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The CFIA and The Market Garden have issued a voluntary class II recall of Bornibus-brand tahini due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was sold at Market Garden, located at 810 Catherine St., in Victoria, British Columbia. A recall in another country triggered this recall. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of the product. The tehina was sold in a 240-gram plastic jar with a best-by date of 01/2027 and distributed in British Columbia. @ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/bornibus-brand-tehina-recalled-due-salmonella?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23

The FSA reports that Grape Tree, a Kingswinford, West Midlands, recalls batch/lots of Grape Tree Raw Unsalted Macadamia Nuts from the British marketplace due to suspected Escherichia coli (“E.coli”) contamination. Grape Tree Raw Unsalted Macadamia Nuts, sold in 250 gram plastic bags with a batch/lot code of G41 5 101 250610 and a best-before date of 11 July 2026. @ https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-25-2025

The CORE update list of outbreaks and adverse events includes seven postings. In the outbreak of E. coli O145:H28 (ref #1303) linked to an unidentified product, the FDA has initiated sampling. In the outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis (ref #1300) linked to an unidentified product, the case count has increased from 112 to 129 cases. In the outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo (ref #1304) linked to cucumbers from Bedner Growers, Inc., the FDA updated the data on May 30, 2025, to include a total of 45 illnesses, 16 hospitalizations, and no deaths. AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, NC, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, and VA. In the outbreak of Salmonella Newport (ref #1291), the FDA’s investigation has closed. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/investigations-foodborne-illness-outbreaks?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Two Chinese nationals have been charged with allegedly smuggling into the US the fungus Fusarium graminearum, which scientific literature classifies as a potential agroterrorism weapon, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, citizens of the People’s Republic of China, were allegedly receiving Chinese government funding for their research, some of which was conducted at the University of Michigan. It is further alleged that Jian’s boyfriend, Liu, works at a Chinese university where he conducts research on the same pathogen and that he first lied but then admitted to smuggling Fusarium graminearum into America through the Detroit Metropolitan Airport so that he could conduct research on it at the laboratory at the University of Michigan where his girlfriend, Jian, worked. Attorney General Pam Bondi stated in a press release that the Justice Department “has no higher mission than keeping the American people safe and protecting our nation from hostile foreign actors who would do us harm.” The FBI states that the fungus Fusarium graminearum causes “head blight,” a disease that can devastate wheat, barley, maize, and rice, and is responsible for billions of dollars in economic losses worldwide each year. Jian was scheduled to appear Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Detroit for her initial appearance on the complaint, the DOJ said. @ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/2-chinese-nationals-charged-smuggling-potential-agroterrorism-fungus/story?id=122454213