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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that K2D Foods, doing business as (DBA) Colorado Premium Foods, a Carrolton, Ga. Company, is recalling approximately 113,424 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O103. The raw ground beef items were produced on March 26, March 29, April 2, April 5, April 10, and April 12, 2019. These items were shipped to distributors in Ft. Orange, Fla. and Norcross, Ga. for further distribution to restaurants. This recall is related to the investigation of an outbreak of E. coli O103 outbreak. Unopened, intact ground beef collected as part of the ongoing investigation from a restaurant location, where multiple case-patients reported dining, tested positive for E. coli O103. However, at this time, there is no proven link between this positive product and the ongoing E. coli O103 outbreak. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2019/recall-047-2019-release

Due to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results, Golden Pearl Mushrooms Ltd. recalled GPM brand Pea Shoots from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recalled products include GPM Sweet Pea Shoots and GPM Pea Shoots. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products. @ https://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2019-04-19/eng/1555725095376/1555725097506

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 8 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported in 4 states (Michigan, Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, and New-York). All 8 people have been hospitalized, and one death has been reported from Michigan. Epidemiological data indicate that meats and cheeses sliced at deli counters might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and could make people sick. WGS performed on Listeria isolated from ill people in this outbreak showed that they are closely related genetically. The outbreak strain has been identified in samples taken from meat sliced at a deli and from deli counters in multiple stores. The CDC did not identify a single, common supplier of deli products. The outbreak strain has been identified in samples taken from deli products and deli counters in multiple locations. @ https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/deliproducts-04-19/index.html

On April 15, 2019, the CDC issued a food safety alert about a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections linked to frozen, raw ground tuna supplied by Jensen Tuna. A total of 13 people infected, with the outbreak strain of Salmonella, have been reported from seven states (CT, IA, IL, MN, ND, NY, and WA). Two people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. The recalled tuna was probably not sold directly to consumers in grocery stores but was likely used in food dishes sold by restaurants or retailers. @ https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/newport-04-19/index.html