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March 16, 2022- Another Enoki mushroom recall, the CFIA reported that Longsheng (Canada) Agricultural Products Ltd. recalled Golden Medal brand Enoki Mushroom from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled product has been sold in British Columbia and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories. Canadian Food Inspection Agency test results triggered this recall. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/golden-medal-brand-enoki-mushroom-recalled-due-listeria-monocytogenes?utm_source=r_listserv

The FDA is investigating a new outbreak of foodborne illnesses related to Salmonella Saintpaul. No details have been released. According to the CORE table, 59 people got sick in this outbreak. At this time, the source of the outbreak has not been identified. The CDC had not released any information about this outbreak. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/investigations-foodborne-illness-outbreaks?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Saturday, March 12 -In France, the health authorities (Public Health France, the National Reference Center for Escherichia coli) reported a resurgence of severe contamination cases with Escherichia coli. Two children have died due to this outbreak since the beginning of the year. The source of the contamination is not yet identified as of March 11, 2022, 26 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in children. The agency had announced the first case at the end of February of 2022. The health authorities had a general recommendation for the prevention of food risks, in particular for children under 16 and the elderly. The recommendations also include not consuming raw products such as pizza/cookie dough/cake/pie. French authorities also revealed that another 22 cases are under investigation. @ https://globeecho.com/news/europe/france/e-coli-bacteria-health-authorities-insist-on-prevention-after-the-death-of-two-children-in-2022/

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) reports that Uncle’s Smallgoods (Dandenong North, Melbourne, Victoria) recalled Uncle’s Ham branded Free Range Smoked Sliced Ham products from the Australian marketplace due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The Uncle’s Ham branded Free Range Smoked Sliced Ham products were sold in independent and specialty grocery stores, butchers, and IGA stores located in the Australian state of Victoria. @ https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recalls/uncle%E2%80%99s-smallgoods-%E2%80%94-uncle%E2%80%99s-ham-free-range-150g