Real Pet Food Company of Phoenix AZ recalled Billy+Margot Wild Kangaroo and Superfoods Recipeof dog food sold in 4lb bags because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported. Customers who purchased Billy+Margot Wild Kangaroo and Superfoods Recipe in a 4 lb bag, with lot code V 07 Feb 2022 from any retail store nationally, should dispose of the product. The recall is a result of a routine sampling program by state officials which revealed that the finished products contained the bacteria. The company has ceased the production and distribution of the product. The FDA and the company will continue their investigation as to what caused the problem. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/real-pet-food-company-phoenix-az-voluntarily-recalls-one-lot-billymargot-wild-kangaroo-and?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
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Real Pet Food Company is voluntarily recalling Billy+Margot Wild Kangaroo and Superfoods Recipe 4lb bags because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products. While no il
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A recall has been issued by the Canadian CFIA for Sprouts Alive brand and Sunsprout brand Micro – Greens Alfalfa due to possible Salmonella contamination. The products were distributed across Ontario. This recall is an update of a previous recall to include additional product information. The products were distributed across Ontario. The items being recalled – Sprouts Alive Micro – Greens Alfalfa and Sunsprout Micro – Greens Alfalfa, both have best before dates of Oct. 13, 2020. The recall was triggered by findings by the CFIA during its investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak. @ https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/inspection/2020/73961r-eng.php
The food safety warning issued on August 11, 2020 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.
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The Justice Department announced that the federal court in Texas sentenced ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries L.P. to pay $17.25 million in criminal penalties for shipments of contaminated products linked to a 2015 listeriosis outbreak. Blue Bell pleaded guilty in May 2020 to two misdemeanor counts of distributing adulterated ice cream products. The plea agreement and criminal information filed against Blue Bell allege that the company distributed ice cream products manufactured under insanitary conditions and contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The sentence, imposed by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin, Texas, was consistent with the terms of a plea agreement previously filed in the case. However, the fines constitute the largest-ever criminal penalty following a conviction in a food safety case. Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert said that “American consumers must be able to trust that the foods they purchase are safe to eat, and the sentence imposed today sends a clear message to food manufacturers that the Department of Justice will take appropriate actions when contaminated food products endanger consumers.” @ https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/blue-bell-creameries-ordered-pay-1725-million-criminal-penalties-connection-2015-listeria
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety (OFS) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released a plan to decrease Salmonella in meat, poultry, and egg products. The program has policies that are science-based, data-driven, and promote innovation to reduce Salmonella. The roadmap represents FSIS aggressive plan to target and reduce Salmonella and other foodborne pathogens. The plan goals include removing barriers to the implementation of new technologies to reduce Salmonella in plants. The FSIS encourages the implementation of low dose e-beam irradiation in meat and poultry processing environments coupled with consumer education of this technology. The plan is examining and considering semi-quantitative methods for Salmonella enumeration to inform future risk assessments. The roadmap supports the development of modernized beef inspection systems in slaughter facilities across the Nation. Finally, the plan suggests the development of a new consumer education program to identify consumer challenges and to intervene to impact behavior change. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/388d5b27-b821-42ba-a717-526f3bc68b4a/FSISRoadmaptoReducingSalmonella.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
