Recall Report: Week of August 1, 2016

This week saw a recall on oven mitts, recalls on double hammocks, recalls on stainless steel straws, recalls on residential elevators, recalls on fire alarm pull stations, recalls on ready-to-eat salads, recalls on organic vegetables, recalls on baking mixes, recalls on parfaits, recalls on cream cloths, recalls on sulfate injections, recalls on beef jerky products, recalls on shrimp scampi, recalls on meat lasagna products, recalls on pork sausage products, recalls on magnetic travel maps, recalls on cheese products, recalls on tractors, recalls on ground turmeric, recalls on green beans, organic vegetable trays, and recalls on Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Injection. Details are below, courtesy of cpsc.gov and recalls.gov.

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Product Recalls for the Week of August 1, 2016:

• Loot Crate Oven Mitts: Loot Crate, Inc. is recalling its Marvel Thanos Infinity Gauntlet Oven Mitts because the oven mitts lack thermal protection, posing a burn hazard to consumers. The oven mitt’s outer shell is 100% polyester in primarily a golden yellow color with blue, purple, green, red and black accents. The Marvel logo can be found on the upper center part of the oven mitt. Made in China and UPC code 15129322 are printed on the care label on the inside seams of the oven mitts. The oven mitts were sold exclusively at www.lootcrate.com as an item included in their May 2016 subscription “Power”-theme box. The subscription was available from April 2016 through May 2016. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled oven mitts, destroy them and contact Loot Crate to receive a replacement product of equal or greater value. Recall Date: 7/28/2016

• BYA Sports Double Hammocks: BYA Sports is recalling its Bring Your Adventure (BYA) Sports hammocks because a weld on the ring of the hammocks can fail, allowing the hammock to pull free and fall while in use, posing a fall hazard to the user. The nylon hammocks measure about 12 feet by 6.5 feet with an attached nylon stuff sack and metal ring on the ends. The BYA logo is printed on the front of the stuff sack. Hammocks with the following UPC bar codes printed on the back of the merchandising card attached to the hammock are included in the recall: 7456112010186 (orange) and 7456112010193 (blue). The BYA logo and “DOUBLE HAMMOCK” is printed on the front of the merchandising card. The Hammocks were sold at Gander Mountain stores nationwide and online at amazon.com, dicksportinggoods.com, promotive.com and target.com from January 2015 through March 2016. Recall Date: 8/2/2016

• Stainless Steel Straws: Starbucks Corp. is recalling stainless steel straws because the straws are rigid and can poke children in the mouth, posing a risk of injury. This recall involves reusable stainless steel Cold-to-Go food grade drinking straws in two sizes. The straws were packaged and sold in sets of three and were also sold as a component of two sizes of stainless steel beverage cups: Grande 16-ounce cups and Venti 24-ounce cups. The straws feature a ridge at the bottom that keeps the straw attached to the lid. The Grande straws measure approximately 9.5 inches and the Venti straws measure approximately 10.4 inches. The products were sold exclusively at Starbucks stores nationwide and online at Starbucks.com from June 2012 through June 2016. Consumers should not allow children to handle or use the stainless steel straws. Recall Date: 8/2/2016

• Residential Elevators: Porta Inc. is recalling its residential elevators with electro mechanical door locks (EMDLs) because the plastic locks can allow the landing door to open before the elevator car arrives, posing a serious fall hazard to consumers attempting to board the elevator. The EMDLs are installed as part of a complete residential elevator system. Locks included in this recall have a plastic generation 1, 2, 3 or 4 latch and keeper attached to the upper corner on the elevator side of each landing door. A UL or ETL label affixed to the bottom of the EMDL box has “Porta Inc.” printed on it. The elevators were sold at elevator manufacturers nationwide from January 2005 through December 2011. Consumers should immediately stop using elevators equipped with the electro mechanical door locks and contact their elevator service company to have the plastic locks replaced with metal parts. Recall Date: 8/3/2016

• Fire Alarm Pull Stations: Signal Communications Corp. and National Time & Signal Corp. are recalling fire alarm pull stations because the pull handle on the fire alarm pull station can break when manually pulled and fail to activate the alarm system. This recall involves National Time & Signal 541S fire alarm pull stations. The red and white rectangular pull stations have “National Time” printed on the bottom. The fire alarm pull stations included in the recall have batch code 0805. The batch code is printed on a sticker inside the pull station. “PULL” is printed on the pull handle. The products were sold exclusively at National Time & Signal Corporation, and installed by electrical contractors, for use in educational, residential and business facilities in the Michigan area from October 2005 through April 2007. Consumers should immediately contact National Time & Signal to schedule a free inspection and repair. National Time & Signal is contacting all purchasers of the recalled pull stations directly. Recall Date: 8/3/2016

• Ossie’s Ready-to-Eat Herring Salads: SM Fish Corp. of Far Rockaway, NY, is voluntarily recalling OSSIE’S brand ready-to-eat Herring Salads because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. The recalled products were sold at the firm’s eight retail outlets located in New York and New Jersey. The recalled products were packed in plastic deli containers with a UPC Code and “Best By” date codes of 7/21/16 through 08/20/16. A complete list of recalled products can be found here. Consumers who have purchased any of the above listed products are urged not to consume them and promptly return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Recall Date: 7/29/2016

• Watts Brothers Farms Organic Mixed Vegetables, Corn and Peas: ConAgra Foods is voluntarily recalling additional package codes of Watts Brothers Farms Organic Mixed Vegetables, Organic Super Sweet Corn (Yellow/Gold), and Organic Peas due to the potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. These products were first recalled on May 5, 2016 and have not been available for purchase since this date. As part of ConAgra’s internal recall follow-up procedures, additional package codes were recently identified. The products covered by this recall were distributed in the U.S. and sold at Costco. A complete list of impacted products is included here. No other ConAgra Foods or Watts Brothers retail branded products are impacted by this recall. For full details on the original recall, click here. Consumers who have purchased these items are advised to discard them or return them to the store where originally purchased. ConAgra Foods is working with its customers to ensure the packages are removed from store shelves and are no longer distributed. Recall Date: 7/28/2016

• Baking Mixes: Hampton Creek is undertaking a voluntary recall of 6 SKU’s of baking mixes that contain the Native Forest Coconut Milk Powder. The ingredient, which makes up less than 1.31% of the mixes, tested positive for Salmonella in a company-initiated testing program. Hampton Creek immediately notified Native Forest and their distributor, and has requested they initiate a voluntary recall of all their Native Forest Coconut Milk Powder—in all formats—with all retail and food manufacturing customers. A list of the affected mixes, available nationwide, can be found here. As part of Hampton Creek’s testing program, 30 Native Forest Coconut Milk Powder samples were pulled and tested. Twenty-nine of the samples tested negative and one sample tested positive for Salmonella. 74 additional samples taken from other lots of the Native Forest Coconut Milk Powder tested negative. No other Hampton Creek products were affected, and there have been no reports of any health issues. Consumers who have purchased any of the recalled products should not consume the product, and either discard it or return it to the retailer for a full refund. Recall Date: 7/30/2016

• Strawberry and Mixed Berry Parfaits: Kwik Trip, Inc. has expanded their recall of Kitchen Cravings Strawberry and Mixed Berry Parfaits in an 8.25 oz. cup because they may contain undeclared traces of peanuts or almonds. Consumers who are allergic to peanuts or almonds may run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product. Kwik Trip, Inc. has expanded this recall after its supplier, Azar Nut Company, initiated a recall of additional lots of granola that may contain peanuts or almonds. In response Kwik Trip, Inc. has removed all Kitchen Cravings Strawberry and Mixed Berry Parfaits from their retail locations. The Kitchen Cravings Strawberry Parfait is an 8.25 oz. cup, UPC CODE 3977918435. The Kitchen Cravings Mixed Berry Parfait is an 8.25 oz. cup, UPC CODE 3977918436, both products were sold at Kwik Trip convenience stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa (Kwik Star) with a sell by date on or before 8/7/16. Consumers who are allergic to peanuts or almonds and have purchased the Strawberry or Mixed Berry Parfait cups on or before 07/29/16 are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Recall Date: 7/29/2016

• Comfort Shield Barrier Cream Cloths: Sage Products announced today it is voluntarily initiating a nationwide recall of one lot of Comfort Shield Barrier Cream Cloths to the distributor and health care facility/user level. The recall is being initiated due to product contamination with the bacteria, Burkholderia cepacia. The product, Comfort Shield Barrier Cream Cloths is a non-sterile, topical skin protectant used to treat and prevent moisture associated skin irritation caused by urine and/or stool exposure. The package contains three, single-use, disposable cloths. This recall affects Comfort Shield Barrier Cream Cloths with the product code 7503; NDC number 53462-915-50; lot number 53957; and expiration date of 3/6/2018. Sage Products notified its distributors and health care facilities by letter, and they were provided instructions to discontinue use and return product to Sage Products. The affected lot was distributed to customers between March 31, 2016 and June 8, 2016. Customers who received affected products should discontinue use of the affected products and return them to Sage Products for credit by contacting Sage Products customer service. Recall Date: 8/1/2016

• Amikacin Sulfate Injection: Teva Pharmaceuticals today announced a voluntary recall of seven lots of Amikacin Sulfate Injection USP, 500 mg/2mL (250 mg/mL) and 1 gram/4mL (250 mg/mL) vials due to the potential for the presence of glass particulate matter. Affected recalled lots can be found here. The administration of a glass particulate, if present in an intravenous drug, may result in local irritation or swelling in response to the foreign material. More serious potential outcomes would include blockage and clotting in blood vessels, which may be life-threatening if a critical organ is affected. To date, Teva has not received any reports of adverse events or complaints related to this recall. Amikacin Sulfate Injection USP is used in the short-term treatment of serious infections due to susceptible strains of Gram-negative bacteria, and has also been shown to be effective in staphylococcal infections and may be considered as initial therapy under certain conditions in the treatment of known or suspected staphylococcal disease. Amikacin Sulfate Injection belongs to a class of medications called aminoglycoside antibiotics and is supplied as 2 mL and 4 mL vials packaged in shelf pack of 10 500 mg/2 mL (250 mg/mL) and 1gram/4 mL (250 mg/mL) vials. Amikacin Sulfate Injection 250 mg/mL, 2 mL & 4 mL vials were distributed nationwide through wholesalers, retailers, and pharmacies. Teva has issued an Urgent Drug Recall Letter to their direct customers. Teva is arranging for impacted product to be returned to Inmar. Anyone with an existing inventory of the recalled lot(s) should stop use and distribution, and quarantine the product immediately. Customers should notify all retail and medical facility accounts. Customers who have further distributed the recalled product should notify any accounts or additional locations which may have received the recalled product and instruct them if they have redistributed the product to notify their accounts, locations or facilities. Recall Date: 8/2/2016

• Beef Jerky Products: Santana’s Black Label Gourmet Beef Jerky is recalling approximately 295 pounds of beef jerky products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and used the USDA mark of inspection without authorization, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The beef jerky items were produced on May 25, 2016, June 1, 2016 and June 26, 2016. A complete list of recalled products can be found here. The products subject to recall bear a false establishment number “EST. 090115” inside the mark of inspection. The firm applied this mark of inspection to the labels of the beef jerky products without authorization. Products produced on June 26, 2016, may not bear the mark of inspection. These items were shipped to distributors and retail locations in Arizona. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. Consumers and media with questions about the recall can contact Louis Santana Lopez, Owner, Santana’s Black Label Gourmet Beef Jerky. Recall Date: 7/29/2016

• Shrimp Scampi and Meat Lasagna Products: Michael Angelo’s Gourmet Foods, Inc. is recalling approximately 5,677 pounds of frozen shrimp scampi and meat lasagna products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The products may be mislabeled and contain chicken, as well as egg, soy or shrimp, known allergens, which are not declared on the product label. The following products are subject to recall: 26-oz. boxes, containing plastic trays, labeled, “Michael Angelo’s Uncompromisingly Italian-Style Shrimp Scampi with Linguini Pasta in a Fresh Heirloom Garlic-Butter Sauce” with a packaging date of May 7, 2016, “BEST IF USED BY” date of May 7, 2017 and UPC code 0 37363 98377 0; and 11-oz. boxes, containing plastic trays, labeled, “Michael Angelo’s Uncompromisingly Italian-Style Lasagna with Meat Sauce” with a packaging date of July 11, 2016, “BEST IF USED BY” date of July 11, 2017 and UPC code 0 37363 00612 7. Due to a packaging error, the products labeled as, “Michael Angelo’s Uncompromisingly Italian-Style Shrimp Scampi with Linguini Pasta in a Fresh Heirloom Garlic-Butter Sauce” may contain a chicken piccata product, which contains chicken, egg and soy, ingredients not declared on the label. These products subject to recall do not bear the USDA mark of inspection, as shrimp products are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The products labeled as “Michael Angelo’s Uncompromisingly Italian-Style Lasagna with Meat Sauce” may contain a shrimp scampi product, which contains shrimp, an ingredient not declared on the product label. These products bear the establishment number “1009A” within the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to distributors in the southern U.S. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. 8/1/2016

• Pork Sausage Products: Grossglockner Inc. is recalling approximately 204 pounds of fully cooked, not shelf stable, pork sausage banger products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The firm affixed the incorrect label to the back of products on the July 6, 2016 packaging date. The products have the “Banger Sausage” front label but have an incorrect ingredients label for “Wiener Products” on the back of the package. The Banger sausages contain breadcrumbs formulated with wheat; however, the back label is not correct and thus, does not sub-list the breadcrumbs. Therefore, wheat is not declared and may elicit allergic reactions in those allergic to wheat products. The pork sausage items were produced on July 5, 2016. Affected products include 16-oz. vacuum-packed packages containing “Handcrafted by Joseph Brunner Wegmans Bangers 8% Bread Crumbs” bearing lot number “18716” and a sell-by date of 08/24/2016. The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. M-6373” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to Wegman’s stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia. Recall Date: 8/3/2016

• Magnetic Travel Maps: Cinmar, LLC is recalling its magnetic travel maps with magnets because when two or more magnets are swallowed, they can link together inside the intestines and clamp onto body tissues, causing intestinal obstructions, perforations, sepsis and death. Internal injury from magnets can pose serious lifelong health effects. This recall involves World Magnetic Travel Maps with a burlwood frame. The world maps measure 54 inches wide and 36 inches tall and come with 50 magnetic markers. The maps affected by this recall have item number 145684. The item number is printed on the packaging. Recalled products were sold exclusively at Frontgate retail and outlet stores and online at www.frontgate.com from October 2015 through March 2016. Consumers should immediately stop using the magnetic markers that came with the product, keep them out of reach of children and dispose of them or recycle them. Cinmar is contacting consumers who purchased the products directly and will provide instructions on how to receive replacement magnets. Recall Date: 8/4/2016

• Grassfield Cheeses: In response to Grassfields Cheese LLC’s organic cheese recall, Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling the product from select stores in the Midwest and South out of an abundance of caution. Grassfields Cheese issued the recall due to possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), a bacteria that can cause serious illness in humans. The recall includes the following types of Grassfields Cheeses: Gouda, Onion ‘n Garlic, Country Dill, Leyden, Edam, Lamont Cheddar, Fait Gras and Polkton Corners which were cut and packaged in clear plastic wrap with scale labels beginning with PLU codes that ranged from 0206151 to 0206159 and “sell by” dates through 9/2/2016. The products were sold at Whole Foods Market stores in the following states: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Not all products were sold in all stores. Consumers who have purchased any of these recalled products can return them to the store for a full refund. Recall Date: 8/3/2016

• Grassfield Cheeses (Nationwide Recall): Out of an abundance of caution, Grassfields Cheese LLC, is conducting a voluntary recall of approximately 20,000 pounds of organic cheeses due to possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), a bacteria that can cause serious illness in humans. The recalled cheeses were sold from the firm’s retail store located at 14238 60th Ave., Coopersville MI 49404, to wholesale and retail customers, and to consumers nationwide via sales through the firm’s website. This recall involves all types and sizes of organic cheeses manufactured by the firm between December 1, 2015 through June 1, 2016 including: Gouda, Onion ‘n Garlic, Country Dill, Leyden, Edam, Lamont Cheddar, Chili Cheese, Fait Fras, Polkton Corners and Crofters. The cheeses were sold as wheels, half wheels, and wedges of various sizes. Consumers who have purchased any of these recalled products are urged to return them to the place of purchase. Recall Date: 8/3/2016

• John Deere Lawn and Garden Tractors: Deere & Company is recalling its lawn and garden tractors because the reverse implement option (RIO) system can fail, posing a laceration hazard to bystanders. RIO is a safety system that shuts off power to the mower blades when the machine is placed into reverse. This recall involves John Deere models X710, X730, X734, X738, and X739 lawn and garden tractors with serial numbers beginning with 1M0X. A complete list of serial numbers included in this recall is available on the firm’s website. The lawn and garden tractors have “John Deere” printed on the side and are green and yellow with yellow rims. The model number is on both sides of the engine hood. The serial number is located on the right side, below the foot rest. Recalled tractors were sold at John Deere independent dealers nationwide from December 2015 through July 2016. Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled tractors and contact a John Deere dealer for a free repair. John Deere is contacting all registered owners of the recalled lawn and garden tractors directly. Recall Date: 8/4/2016

• Ground Turmeric: JM Exotic Foods, Inc. is recalling ground turmeric because samples from our supplier were found to contain elevated levels of lead. The recalled products include ground turmeric, item number 1153, were packaged in 4 oz. clear plastic clamshells with the following codes: Lot# 16131185 and Lot# 16165184. Customers who have purchased this product are urged not to consume the product and should return it for a full refund. Recall Date: 8/2/2016

• IQF Cut Green Beans: JML Ingredients, Inc. is recalling IQF Cut Green Beans because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. IQF Cut Green Beans was distributed to manufacturers in Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania. A complete list of recalled products can be found here. Consumers who have purchased ICAPP IQF CUT GREEN BEANS are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Recall Date: 7/22/2016

• Organic Vegetable Tray and Ranch Dressing: Mann Packing is voluntarily recalling 844 cases of 18 ounce O Organics Organic Vegetable Tray with Creamy Ranch Dressing Dip because the product ingredients label does not identify ingredients that could pose an allergen risk; specifically egg, milk and soy. The recalled product has a Best If Used By date of August 11, 2016 and an incorrect UPC barcode: 21130 98428.  No illnesses have been reported in association with the recall to date. No other Mann Packing or O Organics products are affected by the recall. The recalled product is carried at Albertsons, ACME, Carrs, Haggen, Pavilions, Pak ‘N Save, Safeway, Shaw’s, Star Market, Tom Thumb and Vons stores in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Washington. Consumers who have the recalled product in their possession and are allergic to egg, milk and soy, should not consume the item. The product can be returned to the place of purchase for a full refund. Recall Date: 8/4/2016

• Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Injection: Hospira, Inc., a Pfizer company, is voluntarily recalling one lot of 0.25% Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Injection, USP (NDC: 0409-1159-02, Lot 59-064- DK, Expiry 1NOV2017) at the hospital/retail level due to the presence of particulate matter within a single vial. The issue was identified through a confirmed complaint. In the event that the particulate is administered to a patient, it may result in local swelling, irritation of bloodvessels or tissue, blockage of blood vessels and/or low-level allergic response to the particulate. The risk is reduced by the possibility of detection, as the label contains a clear statement directing the physician to visually inspect the product for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration. 0.25% Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Injection, USP is indicated for the production of local or regional anesthesiaor analgesia for surgery, dental and oral surgery procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and for obstetrical procedures. The product is packaged 50 units of 30 mL Single-use Teartop Vials per case, (25 Bottles per tray, two trays per case). The lot was distributed nationwide in the U.S. to wholesalers and hospitals between December 2015 and January 2016. Anyone with an existing inventory of the recalled lot should stop use and distribution and quarantine the product immediately. Inform Healthcare Professionals in your organization of this recall. If you have further distributed the recalled product, please notify any accounts or additional locations which may have received the recalled product from you. Further, please instruct entities that may have received the recalled product from you that if they redistributed the product, they should notify their accounts, locations or facilities of the recall to the hospital/retail level. Hospira will be notifying its direct customers via a recall letter and is arranging for impacted product to be returned to Stericycle in the United States. Recall Date: 8/5/2016