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FDA Food/Beverage, Pet, & Drug Recall Update: December 2023
Here are the food & beverage, pet product, and drug/medical device recalls by the US Food and Drug Administration for December.
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The number of recalls for December was flat month over month.Image courtesy of monticelllo / iStock via Getty Images
There were 36 total recalls by the US Food and Drug Administration in the month of December. Of that total, 26 were in food and beverage, 8 were in drugs/medical devices, 1 was in tobacco, and 1 was in pet products. That’s flat with November, which had 37.
Food & Beverage
In this sector, 15 food and beverage products were recalled due to undeclared allergens.
Lara’s Bakery 3 Pan de Racho, Panque, Tres Leches, Chocoflan, and Pan Surtido ‒ undeclared sesame seed, coconut, soy, wheat, milk, and egg
Maggi 2 Minute Noodles ‒ undeclared peanuts
Manischewitz Dark Chocolate Coins ‒ undeclared milk
United Dairy Farmers Holiday Nog ‒ undeclared egg
Shakespeare’s Frozen Pizza ‒ undeclared wheat
Aviator dehydrated tomate halves ‒ undeclared sulfites
Bobo’s Peach Oat Bars ‒ undeclared coconut
Himalayan Tea ‒ undeclared drugs, Diclofenac and Dexamethasone
Valley View Candies Peanut Butter, Maple Nut, Chocolate, and Chocolate Walnut Fudge ‒ undeclared eggs
Citi Trade Int’l Ltd. Notoginseng Formula Special Gout Granule ‒ undeclared drugs, Diclofenac and Dexamethasone
Eban’s Bakehouse Cookie Bites ‒ undeclared milk and soy
Racine Danish Kringles ‒ undeclared pecans
365 Whole Foods Mart Beer Battered Pollock and Cod Fillets ‒ undeclared soy
World Varity Produce Inc. Melissa’s Hot Kimchi ‒ undeclared fish
Chocew Burnt Caramel Candy Bars – undeclared coconut
There were 6 products recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination.
Cut Fruit Express Caribou Coffee Fruit Mix and Cut Fruit Express Brand Fruit Mix containing cantaloupe chunks and fruit mixes containing cantaloupe
Malichita Whole Cantaloupe
TGD Cuts Not Branded Fruit cups, clamshells and trays containing cantaloupe
Sprout’s Farmers Market, Trader Joes, None Fruit cups and trays containing cantaloupe
Quaker Granola Bars and Granola Cereals
Wine Country Gift Baskets gift baskets with Quaker Chewy Granola Bars
4 food products were recalled due to the possibility of Listeria contamination.
Fresh Express and Publix Spinach
Nature’s Wonder Mung Bean Sprouts
Herold’s Salad Inc. Various Deli Salads
Sam Sung Soybean Sprouts
One product was recalled due to the potential Cronobacter sakazakii contamination.
Enfamil Nutramigen Powder infant formula in 12.6 and 19.8oz cans
Pet Products
One product was recalled due to the possibilities of both Salmonella and Listeria contamination.
Blue Ridge Beef Kitten Grind, Kitten Mix, and Puppy Mix
Drugs & Medical Devices
There were 8 recalls in the drug/medical device category.
Covidien and Cardinal Health Urology and OR room specific kits and trays – potential lack of sterility assurance which could result in non-sterile product
InvaGen Pharmaceuticals Vigabatrin for Oral Solution, USP 500mg – seal integrity issues allowing for powder leakage from the pouch.
Busse Hospital Disposals Medical Device Kits and Trays –potential lack of sterility
Medline Tracheostomy Care and Cleaning Trays – potential component defect
Resmed Masks with Magnets – Potential for magnetic interference near certain implants and medical devices
Americaine Benzocaine Topical Anesthetic Spray – presence of benzene
Hospira Inc. Bleomycin for injection, USP 15 units single dose ONCO-TAIN Glass Fliptop Bottle – presence of glass particulate matter
Hospira Inc. 4.2% Sodium bicarbonate injection, 8.4% Sodium bicarbonate injection, Atropine sulfate injection – presence of glass particulate matter
Tobacco
One product was recalled in the tobacco category due to the potential of containing foreign metal objects.
Kodiak Smokeless Tobacco
If you find any product listed here in your plant, report it to the FDA.
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