October 13, 2024 – October 20, 2024 – 7 Recalls (7 FDA, 0 USDA)

Industries/Products: Ready-to-Eat Meat, Frozen Bakery, Produce, Medical Devices, Drugs

Current FDA & USDA Recall Trends

FDA

Recalls / Reason(s)

• 10/19/24 – Food & Beverage – ReadyMeals and store-made deli items – Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes.
  • “Following a recall initiated by Fresh Creative Foods, a division of Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc., Albertsons Companies has voluntarily recalled 12 types of ReadyMeals and store-made deli items, supplied by Fresh Creative Foods, due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall was initiated because these products contain a recalled ready-to-eat chicken ingredient supplied by BrucePac of Durant, Okla., which was found to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes during routine tests by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). You can find the FSIS recall notice here..” 1
• 10/18/24 – Food & Beverage – Pepperjack Cheeseburger, Bacon Cheeseburger and The Gambler – Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes.
  • “Dakota Tom’s Sandwiches Corsica, SD is voluntarily recalling our Pepperjack Cheeseburger, Bacon Cheeseburger and The Gambler due to the burger patty being included in a recall from an outside supplier (BrucePac). The ingredient supplier (BrucePac) recall is due to possible Listeria monocytogenes” 2
• 10/18/24 – Food & Beverage – Frozen Waffle Products – Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes.
  • “This issue was discovered through routine testing at the manufacturing facility.” 3
• 10/18/24 – Food & Beverage – Green Onions – Salmonella.
  • “This recall is the result of a single product sample collected by Canadian Food Inspection Agency that indicated the presence of Salmonella. The Company promptly reported this issue to Food & Drug Administration. To the knowledge of Church Brothers Farms, no illnesses have occurred or been reported to date.” 4
• 10/18/24 – Medical Devices – MiniMed™ 600 series or 700 series insulin pumps – Device & Drug Safety – Defect,
  • “Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, voluntarily issued a field action starting on July 31, 2024, notifying global customers of its MiniMed™ 600 series or 700 series insulin pumps to follow their pump’s built-in alerts and alarms for battery status and to contact Medtronic if they observe changes in the battery life of their pump. Medtronic began investigating this issue upon receiving customer reports of shortened battery life and a comprehensive analysis found that pumps that have been dropped, bumped, or experienced physical impact even once may result in shortened battery life due to damage to internal electrical components. This electrical issue also causes battery alerts to occur when less battery life remains than the User Guide states. This may result in the pump stopping insulin delivery significantly sooner than usually expected and could lead to health risks like hyperglycemia or diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), potentially requiring medical intervention. Most recently, Medtronic has received 170 reports of hyperglycemia >400mg/dL and 11 reports of diabetic ketoacidosis from January 2023 to September 2024 in the US potentially related to this issue. The FDA has classified this action as a class I recall.” 5
• 10/16/24 – Drugs – AK Forte Dietary Supplement – Device & Drug Safety – Unapproved Drug.
  • “National City, CA, C&A Naturistics is voluntarily recalling all lots of AK Forte, 400 mg tablets, to the consumer level. FDA analysis has found the product to be tainted Diclofenac, Dexamethasone, and Methocarbamol. Products containing diclofenac, dexamethasone, and methocarbamol cannot be marketed as dietary supplements. AK Forte tablets is an unapproved new drug for which safety and efficacy have not been established and, therefore, subject to recall.” 6
• 10/16/24 – Drugs – Ascorbic Acid Solution for Injection – Device & Drug Safety – Presence of glass particulates.
  • “Bennet, NE, STASKA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. is voluntarily recalling 1 lot of Ascorbic Acid Solution for Injection (Preservative Free, Non-Corn) 500mg/mL, 50mL vials to the user level. This is due to the presence of glass particulates in one lot of vials used in the production of this batch.” 7

1 https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/albertsons-companies-voluntarily-recalls-12-readymeals-and-store-made-deli-items-containing-recalled

2 https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/dakota-toms-sandwiches-recalls-pepperjack-cheeseburger-bacon-cheeseburger-and-gambler-because

3 https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/treehouse-foods-announces-voluntary-recall-certain-waffle-products-due-potential-listeria

4 https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/church-brothers-farms-recall-green-onions-due-possible-health-risk

5 https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/voluntary-recall-notifying-medtronic-insulin-pump-users-potential-risks-shortened-pump-battery-life

6 https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/ca-naturistics-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-ak-forte-tablets-con-ortiga-y-omega-3-due-presence

7 https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/staska-pharmaceuticals-inc-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-ascorbic-acid-solution-injection