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FSIS USDA

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2023 – Wayne Farms, LLC, a Decatur, Ala. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,377 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken breast products that may be undercooked, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The RTE chicken breast items were produced on October 16, 2023. The following product is subject to recall [view labels]:

• 9-lb. cardboard boxes containing 12 packs of 3 “CHEF’S LINE FIRE GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST” with lot codes of 3723289239002 and 3723289239003 with USE BY: 01/14/24 on the label.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-20214” on the case label. These items were shipped to distributor locations in Illinois for further distribution to food service locations.

The problem was discovered when the firm received a customer complaint that the RTE chicken product appeared to be undercooked.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.

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