The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added more than 50 beef products to its recall list. Whole Foods is the latest grocery chain affected by a recall of hundreds of beef and veal products across Canada due to possible E. coli contamination. Potentially contaminated products were also sold at Walmart, Pusateri’s and other retailers across Canada. The CFIA is investigating possible E. coli 0157:H7 contamination in some beef and veal products sold by Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd. and St. Ann’s Foods Inc. since late September. The CFIA suspended the food safety license for the slaughterhouse and processing plants, which are both in Toronto. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/beef-recall-e-coli-1.5328036
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Whole Foods is the latest grocery chain affected by a recall of hundreds of beef and veal products across Canada due to possible E. coli contamination.
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Frozen fishballs recalled due to Botulism risk
In Canada Federal officials have initiated an investigation after test results showed certain fishballs could be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Mannarich Foods Inc. recalled four varieties of fishballs from the marketplace because they may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum. The company reported distributing the recalled fishballs to the consumer level in Quebec and Ontario. This recall was triggered by CFIA test results. @ https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2019/10/botulism-risk-prompts-recall-of-previously-frozen-frozen-fishballs/
Federal officials have initiated a food safety investigation after test results in Canada showed certain fishballs could be contaminated with the pathogen
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George’s Prepared Foods recalls ready-to-eat pork and turkey products due to Salmonella
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that George’s Prepared Foods, from Caryville, Tennessee recalled approximately 6,444 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) pork sausage patty and turkey sausage patty products that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The items were produced on April 19, 2019, April 27, 2019, May 7, 2019, and May 9, 2019. The recalled products are 24.92-oz. Packages containing “Great Value Fully Cooked Original Breakfast Turkey Patties” with a use-by date of 10/24/19; and 35.6-oz. Packages containing “Family Size Great Value Fully Cooked Original Pork Sausage Patties” with a use-by date of 11/03/19 or use-by date 11/05/19. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide. The problem was discovered when the firm notified FSIS that the firm’s third-party cold storage facility had inadvertently shipped the ready-to-eat products to commerce. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2019/recall-102-2019-release
George’s Prepared Foods, a Caryville, Tenn. establishment, is recalling approximately 6,444 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) pork sausage patty and turkey sausage patty products that may be contaminated with Salmonella.
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Pride of Florida recalls beef products due to E. coli O157:H7
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Pride of Florida, from Raiford, Florida recalled approximately 64,797 pounds of raw beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The raw ground beef items were produced on various dates from Sept. 23, 2019, to Oct. 10, 2019. The recalled products were shipped to commercial distributors and a cold storage warehouse in Florida. The problem was discovered when the company was notified by their third-party laboratory that a sample was positive for E. coli O157:H7, but the products associated with the sample had already been shipped into commerce. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2019/recall-101-2019-release
Pride of Florida, a Raiford, Fla. establishment, is recalling approximately 64,797 pounds of raw beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.