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Product Safety Notices & Recalls

At Big Y, our goal is to exceed our customers' evolving expectations by constantly seeking better ways to create and deliver World Class service and value. This makes food safety a priority for us. We maintain the highest standards of performance in all areas of our World Class Markets especially when it comes to the well-being of our community.

Current Recalls:

  • Old Spice High Endurance AP Spray Pure Sport Recall - November 24, 2021 - The Procter & Gamble Company is voluntarily recalling all lots with expiry through September 2023 of Old Spice High Endurance AP Spray Pure Sport due to the presence of benzene detected.
  • Levain Bakery Cookie Recall - November 23, 2021 - Levain Bakery is recalling Two Chip Chocolate Chip cookies with a lot code “243-01-01” and best by date of “10/25/21” due to individual units having a mis-labeled expiration date.
  • Ripple Original Milk Recall - November 23, 2021 - Ripple Foods, is voluntarily recalling on one production lot of 48 oz Original Milk due to possible contamination of Bacillus cereus.
  • Country Time Lemonade, Tang, Kool-Aid Recall - November 23, 2021 - Kraft Heinz is recalling select code dates of Country Time Lemonade and Tang powdered beverages and limited Kool- Aid powdered beverages with “Best When Used By” dates between May 10, 2023 and November 1, 2023 in the U.S. due to the potential presence of foreign material, specifically very small pieces of metal or glass, that may have been introduced during production.
  • Odor-Eaters Recall - November 19, 2021 - Odor-Eaters®, owned by Blistex Inc., is voluntarily recalling a total of forty-one lots of two Odor-Eaters® spray products to the consumer level due to the presence of benzene. Internal testing identified low levels of benzene contamination in specific lots of these aerosol products.
  • Minute Maid Berry Punch Recall - November 11, 2021 - The Coca-Cola Co. is recalling a limited quantity of refrigerated Minute Maid Berry Punch packaged in 59oz cartons due to the potential presence of foreign matter in the product.
  • Sweet P's Mini Vanilla Cupcakes Recall - November 11, 2021 - Topco, Inc is recalling Sweet P’s Mini Vanilla Cupcakes because they may contain tiny fragments of metal mesh wire. Packages affected by this recall have various sell-by dates but all have the same lot code of 21299 injected on the plastic top.
  • TopCare No Drip Nasal Spray Recall  - October 28, 2021 - Topco Associates has issued a recall for one lot code of TopCare No Drip Nasal Spray due to an out of specification result for Total Aerobic Microbial Count.
  • Quick Easy Meals With Chicken Withdrawal  - October 18, 2021 - Big Y Foods is withdrawing Quick, Easy Meals With Chicken due to a quality concern.
  • Simple Mills Fine Ground Sea Salt Almond Flour Crackers Recall - October 7, 2021 - Simple Mills is initiating a recall on a select number of boxes of Fine Ground Sea Salt Almond Flour Cracker because they were erroneously packed with bags of Farmhouse Cheddar Almond Flour Crackers.
  • Lotrimin and Tinactin Aerosol Spray Recall - October 5, 2021 - Bayer is voluntarily recalling all unexpired Lotrimin® AF and Tinactin® spray products with lot numbers beginning with TN, CV or NAA, distributed between September 2018 to September 2021, to the consumer level due to the presence of benzene in some samples of the products.
  • Greenhead Frozen Cooked Lobster Claw and Knuckle Meat Recall  - October 5, 2021 -&nbspGreenhead Lobster Products of Bucksport, Maine is recalling 5,749 lbs. frozen cooked lobster meat because of a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. .
  • Greenhead Frozen Scored Claw-Arm Bulk Recall - October 4, 2021 - Greenhead Lobster Products of Bucksport, Maine is recalling 5,749 lbs. frozen cooked lobster meat because of a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
  • Poppi Prebiotic Soda Withdrawal - September 29, 2021 - Boursin is issuing a market withdrawal for is 5.2 ounce containers of Garlic & Herb cheese with a sell-by date of 10/27/21 and a lot code of CR1931E because this batch may appear moldy .
  • Boursin Garlic & Herb Cheese Withdrawal - September 20, 2021 - Boursin is issuing a market withdrawal for is 5.2 ounce containers of Garlic & Herb cheese with a sell-by date of 10/27/21 and a lot code of CR1931E because this batch may appear moldy .

More Resources:

Both FSIS and FDA offer free recall email notifications. By clicking on the links on the FSIS and FDA recall pages, you can sign up for email notifications of all recalls. All you need is a valid email address.

Recalls.gov - Your Online Resource for Recalls - http://www.recalls.gov/

FDA's Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts Page - http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm

USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Current Recalls and Alerts - http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fsis_Recalls/Open_Federal_Cases/index.asp

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