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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

President Trump is pushing for more countries to import meat and poultry from the US. Still, Europeans have reported concern over purchasing chicken from the US because they might be washed in chlorine. Yahoo News reported that the move comes after the EU and the UK failed to avoid Trump’s tariffs, in which the US imposed a 20% tax on EU imports and a 10% tax on all UK imports. “The UK maintains non-science-based standards that severely restrict US exports of safe, high-quality beef and poultry products,” the White House said. The US does not require processors to disclose whether their chicken has been chemically washed, creating an apparent transparency gap between American and European food standards. The EU first banned chlorine-washed chicken in 1997. In the US, agencies consider chlorinated chicken safe. The EU Commission believes that consuming large amounts, equal to 5% of your body weight, could expose consumers to unsafe levels of chlorate. Consumer Reports found that 97% of 300 US chicken breasts contained pathogens such as Salmonella, E. coli, and Campylobacter and that nearly half contained antibiotic-resistant bacteria. @ https://www.yahoo.com/news/europe-rejects-us-chlorinated-chicken-124136228.html

On lebensmittelwarnung.de, the German federal states or the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) published that Listeria was detected during a routine inspection of Chicken breast fillet, seasoned and fried, approx. 250 grams, manufactured by Paul Daut GmbH & Co. As a result, the product was recalled.@ https://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de/___lebensmittelwarnung.de/Meldungen/2025/04_April/250416_16_NW-Haehnchen/250416_16_NW-Haehnchen_Meldung.html