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The FDA issued a correction notice and canceled the recall of lēf Farms “Spice” Packaged Salad Greens after the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) determined that a laboratory error incorrectly caused last week’s recall of lēf Farms “Spice” Packaged Salad Greens. The products from lēf Farms are safe, and the recall has been canceled. On May 5, a recall was issued regarding the potential contamination of Escherichia coli O157 of lēf Farms “Spice” Packaged Salad Greens. WGS determined that the control and lēf Farms samples were nearly identical, indicating that the initial lab results were inaccurate due to a contamination error within the lab itself. 

With the recall canceled, lēf Farms “Spice” is returning to store shelves in Hannaford and Market Basket in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. A lab mistake causing a false positive was not experienced in twenty years. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/correction-notice-new-hampshire-laboratory-error-incorrectly-resulted-recall-lef-farms-spice?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has determined that a laboratory error incorrectly caused last week’s recall announcement concerning lēf Farms “Spice” Packaged Salad Greens. The products from lēf Farms are safe, and the recall has been canceled. On May 5, DHHS issued a press release regarding a potential contamination of Escherichia coli O157 of a specific lot of lēf Farms “Spice” Packaged Salad Greens. Upon being informed, lēf Farms voluntarily initiated a recall of the potentially affected products. Subsequent WGS was conducted, which determined that the control and lēf Farms samples were nearly identical, indicating that the initial lab results were inaccurate due to a contamination error within the lab itself. With the recall canceled, lēf Farms “Spice” is returning to store shelves in Hannaford and Market Basket in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. @ https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/news-and-media/correction-notice-new-hampshire-laboratory-error-incorrectly-resulted-recall-lef

According to the FSA, Sainsbuy’s Supermarkets has recalled Sainsbury’s Mexican Style Chilli Cheddar from the British marketplace due to suspected Salmonella contamination. The recalled product is Sainsbury’s Mexican Style Chilli Cheddar, sold in 200 gram packages with a best-before date of 12 June 2023, 22 June 2023, or 30 June 2023

https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-14-2023

The FDA reported that AH USA GROUP INC. recalled TW4115 Black Fungus (Nam Meo) product due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the California Department of Public Health and is being taken as a precautionary measure. The recalled TW4115 Black Fungus was distributed in California, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Washington, Arizona, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. The product was sold through small grocery stores. Golden Koi’s Black Fungus is distributed by AH USA GROUP INC. this brand of Black fungus has a shelf life best buy date of October 2024. The Black Fungus was Packaged in a container of 2.5 OZ. To date, this product has no reported incidents correlated with Salmonella. The state of Pennsylvania collected a sample of the product and found traces of Salmonella. According to the testers, three types of Salmonella were detected, Salmonella Javiana, Salmonella Mgulani, and Salmonella Weltevreden. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/recall-press-release-tw4115-black-fungus-nam-meo?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery