Reason for recall: Microbiological – Listeria Hazard
Classification:–Company / Firm: Les Dependances Distribution: British Columbia, Quebec
Extent of the distribution: Retail
Ottawa, May 12, 2021 – Les Dependances is recalling Castel Regio brand Taleggio DOP from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.
This product may have been packaged at retail and sold in variable sizes. Consumers who are unsure if they have purchased the affected product are advised to contact their retailer.
Recalled product
Brand
Product
Size
UPC
Codes
Castel Regio
Taleggio DOP
Variable
3 254550 032272
Lot: 11091 Best Before: 2021 MA 31
What you should do
If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.
Check to see if you have the recalled product in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.
The Hong Kong government has replaced its catering service at the Penny’s Bay and Lei Yue Mun Covid quarantine camps following reports of mass food poisoning symptoms among residents and after images of its meal boxes were circulated on the internet along with derogatory comment.
Around 20 schoolchildren experienced diarrhoea after eating lunch boxes supplied by Danny Catering Service in 2019, according to an Apple Daily report at the time. The company is one of Hong Kong’s four main school caterers, and supplied over 30,000 lunch boxes to about 100 schools in the city at the time.
People in quarantine complained about the quality and hygiene of food supplied to district councillors. Photo: Supplied.
Members from over 30 households — or about 70 people — amongst residents of Allway Gardens in Tsuen Wan who were quarantined at Penny’s Bay suffered diarrhoea, the area’s District Councillor Chiu Yan-loy told HKFP.
Photo: Supplied.
Some residents at Penny’s Bay sought phone consultations with a doctor stationed at the camp and some were given medicine after about 12 hours, Chiu said.
The original caterer for the two quarantine camps, Danny Catering Services Limited, has been replaced by Delicious Chef King Catering Limited, a spokesperson from the Department of Health said in a statement on Sunday.
Photo: Supplied.
Images of the meal boxes supplied by Danny Catering made the rounds on the internet over the weekend. Following reports of food poisoning, quarantine residents were given cup noodles “because of the food hygiene problem,” a note attached from the quarantine facility read.
Checkered history
Around 20 schoolchildren experienced diarrhoea after eating lunch boxes supplied by Danny Catering Service in 2019, according to an Apple Daily report at the time. The company is one of Hong Kong’s four main school caterers, and supplied over 30,000 lunch boxes to about 100 schools in the city at the time.
Danny Catering Service does not cater for other quarantine facilities, the health department spokesperson said. The department did not respond to questions on whether the company went through a tendering process to become a quarantine camp service provider, but said its procurement followed existing rules.
It will also continue to monitor outside providers and follow up all complaints, the spokesperson said.
HKFP has reached out to Danny Catering for comment.
A handful of residents had not been allowed to leave as of Monday evening. Five residents of Allway Gardens remained at the facility even though they tested negative for the coronavirus, Chiu said. They have not been told why they are still kept there. Around 20 residents from Caribbean Coast and Kornhill were in a similar situation, RTHK reported.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong recorded four imported cases on Monday with no local transmissions. The four were all domestic workers, three of whom travelled from Indonesia and one from India. Hong Kong has recorded 11,812 Covid-19 cases and 210 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
Selina Cheng is a Hong Kong journalist who previously worked with HK01, Quartz and AFP Beijing. She also covered the Umbrella Movement for AP and reported for a newspaper in France. Selina has studied investigative reporting at the Columbia Journalism School.
People who may have this product are asked not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased.
Foodborne illnesses caused by salmonella result in gastrointestinal disturbances, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain, often accompanied by fever; these symptoms may be more severe in young children, immunocompromised individuals and the elderly. The incubation period can range from 6 to 72 hours. People who have consumed the products mentioned below and who have these symptoms are invited to consult their doctor, notifying him of this consumption.
FURTHER INFORMATION
▸ Barcode Beginning with 2428133
▸ Lot • 211169013 • 211239010
▸ DLC • 05/21/2021 • 05/28/2021
▸ Packaging 250 G TRAY
▸ Start date / End of marketing From 04/28/2021 to 05/28/2021
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is investigating multiple outbreaks of norovirus around the state. The Department is recommending precautions be taken, especially around the very young, the elderly and those at any age with weakened immune systems. They are at risk for more serious illness due to norovirus infection.
Those in possession of this product are asked not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale where it was purchased.
Foodborne illnesses caused by salmonella result in gastrointestinal disturbances, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain, often accompanied by fever; these symptoms may be more severe in young children, immunocompromised individuals and the elderly. The incubation period can range from 6 to 72 hours. People who have consumed the products mentioned below and who have these symptoms are invited to consult their doctor, notifying him of this consumption.
FURTHER INFORMATION
▸ Barcode 000000009
▸ Start date / End of marketing From 01/18/2021 to 05/05/2021
Not to consume a kind of French raw milk goat’s cheese suspected to be contaminated with salmonella
Issue Date
7.5.2021
Source of Information
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission
Food Product
A kind of raw milk goat’s cheese imported from France
Product Name and Description
Product name: Picodon Aop
Brand: Janier
Batch numbers: 12260610, 13260610, 14260610, 15260610, 16260610
Place of origin: France
Importer: Le Quinze Vins Limited
Reason For Issuing Alert
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission that the above-mentioned raw milk goat’s cheese sample was found by the French manufacturer to have been contaminated with salmonella. The manufacturer concerned has initiated a recall locally.
According to the information provided by the RASFF, some of the affected products have been imported into Hong Kong.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety
Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately contacted the local importer concerned for follow-up.
A preliminary investigation found that the above-mentioned importer had imported the above batches of the product, and some of them were sold. Upon notification by the exporter concerned earlier, the importer has already stopped sale of the affected product, initiated a recall and destroyed the remaining product.
The CFS has alerted the trade to the incident, will continue to follow up and take appropriate action.
Advice to the Trade
Stop using or selling the product concerned immediately if they possess it.
Advice to Consumers
Not to consume the affected batches of the product if they have bought any.
During the period 13 April to 24 April, 14 cases fell ill in Salmonella Braenderup in 10 different regions in Sweden. The cases have been linked using whole genome sequencing (analysis of the bacterium’s genome). The ages vary from 0 to 91 years and ten of the cases are women. Affected infection control units, municipalities, the National Food Administration and the Swedish Public Health Agency are jointly investigating the outbreak to identify the source of infection that is suspected to be a food that has been widely distributed in Sweden. The investigation interviews the cases of what they ate the week before falling ill, with the aim of identifying common suspicious foods.
Figure. Inhalation curve for Salmonella Braenderup (n = 14), 2021-05-06.
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