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Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc. issued a recall of Limited Number of chicken salad items due to their Ingredient supplier Tip Top Poultry issuing a recall of its products, involving possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed to retail locations across the United States. Reser’s recalled of four chicken salad items that used chicken from Tip Top Poultry Inc., an unspecified amount of ready-to-eat poultry products that may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. In Canada the CFIA announced that Gordon Food Service recalled various Gordon Choice brand diced frozen chicken products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. These products were also associated with the Tip Top recall. Also in Canada HQ Fine Foods and Les aliments Deli Chef are recalling sandwiches that were sold nationally, due to Listeria monocytogenes. The action was triggered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s surveillance activities after a foodborne outbreak. @ https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/88014

The FDA announced on its website that Whole Foods Market stores in the Northeast and North Atlantic regions are voluntarily recalling Dorset cheese because of potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes in response to recall from Consider Bardwell Farm. The affected product was sold at Whole Foods Market stores in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. The affected product was cut and wrapped in plastic with a Whole Foods Market scale label with sell-by dates through 10/30/2019. No illnesses have been reported to date. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/dorset-cheese-voluntarily-recalled-north-atlantic-and-northeast-whole-foods-market-stores-due?utm_campaign=Dorset%20Cheese%20Voluntarily%20Recalled%20by%20North%20Atlantic%20and%20Northeast%20Whole%20Foods%20Market%20Stores&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

Late last week CFIA announced the recall of Metro Ontario Inc. deli trays for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall was related to an earlier recall of Brandt sausage for similar suspected contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. This recall has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation. Various imported cooked diced chicken meat products are recalled from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. CFIA mentioned Reuven International Ltd., Tip Top Poultry, Sysco Co., Flamingo, Rosemont Sales & Marketing, Centennial FoodService, AlimPlus Inc. and Glacial Treasure for recalling a variety of sizes of diced chicken and other poultry products sold across Canada.  @ https://inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2019-09-30/eng/1569881043496/1569881049546

The FDA announced on their website that Consider Bardwell Farm, LLC of West Pawlet, Vermont, recalled three kinds of cheese: Dorset, Slyboro, and Experience, distributed in CA, MA, NY, TX, VT, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.  No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with these products. The contamination was discovered by routine testing of finished products and the manufacturing environment. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/consider-bardwell-farm-recalls-dorset-slyboro-and-experience-because-possible-health-risk?utm_campaign=Consider%20Bardwell%20Farm%20Recalls%20Dorset%2C%20Slyboro%2C%20and%20Experience%20Because%20of%20Possible%20Health%20Risk&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua