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The FDA posted on its site that Elevation Foods is recalling containers of Archer Farms-brand egg salad; Freskëtbrand egg salad, tuna salad, and Thai lobster salad; and Archer Farms-brand deviled egg sandwiches produced on June 18, 2019, due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The company believes that fewer than 1,087 cases of the product have been directly shipped to retailer warehouses throughout the United States. No illnesses have been reported to date. The recalled products were manufactured at Elevation Foods’ Knoxville, Tennessee facility. Elevation Foods identified the problem with the products after receiving positive test results for three containers of affected egg salad which were sampled and tested by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/elevation-foods-recalls-packaged-egg-salad-tuna-salad-thai-lobster-salad-and-archer-farms-deviled

Since the last update on July 3, 2019, a total of 93 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 27 states. Three additional Salmonella serotypes have been added include Infantis, London, and Newport. Twenty ill people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. On July 3, 2019, Pet Supplies Plus recalled bulk pig ear product supplied to all locations by several different vendors, stocked in open bins. A common supplier of pig ear treats in this outbreak has not been identified. Whole-genome sequencing analysis of Salmonella isolates from 33 ill people predicted antibiotic resistance or decreased susceptibility to ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, nalidixic acid, streptomycin, sulfisoxazole, and tetracycline. @ https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/pet-treats-07-19/index.html

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced a recall of certain Pacific oysters due to a marine biotoxin which causes paralytic shellfish poisoning. The oysters were processed by B.C.-based Union Bay Seafood Ltd. and Intercity Packers Ltd. with a harvest date of July 14, 2019. They were sold in five dozen packages in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. No reports of illness have been linked to the product, however, in severe situations, paralytic shellfish poisoning can cause difficulty walking, muscle paralysis, respiratory paralysis, and even death. @ https://www.vicnews.com/news/recall-certain-pacific-oysters-may-pose-threat-of-paralytic-shellfish-poisoning/

On July 19, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), updated its website stating that during the investigation of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Uganda illnesses likely linked to Cavi Brand whole, fresh papayas they has asked Agroson’s LLC, the exclusive distributor of this brand, to conduct a voluntary recall of Cavi brand papayas. Agroson’s LLC refused to initiate a recall. FDA contacted wholesale customers of Agroson’s LLC to ensure the fruit was no longer available for sale, has been discarded, or not further processed or frozen.  On July 5th the investigation indicates that Agroson’s LLC of Bronx, New York, is the exclusive distributor of the imported papayas that likely made consumers from this outbreak sick. The papayas are sold under the brand name Cavi. Of the 71 illnesses, 69 have been reported in six states in the Northeast. One patient from Florida who was reported ill had traveled to Connecticut before becoming ill. Another patient from Texas who was also reported ill had traveled to New York before becoming ill. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-uganda-likely-linked-whole-fresh-papayas-june-2019?utm_campaign=Outbreak%20Fresh%20Papayas%207-19-2019%20Email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua