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Santa Maria Foods, a Brampton, Ontario, establishment, is recalling approximately 2,600 pounds of whole boneless ham prosciutto product due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The ham product was shipped to California and Michigan for further distribution. Case labels bear the Canadian establishment number “473A” within the Canadian mark of inspection. The following product is subject to recall: [Labels]

Approximately 50-lb. boxes labeled “PROSCIUTTO x 4 GOLD” with the case codes BR031356 or BR031374, produced on Nov. 14 and Nov. 15, 2013. Each box contains 4 individually packaged hams with the case codes BR031341 or BR031354.

The problem was discovered by FSIS sampling collected during routine reinspection. The sampled product was held, but further investigation by Santa Maria Foods revealed that additional potentially implicated product had been released into commerce. FSIS and the company have received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.

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USA – Beef and Pork Product Recall E.coli STEC

Posted on December 3, 2013 by KSW | Leave a comment

E.coli Blog

Cloud’s Meats, Inc. is voluntarily recalling beef and pork products possibly contaminated with E. coli. following positive test results for non-0157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STECs) in samples of items produced mid-November. The samples were taken during routine testing conducted by the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Meat and Poultry Inspection Program November 14 and analyzed by the Department’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Springfield.

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Italy – Alert Over Clostridium botulinum – Olives

Posted on December 3, 2013 by KSW | Leave a comment

Illfattoalimentare

The Ministry of Health has launched an alert for botulism involving two lots of olives brand Bel Colle. The alarm goes back to November 26, 2013 following the emergency admission at the hospital Morgagni Forlì, a patient with severe symptoms due to suspected poisoning from Clostridium botulinum.

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UK – FSA – Recall Mussels/Calms – Possible Illness

Posted on December 2, 2013 by KSW | Leave a comment

FSA

Following a small number of illness reports in the UK, as a precaution while investigations are taking place, Marks & Spencer has removed from sale and recalled three Marks & Spencer branded mussel-based products.

M&S – Mussels in Garlic
Unique code: 00604819 and 00929189

M&S – Mussels in White Wine
Unique code: 00720618

M&S – Mussels and Clams
Unique code: 00667104

‘Use by’: all date codes

Marks & Spencer has recalled the affected products from consumers. Point-of-sale notices have been displayed in stores advising consumers of the recall and the actions they can take if they have bought an affected product.

A copy of the company’s product recall notice is attached to this notification.