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USA – FDA Recall Aflatoxin – Deer Corn

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Rural King Distributing of Mattoon, IL is recalling 205 tons of Deer Corn, because it has the potential to be contaminated with aflatoxin.

Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring mold by-product. Animals that have consumed any of the above recalled products may exhibit symptoms of illness including sluggishness, unthriftiness, or lethargy combined with a reluctance to eat, yellowish tint to the eyes, or diarrhea. Consumption of feed containing high amounts of aflatoxin can be fatal to some animals. Deer Corn was distributed to 63 retail stores in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan.

Deer Corn is packaged in a green, black, and brown camouflage bags weighing 50 lbs. The product UPC Code is 689139348193.

No illnesses have been reported to date.

The issue was called to attention stemming from testing by the Office of the Indiana State Chemist.

Consumers are urged to return Deer Corn to the store where they have purchased for full reimbursement. Consumers with questions may call the company at 1-800-561-1752 between the hours of 8am and 5 pm CST.

 

USA – E.coli O157:H7 Outbreak

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At least seven people in Stephens County, Ga., have fallen ill with E. coli in the last several weeks, leading health officials in the area to begin investigating the source of the outbreak, local radio station WNEG reports.

Two of the patients were hospitalized and are now recovering. Most of the seven sickened have been confirmed to have E. coli O157:H7.

Canada – Salmonella in Hazelnuts

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume certain in shell hazelnuts described in the link because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella.

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Hazlenuts – Peanuts – Pistachios

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 2.6; Tot. = 10.5 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted hazelnut kernels from Turkey in Germany

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 8.84 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled roasted peanuts from China in GB

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 12.75 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted pistachios from Turkey in Austria

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella in Food – Poultry – Lettuce

RASFF – Salmonella Napoli (present /25g) in radicchio lettuce from Italy in Denmark

RASFF – Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen poultry meat preparations from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen poultry meat preparations from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enteritidis (present /25g) in chilled and frozen poultry meat from Poland, with raw material from Slovakia in Poland

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella in Feeds

RASFF – Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in fish meal from Mauritania in Denmark

RASFF – Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in cotton seeds (Gossypium hirsutum) from Ghana in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) and high count of Enterobacteriaceae (930; 10000; 760 CFU/100g) in fish flour from Mauritius in Italy

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) and high count of Enterobacteriaceae (5000; 7400; CFU/g) in fish meal from Mauritania in Denmark

Canada – Almond Butter – Peanut Butter – Tahini – Salmonella

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume certain almond butter, peanut butter and tahini sold in bulk or repackaged at the various locations described below because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella or other harmful bacteria.

The affected products were sold at some time during the period indicated in the link above.

Consumers who are unsure if they have affected product are advised to check with their retailer.

USA – Fruit Juice – Clostridium botulinum

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to consume any juice products or other beverages from Juices Incorporated (aka Juices International and Juices Enterprises) of Brooklyn, N.Y. The company’s carrot and beet juice products have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause botulism, a serious and potentially fatal foodborne illness. Consumers are warned not to consume these products even if they do not look or smell spoiled.

RASFF Alert -Aflatoxin

RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 47.6; Tot. = 52.9 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Turkey in Germany

USA – USDA – Recall – Meatballs -Listeria monocytogenes

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P.E. & F. Inc., a St. Louis establishment, is recalling approximately 123
pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat meatballs due to possible contamination with
Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The problem was discovered by FSIS routine sampling for Listeria
monocytogenes
. The company inadvertently did not hold the product pending
test results. FSIS and the company have received no reports of illnesses
associated with consumption of these products.