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FDA

Cut Fruit Express Inc. of Inver Grove Heights, MN, is recalling Caribou Coffee Fruit Mix CHPG 6.5oz, and Cut Fruit Express Brand of 6.5oz, 15oz, 16oz, 32oz packages of Fruit Mix contains Cantaloupes and Food service packages of 5lb tray, 10lb bag, 25lb Pail, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Caribou Coffee Fruit Mix CHPG 6.5oz was distributed from Caribou Stores at the MSP Airport Caribou locations in the MSP Airport, Minnesota. The product comes in a clear plastic package. The USE BY DATE was 11/4/23. The remainder of the recalled “Fresh Cut Fruit Mix containing Cantaloupes” under Cut Fruit Express and food service packaging was distributed through in MN, WI and IL via retail and food service delivery. The USE BY DATES were 11/4/23, 11/5/23 and 11/6/23.

The retail product comes in with Use by Date 11/4/23, 11/5/23, 11/6/23 on the top label and food service product comes with a date label of 11/3/23 on the bag, tray or a label with use by date on the pail.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem with our products.

Cut Fruit Express learned that their supplier is issuing a recall on Cantaloupes for potential contamination of Salmonella. Cut Fruit Express is initiating a recall on the affected product that contains the recalled Cantaloupe. The affected products were shipped between October 24th through October 26th, 2023.

• Consumers, restaurants, retailers, and wholesalers should not eat, sell, or serve recalled cantaloupe or recalled products containing cantaloupe.
• Some consumers freeze cantaloupe for later use. Consumers should check their freezers and throw away recalled fresh or cut cantaloupe that was frozen for later use.
• If you cannot tell if your cantaloupe is part of the recall, do not eat or use it, throw it away.

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Any questions or concerns please contact Shelley Ryan at 952-746-2705.

Food Poison Journal

As of November 24, there have been 63 laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella Soahanina, Sundsvall and Oranienburg illness linked to this outbreak in the following provinces: British Columbia (12), Ontario (12), Quebec (35), Prince Edward Island (2) and Newfoundland and Labrador (2). Additional Salmonella infections are under investigation and more illnesses associated with this outbreak may be confirmed. Individuals became sick between mid-October and mid-November 2023. Seventeen individuals have been hospitalized. One death has been reported. Individuals who became ill are between 0 to 100 years of age. About half of the cases (51%) are male.

MDPI

Abstract

Gov UK

Guidance and responsibilities of the UK’s National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology.

Published 22 November 2023

The UK’s NRL for food microbiology is responsible for official controls on specific areas of food microbiology:

• Listeria monocytogenes
• coagulase positive staphylococci
• Escherichia coli (including STEC)
• campylobacter
• salmonella
• antimicrobial resistance

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) awarded the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) these responsibilities for performing official controls to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules. This is described in Article 101 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/625, which is now the retained EU legislation (REUL) in the UK, UK Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 665.

When implementing and using ISO Standards, there is some supporting information to help food laboratories, including news and method validation and verification presentations.

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Snails and frogs
Product brand name
Quercy Snails
Model names or references
Canned snails with Burgundy sauce net weight 180g Minimum durability date 03/2025
Product identification
Batch Date
03/2025 Minimum durability date 03/01/2025
Packaging
Canned glass 262 ml twist off type
Start/end date of marketing
From 06/01/2023 to 10/22/2023
Storage temperature
Product to be stored at room temperature
Health mark
unbranded
Geographical sales area
Departments: HAUTE-GARONNE (31), GERS (32)
Distributors
Quercy Snails

FDA

On November 17, 2023, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Aquaculture (CT DA/BA) informed the FDA of a recall of oysters that had been illegally harvested and potentially contaminated. The oysters were illegally harvested from Milford Approved Area on 11/12/2023 and 11/15/2023 by certified dealer Seaview Fisheries, LLC, CT-084-SS, AQ, labeled as lots L466B and 466A. Oysters were distributed directly to a distributor in RI. Oysters were distributed further to a distributor and retailers in DE, FL, IL, MD, NJ, NY, PA, and TX and may have been distributed further from these states.

Gov France

Product category
Food
Product subcategory
Fishing and aquaculture products
Product brand name
Constable
Model names or references
50g
Product identification
GTIN Batch Date
3263670008395 All lots Minimum durability date between 11/25/2023 and 09/27/2024
Packaging
50g metal box
Start/end date of marketing
Since 06/08/2023
Storage temperature
Product to be stored at room temperature
Health mark
ES 12.10544/SS CE
Geographical sales area
Whole France
Distributors
E.LECLERC, AUCHAN, SYSTEM U, MONOPRIX, CORA, MAXIMO

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