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FDA Recall Update: July 2024
Food & beverage, pet product, and drug/medical device recalls for the month
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4 recalls were due to potential elevated levels of lead in cinnamon products.fcafotodigital/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images
At a Glance
- Cinnamon recalls due to same reason as in March
- Various vegetables recalled for Listeria potential
- Pet food recall from June expanded
There were 27 recalls by the US Food & Drug Administration in the month of July, which is less than June.
The food & beverage category had 17 recalls, animal and pet food had 2, and drug & medical devices had 8 recalled products.
Food & Beverage
Out of the 17 recalls in this category, 7 were for possible Listeria contamination, 1 for possible Salmonella, only 1 due to undeclared allergens, 2 for tainted products, 1 for under-processing, 4 for high levels of lead, and 1 for potential of plastic particles.
1 product was due to an undeclared allergen:
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Vegan Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert 14 oz. contain peanuts
7 recalls were due to possible Listeria contamination:
Wiers Farm whole cucumbers and bagged salad
Stutz Packing Co. shelled walnuts
Freshire Farms vegetables and bagged salads
Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese St. Jerome cheese
Supreme Produce vegetable products
Snowfruit vegetables and pepper mixes
Freshire Farms jalapeños, green peppers, green beans
1 product was recalled due to the potential for under-processing:
Urban River Spirits nonalcoholic drink mixes
1 product was recalled due to possible inclusion of hard plastic:
Reser’s Fine Foods Hill Country Fare mustard potato salad
4 products were recalled due to possible high levels of lead:
Spice Class ground cinnamon
Shahzada cinnamon powder
Colonna Bros. Marcum & Supreme Tradition ground cinnamon
ALB Flavor ground cinnamon powder
A wide recall of cinnamon in March occurred for the same reason.
1 product was recalled for the potential of Salmonella contamination:
AB World Foods Al’Fez tahini
2 recalls occurred for tainted products:
Supercore Products Group dietary supplements for male enhancement – tainted with Sildenafil and Acetaminophen
Guru Inc. Infla-650 herbal dietary supplement capsules – tainted with acetaminophen, diclofenac and phenylbutazone
Pet Products
2 products were recalled in this category, both due to the potential of Listeria:
Viva raw dog and cat food
Sunseed Vita Prima hedgehog food – this is an expansion to June’s recall.
Drug & Medical Devices
There were 8 recalls in this category:
Baxter Life2000 Ventilator with an attached battery charger dongle – potential damage of battery charger dongle
Umary acido hialuronica, suplemento alimenticio 30 capletas de 850mg – tainted with diclofenac and omeprazole
Volara system single-patient use circuit and blue ventilator adapter assembly – reports of the handset plug disconnecting from the nebulizer port on the blue ventilator adapter
Par Pharmaceutical Clonazepam Orally Disintegrating Tablets, USP (C-IV) 0.25 mg tablets – mislabeled with incorrect strength on the carton
Hikma acetaminophen injection 1,000 mg per 100 mL (10 mg/mL) 100 mL –potential presence of Dexmedetomidine HCL Injection (400 mcg/100mL) inside the overwrap labeled acetaminophen injection 1000mg/100mL, (10mg/mL).
If you have any of these products in your facility, please report it to the manufacturer/supplier and/or the FDA.
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