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The FDA is alerting consumers of potential Salmonella Tennessee contamination of Soom Foods Chocolate Sweet Tahini Halva Spread. This product is individually packaged in 1 oz. (30 ML) pouches in purple laminated paper packets with a tear-away tab on one end. In response to an investigation of the Salmonella concord outbreak, the FDA analyzed retained product samples of Soom Foods Chocolate Sweet Tahini Halva Spread. The analysis of the samples found that the product contained Salmonella Tennessee. While Soom Foods was notified of the Chocolate Sweet Tahini Halva Spread product testing positive for Salmonella Tennessee result, it has not yet acted by recalling the product. Currently, the FDA is not aware of any illnesses related to consumption of these individually-packed halva spread. @ https://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/SafetyAlertsAdvisories/ucm631190.htm

The Brazilian food processor BRF SA (the world’s largest poultry exporter) recalled almost 500 tons of fresh chicken products on Wednesday due to salmonella enteritidis contamination concerns. 164.7 metric tons of fresh chicken were pulled from the Brazilian domestic market and another 299.6 tons destined for international markets (Japan, China, Kuwait, Ghana, Bahrain, Gambia, Oman, Angola, and Cuba). Testing in the company QC lab revealed the potential problem. Shares of the company fell as much as 2 percent in morning trading in São Paulo before trimming losses to 1.5 percent. The company said it has deployed a group of experts to investigate the origins of salmonella case, and it is applying a rigorous production control process at its Dourados plant to guarantee that the contamination was a single event and that it will not repeat. @ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brf-recall/brazils-brf-recalls-chicken-export-products-over-salmonella-fears-idUSKCN1Q210V

The CDC says people in 19 states (Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia) have bought or consumed the raw milk from Miller’s Biodiversity Farm, a members-only club in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, that sells dairy products to its members. Authorities connected the farm to a Brucellosis infection in New York in November. The Brucella strain under investigation (RB51), is used in a vaccine in order to protect against more severe forms of Brucella. The bacteria can sometimes make its way into the milk of a vaccinated cow, which can cause those who drink it to develop brucellosis. One cow now removed from the herd tested positive for RB51. The strain is resistant to first-line drugs, the CDC states, and it’s difficult to diagnose because early symptoms resemble the flu. @ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/02/12/infected-raw-milk-pa-farm-reached-people-19-states-cdc-says/2849261002/