Monthly Archives: January 2024

USA – Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Dry Dog Food

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CDC

This outbreak investigation is over, but the recalled pet foods have long shelf lives. Check your home for the recalled pet food and don’t feed it to pets.

Fast Facts

Illnesses: 7

Hospitalizations: 1

Deaths: 0

States: 7

Recall: Yes

Investigation status: Closed   (first posted on November 9, 2023)

Mid America Pet Food

  • All dog and cat food
  • Best by dates before 10/31/2024
  • Brands include: Victor Super Premium Dog Foods, Wayne Feeds Dog Food, Eagle Mountain Pet food, Member’s Mark
  • Multiple bag sizes including: 5 pound, 15 pound, 16 pound, 30 pound, 40 pound, and 50 pound
  • See recall for more details

Victor brand Hi-Pro Plus dog food

  • 5-pound bags with lot code 1000016385
  • Best-by date 4/30/2024
  • See recall for more details

Victor brand Super Premium Dog Food, Select Beef Meal & Brown Rice Formula

  • 5 pound, 15 pound, and 40 pound bags
  • Best-by date 6/12/2024
  • Lot numbers 1000016890, 1000016891, 1000016892
  • See recall for more details

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Canada – Eagle brand Corn (frozen) recalled due to Salmonella

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CFIA

Summary

Product
Corn (frozen)
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Salmonella
What to do

Do not consume, use, sell, serve, or distribute recalled products

Distribution
Ontario
Possibly other provinces and territories
Eagle - Corn (frozen) - 1.75 kg - Front
Eagle - Corn (frozen) - 1.75 kg - Back

The affected product is being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination.

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Canada -Urban Fare brand UF Chia Tropical Fruit Parfait and Yogurt Parfait recalled due to Salmonella

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CFIA

Summary

Product
UF Chia Tropical Fruit Parfait, Yogurt Parfait
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Salmonella
What to do

Do not consume, use, sell, serve, or distribute recalled products

Distribution
Alberta
British Columbia
Urban Fare - UF Chia Tropical Fruit Parfait - Variable - Label
Urban Fare - Yogurt Parfait - 330 g - Label

Issue

The affected products are being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. These products were made using granola recalled by Quaker Canada on January 11, 2024.

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Canada – Réserve Festive brand Strong Cider recalled due to possible bursting bottles – Microbial Spoilage

Posted on January 15, 2024 by | Leave a comment

CFIA

Summary

Product
Strong Cider
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Non harmful (quality or spoilage)
What to do

Do not use, sell, serve or distribute the affected product.

Audience
Retail
Distribution
Quebec

Réserve Festive brand Strong Cider recalled due to possible bursting bottles.

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Philippines – Gastroenteritis cases in Baguio City breach 3,000

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CNN

The Baguio City government has recorded 3,087 self-reported cases of acute gastroenteritis, a local health official said Sunday.

In a news conference, Baguio City Health Services Office (CHSO) head Celia Flor Brillantes said of the over 3,000 cases, 691 or around 22% sought hospital consultations.

“[On] Jan. 9, we were getting a significant decline of our cases. Today, we only had three reporting cases in our system. [The] majority are females and belong to the age group of 21 to 30 young adults,” Brillantes said.

She said stool samples from 10 patients admitted for acute gastroenteritis were positive for norovirus and sapovirus, which experts said were the common causes of the disease.

Unless we are able to identify the causes, circumstances, only then can we confidently say that it is over. But looking at the current trend of the epidemiological curve, we’re getting there.

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USA – Celebrity Cruise Norovirus Outbreak leaves over 90 passengers ill

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Outbreak News Today

Food Borne Illness - Norovirus -CDC Photo

With the Celebrity Cruise from Tampa ending on Friday, details have emerged regarding the norovirus outbreak which has left over 90 people ill.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that among the 2,056 passengers, 92 reported illnesses with vomiting and diarrhea. Another eight crew members are also listed as “reported being ill during the voyage.”

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Israel -Notice to consumers about the removal from the shelves of the products “Ground Nutmeg”, “Mixed Seasoning Mix”, “Rice Seasoning Mix”, “White Rice Seasoning Mix” – Aflatoxins

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Gov IL

Recall Notice

Due to an inspection by the food service at the Ministry of Health, higher than permitted levels of aflatoxins (mold toxins) were found in the product “Ground Nutmeg”

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Israel – Notice to consumers OATMEAL SQUARES Oat-based square breakfast cereal with brown sugar produced in a Quaker factory in the USA – Salmonella

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Gov IL

Recall Notice

Following the recall announcement by the manufacturer Quaker from the United States due to fear of salmonella contamination in a square breakfast cereal product based on oats with brown sugar.

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Denmark – E. coli (STEC) in sliced ​​sausage

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Foedevarestyrelsen

Inter Dairy Food ApS is recalling sliced ​​sausage, Yayla Dilimli Sucuk, as E.coli (STEC) has been found in the product. If you have the product, you should discard it or return it to the store where it was purchased.

Updated on 14.01.2024 with where the product was sold.

Photo of the recalled product

Which food is recalled

Yayla Dilimli Sucuk
Net weight: 200g
Best before dates: 23.02.2024

Where is the product sold

LygtenBazar ApS, Lygten 11, 2400 Copenhagen NV
Asia Bazar ApS, Hamletsgade 4 – 6, 2200 Copenhagen N 
OTTOMAN HVIDOVRE ApS, Immerkær 27, 2650 Hvidovre 
Vestegnens Bazar Albertslund, Stationstorvet 3, 2620 Albertslund
Super Center 1 ApS, Frederikssundsvej 34, 2400 Copenhagen NV

Why is the product being recalled?

E.coli (STEC) has been detected in the product. The symptoms of infection with E.coli (STEC) are often acute stomach infection with diarrhoea, severe abdominal pain and vomiting. You usually get no or only a mild fever. The disease mostly goes away within 5-10 days. In some cases, the infection can worsen with acute kidney failure, called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

Read more about E.coli here

Read more about E.coli (STEC) here

What should you do as a consumer?

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration advises consumers to return the product to the store where it was purchased or to discard it. 

If you experience symptoms in connection with consuming the product, you should contact your own doctor.

Who recalls the product

Inter Dairy Food ApS, Dalager 9, 2605 Brøndby

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Luxembourg – Mettwurst from the Cobolux brand

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SAP

The following product is recalled in Luxembourg:

Name Mettwurst
Brand Cobolux
Unit x2, x4, x6, x10, x25, Bulk
Product Appearance Mettwurst necklace, Mettwurst Apéro, Mettwurst Cocktail, Plastic tray.
DLC/DDM 01/31/2024
Batch 20231229
Sales period 02.-10.01.2024

Danger  : Possible presence of Salmonella

Salmonella can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever and headache within 6 to 72 hours after consumption. These symptoms may be aggravated in young children, immunocompromised individuals and the elderly. People who have consumed these products and present these symptoms are invited to consult a doctor and report this consumption.

The product can be distributed by different points of sale in Luxembourg.

Information Source: Recall Notification

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