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Norpac Fisheries Export recalled all fresh shrimp poke distributed in Hawaii on The Big Island, Maui, Oahu, and Kauai through its retail customers, specifically Safeway Stores between May 11, 2020, and June 25, 2020, because it has potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported to date. Norpac Fisheries became aware of this problem during their routine Food Safety monitoring procedures, work areas, equipment, surfaces, drains, raw materials, and completed product. As a result of their routine random product and materials testing, the company tested the shrimp used to make the shrimp poke, by having a sample sent to an independent lab for analysis. The results were received on June 25, 2020, indicating a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes. The company has ceased the production and distribution of the product using this shrimp. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/norpac-fisheries-export-recalls-shrimp-poke-due-possible-health-risk

The FDA, CDC, and state and local partners expend the investigation of the multistate outbreak of Cyclospora linked to products made by Fresh Express. The products include iceberg lettuce, red cabbage, and carrots. The products were sold Fresh Express-branded products as well as retail store brands sold at ALDI, Giant Eagle, Hy-Vee, Jewel-Osco, ShopRite, Wholesome Pantry, and Walmart. The recalled products were sold in Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Currently, the epidemiologic and traceback information collected by federal and state investigators indicates that a likely cause of this outbreak is products made at the Fresh Express production facility in Streamwood, Illinois. On June 27, 2020, Fresh Express recalled products containing either iceberg lettuce, red cabbage, or carrots and.  As a result of this recall Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, recalled an additional 12 salads across its eight-state region due to the potential that they may be contaminated with Cyclospora. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-cyclospora-bagged-salads-june-2020?utm_campaign=Outbreak_Cyclospora_06292020&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

The FDA announced on its website that Saniderm Products (Saniderm) is voluntarily recalling Saniderm Advanced Hand Sanitizer, packaged in 1-liter bottles. The products are being recalled due to the potential presence of Methanol (wood alcohol). In response to a recent news alert by the Food and Drug Administration advising consumers of potentially toxic hand sanitizer manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico. Methanol exposure “could result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system, or death. Although all persons using these products on their hands are at risk, young children who accidentally ingest these products and adolescents and adults who drink these products as an alcohol (ethanol) substitute, are most at risk for methanol poisoning.” To date, Saniderm has not received any reports of adverse events related to the product in question. The product was distributed in Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey on April 15, 2020. As a result of Saniderm recall UVT, INC. is voluntarily recalling 38,830 liters of SANIDERM advanced hand sanitizer. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/saniderm-products-voluntarily-issues-regional-virginia-maryland-new-jersey-recall-1-l-saniderm?utm_campaign=Saniderm%20Products%20Voluntarily%20Issues%20Regional%20%28Virginia%2C%20Maryland%2C%20New%20Jersey%29%20Recall&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

Tyson Foods Inc. said that at its Noel, Mo., poultry plant 291 of 1,142 employees were positive for COVID-19. 249 of those that tested positive were asymptomatic and “otherwise would not have been identified.” The Noel facility is among 40 of Tyson’s U.S. locations included in its extensive testing program aimed at helping to contain the risk of community spread. On Thursday, the families of three workers who died of COVID-19 after an outbreak at Tyson’s Waterloo, Iowa, pork plant sued Tyson on claims that the company’s misrepresentations to staff about the severity of the epidemic led to the workers’ deaths. The company didn’t comment directly on the allegations laid out in the lawsuit but instead expressed sadness about the three workers’ deaths. Tyson is promoting testing in addition to an increasing amount of protective measures and publicizing the results as a way to help fight COVID-19. @ https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/92903