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The FDA reported that Give and Go Prepared Foods (U.S.A.) Corp. voluntarily recalled various muffin products nationwide due to the potential contamination of products with Listeria monocytogenes. Environmental Listeria monitoring resulted in the discovery of the organism. It resulted in the recall of more than two dozen kinds of muffin products from retailers nationwide, including from Walmart and 7-Eleven stores. The muffins were sold under various brands and packaged in various configurations ranging from single muffins to cases. The recalled Give & Go products under recall were not sold outside of the United States. To date, no reports of illness were reported. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/give-and-go-prepared-foods-usa-corp-conducts-voluntary-recall-certain-muffin-products-due-possible

According to the CFIA, Fruiterie Milano (Montreal, Quebec) has recalled La Bella Contadina branded Burrata Nadi Con Latte Di Bufala Cheese from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The CFIA reports that La Bella Contadina branded Burrata Nadi Con Latte Di Bufala Cheese, sold in 200-gram packages with a batch/lot of L21175, a date code of 21/07/21, is the recalled product.  The La Bella Contadina branded Burrata Nadi Con Latte Di Bufala Cheese were marketed, distributed, and sold in Quebec. However, it is always possible these food products had wider distribution within the country. The recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results. @ https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/inspection/2021/76033r-eng.php

With the CDC and local partners, the FDA announced that they are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to the consumption of BrightFarm Sunny Crunch Salad. The product was produced in the firm’s Rochelle, IL facility. The products were distributed in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana. Interview data and shopper card records show that five people ate or bought BrightFarms brand Sunny Crunch salad before getting sick.  A total of 8 people got sick (IL (5) and WI (3)) with no hospitalization or death.@ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-typhimurium-brightfarms-sunny-crunch-salad-july-2021?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

The Israeli ministry of Health of Israel reported that The Buza Company (Kibbutz Sasa) had recalled its ice cream because tests performed at the company’s factory showed positive results for Listeria monocytogenes, in some samples. As a precaution, in full coordination with the Food Service at the Ministry of Health and out of caution the product was recalled. @ https://www.health.gov.il/NewsAndEvents/Recall/Documents/RCL_13072021.pdf