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Natural Instinct recalled several dog food products containing duck due to salmonella

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) reported that Natural Instinct recalled several dog food products containing duck due to Salmonella contamination. The recalled products are Working Dog, Duck Pure Duck, Working Dog Puppy, Duck Carcass, and Duck Necks. Natural Instinct has taken the precautionary measure of recalling several of its frozen raw pet food products made using duck because the products contain salmonella. These products have been sold online and by independent pet stores. @ https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-39-2021

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Al-Rabih extended the recall of Halva / Halawa due to Salmonella to include Halva with pistachios

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reports that The Phoenicia Group Inc (Montreal, Quebec) extended their recall of products due to potential Salmonella contamination. The food recall warning issued on June 25, 2021, has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation. The products recalled are Al-Rabih branded Halva / Halawa – with Pistachios, packaged in 454 grams and packaged in 907 grams. These Halva (Halawa) Sesame Paste Pistachio products were marketed, distributed, and sold in Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec. CFIA test results triggered this recall. @ https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/inspection/2021/75985r-eng.php

The food recall warning issued on June 25, 2021 has been updated to include additional product information.

In the UK Helen Browning’s recalled Corned Beef due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

According to the FSA, Eastbrook Farm Organic Meats a Bishopstone, Swindon establishment, has recalled certain batch/lots of Helen Browning’s Organic Corned Beef from the British marketplace due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was sold and delivered in 150 gram packages with a use-by date of 08 July 2021 or 18 July 2021 @ https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-38-2021

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Tyson Foods Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

The USDA/ FSIS reported that Tyson Foods Inc. (Dexter, MO) recalled approximately 8,492,832 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The frozen, fully cooked chicken products were produced between December 26, 2020, and April 13, 2021. The products were shipped nationwide to retailers and institutions, including hospitals, nursing facilities, restaurants, schools, and Department of Defense locations. On June 9, 2021, FSIS was notified of two persons ill with listeriosis. Working with CDC and local partners, the FSIS determined there is evidence linking the Listeria monocytogenes illnesses to pre-cooked chicken produced at Tyson Foods Inc.  This case was reported yesterday by the CDC; see earlier news. @ 

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/tyson-foods-inc.-recalls-ready-eat-chicken-products-due-possible-listeria