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Smoked Alaska Seafoods, Inc. (Wasilla, Alaska) has recalled all 6.5 ounce jars and cans of Smoked Silver Salmon due to the possibility of contamination with clostridium botulinum. According to Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s Food Safety and Sanitation Program, the product was distributed throughout the state, mainly to gift shops in and around Anchorage and Fairbanks. No illnesses have been reported to date. The recall was a result of an independent audit that found that showed that the thermal processing records of the recalled lot did not receive the prescribed thermal process and was therefore under-processed. The recall is being made with the knowledge of U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. @ https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Smoked-Alaska-Seafoods-issues-recall-of-Smoked-Silver-Salmon-cans-505929811.html

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced the recall of kale salad kits packaged under the Eat Smart brand because the Canadian government sampling testing returned positive results for Listeria monocytogenes. This is the second time that the salad kits are recalled, the first recall was on December 28. Curation Foods, known until this year as Apio, recalled its Eat Smart “Sweet Kale Vegetable Salad Bag Kits” because of CFIA testing. Curation distributed the kale salad kits to retailers in New Bruswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, and possibly other Canadian provinces, the government reported. The recalled Eat Smart “Sweet Kale Vegetable Salad Bag Kits” are packaged in 340-gram (12-ounce) bags. They have the UPC number 7 09351 89145 8 and any of the following codes: FEB 16 2016; 2019 FE 16; 2 01B 032; 2 01A 032; or 2 000 32. @ https://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/2019/eat-smart-sweet-kale-salad-bag-kit-listeria/

On February 15, 2019 the CDC updated the status of the Salmonella Reading outbreak in raw turkey, by stating that since the last update in December 63 people got ill in 24 states. Since the beginning of the outbreak 279 people were reported with the outbreak strain in 41 states, 107 people have been hospitalized. One death has been reported from California. Ill people reported buying many different brands of raw turkey products from multiple stores. Also, 4 of the 141 ill people interviewed became sick after pets in their home ate raw ground turkey Five of the 141 ill people interviewed worked in a facility that raises or processes turkeys or lived with someone who did. A single, common supplier of raw turkey products, or of live turkeys, has not been identified that could account for the whole outbreak. Related to this outbreak are recalls by (i) Woody’s Pet Food Deli in Minnesota recalled raw turkey pet food. (ii) Two recalls by Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales, LLC, and (iii) Raws for Paws of Minneapolis, MN @ https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/reading-07-18/index.html

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) inspection announced the recall of various baby and toddler foods produced by Vivi and Tom Baby Food, from the marketplace because they may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum. The recalled products include: Beef Meatballs, Broccoli, Potato & Basil Purée, Beef & Squash Purée, Salmon & Mango Purée, Salmon & Mango Purée, Chicken & Parsnip Purée, Liver & Pear Purée, Sweet Potato Applesauce, Fish Cakes, Chicken Meatballs, Carrot, Peach & Apricot Purée, and Squash Bites. These products have been distributed across Ontario. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products. On their Instagram account, the company wrote: “This recall has been issued because our jars do not explicitly state on a label that they require refrigeration or freezing. If the food is not properly stored, there is a risk of Clostridium botulinum,” @ https://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1297964599443/1297965645317