Global food recall roundup
Foreign objects
There has been a spate of recalls related to foreign object recalls recently, including one from UK supermarket Sainsbury’s, which is recalling Plant Pioneers 6 Caramelised Onion Shroomdogs. This is due to the presence of metal in packs with a use by date of 6 to 7 January 2021.
Similarly, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the recall of Weis Markets’ Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream (48 oz.) and Klein’s Vanilla Dairy Ice Cream (3 gallon) due to the presence of metal filling equipment parts. Both products were distributed in various states across the US, with more information of the products affected available on the FDA’s website.
FDA Recalls 11,000 Weis Ice Cream Containers Over Metal Shards Fears
On 1/13/21 at 11:36 AM EST
Regulators are urgently recalling nearly 11,000 containers of Weis ice cream over fears the products may contain metal shards.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled the frozen treats made by Weis Markets over concerns the products could be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically metal filling equipment parts.
One customer discovered an intact piece of metal equipment in a 48 oz container of Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, the agency said in a statement.
There are fears that an additional piece of equipment present in the ice cream may possibly present a choking hazard.
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Ice Cream Recalled Because Of Possible Metal Equipment Contamination
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The recalled product was distributed to nearly 200 Weis Markets stores in several states
The metal piece could pose a choking risk to the customers
Weis Markets has recalled some of its ice creams as they possibly contain metal filling equipment pieces.
The decision was made after a customer found a piece of metal equipment in a 48-ounce Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, the company announced on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website. It was unclear how the piece got into the ice cream.
Weis Markets has pulled the product over concerns that an additional piece of the equipment could pose a choking risk to the customers. It has asked those who purchased the ice cream to return it to get a full refund.
Weis Markets today said it has issued a recall for:
• 10,869 containers of Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream (48 oz.), and
• 502 bulk containers of Klein’s Vanilla Dairy Ice Cream (3 gallon)
because the products may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically metal filling equipme