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Canada – Various poppy seeds recalled due to Salmonella

CFIA

Summary

Product
Various poppy seeds
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Salmonella
What to do

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

Issue

Industry is recalling various poppy seeds from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination.

The recalled products have been sold as indicated in the table.

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 products in your home
  • Do not consume the recalled products
  • Do not serve, use, sell, or distribute the recalled products
  • Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased

Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections. Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

UK – ‘Don’t take the risk’: The FSA, FSS and UKHSA issue reminder that a range of Kinder egg products and Schoko-Bon’s should not be eaten this Easter weekend

FSA

The agencies are continuing to work with Public Health Scotland, Public Health Wales, Public Health Agency Northern Ireland – as well as international public health and food safety authorities – to investigate an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella linked to certain Kinder egg product ranges and Schoko-Bons produced at one of the Ferrero company’s factories, in Arlon, Belgium.

Full details on the products affected and the recall can be found here (Opens in a new window).

Kinder product recall items

As of 15 April, there are 70 cases linked to this outbreak in the UK. The majority of the cases are in children under 5 years of age.

Emily Miles, Chief Executive of the Food Standards Agency said:

“As we go into the Easter weekend, we are strongly urging consumers to follow the advice in the latest recall notice and to check any Kinder products they might have already bought against the list detailed in the notice, as they may pose a risk to health. If they do have any products on the list, they should not eat them and should discard them immediately.

“We have emphasised to the business and the authorities in Belgium the importance of taking a precautionary approach to their recall and trust that they will continue to put consumers’ needs first in any action they take.”

Dame Jenny Harries, Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said:

“We’re reminding people of the recall this Bank Holiday weekend as it’s possible these products have been bought and stored as gifts, or for events such as Easter trails.

“It’s crucial these products are not eaten and are discarded. Salmonella infection can be severe and many children affected in this outbreak have been very unwell and hospitalised, so anyone giving chocolate products to friends or family should take extra care to ensure their Easter gifts are not amongst those products recalled.

“Thank you to parents and guardians  who worked with us and other public health authorities in the UK to tell us what their children had eaten prior to becoming unwell – this allowed us to rapidly pinpoint a potential source of infection and helped food chain investigations both in this country and in Europe. We understand this has been a worrying time for these families, and their responses have helped to prevent more children and vulnerable adults being affected.”

Symptoms of salmonellosis – or infection with salmonella – typically resolve themselves within a few days. However, symptoms can be more severe, especially in young children, those who are pregnant and those with weakened immune systems.

Anybody with concerns that they have symptoms of salmonellosis should contact their GP or call NHS 111. Salmonella can be spread from person to person as well as from food, so anyone affected should adhere to good hygiene practices, such as washing hands thoroughly after using the bathroom and avoiding handling food for others where possible, if you have symptoms.

Notes to Editors:

The following products have been recalled and regardless of best-before date, should not be eaten.

The recall includes:

Kinder Surprise 20g & 3x 20g

Kinder Surprise 100g

Kinder Egg Hunt

Kinder Mini Eggs

Kinder Schoko-Bons

Research – Bacterial inhibition of Fas-mediated killing promotes neuro-invasion and persistence -Listeria monocytogenes

Nature.com

Infections of the central nervous system are among the most serious infections1,2, but the mechanisms by which pathogens access the brain remain poorly understood. The model microorganism Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is a major foodborne pathogen that causes neurolisteriosis, one of the deadliest infections of the central nervous system3,4. Although immunosuppression is a well-established host risk factor for neurolisteriosis3,5, little is known about the bacterial factors that underlie the neuroinvasion of Lm. Here we develop a clinically relevant experimental model of neurolisteriosis, using hypervirulent neuroinvasive strains6 inoculated in a humanized mouse model of infection7, and we show that the bacterial surface protein InlB protects infected monocytes from Fas-mediated cell death by CD8+ T cells in a manner that depends on c-Met, PI3 kinase and FLIP. This blockade of specific anti-Lm cellular immune killing lengthens the lifespan of infected monocytes, and thereby favours the transfer of Lm from infected monocytes to the brain. The intracellular niche that is created by InlB-mediated cell-autonomous immune resistance also promotes Lm faecal shedding, which accounts for the selection of InlB as a core virulence gene of Lm. We have uncovered a specific mechanism by which a bacterial pathogen confers an increased lifespan to the cells it infects by rendering them resistant to cell-mediated immunity. This promotes the persistence of Lm within the host, its dissemination to the central nervous system and its transmission.

Belgium – “Shelled pistachios”, “Luxury nut mix” and “Dried olive nut mix” – Aflatoxin

AFSCA

Recall from Spar Colruyt Group
Product: “Shelled pistachios”, “Luxury nut mix” and “Dried olive nut mix”.
Problem: too high aflatoxin content.


Spar is recalling the products ‘Pistachio Shells’, ‘Luxury Nut Mix’ and ‘Dried Olive Nut Mix’.

During an internal check, too high aflatoxin B1 content was found in shelled pistachios, Luxe nut mix and dried olive nut mix. In consultation with the FASFC, Spar has therefore decided to withdraw the products concerned from sale.

Customers who have purchased these products are invited not to consume them and to return them to the store, where they will be reimbursed. In the meantime, all stores have removed the affected products from the shelves.

Description of products:

Spar – shelled pistachios (150 g)
Dates of minimum durability (MDD): between 3/7/2022 and 30/8/2022 Period of sale: from 28/12/2021 to
25/3/2022 inclusive
Item: 44056

Spar – mix of nuts with dried olives (160 g)
Date of minimum durability (MDD): 16/6/2022
Period of sale: from 28/12/2021 to 25/3/2022 inclusive
Article number: 6158

Spar – Luxe nut mix (175 g)
Dates of minimum durability (MDD): between 16/6/2022 and 30/8/2022
Period of sale: from 28/12/2021 to 25/3/2022 inclusive
Number no.: 43935

These products were offered for sale in the following stores: Spar Colruyt Group and general food stores.

For more information , customers can contact Colruyt Group Customer Service on 0800 99 124.

Finland – Suspicion of salmonella in beef strips

Ruokavirasto

Lidl has announced the withdrawal of beef strips. The company is withdrawing from Bergmann bovine minute strip 300g with an expiration date of 21/03/2022 and a batch number of 9068062103322113 32 . Suspicion of salmonella has been detected in self-monitoring samples from this batch.

The product has been on sale in all Lidl stores in Finland from March 15 to March 19. between. The recall does not apply to other product items.

Lidl asks those who have purchased and frozen the product to check the date of the product and return the products in question to the Lidl store. The price of the product will be refunded.

For more information, please contact Lidlin Customer Service, tel. 0800-0-5435 or asiakaspalvelu@lidl.fi

The matter is handled by the Finnish Inspector General Paula Hietanen, tel. +358 50 5969 637, firstname.lastname@ruokavirasto.fi .

Picture of the product
(Image: Lidl Finland)

Bergmann beef minute strip pack.

Canada – Correction – Certain Taylor Shellfish Canada ULC brand Oysters recalled due to Norovirus

CFIA

Summary

Product
Certain oysters
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Norovirus
What to do

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

Luxembourg – MIXED NUTS & SHELLED PISTACHIOS FROM THE DELHAIZE BRAND – Aflatoxin

SAP

Delhaize recalls the following products:

name Italian mix
Mark Delhaize
EAN code 5400112326770
Date of minimum durability (MDD) All dates between 06/16/2022 and 08/27/2022
Sale period from 29/12/2021 to 25/03/2022
name Mix of nuts with dried olives
Mark Delhaize
EAN code 5400113689720
Date of minimum durability (MDD) All dates between 06/12/2022 and 08/18/2022
Sale period from 29/12/2021 to 25/03/2022
name Shelled pistachios
Mark Delhaize
EAN code 5400112508633
Date of minimum durability (MDD) All dates between 06/21/2022 and 09/11/2022
Sale period from 29/12/2021 to 25/03/2022

Danger  : Too high aflatoxin content

Aflatoxins are mycotoxins produced by certain species of Aspergillus molds which develop when the degree of temperature and humidity of the food is high. Aflatoxins are considered genotoxic and carcinogenic by the European Food Safety Authority and can be dangerous with high and repeated consumption.

Sale in Luxembourg by: Delhaize

Source of Information: Delhaize Recall Notification

Communicated by: Government Commission for Quality, Fraud and Food Safety .

Click to access Communique-de-presse-Recall-Delhaize-Luxembourg.pdf

France – Dairy products from raw cow’s milk – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name GAEC du Maupas The Brennouse cow
  • Model names or references Crème fraîche Fromage blanc Spreadable cheese, ash and flavored
  • Identification of products
    Lot Dated
    Fresh cream Use-by date between 03/11/2022 and 03/22/2022
    White Cheese Use-by date between 08/03/2022 and 22/03/2022
    Spreadable cheese, Ash cheese, Flavored cheese Use-by date between 03/15/2022 and 03/22/2022
  • Marketing start/end date From 08/03/2022 to 28/03/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark36,113,001
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Departments: INDRE (36), INDRE-ET-LOIRE (37)
  • Distributors Leclerc, Grocery Brennouse, Market of the halls, House of cheese, Provencal market, EARL darchis, Cécibon, Bulk workshops, Berry bulk, Grocery Berrichone, Producers corner 36, Le Blanc Cabri.

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Potential presence of listeria monocytogenes
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)

USA – Plastikon Healthcare Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Milk of Magnesia Oral Suspension 2400 mg/30 mL, Magnesium Hydroxide 1200mg/Aluminum Hydroxide 1200mg/Simethicone 120mg per 30 mL, and Acetaminophen 650mg/ 20.3mL, Unit Dose Cups, Due to Microbial Contamination

FDA

Summary

Company Announcement Date: 
FDA Publish Date: 
Product Type: Drugs
Reason for Announcement:
Microbial Contamination
Company Name: Plastikon Healthcare, LLC
Brand Name: Major Pharmaceuticals
Product Description: Magnesia Oral Suspension 2400 mg/30 mL, Magnesium Hydroxide 1200mg/Aluminum Hydroxide 1200mg/Simethicone 120mg per 30 mL, and Acetaminophen 650mg/ 20.3mL

Company Announcement

3/24/2022 – Lawrence, KS, Plastikon Healthcare, LLC is voluntarily recalling three (3) lots of Milk of Magnesia 2400 mg/30 mL Oral Suspension, one (1) lot of Acetaminophen 650mg/ 20.3mL, and six (6) lots of Magnesium Hydroxide 1200mg/Aluminum Hydroxide 1200mg/Simethicone 120mg per 30 mL to the hospital, clinic and patient level.  The products are being recalled due to microbial contamination and failure to properly investigate failed microbial testing.

Risk Statement: This product potentially could result in illness due to intestinal distress, such as diarrhea or abdominal pain.  Individuals with a compromised immune system have a higher probability of developing a wide-spread, potentially life-threatening infection when ingesting or otherwise orally exposed to products contaminated by micro-organisms. To date, Plastikon has not received any customer complaints related to microbial concerns or reports of adverse events related to this recall.

Product indication, lot numbers, expiration dates and NDC information are listed in the table below. The product is packaged for institutional use and is sold to clinics and hospitals nationwide in single use cups with a foil lid.  The affected lots were distributed to Major Pharmaceuticals Distribution Center (wholesaler) between 5/1/2020 and 6/28/2021, who shipped to hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics nationwide.  The products are private labeled for Major Pharmaceuticals.

Product Name Milk of Magnesia 2400 mg/30 mL Oral Suspension Magnesium Hydroxide
1200mg/Aluminum
Hydroxide
1200mg/Simethicone
120mg per 30 mL
Acetaminophen 650mg/
20.3mL
Indications for use Milk of Magnesia 2400 mg/ 30 mL is indicated for the occasional relief of constipation
(irregularity) in adults and children 12 years and older or for children under 12 as recommended by a doctor.
Magnesium Hydroxide
1200mg/Aluminum
Hydroxide
1200mg/Simethicone 120mg per 30 mL is indicated for relief of acid indigestion, heartburn, sour stomach, upset stomach due to these symptoms, pressure and bloating commonly referred to as gas.
Acetaminophen 650mg/ 20.3mL indicated for temporarily relief of minor aches and pains due to, minor pain of arthritis, muscular aches, backache, premenstrual and menstrual cramps, the common cold, headache, toothache, and temporarily reduction of fever.
Lot/exp. 20024A/Mar 2022 20025A/Mar 2022
20041A/May 2022
20042A/May 2022 20043A/May 2022
20045A/May 2022
20046A/May 2022
20047A/May 2022
21067A/Jun 2023
20040A/May 2022
NDC 0904-6846-73 0904-6838-73 0904-6820-76
Type of Packaging Carton containing 100 single dose cups (10 trays x 10 cups) Carton containing 100 single dose cups (10 trays x 10 cups) Carton containing 100 single dose cups (10 trays x 10 cups)

Plastikon Healthcare places the utmost emphasis on patient safety and product quality at every step in the manufacturing and supply chain process.  Plastikon Healthcare has notified its direct customers via a recall letter to arrange for return of any recalled product.  Anyone with an existing inventory of the lots which are being recalled should stop use and distribution, and quarantine immediately.  Return all quarantined product to the place of purchase. For clinics, hospitals, or healthcare providers that have dispensed product to patients, please notify patients regarding the recall.

Consumers with questions regarding this recall can contact Plastikon by phone at 785-330-7109 or email address (sdixon@plastikon.com) Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm CST.  Patients are advised to contact their doctor or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking or using this drug product.

Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.

  • Complete and submit the report Online
  • Regular Mail or Fax: Download form or call 1- 800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178

This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.


Company Contact Information

Consumers:
Plastikon, Sandy Dixon
 785-330-7109
 sdixon@plastikon.com

Product Photos

Belgium – SHELLED PISTACHIOS, ITALIAN MIX and MIXED NUTS WITH DRIED OLIVES- Aflatoxin

AFSCA

Recall from Delhaize
Product: SHELLED PISTACHIOS, ITALIAN MIX and MIXED NUTS WITH DRIED OLIVES.
Problem: too high aflatoxin content.


Delhaize asks its customers not to consume and to bring the products below back to the store.

In collaboration with the FASFC, Delhaize has decided to withdraw these products from the market and to recall them from consumers due to too high aflatoxin content.

Product information:

Name: SHELLED PISTACHIOS
Brand: Delhaize
EAN code: 5400112508633 Best
before: all dates between 06/21/2022 and 09/11/2022

Name: ITALIAN MIX
Brand: Delhaize
EAN code: 5400112326770 Best
before: all dates between 06/16/2022 and 08/27/2022

Name: MIXED NUTS WITH DRIED OLIVES
Brand: Delhaize
EAN code: 5400113689720 Best
before: all dates between 06/12/2022 and 08/18/2022

Marketing period: from 29/12/2021 to 25/03/2022

Every day, Delhaize carries out hundreds of internal quality controls in order to guarantee the quality and food safety of its products at all times.

In the meantime, Delhaize has already taken all affected products off the shelves and tightened checks on products and suppliers. Customers who have purchased these products are asked not to consume them. Customers have the option of returning the products in question to the point of sale where they purchased them. Reimbursement for each affected item is guaranteed.

Other products of the same assortment are not affected and can therefore be consumed in complete safety. Delhaize would like to apologize for the inconvenience caused.

For further information , customers can contact our Customer Service on the free number 0800/95 713.