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CFIA has issued a food recall warning for certain brands of beef jelly tongue products in Ontario due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products may have been sold by various retailers, either clerk-served, sliced, chunked, or in smaller packages, with or without a label that may not bear the same brand, product name, or best before date. The following products are included in the recall: (i) Summerhill Market: Beef tongue in jelly (sliced), all packages sold up to and including October 03. (ii) Wagener’s: Beef jelly tongue with best before dates of November 26, December 16, and December 30. The CFIA issued the recall warning after investigating a foodborne illness outbreak involving the products. On October 05, 2024, Toronto Public Health said it was investigating after identifying two confirmed cases of Listeria in the city and finding it in the grocery chain Summerhill Market’s deli meat. The products were sold at five Toronto locations and one in nearby Aurora, Ontario. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-brands-beef-jelly-tongue-products-recalled-due-listeria-monocytogenes?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23

Several brands of eggs (Milo’s Poultry Farms, Tony’s Fresh Market, and Happy Quackers Farm duck eggs) were recalled after the FDA gave a salmonella warning the highest risk classification. Milo’s Poultry Farms distributed all brands. The FDA has given the eggs Class I risk classification. The strain of Salmonella implicated in the outbreak is resistant to the antibiotics nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin. Therefore, severe infections may be more difficult to treat. The eggs were recalled after Salmonella was found in the hen egg-laying house and the packing facility at Milo’s Poultry Farms in Wisconsin. In the original recall notice, the FDA said the recall was due to positive environmental samples for Salmonella. Initially, only Milo’s Poultry Farms and Tony’s Fresh Market -branded chicken eggs were recalled, but in a classification update, the FDA says that Happy Quackers Farm duck eggs are also included in the recall. Retail stores and food service distributors across Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin sold these eggs. “12-count and 18-count cartons of chicken eggs can be identified with Milo’s and Tony’s Fresh Market brands. Duck eggs 12-count carton can be identified with Happy Quackers Farm, UPC 7 99705-75077 7.” All the recalled eggs have “Best By” dates of October 12, 2024, or sooner.  The same strain of Salmonella detected in the facility is involved in an outbreak across the Midwest. According to the CDC, 65 people have been infected across nine states, including Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, and most infections come from Illinois and Wisconsin. At least 65 people were infected, 24 have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.@ https://www.newsweek.com/egg-recall-fda-salmonella-contamination-bacteria-midwest-1961893

The FDA reported that Jack and the Green Sprouts, Inc. (River Falls, WI)  is recalling its 5 ounce packages of Alfalfa and Alfalfa Onion sprouts because they can potentially be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The produce was sold in MN, WI, and Iowa at grocery stores and local Co-ops. The product comes in a 5 ounce, clear plastic package. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. Routine testing by the company noted the contamination revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in 5 ounce packages of Alfalfa sprouts. The production of the product has been suspended while the company continues to investigate the source of the problem.@ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/jacks-and-green-sprouts-recalls-alfalfa-and-alfalfa-onion-sprouts-because-possible-health-risk

On October 03, 2024, The FDA updated the investigation status of Diamond Shruumz chocolate bars, cones, & gummies. As of September 27, 2024, a total of 175 illnesses have been reported from 33 states (AL (8), AZ (13), CA (3), CO (1), FL (6), GA (23), IN (8), IA (6), IL (2), KS (5), KY (11), MD (2), MI (1), MN (3), MO (1), MT (3), NV (2), NJ (3), NY (2), NC (17), ND (3), OH (4), OK (1), OR (1), PA (2), SC (8), SD (1), TN (9), TX (17), VA (3), WA (2), WI (1), WV (3)); 70 have been hospitalized, and there are three potentially associated deaths. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/investigation-illnesses-diamond-shruumz-brand-chocolate-bars-cones-gummies-june-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery