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Food Recall Notices

• Johnsonville Sausage
• Meijer Packaged Produce
• Bush’s Baked Beans
• Conagra Brands, Inc. Spaghetti and Meatballs
• Additional Resources

Johnsonville Sausage

Johnsonville, LLC is announcing a recall of smoked pork sausage products due to a potential contamination with extraneous material. The fully cooked pork sausage items were produced on Jan. 4, 2018. The following products are subject to recall:

• 14-oz. plastic packages containing 6 pieces of “JALAPEÑO CHEDDAR Smoked Sausage” with Best By date 04/04/2018 and Batch ID 1001124486 or 1001124487.

Due to the item’s retail availability, there was potential for distribution through Food Rescue. Find more information on this recall on the USDA’s site.

Meijer Packaged Produce

Meijer is announcing a recall of various packaged Meijer brand produce items due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall affects products sold in Meijer stores in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin purchased September 27, 2017 through October 20, 2017. The following products were identified in the recall:

0-0-4548-3 BROCCOLI FLORETS 3 LB
0-0-4566-7 CAULIFLOWER FLORETS 3 LB BAG
0-71651-90035-3 CAULIFLOWER FLORETTS (EDI)
0-71651-90384-2 CAULIFLOWER FLORETTS
0-72668-20001-6 BROCCOLI FLORETS LB
2-13760-00000-9 Markets of Meijer SALAD ROTINI MOZZARELLA MEDLEY
2-17879-00000-4 Markets of Meijer SALAD ROTINI MOZZARELLA MEDLEY
2-19106-00000-9 ASPARAGUS SPEARS
2-19489-00000-9 ASPARAGUS SPEARS WITH GARLIC PARMESAN
2-19744-00000-3 Markets of Meijer SALAD ROTINI MOZZARELLA MEDLEY G&G
2-20185-00000-2 STORE MADE VEGETABLE TRAY
2-20186-00000-1 STORE MADE VEGETABLE TRAY W/DIP
2-20582-00000-1 FIESTA TRAY WITH RED PEPPER HUMMUS
2-20782-00000-9 BRUSSELS SPROUTS SLICES
2-20785-00000-6 ZUCCHINI AND SQUASH COMBO
2-20786-00000-5 ZUCCHINI SQUASH
2-20787-00000-4 MIXED PEPPER BLEND
2-21233-00000-5 CAULIFLOWER FLORETS PLU 4566
2-21234-00000-4 BROCCOLI FLORETS PLU 4548
2-22077-00000-8 VEGETABLE PARTY TRAY LARGE
2-22091-00000-8 VEGETABLE TRAY WITH HUMMUS
2-22097-00000-2 VEGETABLE PARTY TRAY SMALL
2-22098-00000-1 VEGETABLE PARTY TRAY MEDIUM
2-22099-00000-0 VEGETABLE PARTY TRAY LARGE
2-29523-00000-1 PRE-PACKAGED BROCCOLI FLORETS
2-29524-00000-0 PRE-PACKAGED CAULIFLOWER FLORETS
2-29525-00000-9 PRE-PACKAGED CAUL/BROC FLORETS
7-08820-24604-1 CAULI FLORETS 3 LB BAG
7-16519-00356-1 CAULIFLOWER FLORETTS LB
7-16519-01015-6 BROCCOLI FLORETS 3 LB BAG
7-16519-03849-5 CAULIFLOWER FLORETS
7-16519-03871-6 CAULIFLOWER FLORETS
7-19283-76392-1 VEGETABLE PARTY TRAY SMALL
7-19283-76409-6 VEGETABLE PARTY TRAY MEDIUM
7-19283-76412-6 VEGETABLE PARTY TRAY LARGE

Due to the retail availability in Illinois, there was potential for distribution through Food Rescue. Find more information on the Meijer recall.

BUsh Brothers & Company Baked Beans

Bush Brothers & Company is voluntarily recalling certain cans of Brown Sugar Hickory Baked Beans, Country Style Baked Beans and Original Baked Beans because cans may have defective side seams. This defect can cause leakage and potential dangerous bacterial growth.

This event only affects the flavors and lot codes below. Lot codes are printed on the bottom of the can:

• BUSH’S BEST BROWN SUGAR HICKORY BAKED BEANS 28 ounce with UPC of 0 39400 01977 0 and Lot Codes 6097S GF and 6097P GF with Best By date of Jun 2019
• BUSH’S BEST COUNTRY STYLE BAKED BEANS 28 ounce with UPC of 0 39400 01974 9 and Lot Codes 6077S RR, 6077P RR, 6087S RR, 6087P RR with the Best By date of Jun 2019
• BUSH’S BEST ORIGINAL BAKED BEANS 28 ounce with UPC of 0 39400 01614 4 and Lot Codes 6057S LC and 6057P LC with the Best By date of Jun 2019

Due to these items’ retail availability, there was potential for distribution through Food Rescue or Salvage. Click here for more information.

Conagra Brands, Inc. Spaghetti and Meatballs

Conagra Brands, Inc. is recalling approximately 700,125 pounds of spaghetti and meatball products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens. The product(s) contains milk, a known allergen which is not declared on the product label. The spaghetti and meatball products were produced on Jan. 5, 2017 and Jan. 12, 2017. The following products are subject to recall:

• 131,718 lbs. of 14.75-oz. cans with “Libby’s Spaghetti and Meatballs MADE WITH PORK, CHICKEN AND BEEF IN TOMATO SAUCE” on the label with package code 2100701200 and Use By Date 01/02/19.
• 71,614 lbs. of 14.75-oz. cans with “Del Pino’s SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS MADE WITH PORK, CHICKEN AND BEEF IN TOMATO SAUCE” on the label with package code 2100701200 and Use By Date 01/02/19.
• 38,330 lbs. of 14.75-oz. cans with “Hy-Top Spaghetti and Meatballs Made with Pork, Chicken and Beef in Tomato Sauce” on the label with package code 2100701200 and Use By Date 01/02/19.
  • 22,064 lbs. of 14.75-oz. cans with “Food Hold Spaghetti & Meatballs MADE WITH PORK, CHICKEN AND BEEF IN TOMATO SAUCE” on the label with package code 2100701200 and Use By Date 01/02/19.
• 21,975 lbs. of 14.75-oz. cans with “Essential EVERYDAY Spaghetti with Meatballs Made With Pork, Chicken and Beef in Tomato Sauce” on the label with package code 2100701200 and Use By Date 01/02/19.
• 414,424 lbs. of 14.75-oz. cans with “Chef BOYARDEE Mini pasta shells & meatballs, Pasta and Meatballs made with Pork, Chicken and Beef in Tomato Sauce” on the label with package code 2100700500 and Use By Date 12/26/18.

Due to these items’ retail availability, there was potential for distribution through Food Rescue. Click here for more information.

 

Additional Resources

• A Letter to Our Partners (PDF)
• Independent Audit of Expenditures of Federal Awards (PDF)
• USDA FoodKeeper app
• Salvageable Fruit and Vegetable Guidelines
• Nutrition: Ingredient Substitutions
• Safe Home Food Storage – English (PDF) – Texas Cooperative Extension
• Safe Home Food Storage – en español (PDF) – Texas Cooperative Extension
• Food Product Dating and Storage Times (PDF) – University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
• Heart-Healthy Home Cooking African American Style (PDF) – National Institutes of Health
• Platillos Latinos ¡Sabrosos y Saludables! (PDF) – National Institutes of Health
• Fabulous fruits…Versatile vegetables (PDF) – U.S. Department of Agriculture