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The CFIA issued a nationwide recall on Rana branded Taliatelle seasoned white chicken & mushroom pasta sauce due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The CFIA recalled all Rana Tagliatelle Seasoned White Chicken & Mushroom Sauce packages with best-before dates from Oct. 10 up to Nov. 16. The pasta sauce can be found in grocery stores nationwide. There are no reported illnesses associated with the product yet. However, the CFIA advises anyone with the pasta sauce to dispose of it or return the product immediately to where it was purchased. The source of the contamination was a farm in Durant, Oklahoma, owned by Bruce Pac of Oregon. The USDA/ FSIS recalled large amounts of ready-to-eat food after detecting Listeria during poultry testing. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/rana-brand-tagliatelle-seasoned-white-chicken-mushroom-sauce-recalled-due-listeria?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23

Eat This Not That reported that on October 10, Costco notified customers about a voluntary recall for Red’s Southwestern Grilled Chicken Mini Burritos. The announcement explained that the chicken used in the tiny burritos may have been contaminated with Listeria. Their recall was made out of “an abundance of caution.” On October 9, 2024, BrucePac, one of our chicken suppliers, recalled some poultry products due to possible Listeria contamination. Out of an abundance of caution, we have voluntarily recalled a limited number of our products,” the statement read. Red’s Southwestern Grilled Chicken Mini Burritos stuffed with grilled chicken, white cheddar cheese, black beans, brown rice, sweet corn, and smoky chipotle sauce are exclusively available at Costco warehouses in the Midwest region. Only packages with the following best by dates are subject to the recall: 3/27/26, 4/1/26, 4/2/26, and 4/7/26. @ https://www.eatthis.com/costco-recalls-reds-chicken-mini-burritos/

In a publication in J Food Protection on 11 October 2024 entitled “An Analysis of Food Recalls in the United States, 2002-2023” by DeBeer et al., the authors evaluated and summarized Food and Beverages (F&B) recalls managed or mandated by the FDA over the past 20 years. For each of the 35,000 recalls, the causes were separated into two categories: product contaminants or processing issues. The product contaminants category was further separated into five groups: allergens, biological contaminants, chemical contaminants, foreign objects, and undeclared food colors. Product contaminants accounted for 91% of the F&B recalls, while processing issues accounted for 9%. 76% of the recalls were due to biological contamination and allergens. Over half of the F&B recalls were Class I recalls, and biological contamination and allergens accounted for 96% of those recalls. Listeria monocytogenes was the largest cause, accounting for 7,844 recalls, totaling 22% and 45% of the biological contamination. Salmonella serovars were responsible for 6,597 recalls, including 18% of the total recalls and 38% of the biological recalls. Listeria and Salmonella serovars resulted in 40% of all F&B recalls. Overall, the pick of recalls happened in 2009. There was a decrease in recalls between 2016 and 2020, but there was an increase from 2020 to 2023. The L. monocytogenes peaks in 2015/2016 represented recalls of contaminated ice cream and fresh vegetable products, and the recall of contaminated Peanut Corporation of America products caused the Salmonella peak in 2009. @ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X24001625?dgcid=raven_sd_aip_email

The CFIA reported that Vasco & Company Seafood, LLC recalled Vasco & Co. Filet Royal Smoked Atlantic Salmon due to Listeria monocytogenes. The product weighed 170g and was distributed to Quebec. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/vasco-co-brand-filet-royal-smoked-atlantic-salmon-recalled-due-listeria-monocytogenes?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23