Mislabeled Baking Powder

Earlier today, Shufersal announced a recall of the following product:

Brand: Shufersal
Product Name: Baking Powder (Avakat Afiyah)
Package Size: 10g
Barcode: 7296073115724
Use By Date: 30.9.2019
Batch Code: 17226

The product is being recalled because the packets may have been filled with vanilla sugar instead of baking powder.

If you have purchased this product, please return it to the store where purchased for a refund.

If you opened this product and believe that your package contains something other then baking powder, please call Shufersal Customer Service at 1-800-68-68-68 to report the issue in further detail to a customer service agent.

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Mislabled Chocolate (Israel)

The Ministry of Health and Elite announced a recall of the following product:

Company: Elite Candy Company

Product Name: Cream Filled Milk Chocolate Bar (Tablat Shokolad B'Milui Krem Chalav) --- mislabeled!

Barcode: 7290003903955, marked with times between 15:00 and 17:00

Use by Date: 1.05.2018

Some of these bars contain a different chocolate bar inside - one that contains nuts (it is actually a Nougat Filled Milk Chocolate Bar). The mislabeled packages say "may contain traces of nuts", but the bars inside actually contain nut ingredients. (The label says cream filled and it is actually filled with NUT-based NOUGAT!)

If you have a nut allergy, this chocolate bar may NOT safe for you to eat if it is from the batch specified above, even if you can normally eat chocolate that says "may contain traces of nuts".

Consumers who have purchased bars from the recalled batch are asked to call Elite Customer Service at 1-800-777-777

Allergen Warning (Peanuts)

Today's announcement is about a mislabeled product:

Rami Levy Brand Nut Muesli 

400g and 800g packages

Barcodes 7290015681896 and 7290015681827

The packaging is missing an allergen warning - the product contains peanuts, as listed in the ingredient panel, but does not list peanuts in the allergen warning.

Consumers who are allergic to peanuts are warned NOT to eat this product!

Otherwise, it is safe to eat. They are working to correct the labels.

Inquiries should be directed to 08-915-8888

Mislabeled Cheese

This announcement is from Tnuva:

A small number of containers of 3% fat Gevinah Levana were packaged in containers labeled 5% fat.

Product Information: Tnuva Gevinah Levana, 3% fat
Barcode: 7290004129545
Expiration date: 1.8.17

The product is safe to consume. The lids of the mispackaged cheeses correctly identify the product as 3% fat Gevinah Levana, even though the cups they are packaged in are labeled 5% fat.

If you have any questions about this, please call Tnuva customer service at 1-800-666-244

Mislabeled Chocolate Milk!

Tnuva announced today that a small number of 1 liter chocolate milk bottles are incorrectly labeled.

The bottles in question have an expiration date of 3.7.2017, and, while they contain chocolate milk, have been mislabeled as Banana flavored milk!

No worries - the product is perfectly safe to drink, and everyone can see clearly that the mislabeling occured, as the bottles in question are see-thru plastic.

If you have any questions about this, please call Tnuva customer service at 1-800-666-244

Recall - Rice Pasta

Taste of Asia announced the following recall:

Due to a production error, the following product, labeled gluten free, CONTAINS GLUTEN:

Rice Sticks (Spiral Shape), barcode 7290012911316
Production Date: 30/11/2016
Expiration Date: 30/05/2018

The product is safe for the general population, but gluten sensitive people and those with celiac disease should NOT eat it.

The product is being recalled from store shelves.

Please direct inquiries about returning/replacing this product to Taste of Asia customer service at 1-599-500-960

If you've put your rice pasta away for Pesach, like I have, be sure to check it after Pesach is over!

Activia Yogurt Recall (Israel)

Strauss, Inc. has announced that a small number of Activia Plain (White) Yogurt Drinks, 1.5% fat, sold in 250 ml bottles, barcode 9200011104941, were mislabeled.


Yogurt drink bottles with expiration date of 01/11 (November 1), produced between 0:00 - 03:30 ONLY were labeled plain white yogurt but actually contain apricot flavored yogurt. The company says the product is safe to consume.

The mislabeled product has been recalled, and is being removed from store shelves.

Customers with questions can call Strauss' customer service hotline at 1-800-777-777

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Mislabeled Tirat Tzvi Ground Beef

Tirat Tzvi announced that certain packages of "Ground Beef, 500g" (Barcode 3229406) were labeled with an incorrect expiration date. Packages that state that the last date for use is 21/8/14 should have been dated 20/10/2013.

Please take note of the correct expiration date!

Consumers with questions should call Customer Service at 1-800-26-27-28

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Mislabeled Milk

Tnuva Dairies announced that a small number of 3% milk bags (barcode 42008, 1 liter, regular kashrut certification) were accidentally mislabeled with an expiration date of 11/11/2013 this week. 

The correct expiration date is 11/10/2013 (Oct 11).

Please take note!

If you have any questions, please call Tnuva's customer service hotline at 1-800-666-244

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Recall - Mislabeled Product (Israel)

 

Tempo and the Ministry of Health announced a recall of 1.5 liter bottles of Jump Diet Grapefruit flavor soft drink, with production code L3107, and expiration date of 17.8.2013.

The product contains aspartame, but the label does not mention aspartame.

The incorrectly labeled bottles are being recalled from store shelves.

Consumers who have purchased this product are asked to call Tempo's customer service hotline at 1-800-300-370 to arrange for a replacement.

Recall! (Israel)

Shkediah-Geva Industries and the Ministry of Health have announced a recall of the following product:

Chocolate Cranberry Granola Bars - 25g, sold in boxes of 5.

They are manufactured in Macedonia, by "Vitalia Nicola".

The product is marked PAREVE, but lab tests have shown they contain milk protein.

Consumers are asked to call 08-915-8888 to arrange for a replacement product.

The product is being removed from store shelves.

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Another Recall (Israel)

This recall is for a mislabeled product.

Tempo Drinks has announced that a number of bottles of Nesher Malt (1.5 liters) were mislabeled. They were labeled "Diet" on the back label when in fact they contain sugar, and are the regular version of the product. The front of the bottle has the correct label.

If you have a 1.5 liter bottle of Nesher Malt, labeled low-calorie, please check if it was mislabeled.

The mislabeled bottles have an expiration date of 29.7.2013, and are labeled with production code L3027 and were produced between 13:48 and 14:40. (All of this information is located on the bottle.)

Only this specific batch was mislabeled, and Tempo is recalling them from store shelves.

Consumers who purchased this product are being asked to call Tempo's customer service hotline at 1-800-300-3700 in order to receive a replacement.

Mislabeled Ice Cream!

Some 2 liter containers of Strauss Chocolate with Cookies/ Vanilla with Chocolate Chips were mislabeled PAREVE on the top of the container, and are actually DAIRY. The containers ARE labeled dairy on the bottom.


They are being pulled from grocery store shelves.


The affected products have expiration dates of April 17-18, 2014.

Consumers with this product at home can call 1-800-77-00-88 to arrange a refund.

Food Recall (Israel)

פודלי רטבים מוצרי מזון בע"מ is recalling several mislabeled products. they are wrongly labeled "gluten free".

The affected products by the פודלי company are:

Spaghetti Sauce (720 grams)
Pizza Sauce (750 grams)
Sweet Chili Sauce (700 grams)

They are not gluten-free. All production dates are included in this recall.

Consumers are being asked to return the products to the store where they purchased them for a credit.