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The CFIA has issued a recall notice for multiple frozen pastries that were sold under the brands Sweet Cream and D. Effe T. The authority says Sweet Cream brand and D. Effe T. brand frozen pastries in the apollini mignon, mini lobster tail, Apollo K2, big lobstertail, sfogliata Napoli, big sfoglia Napoli, mini sfogliatella and mini sflogliatella cioccolato varieties are affected. One person has become ill in relation to the recalled pastries, according to the CFIA. The agency is continuing an investigation into the situation. The recall has been issued for Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, but the CFIA warns the recalled product could have been distributed to other provinces and territories. The CFIA says the product might have been sold in clerk-served packages or smaller packages without a label or in a package that doesn’t bear the same brand or product name. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/sweet-cream-brand-and-effe-t-brand-frozen-pastries-recalled-due-salmonella?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23

According to NBC News, the outbreak linked to E. coli 0157:H7 in romaine lettuce killed one person and sickened at least 88 more. Nine families are suing the California-based produce company. According to NBC News, the FDA did not publicize information about the E. coli outbreak despite months of investigation. The outbreak began in St. Louis County in Missouri in early November 2024, and the FDA officially closed its investigation in February without disclosing what had happened or sharing which companies had produced the infected lettuce. An internal FDA report claimed that it did not name companies because there was no infected lettuce left by the time investigators learned where the E. coli was coming from. The report also noted that there was one death but did not share information about it. “It is disturbing that the FDA hasn’t said anything more public or identified the name of a grower or processor,” said Yiannas, who was at the FDA from 2018 to 2023. Using genetic analysis, the investigators concluded that based on epidemiologic and traceback data, romaine lettuce was confirmed as the source of this outbreak. The victims have all accused Taylor Farms in nine different lawsuits, arguing in court papers that it sold “defective and unreasonably dangerous” food products. Taylor Farms denied that any of its products were responsible for the outbreak. The accusations against Taylor Farms come on the heels of another deadly outbreak: In October, Taylor Farms had recalled onions contaminated with E. coli sold at McDonalds. @ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ecoli-bacteria-lettuce-outbreak-rcna200236

The FDA reported that Harvest NYC Inc (Brooklyn, NY 11231) is recalling its 200g packages of Enoki Mushroom because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled Enoki Mushrooms were distributed nationwide in retail stores. The product comes in a 200g green plastic package. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. The contamination was discovered after samples were collected from a store in Buffalo, NY, and subsequent analysis by the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Laboratory revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in some 200g packages of Enoki Mushroom. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/harvest-nyc-inc-recalls-enoki-mushroom-due-possible-health-risk?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

The CFIA reported that Capitan Choice shredded coconut, packaged in 454 gram plastic bags, was recalled from the Canadian marketplace because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Test results triggered the recall. The product was sold at the retail level in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. The recalled product is Captain’s Choice Shredded Coconut, which is packaged in 454 gram plastic bags. A cardboard top holds the bag together. It is pink and blue with Asian characters on it. The UPC number that is stamped on the product label is 8 934791 920105, and the lot number for this item is GT0918003. The CFIA  is conducting a food safety investigation, which may trigger the recall of more products. There have been reported illnesses that may be associated with the consumption of this product. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/captain-s-choice-brand-shredded-coconut-recalled-due-salmonella?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23