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The Strauss food products company in Israel, the official importer of Quaker brand products from the US, has announced a recall of some of the Quaker breakfast cereal brands. The recall is based on suspicions of salmonella in Oatmeal Squares and Oats and Brown Sugar breakfast cereal, reported by the manufacturing facility in the US. Customers who purchased the product with an expiration date between January 11th and June 4th are requested not to consume it. Strauss apologizes to its customers and is working to collect the affected products from the shelves in connection with the Ministry of Health. @ https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/383555

The CFIA recalled Eagle frozen corn, a product from Gentro Foods Inc., due to possible salmonella contamination. The recalled corn comes in bags of 1.75 kilograms with a best before date of Feb. 1, 2025. No reported illnesses have been associated with the consumption of frozen corn.

The products have been distributed in Ontario. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/eagle-brand-corn-frozen-recalled-due-salmonella?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23

January 12, 2024- According to the FDA, World Green Nutrition, Inc. (San Antonio, Texas) recalled Elv Alipotec branded Mexican Tejocote Root Supplement Pieces (Raiz De Tejocote Mexicano Suplemento En Trozos) from the American marketplace due to suspected Yellow Oleander. The consumption of yellow oleander can cause adverse effects on neurological, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular health that can be serious or even fatal. Symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, diarrhea, abdominal pain, heart changes, arrhythmia, etc. The product has a NET. WT, 0.3 0Z (7g) was sold through authorized distributors in white polyethylene plastic bottles with a green polypropylene plastic lid wrapped with heat-shrinkable PET-G plastic. The product was sold in all states. To date, no reports of illnesses have been received. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/world-green-nutrition-inc-recalling-elv-alipotec-brand-mexican-tejocote-root-supplement-pieces-raiz