The CDC issued a food safety alert for Josie’s Organics baby spinach with a best-by date of Oct. 23, 2021, after an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak was linked to the products. Minnesota officials found E. coli O157:H7 in a package of leftover Josie’s Organics baby spinach collected from a sick person’s home. Five people in this outbreak reported eating spinach in the week before they got sick and 1 reported Josie’s Organics brand. The product was sold nationwide in plastic clamshell containers. To date, there has been no recall of the spinach. According to the CDC, 10 people have been infected with E. coli O157:H7 throughout seven states: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and South Dakota. Out of those 10 people, two hospitalizations were reported. No deaths have been reported. WGS showed that bacteria from sick people’s samples are closely related genetically. This suggests that people in this outbreak got sick from the same food. @ https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2021/o157h7-11-21/index.html
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The CFIA announced a further extension of the recall issued originally on October 28, 2021, and first extended on November 04. The recall has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the CFIA food safety investigation. Covic International Trading Inc. recalled Jongilpoom brand Enoki Mushroom from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled product has been sold in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/jongilpoom-brand-enoki-mushroom-recalled-due-listeria-monocytogenes-4?utm_source=r_listserv
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The FDA reported that Oregon Lox Company of Eugene, Oregon recalled various Wild Cold Smoked Keta Salmon Lox brands because they can be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Distributors distributed the affected Wild Cold Smoked Keta Salmon product in Alaska, California, Oregon, and Washington. The product was shipped frozen on common carriers. The affected Wild Cold Smoked Keta Salmon is packaged in plastic vacuum sealed packages and sold in various brands, sizes, and weights. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this product. The recall was the result of a routine sampling by the Washington State Department of Agriculture. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/oregon-lox-company-recalls-wild-cold-smoked-keta-salmon-lox-because-possible-health-risk?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
November 11, 2021, Oregon Lox Company of Eugene, Oregon is issuing a voluntary recall of various brands of Wild Cold Smoked Keta Salmon Lox, specific lot number 22821, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria rnonocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fata
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According to the CFIA, Jabbour Export/Import (Edmonton, Alberta ) has recalled AlBurj branded Tahina and Halawa from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected Salmonella contamination. The recalled products are AlBurj (Arabic characters only) branded Tahina, sold in 800 gram tubs, AlBurj (Arabic characters only) branded Halawa Original (Arabic characters only), sold in 800 gram tubs, AlBurj (Arabic characters only) branded Halawa Pistachio Extra (Arabic characters only), sold in 800 gram tubs, AlBurj (Arabic characters only) branded Tahina, sold in 800 gram tubs, and AlBurj branded Tahina, sold in 18 kilogram pails. The recalled products were sold in Alberta. This recall was triggered by CFIA test results. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.@ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/alburj-brand-tahina-and-halawa-recalled-due-salmonella
