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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that Colgate-Palmolive Co. recalled ~ 4.9 million Fabuloso multi-purpose cleaners due to potential exposure to Pseudomonas. Colgate-Palmolive recalled Fabuloso Multi-Purpose Cleaners, which can clean most residential hard surfaces. The company also sold about 56,000 units in Canada. The products, manufactured in the U.S., were sold online at Amazon.com and other websites, and Dollar General, Family Dollar, The Home Depot, Sam’s Club, Walmart, and other major retailers nationwide from December 2022 through January 2023 for between $1 and $11.The recalled products can contain Pseudomonas species bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas fluorescens. The company has not received any reports of illness related to the recalled product. @ https://www.rttnews.com/3343384/colgate-palmolive-recalls-4-9-mln-fabuloso-cleaners.aspx

The FDA reported that Nestlé Purina PetCare Company recalled some lots of Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL) prescription dry dog food due to potentially elevated levels of vitamin D. Purina received two separate confirmed reports of a dog exhibiting signs of vitamin D toxicity after consuming the diet, to date. Once taken off the diet, each of these dogs recovered. The affected dry dog food was distributed throughout the United States by prescription only through veterinary clinics, Purina Vet Direct, Purina for Professionals, and other select retailers with the ability to validate a prescription. Pet owners who purchased bags of the product listed above are asked to immediately stop feeding and throw it away in a container where no other animals, including wildlife, can get to it.@ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/nestle-purina-petcare-company-voluntarily-recalls-purina-pro-plan-veterinary-diets-el-elemental-dry?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

The FDA published a letter on their inspection of J.M. Smacker’s facility in Lexington, KY, on May 19, 2022, through June 9, 2022. The inspection was initiated after the outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg (S. Senftenberg) illnesses linked to your ready-to-eat (RTE) peanut butter. According to the CDC, 21 people from 17 states were infected with the outbreak strain of S. Senftenberg. The product was recalled on May 20, 2022. Based on epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback evidence, the CDC and FDA determined that peanut butter manufactured at Smacker’s facility was the source of a multistate S. Senftenberg outbreak. During the joint inspection, investigators found serious violations of the CGMP and PC rules. The investigators determined that the product was prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions. WGS identified five 2022 clinical isolates from ill people that matched environmental samples collected in 2010 from the Kentucky facility, indicating a resident strain. Smucker finished product testing records from January 1, 2021, to February 23, 2022, indicating that they detected Salmonella in the RTE peanut butter numerous times and that the corrective actions taken were insufficient to address the root cause of the contamination.@ https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/jm-smucker-llc-638042-01242023

According to an analysis, nature publication claims that the use of antibiotics in animal farming is a major contributor to antimicrobial resistance. It is expected to grow by 8% between 2020 and 2030 despite ongoing efforts to curtail its use. Many governments have struggled to make or enforce rules to decrease antibiotic usage. Calculating the amount of antibiotic use is problematic because countries do not publicly publish their antibiotic usage data, says the study’s co-author, Thomas Van Boeckel, a spatial epidemiologist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich). China currently uses more antibiotics in farming than any other country. Pakistan is expected to see the highest growth. 

The authors estimate that by 2030, the world will use around 107,500 tons of antibiotics in livestock per year, compared with just under 100,000 tons in 2020. Antibiotic use is highest in Asia, and China in particular, a trend that is expected to continue until 2030. The researchers also estimate that antibiotic use will grow the fastest in Africa, rising by 25% between 2020 and 2030 owing to increased demand for meat products. @ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00284-x