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ALEBRIJE DIST WHOLESALE voluntarily recalled imported Alebrije Cheese pieces due to Salmonella fining in a sample of Quesillo “Queseria La Milagrosa”. The affected product was distributed the dates between October 23 and October 24 through retail sale and direct delivery, in Los Angeles, CA. No illnesses have been reported to date. The products involved are (i) Quesillo “Queseria La Milagrosa”. It´s wrapped in a basic plastic bag with a yellow label with two presentations ½ kg and 1kg,; and (ii) “Alebrije Cheese” It´s wrapped in a basic plastic bag with an orange and blue label with three presentations ½ kg, 1kg and 5kg. The recall resulted in from a routine sampling inspection by the CDFA which revealed that the products contained Salmonella. The company has ceased the distribution of the product. @
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The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) was created in 2011 by three agencies—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) in order to improve coordination of federal food safety analytic efforts and address priorities for food safety data collection, analysis, and use. The IFSAC issued a new report estimating the degree to which specific foods are responsible for foodborne illnesses. For the report, IFSAC analyzed data from 1,000 foodborne disease outbreaks that occurred from 1998 through 2016 to assess which categories of foods were most responsible for Salmonella, E. coli O157, Listeria monocytogenes, and Campylobacter infections. The major findings were: Salmonella illnesses came from a wide variety of foods. E. coli O157 illnesses were most often linked to Vegetable (such as leafy greens) and Beef. Listeria monocytogenes illnesses were most often linked to Dairy products and Fruits. There was an increase in the estimated contribution of Listeria illnesses to Vegetable Row Crops from 3.4% in 2013 to 12.5 % in 2016 due to the impact of a large multi-state outbreak in 2015 linked to prepackaged lettuce. Campylobacter illnesses were most often linked to Chicken. Campylobacter outbreaks were also associated with unpasteurized milk. For 2016, the adjusted Chicken percentage increased from 9.5% to 30.3% after removing Dairy (raw milk). @ https://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/ConstituentUpdates/ucm625291.htm

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced that Ruck’s Meat Processing of Belle Plaine, Minnesota is recalling sausage products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. During a routine sampling, the MDA found that the product was made in such a manner that could result in possible contamination. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. The recalled products have the establishment number “8921” inside the State of Minnesota mark of inspection, and a date of 10-26-2018 on the label. The recalled products include Ring Bologna, which was sold from Ruck’s Processing retail store in Belle Plaine and was also sold at Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store in Jordan.
Ruck’s also produced sausage products under the label brand name of Tollefson Family Pork. These products were sold at the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market. They include Polish Sausage, Rex Smoked Breakfast Sausage, and Smoked Breakfast Sausage. @ https://mda.state.mn.us/rucks-meat-processing-recalls-sausage-products-due-possible-listeria-contamination

CDC issued an updated report on raw turkey products from a variety of sources are contaminated with Salmonella Reading and are making people sick. Since the last update on July 19, 2018, 74 more ill people were reported ill, bringing the total to 164 ill people from 35 states. Sixty-three people have been hospitalized. One death was reported from California. Illnesses in this outbreak started from November 20, 2017, to October 20, 2018. The outbreak strain of Salmonella Reading has been identified in various raw turkey products, including ground turkey and turkey patties. The outbreak strain has also been found in raw turkey pet food and live turkeys, indicating it might be widespread in the turkey industry. No single supplier of the turkey products has been identified. @ https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/a1108-salmonella-outrbreak-rawturkey_1.html