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December 19, 2016
Please be advised of the following food, meat, and/or animal feed recalls affecting Minnesota this past week.

December 10, 2016 – Boulder Brands, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Earth Balance Vegan White Cheddar
Mac & Cheese and Earth Balance Vegan Cheddar Mac & Cheese. Boulder
Brands initiated the recall after being informed by consumers that the product
may contain a dairy allergen.
All products expiring in 2017 are being
recalled. The recalled items can be identified by the code embossed on
the bottom of the package. The ‘17’ in the code identifies product that will
expire in 2017. All products are in 6-oz. packages. Only the following products are affected by this recall:
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Earth Balance Vegan Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese (UPC 0 33776 08050 1)
- Earth Balance Vegan White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese (UPC 0 33776 08052 5)
The FDA recall notification can be found here.

December 10, 2016 – Deep River Snacks is issuing a voluntary recall for
certain Sour Cream & Onion Kettle Chips after being informed by a tertiary
ingredient supplier that buttermilk powder used in the seasoning may contain
traces of Salmonella.
The product was distributed nationally through
retail and foodservice outlets. The following items and best by dates are affected
by this recall:
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Deep River Snacks Sour Cream & Onion Kettle Chips (2oz) UPC: 850668000498; Best By: 11/9/16 to 6/2/17
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Deep River Snacks Sour Cream & Onion Kettle Chips (5oz) UPC: 850668000993; Best By: 11/9/16 to 6/1/17
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Deep River Snacks Sour Cream & Onion Kettle Chips - EXPORT (5oz) UPC: 850668000993; Best By: 11/5/16 to 4/13/17
The item UPC number can be found on the back of
the bag underneath the bar code. The best by date can be found printed on the
front of the bag, in the upper right quadrant near the Deep River Snacks logo.
The best by date is printed in the format: DD MMM YYYY (e.g. 10 DEC 2016).
The FDA recall notification can be found here.
Dec. 9, 2016 – USDA FSIS is
alerting consumers that recalled ready-to-eat chicken products produced
by National Steak and Poultry have been
used or incorporated into other FSIS-regulated products.
National Steak and Poultry originally recalled various chicken products due to
possible undercooking. Proper cooking of poultry products is essential to eliminate pathogens, such as
Salmonella, which are commonly
associated with raw poultry products.
Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc., Aryzta LLC, Nation Pizza Products Limited, and Southwest Products LLC all used or incorporated the recalled chicken products produced
by National Steak and Poultry as an ingredient in their own FSIS-regulated
products. These establishments were not aware that the recalled poultry may
have been undercooked at the time that the recalled poultry was further
processed into products for sale to consumers by them. A current list of brands
and associated products subject to this Public Health Alert can be found below:
- Ajinomoto brand “Yakitori Chicken with
Japanese-Style Fried Rice”
- Archer Farms brand pizza products containing
chicken
- Ferratto’s brand chicken pizza product
- Best Choice brand chicken pizza product
- Nuevo Grille brand chicken quesadilla product
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Schwan’s brand chicken quesadilla product
The products subject to this Public Health Alert bear establishment numbers
“P-18356”, “P-2539B”, “P-1682A”, and “P-17417” inside the USDA mark of
inspection. These items were shipped to warehouses, distributors, and retail
locations nationwide.
The USDA recall notification can be found here.

December 10, 2016 – Shearer's Foods is voluntarily recalling all products
that were made with milk ingredients supplied by a secondary supplier Valley
Milk Products LLC, due to possible Salmonella contamination. This recall was of a nationwide distribution
and includes the following product brands and flavors:
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Deep River Sour Cream & Onion Krinkle Kettle Chip
- Deep River Sour Cream & Onion Krinkle Kettle Chip
- Deep River Sour Cream & Onion Krinkle Kettle Chip
- Delish Jalapeno White Cheddar Kettle Chip
- Larry The Cable Guy Biscuits & Gravy Thin Potato Chips
- Larry The Cable Guy Jalapeno Popper Thin Potato Chips
- Essential Everyday Nacho Tortilla Chips
- Essential Everyday Spicy Nacho Tortilla Chips
- Market Essential Nacho Tortilla Chips
- Market Essential Spicy Nacho Tortilla Chips
- Essential Everyday 20 bag Classic Mix (1 oz. Nacho Cheese Tortilla only)
Shearer's Foods, LLC initiated a recall after
being notified on 12/7/16 by a seasoning supplier that Valley Milk Products LLC
had initiated a recall of a nonfat high heat milk powder and sweet cream butter
milk powder that is used in a variety of their seasonings.
The FDA recall notification, including additional product details, can be found here.
 December 11, 2016 – TreeHouse Foods, Inc. announced a voluntary recall of certain macaroni and cheese cup products
containing cheddar cheese seasoning which may be contaminated with Salmonella.
This follows notification from
our supplier that the milk powder used in the seasoning has the potential for Salmonella contamination.
Product was distributed
nationwide through retail stores. The following product brands are affected by this
recall:
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Big Win Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
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Cheese Club Express Mac Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
- Great Value Macaroni & Cheese Original Cups
The FDA recall notification, including additional product details, can be found here.

December 9, 2016 – Valley Milk Products is announcing a recall of
50-pound bags of nonfat high heat milk powder and sweet cream buttermilk powder
that were produced from December 10, 2015 to July 5, 2016 due to potential Salmonella contamination,
which was identified at the manufacturing facility but not in tested finished
product.
The products included in the recall can be
identified by the following product names:
- High Heat
Nonfat Dry Milk Powder 50# bags with a shelf life of 18 months
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Sweet Cream
Buttermilk Powder in 50# bags with a shelf life of 12 months
Products were not sold directly to consumers,
but are used as ingredients in a number of foods such as bakery products and
distributed by brokers.
The FDA recall notification, including affected lot numbers for each product, can be found here.

December 12, 2016 – Fourth Street Barbecue Inc./Packing Division has
initiated the voluntary recall of Cheese Club Express Mac & Cheese 4 cup
dinner and Double Takes Macaroni & Cheese 2 cup dinner due to possible
health risk. The powdered cheese packets may be impacted by milk powder
ingredients recalled by Valley Milk Products, LLC contaminated with Salmonella.
Product was distributed nationwide through
retail stores. The products being recalled are listed below:
Cheese Club Express Mac & Cheese 4 cup
dinner sold to Aldi’s:
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UPC 41498171674
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Product Cheese Club Express Mac & Cheese 4 cup dinner
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Best By: 10/18/2017, 10/21/2017, 10/22/2017
Double Takes Macaroni & Cheese 2 cup dinner
sold to Dollar Tree:
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UPC 63927701208
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Product Double Takes Macaroni & Cheese 2 cup dinner
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Best By: 10/11/17, 10/12/17, 10/13/17, 10/19/17, 10/20/17, 10/24/17, 11/28/17, 11/29/17, 11/30/17
The FDA recall notification can be found here.
 December 12, 2016 – Brand Castle, LLC is
voluntarily recalling limited quantities of their In The Mix® Monkey Bread Mix
because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
This product is being recalled because an
ingredient supplier (Valley Milk Products LLC) has issued a recall for the
buttermilk powder used in this product due to the potential for contamination
by Salmonella
organisms found in their facility and finished product samples during an FDA
investigation.
The product has a UPC code of 8-44527-03278-2
and is packaged in a 16oz box with a sticker on the back of the package
indicating the below Lot#/Date Code.
The product being recalled includes:
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In The Mix® Monkey Bread Mix (16 oz.); Lot # 29JUN18BC6202; UPC # 8‐44527‐03278‐2; Best By Date: June 29,2018
The FDA recall notification can be found here.
 December 12, 2016 – Lenny & Larry’s, Inc., announced today a
nationwide voluntary recall of two flavors of Lenny & Larry’s Complete
Cookie products - Chocolate Chip and Coconut Chocolate Chip varieties - due to
the possible presence of undeclared milk
in the dark chocolate chips.
The following product is being recalled:
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4 oz. Complete Cookie, Chocolate Chip; Best by Dates: 7-1-17 to 11-30-17; UPC Code: 7 87692-83461 7
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4 oz. Complete Cookie, Coconut Chocolate Chip; Best by Dates Between: 9-18-17 to 11-15-17; UPC Code: 7 87692-83538 6
The FDA recall notification can be found here.

December 15, 2016 – Arcadia Trading Inc. of Brooklyn, NY, is
recalling 34 cartons of Lizard Fish because they have the potential to be
contaminated with Clostridium
botulinum. Consumers are warned not to consume the
product even if it does not look or smell spoiled.
The Lizard Fish was distributed
nationwide to supermarkets between 2/11/2014 and 7/8/2016. The product was imported from
Vietnam and is packed in uncoded bulk 15 kg boxes.
The FDA recall notification can be found here.
December 14, 2016 – Old Dutch Foods Inc. of St. Paul, MN is
voluntarily recalling a limited number of Flavored Potato Chip and Tortilla
Chip products that were made with milk ingredients supplied by one of its’
secondary seasoning component suppliers Valley Milk Products LLC, due to
the potential risk of Salmonella contamination.
Product was distributed
nationwide through grocery and other retail stores. The recall includes the
following seasoned Potato Chip and Tortilla Chip products:
- Old Dutch Ripples Seasoned Potato Chips - French Onion
- Old Dutch Ripples Seasoned Potato Chips - Jalapeno Popper
- Old Dutch Ripples Seasoned Potato Chips - Cheddar & Sour Cream
- Old Dutch Rip-L Family Pack Seasoned Potato Chips - Cheddar & Sour Cream
- Lund's & Byerly's Seasoned Potato Chips - Chipotle Ranch
- Roundy's Seasoned Potato Chips - Jalapeno Popper
- Roundy's Seasoned Potato Chips - Cheddar & Sour Cream
- Urge Seasoned Potato Chips - Cheddar & Sour Cream
- Urge Seasoned Tortilla Chips - Ranch
The FDA recall notification, including specific UPC and code dates, can be found here.
Questions? Please contact MDA Recall Coordinator Alida Sorenson.
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