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US -Deli Recalls Products – Listeria Found on an Environmental Swab

Food Safety World

A Michigan-Based grocery chain is recalling over 100 deli items after an environmental swab revealed the presence of Listeria in a production facility. 

Spartan Stores of Grand Rapids, MI issued a voluntary recall of 134 productssold in the deli section at its Family Fare, D&W Fresh Markets, Glen’s and VG’s stores and at certain independent grocery stores in Michigan.

The problem was discovered during a routing inspection by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, during which an environmental sample was taken that later tested positive for  Listeria. 

 
A full list of the recalled products, which include fruits and vegetables, various dips and pasta salads, quiches and potato dishes, among other items, is available here
 
Customers who purchased any of the listed products should throw them out or return them to their point of purchase for a full refund. 

 
No products included in the recall are known to have come into contact with the bacteria, according to the recall announcement.

Cruise Ship Virus Strikes Again – Norovirus

Cruise Law News

A puke fest is underway on the Carnival Glory cruise ship, with passengers taking to the message boards at Cruise Critic to comment that passengers are suffering from diarrhea and other norovirus-like symptoms,

The message board states that Carnival prepared a letter to passengers this weekend that passengers on the prior cruise experienced norovirus sickness. Several passengers are stating that the current cruise has been plagued by norovirus as well.  Some comments mention the strong smell of vomit in public areas of the cruise ship.  

One passenger comments that the Centers for Disease control (CDC) came onto the Glory on August 9th.

CIFA Recall Smoked Salmon – Clostridium

CIFA

Reference Number: 7321
Recalling Firm: STELLAR SMOKED SALMON
Date of Recall: 8/7/2012
Recall Classification: 3
Distribution : Ontario
Extent of the Product Distribution : Retail

Product List

Brand Name Common Name Size Codes(s) on Product UPC Reason for Recall:
STELLAR SMOKE SALMON SLICED SMOKED SALMON 125 g All codes None / Aucun Microbiological – Clostridium botulinum

Turkey – Tourists Food Poisoning

CRI – English

Some 83 tourists were hospitalised Wednesday night due to an outbreak of food poisoning in the seaside city of Bodrum, about 790 km south of Turkey’s Istanbul, the semi-official Anatolia News Agency reported Thursday.

A provincial health director said that the tourists had been diagnosed with nausea and heavy stomach aches.

Officials from Food, Agriculture and Animal Breeding ministry took samples of the food and drinks that the tourists might have consumed.

Bodrum District Gov. Mehmet Godekmerdan said that they were conducting an investigation at the tourists’ hotel.

“We sent the samples to the laboratory and we will announce the results tomorrow,” he said.

Bodrum is a port city in Mugla Province in the southwestern Aegean Region of Turkey.

 

Norovirus Outbreak US Oysters – 14 Sick

Washington Post

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana health officials say they closed a harvesting area and ordered a recall of oysters taken from there since April 26 after 14 people became ill with norovirus. The closure started Tuesday and was expected to last at least three weeks.

The recall includes shucked, frozen, breaded and processed oysters and those for the half-shell market taken from Area 23 in Terrebonne Parish southwest of New Orleans. Some of the oysters were shipped to Maryland, Texas and Georgia.

Health officials said people became ill after eating oysters from that area at one New Orleans-area restaurant.