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The FDA reported that Stormberg Foods recalled various sizes and batches of Beg & Barker Chicken Breast Strips Dog Treat, Billo’s Best Friend Chicken Breast Strips Dog Treat, and Green Coast Pets Chicken Crisps Dog Treat products due to potential contamination with Salmonella. On July 6, 2022, the firm was notified by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA & CS) that a sample they collected tested positive for Salmonella spp. No illnesses have been reported to date. The products were distributed between June 8, 2022, and June 22, 2022. These products were packaged in branded plastic bags in cardboard master cases and shipped primarily to warehouses in CA, MN, NC, and RI. Products are then shipped nationwide to retail facilities and consumers via the internet. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/stormberg-foods-llc-recalls-chicken-strips-and-chicken-crisps-products-dogs-due-possible-salmonella

According to the CFIA, Covic International Trading (Richmond, British Columbia) has recalled Unbranded Fresh Enoki Mushrooms from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled product is an unbranded Enoki Mushrooms, packaged in 200 gram plastic vacuum bags with a date code of 25 07 2022. The product has been sold in British Columbia 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/enoki-mushroom-recalled-due-listeria-monocytogenes

The FDA reported that together with partners, it is investigating an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to ice cream supplied by Big Olaf Creamery of Sarasota, Florida. Based on epidemiological information collected by CDC and the FL DOH, Big Olaf ice cream products are a likely source of illness in this outbreak. A total of 23 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 10 states (CO (1), FL (12), GA (1), IL (1), KS (1), MA (2), MN (1), NJ (1), NY (2), and PA (1)). Twenty-two people were hospitalized, and the outbreak resulted in one death and a fetus death. Of the 18 people interviewed, all (100%) reported eating ice cream. Among 18 people who remembered details about the type of ice cream they ate, 10 reported eating Big Olaf Creamery brand ice cream or eating ice cream at locations that might have been supplied by Big Olaf Creamery. Twelve sick people are residents of Florida, and nine reported traveling to Florida before getting sick. The investigation is ongoing, and the firm has initiated a voluntary recall of its ice cream products. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-listeria-monocytogenes-ice-cream-july-2022?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

According to the FDA, Hy-Vee (West Des Moines, Iowa) has recalled all varieties and all sizes of Hy-Vee and Mealtime branded Potato Salads from the US marketplace due to suspected unspecified microbial contamination. The voluntary withdrawal includes all varieties and all sizes of Hy-Vee Potato Salad and Mealtime Potato Salad available from grab-and-go refrigerated cases and/or deli service cases in all Hy-Vee, Hy-Vee Drugstore, and Dollar Fresh Market locations as well as Hy-Vee Fast and Fresh convenience stores across the company’s eight-state region of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The expiration dates are July 31, 2022, and Aug. 4, 2022. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/hy-vee-voluntarily-withdraws-all-potato-salad-varieties-due-presumptive-positive-microbial-test?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery