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Canada – Updated Food Recall Warning – Canada Herb brand culantro (Ngò Gai) recalled due to Salmonella

Posted on November 12, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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Recall details

Ottawa, November 9, 2018 – The food recall warning issued on October 31, 2018 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Canada Herb is recalling Canada Herb brand culantro (Ngò Gai) from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

Recalled products

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
Canada Herb Culantro (Ngò Gai) Variable weight None – all packages sold up to and including November 9, 2018 None

 

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chilled Marinated Chicken Breasts – Chicken Preparation -Chilled Turkey Merguez Sausages – Nettle Leaves – Chicken Wings – Turkey Fillets – White Sesame Seeds – Sesame Seeds – Sesame Paste – Shrimps – Black Pepper -Mussels – Minced Turkey Meat

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RASFF -Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken preparation from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF -Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (present /25g) in chilled marinated chicken breasts from Italy in Austria

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in chilled turkey merguez sausages from France in the Netherlands

RASFF -Salmonella (group F, presence /25g) in dried and cut nettle leaves from Albania in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken broiler wings from Lithuania in Lithuania

RASFF -Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium monophasic (1 ,4, [5], 12:i:-) (presence /25g) in chilled turkey fillets from France in France

RASFF-Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in organic unhulled white sesame seeds from Poland, with raw material from Burkina Faso in Poland

RASFF-Salmonella (Presence /25g) in sesame paste (tahini) from Syria in Cyprus

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium monophasic (1 ,4, [5], 12:i:-) (presence /25g) in chilled chicken leg quarters from Poland in Croatia

RASFF -Salmonella (present /25g) in frozen shrimps (Penaeus monodon) from Vietnam in the Netherlands

RASFF -Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. London (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from India in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Spain

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in live organic mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy, harvested in Spain in Italy

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen poultry meat preparation from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen chicken preparation from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis (present /25g) in chilled marinated chicken breasts from Italy in Austria

RASFF -Salmonella (in 3 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen minced turkey meat from Germany in Italy

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes -Chilled VP Black Angus Steak Tartare – Mini Blinis – Chilled Beef

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RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (present /25g) in chilled vacuum-packed black angus steak tartare from Ireland in the Netherlands

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (present CFU/g) in chilled smoked Norwegian salmon from Poland in Italy

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (> 1500 CFU/g) in mini blinis from France in France

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled beef from Belgium in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin A – dried Sultanas – Berbere Spice Mixture – Raisins – Mulberries – Dried Figs

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RASFF-ochratoxin A (15.7 µg/kg – ppb) in dried sultanas from Turkey in Germany

RASFF-ochratoxin A (28.21 µg/kg – ppb) in berbere spice mixture from Ethiopia in Germany

RASFF-ochratoxin A (22 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from Turkey in Portugal

RASFF-ochratoxin A (47 µg/kg – ppb) in mulberries from Turkey in the Netherlands

RASFF-ochratoxin A (10.7 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Germany

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RASFF Alert – Bacillus cereus – TVC – Moulds – Dried Black Fungus

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RASFF-Bacillus cereus (10000 CFU/g), too high count of aerobic mesophiles (2000000 CFU/g) and high count of moulds (230000 CFU/g) in dried black fungus from China, via Germany in Austria

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RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Cheese – Lamb Ribs

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RASFF -shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in cheese from Italy in Italy

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC stx1-; stx2-) in lamb ribs from the United Kingdom in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Brazil Nuts – Groundnuts – Almond Meal – Peanuts – Organic Chia Seeds – Hazlenuts – Nuts in Honey

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RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 6.48; Tot. = 12.99 µg/kg – ppb) in unshelled Brazil nuts from Bolivia in Italy

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 16; Tot. = 31 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 16; Tot. = 21 µg/kg – ppb) in almond meal from Australia, via Vietnam in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 26; Tot. = 31 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnuts kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 15; Tot. = 20 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 120; Tot. = 140 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts from China in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 70.4; Tot. = 79.3 µg/kg – ppb) in organic chia seeds (Salvia columbariae) from Austria in Germany

RASFF-aflatoxins (Tot. = 13.4 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnuts from Georgia in Bulgaria

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 12.7; Tot. = 17.7 µg/kg – ppb) in nuts in honey from Germany in Switzerland

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RASFF Alert – E.coli – Bivalve Molluscs

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RASFF-too high count of Escherichia coli (1100, 1400, 2400, 3500 MPN/100g) in frozen bivalve molluscs (Donax trunculus) from Turkey in Greece

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RASFF Alert- Histamine – Dried Salted Anchovies

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RASFF-histamine (231 mg/kg – ppm) in dried salted anchovies from Vietnam in Germany

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USA – 164 with Salmonella in 35 States tied to ground turkey, turkey pieces, and whole turkey

Posted on November 8, 2018 by | Leave a comment

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As of November 5, 2018, 164 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Reading have been reported from 35 states.Illnesses started on dates from November 20, 2017, to October 20, 2018.

Ill people range in age from less than one year to 91, with a median age of 45.

Fifty-six percent of ill people are female.

Of 135 people with information available, 63 (47%) have been hospitalized.

One death has been reported from California.

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