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According to the CFIA, Quaker Canada (Trenton, Ontario) has recalled Quaker Harvest Crunch branded Cereal and Snack Bars and Cap’n Crunch branded Treat Bars from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected Salmonella contamination. The Canadian recall is a result of the US recall by Quaker. The products were distributed throughout Canada. There have been no reports of illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.  @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/quaker-brand-granola-bars-and-cereals-and-cap-n-crunch-brand-treat-bars-berry-bar

The CFIA published a report on the recall by Loblaw Companies Limited, Metro Ontario Inc., and Sobeys Inc. due to possible Salmonella contamination because these products were made using Quaker Canada granola. Quaker Canada has announced a countrywide voluntary recall of nearly 40 brands of granola bars and Harvest Crunch cereals due to potential salmonella exposure. The affected products were made using granola recalled by Quaker Canada on Thursday and are being sold at Loblaw’s and Sobey’s chains such as Superstore, Your Independent Grocer, Extra Foods, Wholesale Club, IGA, Safeway, Sobeys, and Thrifty Foods. The recall follows a similar initiative by the Quaker Oats Company in the US and includes various Croque Nature cereals, Chewy and Chewy Dipps bars, yogurt soft bars, and some Cap’n Crunch Treats cereal bars recalled due to Salmonella. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products. @https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-parfait-and-yogurt-bowls-recalled-due-salmonella?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23

The FDA is advising restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell and to dispose of oysters and consumers not to eat oysters from Sociedad Acuicola GolPac (MX 06 SP) harvested from Bahia Salina, Sonora, Mexico on 12/18/2023 or 12/27/2023 because they may be contaminated with Norovirus. On 1/10/2024, the California Department of Public Health notified the FDA of an outbreak of Norovirus in San Diego County, CA, linked to the consumption of oysters tracing back to a specific harvest location in Mexico. Mexican Shellfish Authorities have investigated the source of the illnesses and closed the Bahia Salina growing area to harvest on 1/12/2024. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/fda-advises-restaurants-and-retailers-not-serve-or-sell-and-consumers-not-eat-certain-oysters-bahia?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery