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Stanford News reported an innovative adaptation of the technology in an old inkjet printer plus AI-assisted imaging resulting in a faster, cheaper way to detect bacteria in blood, wastewater, and other fluids. The technology involves shining a laser on a drop of fluid, and the light reflecting can be used to identify bacteria in the sample positively. The new test can be done in minutes and, as a result, can allow faster diagnosis. The technology involves printing thousands of tiny dots of sample by modifying a printer to put tiny samples to paper using acoustic pulses. At that scale, the droplets are so small they may hold just a few dozen cells. The sample is infused with gold that attaches to bacteria if present, as a result drawing the laser light toward the bacteria and amplifying the signal some 1500 times its unenhanced strength. Machine learning is used to identify bacteria. @ https://news.stanford.edu/2023/03/02/new-way-identify-bacteria-fluids/

The FSA reported that the Old Cheese Room extended its recall of Baronet, Baby Baronet, and Mini Baronet Soft Cheeses to include additional batches due to Listeria monocytogenes found in @ https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-07-2023-update-1

The FDA reported that Scenic Fruit Company (Gresham, Oregon) recalled frozen organic strawberries sold to Costco, Aldi, KeHE, Vital Choice Seafood, PCC Community Markets, and frozen organic tropical blend sold to Trader Joe’s due to an outbreak of Hepatitis A illnesses. Although Hepatitis A has not been detected in this product, out of an abundance of caution, consumers should stop consuming the product and return it to their local store for a refund. Scenic Fruit Company has ceased the production and distribution of the product. The FDA and the company continue investigating what caused the problem. All inventories of the affected lot should be removed from sale.  @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/updated-scenic-fruit-company-recalls-frozen-organic-strawberries-and-frozen-organic-tropical-blend?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

The CFIA reported that distributor Perrigo Company issued a voluntary recall for Nestle Good Start Soothe Infant Formula in Canada due to a potential Cronobacter sakazakii contamination. The recalled product has been sold across Canada in 942 gram packages. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product. No reported illnesses have been associated with the formula, and Perrigo Company says no distributed product has tested positive for Cronobacter. Perrigo says it has been working with the CFIA, informing customers who received the products to arrange for them to be removed from store shelves.  @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/nestle-good-start-soothe-infant-formula-recalled-due-possible-presence-cronobacter?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23