Recall Roundup: Golden Glen Butter and Front Row Grape Tomatoes
Golden Glen Butter Recall - December 3
Golden Glen Creamery of Bow, WA recalled butter produced on November 2, 2011 due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. To date, no illnesses have been reported.
21 - 4 oz. packages of Herbes de Provence Butter were available at the Whole Foods Market in Redmond, WA. 68 - 4 oz. packages of NW Mushroom Trio Butter were available at the Whole Foods Market in Redmond, WA, and at various Metropolitan Market locations in Washington. The butter was distributed between 11/7/11 and 11/28/11 and are in circulation to date.
The butter is sold in 4 oz. plastic round containers with tamper-evident seals. The labels read in part: “Herbes de Provence Butter”, or “Northwest Mushroom Trio Butter”, along with “GOLDEN GLEN CREAMERY”and“Natural handcrafted cheese produced by the Jensen ladies.” The top label on the products has a three-digit code “767.”
The butters were recalled by Golden Glen Creamery, as a result of a surveillance sample collected and analyzed by the Washington State Department of Agriculture that was found to be positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The company has ceased the production and distribution of the product as FDA, the Washington State Department of Agriculture and the company continues their investigation as to what caused the problem.
Grape Tomato Recall - November 30
Front Row Produce of St. Louis MO recalled 10oz pint and 10lb bulk grape tomatoes supplied by Rio Queen Citrus, Mission TX, due to possible contamination with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported to date.
The recalled 10oz pint and 10lb bulk grape tomatoes were distributed throughout Missouri and Illinois to food service distributors and retail stores. The grape tomatoes were packaged for retail sale in a 10-ounce, clear plastic package marked with a Front Row Produce “Grape Tomatoes” label on the top of the package. Currently, the lot number does not appear on the clear plastic package but it does appear on the case label. The lot numbers on the cases containing the 10-oz. packages are 2310802, 2310405, or 2510401. The 10lb bulk grape tomatoes are packaged for wholesale in a plain brown cardboard box labeled only with lot # 2310801.
As of 12/1/2011, all shipments of Front Row Produce Grape Tomatoes packaged in clear 10-oz. plastic packages sold in retail stores will now have a green lot number sticker placed on the bottom side of each package. The lot number will consist of a 7-digit number used to aid in identifying specific shipments of product. Any packages that do not contain this green sticker should be considered suspect and under recall.
The contamination was noted after random testing by Rio Queen Citrus, Mission TX, revealed the presence of Salmonella in some 20lb bulk containers.
