Category Archives: Recall

Canada – Recalls – Pizza and Macaroni Salad- Listeria monocytogenes

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Direct Plus Food Group, a division of Premium Brands Operating Limited Partnership, are warning the public not to consume the Grimm’s Fine Foods brand Pizza Pack described below because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

This product was sold at the following two stores:

  • Pemberton Valley Supermarket, Pemberton, British Columbia
  • Three Hills IGA, Three Hills, Alberta

There has been no reported illness associated with the consumption of this product.

The manufacturer, Freybe Gourmet Foods Ltd., Langley, BC, is voluntarily recalling the affected product from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Reser’s Fine Foods Inc. are warning the public not to consume certain Reser’s Fine Foods brand Cheesy Macaroni Salad, described below, because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

These products have been distributed in Walmart stores located in Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and nationally in Loblaw banner stores.

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

The manufacturer, Reser’s Fine Foods Inc., Beaverton, Oregon, USA, is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace.  The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

Canada – Recall Beef burgers – E.coli O157

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Belmont Meats Ltd. (Est. 112) are warning the public not to consume certain Compliments brand Super 8 Beef Burgers described below because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

This recall is the result of an ongoing food safety investigation initiated as a result of a recent outbreak investigation. There may be recalls of additional products or best before dates as the food safety investigation at this facility continues.

This product has been distributed in Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador in Sobeys banner stores, which might include Sobeys, Foodland, FreshCo, and Price Chopper.

There have been reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

The manufacturer, Belmont Meats Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, is voluntarily recalling all affected product from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

USA – FDA – Smoked Products Recall – Clostridium botulinum Potential

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Big Blue Fisheries is recalling ALL smoked products from all lots and codes,
various sizes, in vacuum packages because the products may not have been
properly cooked and have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium
botulinum
, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death.
Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell
spoiled. Because the products may not have been fully processed, product
contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens could lead to illness if
consumed.

RASFF Alerts – E.coli in Clams – Aflatoxin in Chilli Powder and Peanuts – Histamine in Tina- Listeria in Mushrooms

RASFF -Too high count of Escherichia coli (9200 MPN/100g) in chilled live clams (Tapes semidecussatus) from Italy

RASFF -Aflatoxins (B1 = 33.4; Tot. = 35.2 µg/kg – ppb) in chilli powder from Sri Lanka in Italy

RASFF -Aflatoxins (B1 = 12.4; Tot. = 33.6 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts in shell from China in Slovakia

RASFF -Histamine (3.170 mg/kg – ppm) in yellow-fin tuna carpaccio from Spain in Italy

RASFF -Histamine (120; 140; 160 mg/kg – ppm) in fresh tuna (Thunnus albacares) from Spain in Italy

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (2600 CFU/g) in enoki mushrooms from China in Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella – Poultry Sausage – Bovine Halfe – Pate – Salad – Turkey Meat

RASFF – Salmonella Montevideo (presence /25g) in frozen poultry sausages made with mechanically separated meat from France

RASFF –Salmonella spp. (positive /25g) in bovine halfe from Germany

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in pate from France

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in baby spinach and rucola salad with raw material from Italy, packaged in Sweden

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen turkey meat preparation from Brazil

 

UK – FSA – Salmonella Gold Coast

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The Food Standards Agency, with Public Health England and local authorities, is investigating an outbreak of a particular strain of salmonella, called Salmonella Gold-coast, which is known to have caused 18 cases of illness.

The investigation has identified potential links between the outbreak and the consumption of whelks from independent shops, market stalls and mobile seafood vans, largely in the East Anglia area. As part of this investigation, Lynn Shellfish Ltd of King’s Lynn (formally known as Heiploeg or Heiploeg and Lynn Shrimpers) has issued a recall of all batches of frozen and chilled whelks.

UK – FSA Recall – Listeria monocytogenes – Oak Roasted Salmon

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As a precautionary measure, Loch Duart Artisan Smokehouse is recalling two batches of a further product due to detection of Listeria monocytogenes, which may pose a risk to health. Listeria monocytogenes can cause illness in certain groups of people, such as pregnant women, unborn and newborn babies, and anyone with reduced immunity, particularly the over-60s.

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Loch Duart Artisan Smokehouse has recalled two further batches of its Oak Roasted Flaky Salmon, because Listeria monocytogenes has been detected in them and may pose a health risk. If you have bought this product with the batch code listed, do not eat it. The Agency has issued a Product Recall Information Notice.

USA -Garden Fresh Foods Recall RTE Chicken and Ham Products

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Garden Fresh Foods of Milwaukee, WI, is recalling more than 19,000 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken and ham products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service sent out an announcement about this recall on Wednesday evening.

USA – Recall Kale – Listeria monocytogenes

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Customers are advised to discard prepacked fresh kale that was purchased from the Roosevelt Square Whole Foods in Seattle.

The kale sold at 1026 Northeast 64th Street may be contaminated with Listeria moncytogene.

The produce was sold in rectangular plastic containers labeled Whole Foods Market Kales Mixed OG (Organic), PLU 0258622 with packed-on date of 9.15.13 through 9.20.13.

Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, elderly people or those with weakened immune systems.  Symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, and abdominal pain and diarrhea.

No illnesses have been reported, but notice was given after a routine test by Washington State Department of Agriculture.

USA – Salads Recall Possible Listeria monocytogenes

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Weis Markets, Inc., the Sunbury, PA-based supermarket chain with 162 stores in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia and Maryland, is recalling Weis Quality salads for possible Listeria contamination.

No illnesses have yet been associated with the recall, which Weis announced Monday on its Facebook page. The Weis brand salads are made by Milwaukee-based Garden Fresh Foods.