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According to the CFIA, Amplify Snack Brands Inc.(Austin, Texas) recalled all batches/lots of Paqui branded 2023 One Chip Challenge Snacks from the Canadian marketplace due to reported allergic and chemical reactions and consequential risks of health and safety hazards requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-altering injury or death. Paqui branded 2023 One Chip Challenge, sold in six gram single chip packages in all the Canadian provinces. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/paqui-brand-2023-one-chip-challenge-recalled-due-reported-adverse-reactions

An outbreak of E. coli in Alberta daycares is impacting numerous children. Alberta Health Services (AHS) reported that there were 164 lab-confirmed cases linked to the outbreak, and 27 kids were stable in the hospital. Canadian minister of health offered help. Calgary Zone medical officer of health Dr. Franco Rizzuti said 19 current hospitalized patients have more serious illness than the bloody diarrhea that is part of a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection, which includes hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and other complications. Despite the daily rise in reported E. coli cases, Rizzuti expects case numbers to stabilize this weekend and next week. Eleven daycares share a central kitchen, producing food in multiple locations. According to documents posted on the Alberta Health Services website, The Fueling Brains Academy Kitchen and one of the Fueling Brains daycare locations had previously violated public health regulations related to food handling. Six of those facilities have confirmed cases, with five others sharing the same kitchen. @ https://globalnews.ca/news/9949873/ottawa-minister-of-health-ecoli-calgary-daycare-outbreak-help/

The FDA reported that Life Raft Treats is recalling their Not Fried Chicken 64 oz bucket, Not Fried Chicken 2.5 oz bar, and Life Is Peachy (in 6 count box of ice cream), all with BEST BY DATES up to and including AUG 8212024 due to a potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. On September 5, 2023, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) notified Life Raft that their Not Fried Chicken ice cream treats tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Life Raft also recalled their Life Is Peachy Ice Cream treats because they were manufactured in the same room. No illnesses have been reported to date. The company began shipping this product on 8/21/2023. These products were packaged in lamented buckets and plastic wrap and shipped to GA, IL, MD, NC, NY, SC, and TX distribution centers. The product was shipped online directly to consumers in all fifty states plus the District of Columbia. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/life-raft-treats-recalls-ice-cream-products-not-fried-chicken-and-life-peachy-due-possible-listeria?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

CORE update of September 06, 2023, the CORE list of outbreaks and adverse events includes six active cases. There are a total of 6 active investigations in the CORE table. Due to the outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes (ref #1172), The Ice Cream House initiated a recall to include all dairy and non-dairy [parve] frozen dessert products manufactured in their facility in Brooklyn, NY. The FDA has initiated an on-site inspection of the facility. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/investigations-foodborne-illness-outbreaks?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery