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CFIA

Ottawa, March 10, 2017 – The food recall warning issued on March 9, 2017 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 I.M. Healthy brand SoyNut Butter products from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The following products may have been sold nationally as well as through Internet sales.

FDA

The SoyNut Butter Co. of Glenview, IL is expanding its recall of I.M. Healthy Brand SoyNut Butter and granola products. The recall now includes Dixie Diner’s Club brand Carb Not Beanit Butter because they may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. Coli O157:H7). E. coli O157:H7 causes a diarrheal illness often with bloody stools. The recalled Dixie U.S.A. product was only available for purchase via mail order or online portals.

All Best Buy dates are affected. Best Buy dates can be seen on the labels of the containers stamped in black.

Although most healthy adults can recover completely within a week, some people can develop a form of kidney failure called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS). HUS is most likely to occur in young children and the elderly. The condition can lead to serious kidney failure and even death.

Consumers who have purchased Dixie Diner’s Club products are urged not to consume the product. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-800-233-3668, Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00 CST.

Link to Original Recall.

Link to an additional Expanded Recall.

FDA

Vulto Creamery, Walton, New York, is out of an abundance of caution expanded the recall to include all lots for four additional cheeses which include, by name the following: Andes, Blue Blais, Hamden & Walton Umber. In summary, Vulto Creamery has recalled the following eight cheese items: Heinennellie, Miranda,, Willowemoc, Ouleout , Andes, Blue Blais, Hamden & Walton Umber due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 4.4; Tot. = 5.5 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from China in Portugal

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 6.3; Tot. = 6.3 / B1 = 16.2; Tot. = 17.2 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from Iran in France

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 8.72; Tot. = 10.27 / B1 = 8.26; Tot. = 9.65 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts with shell from China

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 27; Tot. = 30 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios in shell from the United States in France

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 8.8; Tot. = 8.8 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts in shell from China in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 6.5; Tot. = 7.7 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 4.1; Tot. = 5.2 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 8.6; Tot. = 15 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 12; Tot. = 13.92 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 6.4; Tot. = 17 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from China in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Derby (presence /25g) in chilled pork shoulder from Germany in Estonia

RASFF -Salmonella enterica ser. Alkmaar (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Hannover (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Karamoja (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Reading (presence /25g), Salmonella enterica ser. Schleissheim (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Telelkebir (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen herring in oil from the Netherlands in Germany

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in hulled sesame seed from India in Poland

RASFF-Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen salted chicken fillets from Thailand, via the Netherlands in Denmark

RASFF-Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen broiler quarters from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in betel leaves from India in the UK

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen salted boneless skinless chicken breasts from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in betel leaves from Cambodia, via Vietnam in Norway

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen boneless skinless salted chicken breast fillets from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella (in 3 out of 5 samples /10g) in chilled minced pork and beef mix from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (970 CFU/g) in chilled nems from France in France

RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (310 CFU/g) in frozen ricotta and pears cakes from Italy in Hungary

RASFF-norovirus (GG I) in frozen raspberries from Serbia, via Belgium in France

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in fish meal from Latvia in Poland

Arab News

JEDDAH: The Health Ministry reported Wednesday that 27 students suffered food poisoning at a boys’ middle schools in Arar after eating a meal at the school’s cafeteria.
The students were transferred to area hospitals.
The ministry said in a press statement that the operations room in the emergency and crisis management received an urgent call at 12:30 p.m. of about 27 cases of food poisoning at one of the boys’ schools in Arar.

Hurriyet Daily News

Seventeen police officers responsible for the security of Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım went down with food poisoning after eating in the Aegean province of İzmir late on March 7, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Yıldırım had arrived in İzmir for the opening ceremony of a new highway, and a retinue of police officers was responsible for tightened security measures around the hotel where he was staying.

However, 17 of those police officers were poisoned by a chicken, meat and potatoes meal with which they were provided. They were taken for treatment to the nearby 9 Eylül University Hospital, the Alsancak Nevvar Salih İşgören State Hospital and the Tepecik Research and Training Hospital.