CFIA 
Federated Co-operatives Ltd. is recalling Co-op and Market Town Co-op brands bakery products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.
Recalled products
| Brand Name |
Common Name |
Size |
Code(s) on Product |
UPC |
| Co-op |
California Garlic Bread |
None |
Best Before dates up to and including 14 MR 23 |
0 057316 130112 |
| Co-op |
Garlic/Cheese Bread |
250 g |
Best Before dates up to and including 14 MR 23 |
0 057316 073969 |
| Co-op |
Garlic/Cheese Bread 2 Pk |
450 g |
Best Before dates up to and including 14 MR 23 |
0 057316 146847 |
| Market Town Co-op |
Pizza Bread |
425 g |
Best Before dates up to and including 14 MR 23 |
0 057316 040305 |
CFIA
The Meat Shoppe Inc. is recalling The Meat Shoppe brand shredded cheese products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.
Recalled products
| Brand Name |
Common Name |
Size |
Code(s) on Product |
UPC |
| The Meat Shoppe |
Shredded Cheddar Cheese |
Variable |
Packed On dates from 2014JA08 up to and including 2014MR03 |
Starting with 200923 |
| The Meat Shoppe |
Shredded Mozza Cheese |
Variable |
Packed On dates from 2014JA08 up to and including 2014MR03 |
Starting with 200922 |
Posted in Bacteria, CFIA, Food Hygiene, Food Illness, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Laboratory, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Microbiology, Pathogen, Recall
Tagged CFIA Federated Co-operatives Ltd., listeria contamination, Meat Shoppe, Meat Shoppe Inc.
CFIA 
Freshouse Foods Ltd. is recalling Kirkland Signature brand Grilled Chicken Breast Strips from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.
The following product is known to have been sold in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, but may also have been sold in other provinces.
Recalled products
| Brand Name |
Common Name |
Size |
Code(s) on Product |
UPC |
| Kirkland Signature |
Grilled Chicken Breast Strips |
2 x 500 g |
Best Before APR13-APR26, inclusive |
0 96619 70787 4 |
Posted in Bacteria, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Hygiene, Laboratory, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Microbiology, Pathogen, Recall
Tagged CFIA Freshouse Foods Ltd., Grilled Chicken Breast, Grilled Chicken Breast Strips, Kirkland Signature, listeria contamination
RASFF -aflatoxins (Tot. = 18.4 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio nuts from Iran in Germany
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 45.9; Tot. = 47.5 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut kernels from Mauritius, via the Netherlands in Germany
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 60.5; Tot. = 68.0 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from Iran, dispatched from Turkey in Italy
RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 6.6; Tot. = 7.5 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched peanuts from China in France
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 29.8 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio nuts from Turkey in Germany
RASFF -ochratoxin A (22.5 µg/kg – ppb) in whole black pepper from India in Belgium
Posted in Aflatoxin, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Microbiology, Moulds, Mycotoxin, Ochratoxin, RASFF, Recall, Toxin
Tagged aflatoxins, pistachio nuts, ppb
RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (1 out of 5 subsamples /25g) in chilled enoki mushrooms from South Korea, via the Netherlands in Greece
RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (positive) in sheep’s milk to produce raw milk cheese from Spain in Portugal
RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (–> 80 CFU/g) in chilled pasteurised sheep’s milk cheese from France
RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (brie: 1200, 1810, 156000, 10000; camembert: 4700, 237000, 4000, 519000 CFU/g) in frozen brie and camembert from Germany
Posted in Bacteria, Food Hygiene, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Hygiene, Laboratory, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Microbiology, Pathogen, RASFF, Recall
RASFF -too high count of Escherichia coli (400 MPN/100g) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Greece in Italy
RASFF -too high count of Escherichia coli (16.000 MPN/100g) in chilled clams (Tapes philippinarum) from Italy
RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC present in 12/15 samples) in frozen boneless beef meat from Argentina in Germany
Posted in Bacteria, E.coli, E.coli O157, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Microbiology, Pathogen, RASFF, Recall, STEC
Tagged escherichia coli, Mytilus galloprovincialis, rasff
RASFF -Salmonella in dried dog/cat food from China in Germany
RASFF -Salmonella (in 4 out of 5 samples /25g) and too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (>30000 CFU/g) in centrifuged egg white from Belgium
RASFF -Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry) from the Netherlands in Belgium
RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence) in dog chews from Thailand in Spain
RASFF -Salmonella Tennessee (present /25g) in fish meal from Denmark in Sweden
Posted in Animal Feed, Bacteria, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Laboratory, Microbiology, Pathogen, RASFF, Recall, Salmonella
Tagged dog/cat food, enterobacteriaceae, rasff, salmonella, salmonella tennessee
CFIA 
Castle Cheese Inc. is recalling Meddo Belle and Okanagan’s Choice Cheese brands shredded cheese products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.
The following products have been sold in Alberta, British Columbia, and may have also been distributed in other provinces.
Recalled products
| Brand Name |
Common Name |
Size |
Code(s) on Product |
UPC |
| Meddo Belle |
Crumbled Feta Cheese |
200 g |
Best Before 14 DE 13 |
0 62608 13907 0 |
| Okanagan’s Choice Cheese |
Chipped Parmesan Cheese |
175 g |
Best Before 14 DE 31 |
0 59756 07314 1 |
| Okanagan’s Choice Cheese |
Shredded Parmesan Cheese |
175 g |
Best Before 14 DE 31 |
0 59756 07210 6 |
Posted in Bacteria, CFIA, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Microbiology, Pathogen, Recall
Tagged CFIA Castle Cheese Inc.
MPI 
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is cautioning New Zealand consumers of a small quantity of fresh fruit sold in late February and early March that there is a relatively low risk that this fruit had been contaminated with Hepatitis A virus.
MPI Deputy Director General Scott Gallacher says it is important that consumers understand the risk of transmission of the virus is relatively low, but MPI is issuing this information as a precaution so that people with any related concerns about their health can contact their doctor.
“As always, MPI is placing the health and wellbeing of all consumers first.
“We have been advised that a person packing some varieties of apples and peaches in a Hawke’s Bay packhouse has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A.
Posted in Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Food Virus, Hepatitis A, Microbiology, Pathogen, Recall
Tagged fresh fruit, hepatitis a virus, MPI, Zealand consumers
CFIA 
Castle Cheese Inc. is recalling Okanagan’s Choice Cheese brand shredded cheese products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.
The following products have been sold in Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba.
Recalled products
| Brand Name |
Common Name |
Size |
Code(s) on Product |
UPC |
| Okanagan’s Choice Cheese |
Nacho Blend – Cheddar, Mozzarella Shredded Cheese |
200 g |
Best Before 15JA13 |
0 59756 08208 2 |
| Okanagan’s Choice Cheese |
Shredded Cheddar Cheese |
200 g |
Best Before 15JA13 |
0 59756 08008 8 |
| Okanagan’s Choice Cheese |
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese |
200 g |
Best Before 15JA20 |
0 59756 08108 5 |
| Okanagan’s Choice Cheese |
Shredded Parmesan Cheese |
175 g |
Best Before 15JA20 |
0 59756 07210 6 |
Posted in Bacteria, CFIA, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Testing, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Microbiology, Pathogen, Recall
Tagged CFIA Castle Cheese Inc., Choice Cheese brand shredded cheese products, Okanagan, Recalled products, Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
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