Agency Resources : Food Safety

Food safety is an integral part of managing food donations, storage and distribution at GBFB. We model best practices in all aspects of food handling and expect equally high standards from our member agencies.

RECALL: Hannaford, Taste of Inspirations, and Nature’s Place Ground Beef

Hannaford has issued a recall of ground beef with a sell-by date of December 17th, 2011 or earlier because it may be contaminated with a multi-drug resistant strain of Salmonella Typhimurium.

The following products with a sell-by date of 12/17/11 or earlier are included in the recall:

- "73% Hannaford Regular Ground Beef”

- "75% Hannaford Regular Ground Beef"

- "80% Hannaford Regular Ground Beef"

- "85% Hannaford Regular Ground Beef"

- "90% Hannaford Regular Ground Beef"

- "80% Taste of Inspirations Angus Ground Beef"

- "85% Taste of Inspirations Angus Ground Beef"

- "90% Taste of Inspirations Angus Ground Beef"

- "85% Nature's Place Ground Beef"

- "90% Nature's Place Ground Beef"

What You Should Do:

- Check your inventory. Sort all miscellaneous boxes of meat.

- Discard product immediately!

- Encourage clients to check their refrigerators at home and discard product.

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Please see the official recall notice here.

RECALL: Ocean Spray Craisins (Original Flavor)

Ocean Spray has issued a voluntary recall on several pack sizes of Craisins, Original Flavor.

Please see the official recall notice here.

RECALL: Rich Fields Butter Cookies

Rite Aid has initiated a voluntary chain-wide recall of approximately 85,000 tins of butter cookies distributed by Rite Aid under the Rich Fields brand name because of the possibility of contamination with Bacillus cereus.

Product Details
Size: 12-ounce tins

Each package contains decorative castle or Christmas design cookies and is sold exclusively at Rite Aid stores. Affected products can be identified by the UPC codes 01249596519 and 88411804619 located directly beneath the bar code on the bottom of each tin.

Illness Details
Microorganism: Bacillus cereus
Symptoms: This microorganism may cause diarrhea, nausea and/or vomiting; however, the possibility of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

What You Should Do
- Check your inventory, including can drives.
- Discard product immediately.
- Encourage clients to check their cabinets at home and discard product.

Additional Information Information regarding the recall is available online at www.RiteAid.com or by calling 1-800-RITEAID Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST and Saturday from 9:30 to 6 p.m. EST.

Please see the official recall notice here.

The Greater Boston Food Bank aims to efficiently manage recalls by cross-checking our inventory as well as notifying Member Agencies through email, the message board when you visit our building, and our website. Recall information will be available on our website as long as the recall is active or for 60 days following the initiation.

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