Category Archives: Pathogen

Canada – Alfalfa Sprouts Recalled – Salmonella

CFIA Eurofins

Aquafuchsia Foods Inc. is recalling Aquafuchsia brand alfalfa sprout product from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

The following product has been sold in Quebec.

 Recalled products

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
Aquafuchsia Salad Plus – Alfalfa with a touch of radish! 125 g 041 0 551176 1

Canada Recall – Caesar Salad products recalled due to Listeria

CFIA Eurofins Food Testing UK

Safeway and Buy-Low Foods are recalling Caesar salad products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The products shown in the link above have been sold in Alberta and British Columbia (Buy-Low Foods and Nesters Market) and in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan (Safeway and St. Martin’s Family Foods).

USA – FDA Expanded Recall – Cheese – Listeria monocytogenes

FDA FDA

Update: Roos Foods has voluntarily expanded their February 23, 2014 recall to include all lots of Amigo and Mexicana brands of Requesón (part-skim ricotta in 15 oz. and 16 oz. plastic containers and all lots of Amigo, Mexicana and Santa Rosa De Lima brands of Queso de Huerta (fresh curd cheese).

Roos Foods, Kenton De Recalls ALL LOTS of the Following Cheeses:

Mexicana: Cuajada En Terron, Cuajada/Cuajadita Cacera, Cuajada Fresca, Queso Fresca Round, Queso Dura Viejo Hard Cheeses; Amigo: Cuajada En Terron, Cuajada/Cuajadita Cacera, Cuajada Fresca, Queso Fresca Round, Queso Dura Viejo Hard Cheeses; Santa Rosa De Lima: Cuajada En Terron, Cuajada/Cuajadita Cacera, Cuajada Fresca, Queso Fresca Round, Queso Dura Viejo Hard Cheeses and Anita Queso Fresco Because Of Possible Health Risk.

Roos Foods of Kenton, DE is recalling the above cheeses because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, 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. Products were distributed in Maryland, Virginia and Washing ton D.C through retail stores.

Canada – Recall – Shredded Cheese – Listeria monocytogenes

CFIA

Castle Cheese Inc. is recalling Sun Valley and Castle brand shredded cheese products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described in the link above.

RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Beef – Roquefort Cheese – Salami – Clams

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RASFF -shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in frozen bovine meat from Brazil in Italy

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in chilled beef (Bos taurus) from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC stx+; STEC eae + /25g) in chilled beef shoulder from Belgium

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in Roquefort cheese from France in Belgium

RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in vacuum packed sliced salami from Italy

RASFF-high count of Escherichia coli (between 490 and 2400 MPN/100g) in frozen baby clam meat (Venus spp.) from Turkey in Greece

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Pine Nuts – Chicken – Frozen Sparrows – Clams – Pork

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RASFF -Salmonella Montevideo (presence /10g) in poultry sausages (merguez) from France

RASFF -Salmonella Hadar (presence /25g) in pine nuts from Pakistan in Germany

RASFF -Salmonella typhimurium in chicken breast from Thailand in Germany

RASFF -Salmonella in frozen poultry meat preparations from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence) in frozen poultry preparations from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF -Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in frozen sparrows from Tunisia in Italy

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen clams (Meretrix spp) from Vietnam in Portugal

RASFF -Salmonella (presence /10g) in pork cordon bleu from Belgium

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /10g) in frozen gyros-like pork roasting spit from the Czech Republic, with raw material from Germany

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Soybean – Rapeseed – Fish Meal

RASFF -Salmonella Oranienburg in soybean meal from Italy in Austria

RASFF-Salmonella Agona (presence /25g) and Salmonella Mbandaka (presence /25g) in rapeseed extraction meal from Germany

RASFF -Salmonella Llandoff (1 out of 10 /25g) in soybean meal – non GMO from Italy in Austria

RASFF -Salmonella spp. in fish meal from Mauritania in Denmark

USA – More Cheese Recalls – Listeria

Food Poisoning Bulletin

As part of an ongoing investigation, testing of cheese products by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) is presumptively positive for Listeria bacteria.  The products were made by Roos Foods of Kenton, Delaware.  While confirmatory testing is underway, DHMH advises consumers not to eat any cheese products made by Roos Foods, or foods that have been made with these cheeses.  Roos Foods include the following brands:  Santa Rosa de Lima, Amigo, Mexicana, Suyapa, La Chapina, and La Purisima Crema Nica.

Canada – Dried Egg Products Recall – Salmonella

CFIA

Vanderpol’s Eggs Ltd. is recalling Ova Easy brand Tasty Nutritious Egg dried egg product from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

This recall was triggered by a recall in another country. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (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.

No illnesses have been reported

USA – Egg Product Recall – Salmonella

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Nutriom LLC of Lacey, WA, is recalling approximately 226,710 pounds of processed egg products that may be contaminated with Salmonella,the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Saturday.