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The FDA posted on their website that Mountain Mel’s Essential Goods, LLC of Welches, OR recalled The Milk Lady’s Tea, Peaceful Baby Herbal Tea, and Diges Herbal Tea, due to potential contamination with Salmonella. The Milk Lady’s, Peaceful Baby, and Diges-Teas were distributed in Oregon and Washington through New Seasons Market, and nationwide through Azure Standard, Mountainmels.com and Amazon.com. The affected tea products were distributed by Mountain Mel’s Essential Goods on June 27, 2019, and July 20, 2019. No illnesses have been reported to date. The recall is due to fennel seed whole that was supplied and recalled by Mountain Rose Herbs in Oregon and included in the recalled teas. Mountain Mel’s Essential Goods has ceased production and distribution of this product as of July 20, 2019. @ https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/mountain-mels-essential-goods-llc-recalls-milk-ladys-herbal-tea-blend-peaceful-baby-herbal-tea-blend?utm_campaign=Mountain%20Mel%E2%80%99s%20Essential%20Goods%2C%20LLC%20Recalls%20The%20Milk%20Lady%E2%80%99s%20Herbal%20Tea%20Blend&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

The FDA is cautioning pet owners not to feed their pets certain lots of Aunt Jeni’s Home Made frozen raw pet food after samples from some of these lots tested positive for Salmonella and/or Listeria monocytogenes. Two samples of finished product (Aunt Jeni’s Home Made, Turkey Dinner Dog Food, 5 lb, and Aunt Jeni’s Home Made, Chicken Dinner Dog Food, 5 lb) collected during an inspection of their facility tested positive for Salmonella, and/or L. monocytogenes. Aunt Jeni’s Home Made pet food products are sold frozen online and through retail locations. Because these products are frozen, FDA is concerned that people may still have them in their possession. @ https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/news-events/fda-cautions-pet-owners-not-feed-certain-lots-aunt-jenis-home-made-frozen-raw-pet-food-due?utm_campaign=8-30-2019-AuntJeni&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

The number of reported cases of domestically acquired Cyclosporiasis remains high in the United States since May 1, 2019. According to the CDC, in previous years the reported number of cases of Cyclospora peaked between June and July, although some case we reported as late as September. This year, Cyclospora season is showing no signs of ending early, and as of August 28, 2019, 1,696 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis were reported to CDC by 33 states, District of Columbia and New York City in people who became ill since May 1, 2019. At least 92 people were hospitalized; no deaths were reported. At this year, multiple clusters of cases associated with different restaurants or events are reported by state public health authorities, CDC, and FDA. Some of the cases are related to an outbreak linked to infection from fresh basil imported from Mexico. The lack of validated molecular typing tools for C. cayetanensis makes it difficult to tie individual cases to the outbreak. @ https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/cyclosporiasis/outbreaks/2019/a-050119/index.html

CDC, FDA, and several states are investigating the Salmonella outbreak linked to pig ear dog treats. Several Salmonella strains, including Cerro, Derby, London, Infantis, Newport, Rissen, and I 4,[5],12:i, were isolated from this outbreak. As of August 26, 2019, a total of 143 people from 35 states were infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella. Of 110 ill people with information available, 30% have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Antibiotic resistance to several antibiotics was found. Evidence indicates that contact with pig ear dog treats is the likely source of this outbreak. Of 100 ill people, 88% reported contact with a dog before getting sick. Of 80 people with available information, 70% reported contact with pig ear treats or with dogs that were fed pig ears. Testing identified Salmonella in over 90 samples, with many different strains. Some of pig ears were imported from Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia. Some product labels indicated  As we reported in the News several companies have recalled pig ears due to Salmonella. @ https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/pet-treats-07-19/index.html