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In Ghana the procedures for food recall are not well established: the case of Cindy & Lele tomato paste recall

RABAJ COMPANY LTD a tinned tomato manufacturer sent a public notice issuing a directive to all its key distributors and retailers of CINDY AND LELE TOMATO PASTE to return the product because management identified “an anomaly in a particular batch.” On 29th November 2019, the Company, in an announcement published in the Daily Graphic, page 43, recalling two brands (Cindy and Lele Tomato Paste) from the supply chain. According to management, they have realized some ‘anomaly in a particular batch and think the prudent thing to do is to recall all the batches in circulation.” It behooves on the Ghana...

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Thanksgiving is here and another E. coli Infections is linked to romaine lettuce

The CDC, FDA, and public health officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to romaine lettuce harvested in the Salinas area in California. As a result, like last year, romaine lettuce will be absent from the Thanksgiving table. The CDC advises consumers to void all types of romaine lettuce harvested from Salinas, such as whole heads of romaine, hearts of romaine, and packages of precut lettuce and salad mixes, which contain romaine, including baby romaine, spring mix, and Caesar salad. The current recall is connected to the Maryland Department of Health investigation of a cluster of...

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The CDC released the 2019 Antibiotics Resistance Report

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its 2019 report on Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States. The report shows that antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fungi cause more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections and consequently more than 35,000 people die each year in the US. The data in the report indicates that the original data of the 2013 report on antibiotic resistance in the US did underestimate the problem. The 2019 report shows, using data sources not available in the past, that there were almost twice as many annual deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections as reported initially in 2013....

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TIP TOP RECALLS READY-TO-EAT POULTRY DUE TO LISTERIA CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION

On September 28, 2019, Tip Top Poultry, Inc (Rockmart, GA) recalled ready-to-eat (RTE) poultry products that are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Tip Top notified FSIS that multiple samples were positive for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes after being tested in Canada. The firm decided to recall all cooked, diced, or shredded, RTE chicken products produced from January 21, 2019, through September 24, 2019. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. This recall resulted in a ripple effect throughout the food industry in the US and Canada since many companies used the...