New Food Recalls: Salmonella, Undeclared Allergens Detected

The Food and Drug Administration announced several food recalls over the weekend and is cautioning people about some products due to concerns about salmonella contamination and undeclared allergens that can present a risk of serious food poisoning to consumers.

Chef Pierre Gourmet Lemon Meringue Pies

About 4,380 cases of Chef Pierre brand gourmet lemon meringue pies are being voluntarily recalled because they may contain milk that is not listed on the product’s packaging, posting a potential for severe injuries in people who are allergic to milk or dairy intolerant.

The recalled pies were labeled as lemon meringue pies, but the boxes actually contained chocolate meringue pies, the Food and Drug Administration and company officials said. No other Chef Pierre brand pies or other products are involved in the recall.

The recall covers only those pies mislabeled as lemon meringue with the UPC CODE 3210009293 and a code of 9159 printed on the top of the pie label directly under the Chef Pierre logo, official said. The recalled pies were distributed nationwide to foodservice companies and directly to consumers through retail outlets.

There have been no reports received of consumer illnesses or injuries associated with the recalled pies, officials said. Consumers may return recalled pies to the store or operator where the products were purchased for a full refund, the FDA said.

Melon Acres Cantaloupes

Cantaloupes grown by Melon Acres and distributed through Farm-Wey Produce of Lakeland, Fl., may carry salmonella bacteria and present a risk of serious, even deadly food poisoning, the FDA said.

The melons being recalled were shipped to a few stores in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio on August 13 and 14. Later testing of 20 melons pulled from the shipments turned up salmonella, a bacteria that can cause life-threatening health complications in consumers, particularly the elderly, people with weakened immune systems, and young children.

Most healthy persons infected with Salmonella experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. However, in some cases, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

However, there have been no reports yet of people falling ill after eating the recalled melons, the FDA said. Also, the field where the contaminated cantaloupes were grown has been isolated and since tested clean of salmonella, officials said.

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