Product Recalls
source:By The Associated Press admin 2007-3-10 04:25:31Dal Raccolto brand olive products, imported by Cibo Specialty Foods, a division of Colavita USA LLC, because testing revealed the products' pH and water activity exceed the levels necessary to control botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning. Botulism poisoning symptoms include double vision, droopy eyelids, trouble speaking or swallowing and paralysis on both sides of the body that progresses from the neck down. No illnesses have been reported.
The recalled products include:
--Italian Colossal Olives, lot G062, packaged in 4.18-pound glass jars.
--Natural Cerignola Olives, lot G062, packaged in 4.18-pound glass jars.
--Black Cerignola Olives, lots G009 and G066, packaged in 2.5-kilogram tins.
--Red Cerignola Olives, lot G046, packaged in 4.18-pound glass jars.
--Green Cerignola Olives, lot G062, packaged in 4.18-pound glass jars.
--Baresana Olives, lot G198, packaged in 11-pound plastic tubs.
--Nocellara Olives, lots G216 and G217, packaged in 11-pound plastic tubs.
--Calabrese Olives, lot G198, packaged in 11-pound plastic tubs.
The items were mainly sold to restaurants in the Northeast from September 2006 to February 2007. For more information, call Cibo Specialty Foods at 718-967-6858, ext. 102, or visit .
About 5,084 pounds of summer sausage manufactured by Hempler Foods Group because it contains undeclared hydrolyzed sodium caseinate (milk protein), which can cause a reaction in consumers who are allergic to it. No illnesses have been reported.
The recall includes 16-ounce packages of "Reser's Fine Foods, Premium Beef Summer Sausage, Natural Smoke Flavoring Added." "EST 6410" is printed on the label inside the U.S. Department of Agriculture's inspection seal. Each package has a "sell by" date of 3/13/07, 3/18/07, 4/25/07, 5/16/07, 6/16/07 or 8/27/07.
The summer sausages were made between Sept. 14, 2006, and Feb. 28, 2007, and distributed to retail stores in Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington. For more information, call the company at 360-380-6685 or visit .