The NSW Food Authority today advised that Coles Supermarkets Limited is recalling batches of their chicken and vegetable pies sold in NSW and interstate in Coles, Bi-Lo and Pick N Pay supermarkets. The batches are being recalled because of the possible presence of bone pieces. The recalled product is: Coles Chicken and Vegetable Pies, 4 pack in 700g plastic packaging, with ‘best before’ dates 18 MAR 13 and 19 MAR 13. The recall applies only to the above batches of the product and dates. Consumers... ...Read more »

Lindt has recalled its 16g Lindor Milk Easter Egg after some of the products were found to have been filled with peanut butter instead of the labelled milk filling. The mislabelled eggs, which have a best before of 30 June 2011, have been distributed nationally through supermarkets and department stores, and are included in a large variety of Lindt’s Easter offerings, including the Lindt Lindor Assorted Egg Bags and Egg Tubes, the Lindt Gold Bunny and Friends Cube and Tin Tube, and Lindt Lindor... ...Read more »

Cheese and dairy manufacturer B.-d. Farm Paris Creek is conducting a recall of its Paris Creek Tilsit, Cheddar, Gouda and Norwegino cheeses due to microbial contamination with the food pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. The South Australian manufacturer is recalling cheeses with use-by dates from 18/10/10, up to and including 26/01/11, in 200g prepackaged sizes from major supermarkets, and all wheel sizes from delicatessens and restaurants. The recall applies to cheeses Australia-wide, and to products... ...Read more »

Maggie Beer Products announced yesterday that they are conducting a consumer level recall of 500ml pouches of Maggie Beer Chicken Stock with a Best Before date of June 3rd due to the presence of food poisoning bacterium Clostridium perfringens. While no cases of illness or injury have been associated with this product, any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice. Symptoms of Clostridium perfringens poisoning include diarrhoea and nausea for one day or less. If consumers... ...Read more »

Madelaine Confectionery Pty Ltd is conducting a consumer level recall on three of its Gummy products – Baby Crocodiles, Day Old Chicks and Coral Fish – due to possible contamination with metal pieces. The recall applies to 140g jars with a best before date of 10/04/12, across Australia. FSANZ issued the recall on Friday, with no information currently available on how the confectionary became contaminated or how many consumers were affected by the recall.  Read More →

Woolworths has recalled a batch of their 2-litre private label milk in Victoria and parts of New South Wales due to possible microbiological contamination. “The manufacturer National Foods and Woolworths Limited wish to advise customers that they are conducting a voluntary consumer level recall on the above product due to an important product safety issue,” they advised in a statement. “Woolworths Fresh Milk Lite 2L is being recalled as a precautionary measure. Routine testing has... ...Read more »

Coles has initiated a voluntary consumer level recall of their ‘Coles Smart Buy Frozen 20 Hamburger Patties’ due to the possible presence of metal fragments in some product. Only the product listed below, with the matching best before date, is affected. Package Description & Size: 1kg, Cardboard box Best Before: 22 APR 2010 Australian Distribution: National  Read More →

There has been no significant jump in the number of food product recalls in Australia this year, according to research by Australia’s leading organisation representing food and grocery manufacturers, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC). The AFGC was responding to a new study by Australian crisis management company Luttrell and Associates that suggested food safety recall rates were up by a third in 2009. AFGC Chief Executive Kate Carnell highlighted that industry-based research showed... ...Read more »

Food product recalls in Australia are on the rise this year, according to a study by crisis management consultancy Luttrell & Associates. The research is on the back of an improvement last year – when the number of food recalls fell to their lowest level in eight years. There were 26 food safety recalls in the first half of 2009, up by a third compared to the preceding six months (19). Food and grocery items accounted for 15 per cent of the total safety product recalls for the period (161),... ...Read more »

A new study has revealed that less than 20 per cent of consumers trust food manufacturers and retailers to develop and sell food products that are safe and healthy. The research, by IBM, also discovered that 60 per cent of consumers remain concerned about the safety of food they purchase, and 63 per cent are knowledgeable about the content of the food they buy. The survey of consumers from the 10 largest cities in the US shows that consumers are increasingly wary of the safety of food purchased at... ...Read more »