Table 1. Recalls of tree nuts and peanuts in the US, 2001 to present. M. Palumbo, L.R. Beuchat, M.D. Danyluk, and L.J. Harris, USDA NIFSI, 2009-01951. Updated 8/11/2011. For updates: http://groups.ucanr.org/ucfoodsafety/files/43637.pdf Date of recall (Reference) 5/7/2001 (1) Type of nut Recall class Product Recalling firm Reason Brand Quantity almond I raw whole Hughson Nut Enteritidis sold to Bulk Barn PT30 Foods stores Subrecalls Illnesses 168 5/18/2004 (2, 3) 2/14/2007 (4, 5) 11/9/2007 (6) 1/10/2009 (7, 8) 3/30/2009 (9) almond I raw whole Paramount Farms Enteritidis PT 9c peanut I peanut butter ConAgra Tennessee cashew III whole cashews, can, 10 ounce poptop peanut I peanut butter, peanut paste, granulated peanuts, blanched, roasted, split peanuts pistachio I roasted and raw, shelled and in-shell Kirkland, Trader Joes, Sunkist Peter Pan, Great Value 13.1 million 326 million Ashdon Farms small metal pieces Girl Scout 5272 cases, 12 cans per case Peanut Corp. of America Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Typhimurium serotypes Montevideo, Newport, Senftenberg, Larochelle King Nut, Parnell's Pride; sold for further processing sold for further processing 1 million 47 companies, each 47 yes 628 3918 153 companies recalled each 529 7/6/2009 (10) 7/8/2009 (11) pecan I roasted, pieces, no salt pecan I granola-nut clusters John B. Sanfilippo & Sons General Mills Potential contamination pecans possibly contaminated with Fisher 1273 cases, 30 each Nature Valley 141,904 units
8/14/2009 (12) macadamia II dry roasted, unsalted; mixed cashews and macademia Orchard Valley Harvest raw Macadamia nuts contaminated with Style 4; Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 2000 ; 360 mixed yes 10/9/2009 (13) 10/22/09 (14) walnut I nut topping; halves and pieces macadamia I raw whole, vacuum packed in 25 lb bags in cardboard box John B. Sanfilippo & Sons Commodities, Listeria monocytogenes Baking Classics 170 cases NutPro CC 22,250 (890 25- lb. bags) yes 12/17/2009 (15, 16) 1/15/2010 (17) 2/26/2010 (18) 7/30/2010 (21) 8/19/2010 (19, 20, 22, 23) 11/19/2010 (29) hazelnut I shelled, packed in 25 and 50 corrugated boxes pine nut I 8 oz foam trays wrapped in cellophane Willamette Shelling pecan pieces in 1 lb. bags American Pecan Co. macadamia I 25 lb. box Kennfoods USA, LLC pistachio I whole raw and kernels, raw or roasted and salted; nut mixes salted cashew I raw pieces, flex pack inside cardboard carton, 50 found in testing by FDA Kunze Farms, Evonuk Oregon Hazelnuts, Canadian Hazelnuts, Firestone Farms, Willamette Filbert Growers, Whole Foods Market, Harry and David, et al. Hines Nut Co. Harris Teeter Farmers Market California Delights, ; Austinnuts, GloryBee Foods, Commodities labeled only as Pecan Pieces 114,350 1350 8-oz packages 13 firms, some recalled 7400 Aunt Patty's, Commodities, Austinuts Vietnamese Cashew Nut Kernels crop 2010 5 lb. bags, 25 and 50 lb boxes, 8 and 4 oz bag or box 28,050 2 not
11/30/2010 (24-28) 3/4/2011 (30) 3/4-5/2011 (31) walnut I raw halves and pieces peanut I peanut butter, reduced fat creamy and reduced fat super chunky hazelnut I hazelnuts and mixed nuts containing hazelnuts Atlas Walnut, LLC Unilever United States, Defranco and Sons, 25, 50 lb yes Skippy 16.3 oz plastic jars E. coli O157:H7 Sunripe, Sunripe Imperial, and Sunripe Supreme 140,059 not
References for Table 1. Recalls of tree nuts and peanuts in the US, 2001 to present. M. Palumbo, L.R. Beuchat, M.D. Danyluk, and L.J. Harris, USDA NIFSI, 2009-01951. Updated 8/11/2011. For updates: http://groups.ucanr.org/ucfoodsafety/files/68846.pdf 1. Anonymous. 2002. Environmental investigation of Enteritidis, Phage Type 30 outbreak associated with consumption of raw almonds. California Department of Health Services. Available at http://www.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/documents/fdb%20eru%20almond%20se%20rpt%202001-2002.pdf Accessed on 3/8/10. 2. Anonymous. 2004. Environmental investigation of Enteritidis Phage Type 9c outbreak associated with consumption of raw almonds. California Department of Health Services. Available at http://www.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/documents/fdb%20eru%20almond%20se2004.pdf Accessed on 3/8/10. 3. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2004. Enforcement report for July 14, 2004, and subsequent Enforcement reports through 3/19/05. Available at http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/enforcementreports/2004/ucm120305.htm Accessed on 3/8/10. 4. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2007. Enforcement report for May 2, 2007. Available at http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/enforcementreports/2007/ucm120452.htm Accessed on 3/8/10. 5. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2008. Enforcement report for January 16, 2008. Available at http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/enforcementreports/2008/ucm120489.htm Accessed on 3/8/10. 6. Centers for Disease Control. 2007. Multistate outbreak of serotype Tennessee infections associated with peanut butter United States, 2006-2007. MMWR June 1 56(21): 521-524. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5621a1.htm Accessed on 3/8/10. 7. Medus, C., S. Meyer, K. Smith, S. Jawahir, B. Miller, K. Viger, M. Forstner, E. Brandt, S. Nowicki, E. Salehi, Q Phan, A. Kinney, M. Cartter, J. Flint, J. Bancroft, J. Adams, E. Hyytia-Trees, L. Theobald, D. Talkington, M. Humphrys, P. Gerner-Smidt, C. Barton Behravesh, I.T. Williams, S. Sodha, A. Langer, C. Schwenson, F. Angulo, R. Tauxe, K. Date, E. Cavallaro, C. Kim. 2009. Multistate outbreak of infections associated with peanut butter and peanut butter-containing United States, 2008-2009. MMWR Jan. 29 58:1-6. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm58e0129a1.htm Accessed on 3/8/10. 8. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2009. Peanut butter and other peanut containing recall list. Available at http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm Accessed on 3/8/10. 9. U. S. Food and Drug Administration. 2009. Update on pistachio product recall. Available at http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/majorproductrecalls/pistachio/update/default.htm. Also Pistachio product recalls available at http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/majorproductrecalls/pistachio/default.htm Accessed on 3.8.2010. 10. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2010. Enforcement report for January 6, 2010. Available at http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/enforcementreports/ucm196398.htm Accessed on 3/8/10. 11. General Mills. 2009. General Mills announces voluntary recall of limited quantity of Nut Lovers flavor of Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters product. Firm press release available at http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/ucm171228.htm Accessed on 3/8/10. 12. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2009. Recalls and field corrections, November 11, 2009. Available at http://www.fda.gov/downloads/safety/recalls/enforcementreports/ucm190289.pdf, p. 6. Accessed on 3/8/10. 13. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2009. Enforcement report for December 16, 2009. Available at http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/enforcementreports/ucm194865.htm Accessed on 3/8/10. 14. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2010. Enforcement report for March 10, 2010. Available at http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/enforcementreports/ucm204085.htm Accessed on 3/15/10. 15. Kunze Farms. 2009. Kunze Farms recalls hazelnut kernels because of possible health risks. Firm press release available at http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/ucm194867.htm Accessed on 3/8/10. 16. Willamette Shelling. 2009. Willamette Shelling recalls shelled hazelnuts because of possible health risk. Firm press release available at http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/ucm194806.htm Accessed on 3/8/10.
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