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According to the CFIA, European Butcher (Ontario)  has recalled Bacon Chuncks meat products from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination.  Bacon Chuncks meat products are subject to this recall European Butcher branded Bacon Chuncks, sold in variable-size, clear plastic vacuum packages of approximately 200 grams each. These Bacon Chuncks meat products were marketed, distributed, and sold in the Canadian province of Ontario. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product. This recall was triggered by the test results of CFIA. @ https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/inspection/2021/76381r-eng.php

The food recall warning issued on August 26, 2021, by the CFIA has been updated to include additional product information. Curation Foods (Santa Maria, California) recalls lots of Eat Smart branded Chopped Salad Kits from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This additional information was identified during the CFIA food safety investigation. The Eat Smart branded Chopped Salad Kits were marketed, distributed, and sold in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland, and Labrador. More than a dozen new salad kits are involved in this recall. @ https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/inspection/2021/76385r-eng.php

Scientists from NIZO in the Netherlands (Wemmenhove et al., International Journal of Food Microbiology 2021(volume 357, November issue) created a model to predict the fate of Listeria monocytogenes in different cheese types. Undissociated lactic acid plays a significant role in the complete growth inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes in Gouda cheese. Low water activity conditions may contribute to growth inhibition. Based on the composition of the different cheese types, the concentrations of undissociated lactic acid were calculated for the cheeses. The ability to support growth of L. monocytogenes was predicted using the Gamma model, based on literature data on total lactic acid content, moisture content, fat content, pH, Aw, and temperature, and optimal growth rates in milk at 30–37 ◦C. The specific growth rates of L. monocytogenes in the various cheeses were calculated based on available experimental growth data. In 9 out of the 10 RTE cheeses reviewed, the undissociated lactic acid concentrations and aw determined growth/no growth of L. monocytogenes. No growth was correctly predicted for feta, Cheddar, and Gouda, and growth was correctly predicted for ricotta, queso fresco, Camembert, high-moisture mozzarella, cottage, and blue cheese. Growth of L. monocytogenes was not observed in practice upon inoculation of Emmental, whereas growth in this cheese type was predicted. Other factors, presumably acetic and propionic acid, are thought to be essential to inhibit the growth of the pathogen in Emmental. @ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168160521003093?

According to the CFIA, Randsland Storage & Packing (Nova Scotia) has recalled Broccoli Floret and Broccoli Salad Kits from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes. The products subject to the recall are Randsland branded Broccoli Floret, packaged in two (2) by three (3) pound containers for a total of six (6) pound packages, and Randsland branded Broccoli Salad Kit, packaged in five (5) kilogram containers. The Broccoli Floret and Broccoli Salad Kits were distributed and sold in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.@ https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/inspection/2021/76373r-eng.php