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Canada -Updated Food Recall Warning – Various fresh-cut vegetable products recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on November 8, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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Recall details

Ottawa, November 6, 2019 – The food recall warning issued on November 3, 2019 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Industry is recalling various fresh-cut vegetable products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Distributors, retailers, and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled product described below.

Recalled products

Brand Product Size UPC Codes
Mann Packing Co., Inc. Veggie Power Blend 4 x 32 oz None All units sold up to and including November 6, 2019

Illnesses

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

Related recalls

2019-11-03 – Various fresh-cut vegetable products recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

2019-11-01 – Compliments brand fresh-cut vegetable products recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

2019-10-30 – Compliments brand Sweet Kale Blend recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

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USA -Wegmans Veggie Power Blend & Tofu Shiitake Slaw – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on November 6, 2019 by | Leave a comment

FDA

Company Announcement

Reason for Recall:

The products are being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

This recall is connected to a voluntary recall of vegetable products announced by Mann Packing Co., Inc. on November 3 after they were notified by the Food and Drug Administration and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency of potential contamination.

How to identify the recalled product:

  1. Veggie Power Blend

Sold on the Self-Serve Cold Bar between 9/29/2019 and 11/04/2019

Tofu Shiitake Slaw

Sold on the Self-Serve Cold Bar between 9/29/2019 and 11/04/2019

Refund information:

Customers may return to the Service Desk for a full refund.

For more information, contact:

Wegmans Food Markets at 1-855-934-3663 Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM or Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Kenya -10 Admitted to Isiolo Hospital After Eating Bad Camel Meat

Posted on November 6, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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At least 10 people have been admitted to a hospital in Isiolo County after they are bad camel meat.

Officials said Friday that about 165 other people were treated and discharged.

The 175, including children and adults, consumed the uninspected meat from a camel that died mysteriously.

The victims were treated of vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach ache symptoms.

It is alleged that the owner of the camel had been directed to bury the carcass of the camel that died from unknown disease but ignored the directive.

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Canada -Updated Food Recall Warning – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

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Recall details

Ottawa, November 5, 2019 – The food recall warning issued on November 4, 2019 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Industry is recalling various raw beef and raw veal products from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled products described below.

The following products have been sold as indicated in the table below.

Ongoing investigation

See complete list of recalled products associated with this ongoing investigation.

Recalled products

Recalled products – Consumer

Brand Product Size UPC Codes Additional Information / Distribution
None Dry Aged Burgers 6.5oz Variable (clerk-served) None All ‘Packed on’ dates from 2019JUL09 up to and including 2019JUL23 Sold at Chantecler Boucherie, 1318 Queen Street West, Toronto
None Ribeye Variable (clerk-served) None All ‘Packed on’ dates from 2019JUL09 up to and including 2019JUL23 Sold at Chantecler Boucherie, 1318 Queen Street West, Toronto

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 or establishment. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased.

Food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, mild to severe abdominal cramps and watery to bloody diarrhea. In severe cases of illness, some people may have seizures or strokes, need blood transfusions and kidney dialysis or live with permanent kidney damage. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

Background

This recall was triggered by the CFIA’s inspection activities. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing the recalled products from the marketplace.

Illnesses

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

Related recalls

2019-11-04 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-30 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-29 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-28 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-25 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-24 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-23 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-22 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-21 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-19 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-18 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-17 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-16 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-15 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-12 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-11 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-10 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-09 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-08 – Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd. brand raw beef products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-07 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-06 – The Beef Boutique Ltd. brand raw beef products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-04 – Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd. brand raw beef products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-03 – Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd. brand raw beef products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

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Kenya – Kenya: Seven Brands of Peanut Butter Recalled From Kenyan Market – Aflatoxin

Posted on November 6, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) have suspended seven peanut butter from the market following high level of Aflatoxin.

The seven products are True Nuts (Truenutz Kenya) Fressy (Fressy Food Company Limited), Supa Meal (Supacosm Products Limited), Nuteez (Jetlak Foods Limited) Sue’s Naturals (Nature’s Way Health), Zesta (Trufoods Limited) and Nutty by nature (Target Distributors).

RECALLED

Kebs has instructed the manufacturing company of the seven ‘substandard’ peanut butter to discontinue from supplying the products.

They have also been directed to recall all their products from the market immediately.

 

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Canada -Updated Food Recall Warning – Ready-to-Eat Filicetti brand Dry Cured Italian Style Sausage (Hot) recalled due to Salmonella

Posted on November 6, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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Recall details

Ottawa, November 5, 2019 – The food recall warning issued on October 17, 2019 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Filicetti Foods Inc. is recalling Filicetti brand Dry Cured Italian Style Sausage (hot) from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

The following product has been sold in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec.

Recalled product

Brand Product Size UPC Codes
Filicetti Dry Cured Italian Style Sausage (Hot ) Variable None 610

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.

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.

Background

This recall was triggered by CFIA food sampling activities following an investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing the recalled product from the marketplace.

Illnesses

The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating an outbreak of human illness. Please refer to the Public Health Notice for further details on this active outbreak investigation.

Related recalls

2019-10-17 – Various Ready-to-Eat dry sausages and products recalled due to Salmonella

2019-10-16 – Various Ready-to-Eat dry sausages recalled due to Salmonella

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  • Filicetti - Dry Cured Italian Style Sausage (Hot)

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USA – Another food service worker with Hepatitis A

Posted on November 5, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Food Poison Journal

According to press reports, a food handler at a Somerset County ShopRite worked while infected with hepatitis A and may exposed shoppers to the highly contagious virus, health officials announced Monday

The employee, who worked that the Somerville store’s deli, was contagious between Oct. 13 and Oct. 30 so anyone who bought food from the deli should throw it away, according to a joint statement the New Jersey and Somerset County health departments.

Anyone who ate anything from the store’s deli between those dates and was not previously vaccinated against Hepatitis A should consider getting a vaccine as soon as possible, but no later than two weeks after eating food from this deli, the statement said. For most people, the latest date would be Nov. 13.

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USA/Canada – Mann Packing Co., Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Vegetable Products Sold in the United States and Canada Due to Potential Health Risks

Posted on November 5, 2019 by | Leave a comment

FDA

Mann Packing Co., Inc. announced today the voluntary recall of a series of vegetable products sold to select retailers in the United States and Canada. The voluntary recall is a response to a notification by the Food and Drug Administration and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency of a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. To date, public health officials have not reported any illness associated with these products.

Mann Packing is issuing this recall out of an abundance of caution. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Mann Packing will continue to work closely with the authorities to investigate the issue.

The recalled products have “Best If Enjoyed By” date of October 11, 2019 to November 16, 2019. The full list of products and all corresponding product images are available at https://mannpackingproductlist11-2019.usExternal Link Disclaimer and https://mannpackingproductlist11-2019.caExternal Link Disclaimer

Consumers who believe that they are in possession of any of the products affected by this recall should dispose of the product in an appropriate waste container.

For any inquiries or comments, all consumers are welcome to call the 24 hour customer service line at 1-844-927-0707 or email Mann Packing Co., Inc. at consumers@mannpacking.com

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Canada – The Daily Recall Update for E.coli O157 in Beef and Veal Products!

Posted on November 5, 2019 by | Leave a comment

CFIA

Recall details

Ottawa, November 4, 2019 – The food recall warning issued on October 30, 2019 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Industry is recalling various raw beef and raw veal products from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination.  Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled products described below.

The following products have been sold as indicated in the table below.

Ongoing investigation

See complete list of recalled products associated with this ongoing investigation.

Recalled products

Recalled products – Consumer

Brand Common Name Size UPC Codes on Product Additional Info / Distribution
None – Foody World Beef Shank Variable (Clerk Served) Starting with 0200030 All units sold from
June 12, 2019 up to and including
June 15, 2019		 Sold at Foody World, 8 William Kitchen Rd A, Scarborough, ON
None – Foody World Beef Flank Steak Variable (Clerk Served) Starting with 0200022 All units sold from
June 12, 2019 up to and including
June 15, 2019		 Sold at Foody World, 8 William Kitchen Rd A, Scarborough, ON

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 or establishment. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased.

Food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, mild to severe abdominal cramps and watery to bloody diarrhea. In severe cases of illness, some people may have seizures or strokes, need blood transfusions and kidney dialysis or live with permanent kidney damage. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

Background

This recall was triggered by the CFIA’s inspection activities. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing the recalled products from the marketplace.

Illnesses

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

Related recalls

2019-10-30 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-29 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-28 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-25 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-24 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-23 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-22 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-21 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-19 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-18 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-17 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-16 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-15 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-12 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-11 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-10 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-09 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-08 – Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd. brand raw beef products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-07 – Various raw beef and raw veal products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-06 – The Beef Boutique Ltd. brand raw beef products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-04 – Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd. brand raw beef products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

2019-10-03 – Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd. brand raw beef products recalled due to E. coli O157:H7

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USA – Salmonella Dublin in Ground Beef Sickens 10 in 6 States

Posted on November 4, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Food Poison Journal

As of November 1, 2019, a total of 10 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Dublin have been reported from 6 states.

Illnesses started on dates ranging from August 8, 2019, to September 22, 2019. Ill people range in age from 48 to 74 years, with a median age of 68. Eighty percent of ill people are male. Of nine ill people with information available, eight (89%) were hospitalized, which is much higher than we would expect for Salmonella infections. The hospitalization rate is usually about 20%. One death has been reported in California. In five (50%) ill people, Salmonella was found in samples of blood, which indicates their illnesses may have been more severe. Typically, Salmonella Dublin illnesses are more severe because they can cause bloodstream infections, which are serious and require hospitalization.

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