Food Safety Recall round-up 1-7 December 2017
Mold risk in water
US: The Kroger Company has recalled Comforts FOR BABY Purified Water with Fluoride Added 1 GAL (3.78L) after receiving complaints about mold.
Testing has identified the mold as Talaromyces penicillium. The water with sell by dates from 4/26/2018 to 10/10/2018 is sold in clear containers but the mold may not be visible.
Products were distributed to Kroger stores, including Food 4 Less, Jay C, Jay C Food Plus, Kroger, Kroger Marketplace, Owen’s, Payless Super Market, and Ruler stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Recalled products are labeled with the UPC Code 0 41260 37597 2 and plant code 51-4140.
Inhaling or touching mold or mold spores may cause allergic reactions in some people.
