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The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) says that it is investigating an outbreak of salmonella infantis infections in five provinces, mostly in western Canada (there has been 45 laboratory-confirmed cases. 37 in B.C., five in Alberta, and one case each in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Quebec). The agency claims that the source of the outbreak has not been identified yet, although many of the people who became sick reported eating cucumbers. Nine people required hospitalization, but no deaths have been reported. All incidents occurred between mid-June and late September. The health agency said the outbreak appears to be ongoing since illnesses continue to be reported. In the US, the Washington State Department of Health is also investigating six cases of salmonella infections there. In a statement, the agency said five of the six people reported buying and eating English cucumbers from various Costco stores in Washington. @ https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/public-health-notices/2018/outbreak-salmonella-infections-under-investigation.html

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Bakkavor Foods USA, Inc., of Carson, CA, Charlotte, N.C. and Jessup, PA is recalling approximately 795,261 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that contain an onion ingredient that may be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide. The problem was discovered on Oct. 16, 2018, when Bakkavor Foods USA, Inc. received notification that the onion used in the production of their ready-to-eat meat and poultry products was being recalled by their onion supplier due to Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2018/recall-103-2018-release

On October 19, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that several vegetable products from McCain Foods USA, Inc. are possibly contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. The recall of these vegetables led to numerous recalls of products including salads and wraps that used the vegetables from McCain Foods as ingredients. On October 14th, McCain Foods initiated a recall of their products out of an abundance of caution. Most of the recalled vegetables are used as ingredients in foods produced by downstream manufacturers and sold under different labels. @ https://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/SafetyAlertsAdvisories/ucm623828.htm