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Canada – Food Recall Warning – Various Gordon Choice brand frozen, diced chicken products recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

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Recall details

Ottawa, October 1, 2019 – Gordon Food Service is recalling various Gordon Choice brand diced frozen chicken products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled products described below. If you have received the recalled products and have further transformed or repackaged them, you are advised to contact the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

Gordon Choice - Diced Chicken Meat 13mm (1/2”) 80% Dark 20% White

Canada – Updated Food Recall Warning – Certain Sandwiches recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

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Recall details

Ottawa, October 1, 2019 – The food recall warning issued on September 30, 2019 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

A Bis Gourmet is recalling certain sandwiches from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination of the diced chicken used to make these products.  Consumers should not consume the recalled products described in the link above.

ONroute - Chicken Salad Wedge Sandwich White Bread A Bis Gourmet - Chicken Salad

Canada – Food Recall Warning – Certain Deli Chef brand Sandwiches recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

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Recall details

Ottawa, October 1, 2019 – Les aliments Deli Chef is recalling sandwiches from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled products described in the link above. If you have received the recalled products and have further transformed or repackaged them, you are advised to contact the CFIA.

USA – North Carolina Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak rises to 79 cases, 1 death

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North Carolina state health officials were first notified about an increase in the number of Legionnaire’s disease cases in Buncombe and Henderson counties about one week ago.

To date, health officials have reported 83 Legionella cases (79 Legionnaires’ disease and 4 Pontiac fever), including one fatality.

The most cases have been reported from Buncombe (34) and Henderson (21) counties, with 11 other counties affected plus 5 South Carolina cases.

Legionnaires’ disease gained national notoriety in 1976 when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered it during an epidemic of pneumonia among American legion members at a convention in Philadelphia.

USA -N.C. man dies from eating contaminated oysters – Vibrio vulnificus

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A Cary man is dead after eating oysters in the Wilmington area, according to recent reports.

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is investigating after David Argay contracted vibriosis and died at the Raleigh-based WakeMed hospital Thursday.

The NCDHHS and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) confirmed that the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus caused Argay’s death. Vibrio is one of several bacteria species known to cause illness in humans.

“We do know that that the oysters were not a North Carolina product,” said Tricia Smith, a spokesperson for the DMF.

USA – Outbreak Investigation of Cyclospora Illnesses Linked to Imported Fresh Basil, July 2019

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September 30, 2019

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local partners, have been investigating a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora illnesses linked to fresh basil exported by Siga Logistics de RL de CV located in Morelos, Mexico.

FDA’s traceback investigation confirmed that the fresh basil available at points of sale where some consumers became ill was exported to the United States by Siga Logistics de RL de CV located in Morelos, Mexico. FDA continues its investigational activities.

Siga Logistics de RL de CV recalled potentially affected basil on July 24, 2019. The firm has been cooperative with the investigation, ceasing production and distribution of the product.

According to the CDC, this outbreak appears to be over.

USA – Mavidon Issues Voluntary Worldwide Recall of LemonPrep® Tubes and Single Use Cups

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LemonPrep tubes and cups

Company Announcement

Mavidon is voluntarily recalling 21 lots of LemonPrep® 4 ounce tubes and single use cups to user level. These products have been found to be contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia. The specific lots are listed below:

Product Product # Lot#
LemonPrep 4 oz Tubes MD0019-T 29824, 29901, 30006, 30145, 30236, 30352,
30675, 30729, 31138
LemonPrep Single Use Cups MD0019-SUP 29927, 30009, 30031, 30115, 30059, 30237,
30300, 30340, 30424, 30642, 30735, 31139

Burkholderia cepacia is a multi-drug resistant pathogenic microorganism. Contaminated products with Burkholderia cepacia can potentially result in serious infections, may be life-threatening for patients with compromised immune systems, such as neonates, elderly, pregnant women, cancer patients, but also in previously healthy individuals. To date, Mavidon has received one report of adverse event in a neonate related to this product in recall. Additional testing is ongoing to determine if there are other affected lots.

Research – Norway – Norway looks at Campylobacter risk factors in broilers

Food Safety News

 

A study on Campylobacter in Norwegian broiler flocks older than 50 days at slaughter has indicated age and outdoor access are important risk factors.

The research work in 2018 shows that 43.3 percent of flocks tested positive for Campylobacter jejuni when sampled at slaughter. Broilers more than 50 days of age at slaughter were last included in a surveillance program in 2006.

Campylobacter jejuni was the only species detected. Birds from a slaughterhouse with the oldest flocks had the highest prevalence of Campylobacter at 87.5 percent, or 21 of 24 flocks positive. They also had outdoor access.

Those from a slaughterhouse with the youngest flocks did not have outdoor access and had the lowest prevalence at 22.2 percent, or four of 18 flocks positive for Campylobacter.

Canada – Updated Food Recall Warning – Various imported cooked diced chicken meat products recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

CFIA

Recall details

Ottawa, September 30, 2019 – The food recall warning issued on September 27, 2019 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Industry is recalling various imported cooked diced chicken meat products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled products described in the link above. If you have received the recalled products and have further transformed or repackaged them, you are advised to contact the CFIA.

USA – Consider Bardwell Farm Recalls Dorset, Slyboro, and Experience Because of Possible Health Risk – Listeria monocytogenes

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Company Announcement

Consider Bardwell Farm, LLC of West Pawlet, Vermont, is recalling the following cheeses:

Product Name Unit Size Comments Product Code Product Dates
Slyboro 2 pound wheel Units per case: 2
Case dimensions: 12”x 6”x 4”
Gross case weight: 4 lb
Pallet boxes per layer (TI): 24
Pallet number of tiers (HI): 12
Cases per pallet: 288
All in your possession 4/28/2019 until present
Dorset 2.5 pound wheel Units per case: 4
Case dimensions: 8”x 8”x10”
Gross case weight: 10 lb
Pallet boxes per layer (TI): 30
Pallet number of tiers (HI): 8
Cases per pallet: 240
All in your possession 4/28/2019 until present
Experience Three quarters pound square Units per case: 8
Case dimensions: 12”x 6”x 4”
Gross case weight: 4 lb
Pallet boxes per layer (TI): 24
Pallet number of tiers (HI): 12
Cases per pallet: 288
All in your possession 4/28/2019 until present

These products have been distributed in: CA, MA, NY, TX, VT.

These products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with these products. This is a voluntary and precautionary recall initiated by Consider Bardwell Farm. The contamination was discovered by routine testing of finished products and the manufacturing environment.