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Lebensmittelwarnung (The portal lebensmittelwarnung.de, operated by the 16 federal states and the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety in Germany) reported that black pitted olives with garlic (Oliven geschwärzt ohne Kern mit Knoblauch) produced by Kalamatos Food GmbH were recalled due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The product is packaged in a 180 g container, with batch lot 16062025 and a Best Before date of 14 July 2025. The contamination with Listeria monocytogenes was discovered during internal quality control checks. @ https://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de/___lebensmittelwarnung.de/Meldungen/2025/06_Juni/250627_28_NI_Oliven_geschwaerzt/250627_28_NI_Oliven_Meldung.html

In Canada, the CFIA reported that Natural Pastures Cheese Company (Courtenay, British Columbia) brand Mount Becher Buffalo Medium Cheese was recalled due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The product was sold in 150-gram packages with a batch/lot number of 854 263 and a best-before date code of 2025.OC.02. The cheese was sold in Ontario. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/natural-pastures-cheese-company-brand-mount-becher-buffalo-medium-cheese-recalled-due

On June 6, the CDC updated the information about Salmonella illnesses linked to contact with backyard poultry. Currently, they reported there are 187 cases, with 42 hospitalizations and one death, in 42 states. @ https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/outbreaks/mbandaka-05-01/index.html

Fox News reported that a 12-year-old girl died and at least 21 children were hospitalized after an E. coli outbreak caused by contaminated meat, prompting the closure of six butcher shops in France, officials said. The severe outbreak first emerged on June 12 near the city of Saint-Quentin in northern France. Multiple butcher shops have closed after E. coli contamination was allegedly linked to the death of a 12-year-old girl and 22 other hospitalizations. Initial tests determined that the outbreak was caused by E. coli, likely from contaminated meat consumption. Nine of the patients developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The outbreak meat had been served at two sporting events and a school fair as recently as June 22. The French authorities warned people not to consume meat bought from those butchers after June 1, to clean their refrigerators thoroughly if they had purchased any, and to prevent transmission by practicing handwashing. @ https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/butcher-shops-close-e-coli-outbreak-kills-12-year-old-girl-hospitalizes-21-children