Category Archives: Salmonella

France – Vanilla dessert cream – Salmonella

Gov france

Identifying information for the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product sub-category Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name Ana-Soiz’s Farm
  • Names of models or references Vanilla dessert cream 4 * 100g
  • Product identification
    GTIN Lot Dated
    3760284320030 Vanilla dessert cream Use-by date 11/17/2021
  • Packaging4 * 100g
  • Start date / End of marketing From 10/26/2021 to 11/06/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 35.168.059 CE
  • Geographical sales area Departments: ILLE-ET-VILAINE (35), LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE (44), MORBIHAN (56), HAUTS-DE-SEINE (92), VAL-DE-MARNE (94), VAL-D’OISE (95)
  • Distributors Intermarché, Leclerc, Carrefour, Super U, Biocoop, Cora, Producers store
  • List of points of saleList_of_sale_points.pdf

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Salmonella
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Salmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)

Canada – MVP brand yellow onions recalled due to Salmonella

CFIA

Yellow onions
Issue
Food » Microbial Contamination » Salmonella
What to do

Do not consume, use, sell, serve, or distribute the recalled products

Affected products
Brand Product Size UPC Codes Additional information
MVP Yellow onions 50 lb / 22.7 kg N/A Imported between July 1, 2021 and August 31, 2021 Produce of Mexico

Issue

Industry is recalling MVP brand yellow onions from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination.

The recalled products have been sold in Ontario and Quebec and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories.

These products may also have been sold in bulk, loose, or in smaller packages with or without a label and may not bear the same brand or product names. The CFIA will continue its investigation and additional recalls may follow.

What you should do

  • If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor
  • Check to see if you have the recalled products in your home or establishment
  • Do not consume the recalled products
  • Do not serve, use, sell, or distribute the recalled products
  • Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased

Canada – AlBurj brand Tahina and Halawa recalled due to Salmonella

CFIA

Product
Tahina and halawa
Issue
Food » Microbial Contamination » Salmonella
What to do

Do not consume, use, sell, serve, or distribute the recalled products

Affected products

Brand Product Size UPC Codes
AlBurj (Arabic characters only) Tahina 800 g 6 217000 020646 P: 06/2021
E: 11/2022

P: 06/2021
E: 05/2023

AlBurj Tahina 18 kg 6 217000 020646 P: 06/2021
E: 05/2023
AlBurj (Arabic characters only) Halawa Original (Arabic characters only) 800 g 6 217000 020172 P: 06/2021
E: 05/2023
AlBurj (Arabic characters only) Halawa Pistachio Extra (Arabic characters only) 800 g 6 217000 020677 P: 06/2021
E: 05/2023

Issue

Jabbour Export/Import Ltd. is recalling AlBurj brand Tahina and Halawa from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination.

The recalled products have been sold in Alberta.

What you should do

  • If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor
  • Check to see if you have the recalled products in your home or establishment
  • Do not consume the recalled products
  • Do not serve, use, sell, or distribute the recalled products
  • Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased

Canada – Certain Broadwood Farm brand microgreens recalled due to Salmonella

CFIA

Product
Certain microgreens
Issue
Food » Microbial Contamination » Salmonella
What to do

Do not consume the recalled product

USA – Pier-C Produce Inc. Recalls 2 lb White Onions – Product of Mexico Because of Possible Health Risk -Salmonella

FDA

Pier-C Produce Inc. of Leamington, Ontario Canada is voluntarily recalling Mexican Origin, whole 2 lb White Onions supplied from Keeler Family Farms and sold as Pier-C 2lb white onions of Mexican origin. This recall does not affect any other items in the Pier-C Produce Inc. product catalogue.

The recalled product has the potential to be contaminated with SALMONELLA, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with SALMONELLA often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with SALMONELLA can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

The recalled product was delivered to a single retailer in the state of Florida between August 17th, 2021 and August 23rd, 2021.

Additionally, the recalled product was also delivered to a single wholesaler in Florida between August 9th, 2021 and August 24th, 2021.

The recalled product will contain the following four identifiers:

Product is packed in 2 lb mesh bags, labelled Product of Mexico and will bear the UPC code 0 33383 60051 2 bearing the brand Pier-C Produce.

To date, no illnesses have been reported. Pier-C Produce Inc. is conducting this recall voluntarily.

On October 22, 2021, Keeler Family farms of Deming, NM voluntarily recalled imported Onions from the state of Chihuahua, Mexico shipped from July 1, 2021 through August 25, 2021 for potential SALMONELLA contamination. In turn, Pier-C Produce Inc. identified white onions originating from the above recalled lots and proceeded to voluntarily recall the white onions as well.

Consumers should check to see if they have the recalled product in their homes or establishments. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased. Consumers with questions identifying the affected product may contact Pier-C Produce Inc. at 888-783-8459, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 4 pm Eastern Time.

France – BOURDALOUE TART – Salmonella

Gov france

Identifying information for the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product sub-category Sweet products
  • Product brand name BLUE THISTLE
  • Names of models or references BOURDALOUE TART
  • Product identification
    Lot Dated
    29821189 Use-by date 05/11/2021
  • Start date / End of marketing From 10/30/2021 to 11/05/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Geographical sales area Departments: SEINE-SAINT-DENIS (93)
  • Distributors SEVRAN STORE

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Presence of salmonella
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Salmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)

Canada – Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds brand Broccoli recalled due to Salmonella

CFIA

Summary

Product
Broccoli
Issue
Food » Microbial Contamination » Salmonella
What to do

Do not use, repackage, or sell the affected products

Affected products

Brand Product Size UPC Codes Additional information
Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds Broccoli 1 kg None B0L This product may have been sold to consumers
Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds Broccoli 5 kg None B0L This product was sold to companies that process and/or repackage the seeds
Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds Broccoli 10 kg None B0L This product was sold to companies that process and/or repackage the seeds
Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds Broccoli 25 kg None B0L This product was sold to companies that process and/or repackage the seeds

Issue

Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds is recalling Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds brand Broccoli from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers, retailers, distributors, and manufacturers should not use, repackage or sell the recalled products.

The recalled products have been sold nationally and through Internet sales.

What you should do

If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.

Check to see if you have the recalled products in your home or establishment. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to your supplier.

Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections. Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

Research – Biofilms are a concern across the entire food supply chain

Food Safety News

kswfoodworld biofilm

Biofilm, which is a cluster of pathogens encased in a protective matrix, is a common enemy across diverse food manufacturing industries.

From dairy, produce, meat, poultry, ready-to-eat deli foods and other products, biofilm is a concern at the farm level and at processing and manufacturing plants.

The protective layers generated by pathogens that create the biofilm, known as extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), resist sanitation efforts and are adept at spreading in moist environments, through a process known as “seeding dispersal.” According to Sterilex Industries, which offers products to treat biofilms and the pathogens they harbor, seeding dispersal is similar to a dandelion releasing seeds to encourage species growth.

Although forming biofilm is a natural process that pathogens — including those commonly leading to foodborne illness outbreaks, such as Shiga-toxin producing E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella — use to survive, industry food safety plans and government regulations don’t necessarily focus on biofilm and how to eradicate it.

Sweden – Sweden searches for source of Salmonella outbreak; Campylobacter stats released

Food Safety News

kswfoodworld salmonella

More than 30 people have been confirmed sick in Sweden with Salmonella infections since early October.

The national monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak has affected 33 people. Whole genome sequencing has shown that patients have the same strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, so are suspected of having been infected by a common source of infection.

Affected local infection control units, the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) and the Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) are investigating the outbreak.

The source of infection has not been found but is believed to be a food with a wide distribution in Sweden.

Cases range in age from 2 to 89 years old with a median age of 29. They live in seven different regions of Sweden.

Sixteen people younger than age18 and 13 more older than 60 have been infected. Women make up 21 cases and 12 men are ill.

Monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium was in the top three for the causes of Salmonella patients infected in Sweden in 2020.

France – goat cheese 100 gr – Salmonella

Gov france

Identifying information for the recalled product

  • Product category Food
  • Product sub-category Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name fromagerie saint jaume
  • Names of models or references natural goat cheese 100gr
  • Product identification
    GTIN Lot Dated
    376007810062 24.10 Recommended consumption date 11/25/2021
  • Start date / End of marketing From 10/27/2021 to 11/03/2021
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 83 012 001 CE
  • Geographical sales area Departments: VAR (83)
  • Distributors Leclerc la seyne – Marseille cheese

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall non-compliant test results
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Salmonella spp (causative agent of salmonellosis)