
Item 10534
1/12/8 OZ OG2 O.V.LF STRAW ASEPTIC
093966-002621
5/16 or 5/17 expiration date
Item 13767
6/4/8 OZ OG2 O.V. LF VAN PRISMA
093966-002690
5/16 or 5/17 expiration date
Item 10535
1/12/8 OZ OG2 O.V. LF VAN ASEPTIC
093966-004335
5/16 or 5/17 expiration date
Product disposition:
Earth Island is conducting a voluntary recall on its distribution of the following Follow Your Heart brand dressings as a precautionary measure due to the possible Salmonella contamination of one of our natural flavors by our supplier.
Item 12070
12 OZ OG2 FYH CRMY RNCH DRSG
UPC 049568-660127
Organic Creamy Ranch Dressing – 12oz
JUN 14 10, JUN 21 10
Item 11555
1 GAL OG2 FYH CRMY RANCH DRSG
UPC 049568-661285
Organic Creamy Ranch Dressing – 128oz
JUN 14 10
Organic Creamy Ranch Dressing – 32oz
JUN 14 10, JUN 21 10
(UNFI West does not carry)
Product Disposition:
Rumiano Cheese Co is voluntarily recalling Landmark brand Raw Goat Cheddar Cheese (Sell by 06-22-2010) due to undeclared ingredients, mislabeled, contains cows milk. It may not meet company quality standards, and/or may represent a small health or safety threat to people.
Item 10413
5 LB LAND RAW GOAT CHEDDAR
206690-000003
Sell by 06-22-2010 Only
Product Disposition:
Health Valley is voluntarily recalling certain Health Valley Organic Wildberry, Dutch Apple and Peanut Crunch Chewy Granola Bars because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recalled bars and no other types of Health Valley brand bars are being recalled.
Product Disposition:
A number of small farmers and food producers have expressed concern regarding the U.S. Senate Bill 510 (FDA Food Safety Modernization Act). Current language in the bill could mean one-size-fits all rules and fees for industrial farms and production facilities and small businesses. This would place an undue burden on small farmers and producers.
Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society has offered to create two customized :60 second radio ads for NCGA members (a $25 fee/donation is suggested to cover expenses; any fee money raised will be donated to charity) and share its advocacy content. Thanks, Hanover!
Resource details:
According to the National Products Association (NPA), if a new bill, the Dietary Supplement Safety Act, S. 3002 passes, it will amend the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) and have severe consequences for both suppliers and retailers (including removing supplements from the marketplace).
Links to NPA’s Action Alert and additional background information.
National Organic Coalition Gives Thumbs Up to USDA ‘Access to Pasture’ Rule
Excerpt from NOC Press Release, February 12, 2010.
The National Organic Coalition (NOC) today announced its “high praise” for the final rule on the access to pasture requirement for organic livestock published by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA’s February 12th action announcing the final rule comes nearly four years after a USDA National Organic Program (NOP) pasture symposium served as the catalyst that would eventually bring the rule to fruition following years of debate, discussion and research.
“This final rule provides the clear and specific language needed to enforce one of the central tenets of organically produced livestock—the requirement that organic livestock spend a considerable part of their lives in their natural pasture habitat and receive a significant portion of their food needs from fresh, green, growing pasture,” said Henry Perkins, organic dairy farmer, Albion, Maine. Perkins serves as president of the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA), a NOC member organization.
Find the entire NOC press release here. Pasture Rule link.
NOC Press Release (includes update on comments):
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2010 – The National Organic Coalition (NOC) today announced that more than 200,000 people submitted comments to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) critiquing the substance and conclusions of its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on Genetically Engineered (GE) Alfalfa. Groups, including NOC, Center for Food Safety (CFS), Organic Consumers Association, Food & Water Watch, CREDO Action and Food Democracy Now, mobilized their communities to help generate the unprecedented number of comments.
In addition, more than 300 public interest organizations, farmers, dairies, retailers and organic food producers from the U.S. and Canada delivered a strongly worded letter to USDA, calling upon it to deny approval of Monsanto’s genetically engineered, Roundup Ready alfalfa (GE alfalfa). The letter cites the inevitable contamination of organic and non-GE alfalfa hay and seeds and threats to the viability of organic dairies, livestock, and meat and dairy producers as reasons for urging the denial. NOC, Organic Valley, Whole Foods, National Cooperative Grocers Association, CFS and others agree that it would be irresponsible government policy to approve GE alfalfa in the absence of legal requirements holding companies accountable for GE contamination, as is currently the case.
Find the entire press release on NOC’s website.
The Food Safety Modernization Act (S 510) now on its way to the Senate floor could erect a formidable barrier to those markets for many small and moderate sized farms. The Act would considerably ramp up FDA regulation on farms that even minimally process their crops and sell them to restaurants, food coops, groceries, schools or to wholesale markets.
On NSAC’s website, please find additional background info and action alert and calling instructions.
Thanks to NCGA for sharing this compiled information.