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In Canada Cuisine Fraicheur Urbaine Black Forest Ham sandwich recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recalled on4/12, 2025 a Black Forest ham sandwich due to possible contamination by Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was triggered by test results of the CFIA. The sandwich, sold under the Cuisine Fraicheur Urbaine brand, was distributed in Quebec in 179-gram packages, with product code 0 639725 401603 and a best before date of April 16, 2025. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of the product. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/cuisine-fraicheur-urbaine-brand-black-forest-ham-sandwich-recalled-due-listeria?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23

 

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The FDA welcomed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to the FDA Campus

The FDA welcomed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to its headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, on April 11, 2025. The visit included remarks to FDA employees, meetings with agency leadership, and a tour of several medical device innovation laboratories on the FDA’s White Oak campus. The visit, which comes just days after Martin A. Makary, M.D. was sworn in as Commissioner of Food and Drugs, indicates the high priority that the Secretary has placed on the public health work of the FDA. During his remarks to FDA staff, Secretary Kennedy charged employees with the responsibility of responding to and ending the chronic healthcare crisis plaguing our nation’s children. In introducing Secretary Kennedy, Commissioner Makary thanked the Secretary for the confidence “you and the President have placed on me to lead this essential public health agency.” He pledged to build on the agency’s “long and distinguished history” to forge a new and even more effective path for public health by “applying the gold standard of scientific research” to help us find new cures for diseases and end the “epidemic of chronic illness we face in our nation today.” @ https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-honored-welcome-hhs-secretary-robert-f-kennedy-jr-fda-campus?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

 

FDA Honored to Welcome HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to FDA Campus

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Hospitalizations and deaths from contaminated food doubled in 2024

Food and Wine reported that although the total number of food recalls did not increase in 2024 compared to 2023, the number of illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths did increase. The total recalls due to Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, and E. coli did increase in 2024. The FDA witnessed an 8% rise in food and beverage recalls versus 2023. The USDA dropped 38% to 55 incidents in 2024. Nearly 1,400 people became sick in 2024 because of food they ate that was ultimately recalled. More concerning is the number of hospitalizations and deaths caused by recalled items, which more than doubled, with 487 hospitalizations and 19 deaths last year, suggesting serious public health lapses. 2024 was a year with major gaps in inspection frameworks and manufacturing discipline, shown by high-profile incidents like the Listeria outbreak at a Boar’s Head plant in Virginia. The was the deadliest Listeria outbreak in over a decade. Undeclared allergens were the largest cause of food recalls in 2024, followed by Listeria, Salmonella, then excessive lead content in food, the presence of foreign materials, and E. coli. @ https://www.foodandwine.com/foodborne-illness-increasing-11712085

 

 

 

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Blue Ridge Beef issues a recall of Blue Ridge Beef Puppy Mix and Kitten Mix due to Salmonella & Listeria

Blue Ridge Beef (STATESVILLE, NC) is recalling 1,080 lbs. of their 2 lb logs of Kitten Mix Lot # N26 0114 and 1,380 lbs of their 2 lb logs of Puppy Mix Lot # N25 1230 due to contamination with  Salmonella and Listeria. The products were distributed between January 3, 2025, and January 24, 2025. The product is packaged in clear plastic and sold primarily in retail stores located in the states of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York State, Tennessee, Rhode Island, and  Wisconsin. Due to a customer complaint of animal illness, samples of the products were collected on 3/20/25 by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. On 04/01/25, the firm was notified by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture that the products tested positive for Salmonella and Listeria. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/blue-ridge-beef-issues-voluntary-recall-blue-ridge-beef-puppy-mix-and-kitten-mix-due-salmonella

 

Blue Ridge Beef is recalling 1,080 lbs. of their 2 lb logs of Kitten Mix Lot # N26 0114 and 1,380 lbs of their 2 lb logs of Puppy Mix Lot # N25 1230 (Lot numbers are stamped in the clips on the end of the chubs/bags) due to contamination with Salmonella and Listeria.