Category Archives: Food Poisoning

CIFA – Serrano Peppers – Recall – Salmonella

Posted on December 22, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The public warning issued on December 20, 2011has been expanded to include an additional product.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume the Serrano peppers described below because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected fresh Serrano peppers, imported from the USA, were sold as follows:

Unlabelled from bulk at Safeway stores and various independent grocery stores in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Yukon, between December 5 and 20, 2011, inclusively.

Consumers who have purchased bulk, unlabelled Serrano peppers are advised to check with their place of purchase to determine if they have the affected product.

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

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FSA – Recall Ground Cumin – Salmonella

Posted on December 22, 2011 by | Leave a comment

FSA

Natco Foods Ltd is recalling specific batch codes of ground cumin, as salmonella has been detected in some parts of the affected batch. Investigations into the source of contamination are ongoing.

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Novel Offering From a US Yoghurt Bar – Hepatitis A

Posted on December 21, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Patrons of the Fruitti Yogurt in Goldsboro, N.C. are being advised to receive a free protective shot against hepatitis A.

The Wayne County Health Department says anyone who ate at the 317 Spence Ave. restaurant on Dec. 7 needs to visit a free clinic at 301 North Herman St.

The exposure might have occurred on Dec. 7 because of an infection in an employee who was diagnosed on Dec. 14.

The hepatitis A vaccine reduces the risk of the disease when given within 14 days of exposure.

If you’ve been previously vaccinated, then there are no problems.

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CIFA – Jalapeno Pepper – Recall Salmonella

Posted on December 21, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume the jalapeno peppers described below because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected fresh jalapeno peppers, imported from the USA, were sold as follows:

  1. Unlabelled from bulk at Safeway stores and various independent grocery stores in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Yukon, between December 3 and 20, 2011, inclusively.
  2. Unlabelled from bulk or in 4.5 kg Cal Fresco brand cases at Loblaws banners (Extra Foods, No Frills, Real Canadian Wholesale Club, Shop Easy, SuperValu, Real Canadian Superstore, Lucky Dollar and Your Independent Grocer) in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, between December 3 and 20, 2011, inclusively.

Consumers who have purchased bulk, unlabelled jalapeno peppers are advised to check with their place of purchase to determine if they have the affected product.

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

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US Ground Beef Recall – E.coli

Posted on December 21, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Manufacturing Net

A Nebraska meatpacker recalled more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef products distributed in 16 states after a test confirmed the presence of E. coli, the Agriculture Department said Friday.

The products were shipped to institutions and distributors in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. of Dakota City, Neb., recalled 10-pound chubs of chuck fine ground beef 80/20, packed in cases containing eight chubs.

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a statement that the problem was discovered through routine monitoring that confirmed a positive result for E. coli. No reports of illness have been received.

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US Organic Celery Seed – Recall – Salmonella

Posted on December 20, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

Swanson Health Products and its supplier, B & M Inc. of Mount Vernon, MO, are recalling whole organic celery seed because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.
 

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B & M’s O Organics-brand celery seed is sold at all Safeway-owned stores, including Safeway, Carrs, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, Pak ‘N Save, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb and Vons.
 
Swanson’s celery seed is sold at its retail store in North Dakota, over the Internet or by mail-order.
 
In separate news releases late Friday, the companies said they were alerted to the problem by B & M’s supplier, which they did not identify. Routine sampling had returned a test positive for Salmonella, according to B & M.
 
No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the O Organics Celery seed, which was sold at stores from May 25, 2011, through Dec. 16, 2011.

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US – Ground Beef Recall – Possible Salmonella

Posted on December 17, 2011 by | Leave a comment

USDA – FSIS – WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2011 – Hannaford, a Scarborough, Maine-based grocery chain, is recalling an undetermined amount of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with a strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. This recall was initiated due to concerns about illnesses caused by an outbreak of salmonellosis that may be associated with use and consumption of fresh in-store ground beef prepared in and purchased at Hannaford stores.

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FSA – CO-OP – Recall Scottish Smoked Salmon – Listeria

Posted on December 17, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The Co-op is recalling two date codes of its Scottish smoked salmon because some packs contain high levels of listeria. The affected batches have a ‘use by’ date of 21 December 2011 and 24 December 2011. If you have bought the product do not eat it. The Agency has issued a Product Recall Information Notice.

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CIFA – Smoked Fish – Botulinum Recall

Posted on December 17, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Euromax Foods are warning the public not to consume certain Euromax Foods brand vacuum packaged smoked fish products, described below, because the products may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Toxins produced by this bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness.

The following Euromax Foods brand vacuum packaged smoked fish products, sold in various weights, listed below, are affected by this alert:

Product Best Before date
Smoked Mackerel 28DE 11
Smoked Mackerel Fillets 21DE 11, 28DE 11
Smoked Herring 28DE 11
Smoked Herring Fillets 28DE 11
Smoked Rainbow Trout 28DE 11
Smoked White Fish 21DE 11
Smoked Halibut 21DE 11

These products have been sold only at Euromax Foods located at 190 Boivard Drive West, Unit 59, Brampton, Ontario.

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

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Administration Error Lead to CIFA – Listeria Recall Delay

Posted on December 15, 2011 by | Leave a comment

An article in Food Quality News has reported on how a administration error by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency lead to milk products contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes being left on the shelves for a month. The full recall was reported on this Blog a couple of days ago.

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