Food recalls world wide by country

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USA - San Fransisco -
Siren Issues a Voluntary Allergy Alert on Undeclared Cashews and Almond Butter in Birthday Cake Bites

Siren of San Francisco, CA is issuing a voluntary recall of Siren Birthday Cake 1.7oz Bites because they may contain undeclared cashews and almond butter. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to cashew or almond butter run the risk of serious or lifethreatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

Siren Issues a Voluntary Allergy Alert on Undeclared Cashews and Almond Butter in Birthday Cake Bites

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USA - two medical recalls

AuroMedics Pharma LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Polymyxin B for Injection USP, 500,000 Unit per Vial, Due to the Presence of Particulate Matter

AuroMedics Pharma LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Polymyxin B for Injection USP, 500,000 Unit per Vial, Due to the Presence of Particulate Matter

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Polymyxin B for Injection USP, 500,000 Units per Vial by AuroMedics Pharma: Recall - Due to the Presence of Particulate Matter

FDA MedWatch - Polymyxin B for Injection USP, Vial by AuroMedics Pharma:

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US - FDA - The FDA is concerned about the potentially higher risk of false results when using unauthorized tests.
Stop Using Empowered Diagnostics COVID-19 Tests - FDA Safety Communication

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication warning people to stop using the Empowered Diagnostics CovClear COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test and ImmunoPass COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibody Rapid Test. These tests were distributed with labeling indicating they are authorized by the FDA, but neither test has been authorized, cleared, or approved by the FDA for distribution or use in the United States. The FDA is concerned about the potentially higher risk of false results when using unauthorized tests.

FDA MedWatch - Stop Using Empowered Diagnostics COVID-19 Tests - FDA Safety Communication

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Canada - stay aware of the frozen corn dangers -
Illnesses continue to be added to a tally of people in Canada who have been sickened in a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak tied to frozen corn.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) reports that there are now 110 people from five provinces who have been confirmed as outbreak patients. As of Dec. 21 there were 84 confirmed patients.

More people sick in Canada in ongoing Salmonella outbreak linked to corn

Illnesses continue to be added to a tally of people in Canada who have been sickened in a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak tied to frozen corn. The Public

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USA - this is an alert, treat it as a recall, seriously they give the reason below, but really????

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) late Friday issued a public health alert due to concerns that ready-to-eat (R-T-E) chicken salad products produced by Simply Fresh Market, a Marietta, Ga. establishment, may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.The FSIS pubic health alert said a recall was not requested because the known affected product is no longer available in commerce for consumers to purchase. FSIS’s concern is that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators.

USDA issues public health alert for R-T-E chicken for Listeria contamination

USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) late Friday issued a public health alert due to concerns that ready-to-eat (R-T-E) chicken salad

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USA - Europe is already on this - not what it should be, but more than it was:

Groups petition FDA to restrict bisphenol A in food packaging for harmful effects

Groups petition FDA to restrict bisphenol A in food packaging for harmful effects

A coalition of physicians, scientists, and public health and environmental organizations Thursday sent a formal petition to the Food and Drug

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Alerts for US, alerts and recalls for everyone else

Recalls and Alerts: January 27-28, 2022

Here is today’s list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and …

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Canada - T-Brothers Food & Trading Ltd. has recalled Hankook (Korean characters only) brand Original Kimchi from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination.

Hankook brand of Original Kimchi recalled in Canada for E. coli O157:H7 illnesses

T-Brothers Food & Trading Ltd. has recalled Hankook (Korean characters only) brand Original Kimchi from the marketplace due to possible E. coli

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E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Canada

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is alerting Canadians to an outbreak of fourteen cases of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses linked to consumption of Hankook brand kimchi products. As of today, ou…

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US - Washington - Yelm, WA- based Toboton Creek Dairy has recalled retail raw whole milk displaying Best By dates of “2/1” through “2/9” because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli bacteria (E. coli) that can cause serious illness.

Toboton Creek Dairy recalls raw milk products for possible health risk

Yelm, WA- based Toboton Creek Dairy has recalled retail raw whole milk displaying Best By dates of “2/1” through “2/9” because it may be contaminated

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USA - FDA warning letters for listeria sent to
Onofrio’s Fresh Cut Inc., New Haven, CT
Concord Farms Inc., Vernon, CA

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Listeria contamination in facilities and on products prompt warnings from FDA

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not

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Hard Dawn by Esupplementsales: Recall - Due to the Presence of Undeclared Tadalafil

FDA MedWatch - Hard Dawn by Esupplementsales: Recall - Due to the Presence of Undeclared Tadalafil

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Europe - Netherlands, Belgium, Spain - Allergy -Meat fraud, I'm posting this because I'd never heard of it and had no idea of how it works. But I think with the veggie meat substitutes (which this ISN"T) there is more possibility for this type of thing. You need to be aware since one sort of meat is not like another, particularly for allergy cases. Arrests have been made.

Separate meat fraud operations found in Netherlands and Spain

A number of people have been arrested in the Netherlands as part of a fraud investigation involving meat. The Intelligence and Investigation Service of

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US - one bit of encouraging news, because we have so very few - there is a click through in case the print on the article is too small (it's quite small) to read comfortably.

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.

FDA denies import of certain foods because of pesticides, Salmonella

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and

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China - Mushroom poisonings in China responsible for deaths in 2021. These are accidental not intentional. Be careful when picking wild mushrooms. Though not included in the article the same need to be careful is true through out the world. There are a lot of mushrooms which can kill you.

Mushroom poisonings in China responsible for deaths in 2021

Cases linked to wild mushroom poisoning in China declined slightly this past year but still pose a huge problem in the country, according to researchers.

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Recalls - Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, US

Recalls and Alerts: January 29-31, 2022

Here is today’s list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and …

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US -
Conagra Brands Issues Voluntary Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg in Wish-Bone® Thousand Island and Chunky Blue Cheese Dressings

Conagra Brands Issues Voluntary Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg in Wish-Bone® Thousand Island and Chunky Blue Cheese Dressings

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Listeria outbreak traced to Dole salads continues with another patient discovered

Listeria outbreak traced to Dole salads continues with another patient discovered

Another person has been added to the patient toll in a a deadly outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to Dole packaged salads. There are

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US - Fetting’s Frozen Foods LLC of Finley, ND, is recalling certain frozen bread dough because the product may contain glass.
Abbys Bakery Homestyle brand white bread dough is subject to the recall, according to company information posted by the Food and Drug Administration.

Company recalls bread dough because of possible contamination with glass

Fetting's Frozen Foods LLC of Finley, ND, is recalling certain frozen bread dough because the product may contain glass. Abbys Bakery Homestyle brand

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US- organic on going case - The Amish agribisinessman from Bird-In-Hand, PA, plays ball with an organization the federal court calls a sovereign citizen group. But it still, looks like Amos Miller may strike out.
Judge Smith tomorrow could sign the most restrictive Order since USDA first sought to force Miller’s compliance with federal food safety regulations.
If you buy these products you may be very interested in what the USDA wants that that Miller is trying to refuse them. details :

Amos Miller still hanging with sovereign citizens, but expert oversight likely

The Amish agribusinessman from Bird-In-Hand, PA, plays ball with an organization the federal court calls a sovereign citizen group. But it still, looks

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New outbreak

Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella Oranienburg - Whole, Fresh Onions
February 2, 2022

The FDA, along with CDC, and state and local partners, investigated a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections linked to whole, fresh onions imported from the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, in cooperation with the Mexican competent authorities. As of February 2, 2022, CDC has declared this outbreak over. CDC reports that there were 1040 illnesses in 39 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella Oranienburg: Whole, Fresh Onions

FDA investigation has ended; CDC has declared outbreak over.

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YES!!!! and total jumping up and down for a good thing! Because you have a right to know where your food comes from and a right to refuse to buy when it comes from horrifying conditions ( looking at you Brazil and the destruction of the rain forest to make cattle ranches. Burning rain forests and all the animals and people who can't run fast enough to escape...*) (Note, I know of no horrors in New Zealand) Okay, back to the point of this thread.

Farm Aid, led by the legendary Willie Nelson, supports the American Beef Labeling Act (S.2716) to reinstate beef’s Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (M-COOL). Farm Aid is looking for political action to pass S.2716.

“Have you ever noticed “Product of the U.S.A.” on a label of beef in the grocery store?” Farm Aid asks. “Would it surprise you to learn that the animal it came from may have been raised and processed in Brazil or New Zealand?

Willie Nelson's Farm Aid endorses reinstatement of mandatory COOL for beef

If you've attended a concert or contributed money to Farm Aid, chances are you've received a pitch in the past week to reinstate Mandatory Country of

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* start here and find more unspeakable actions and pseudo excuses for them.

Ranchers and farmers are destroying the rainforest. Is Bolsonaro to blame?

Activists say Bolsonaro’s policies are leading to the rapid destruction of the rainforest, which they say amounts to “ecocide” and should be considered an international crime.

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Czech authorities have found instant noodle soups from Vietnam that were irradiated without declaring this on the packaging.
The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (SZPI) carried out an inspection to see if producers and importers provided consumers with information on food treated with ionizing radiation.

Czech control finds non-compliant irradiation of instant soups

Czech authorities have found instant noodle soups from Vietnam that were irradiated without declaring this on the packaging. The Czech Agriculture and

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Wash all fresh food you buy, even stuff you're going to boil/steam for a few minutes, here's why.

The research project is titled, “Validation of sanitizer disinfection of wash water in dump tank operation of apple packing lines,” and is funded by the Center for Produce Safety (CPS).
“You’re never going to be able to totally eliminate or prevent cross-contamination, but we’re trying to look at additional options to see if we can improve (disinfectant) efficacy,” Zhu said.
The researchers focused on Listeria monocytogenes, which has been linked to previous outbreaks associated with apples.

Researchers look at sanitizer efficacy in apple packing line dump tanks

A new research project is taking a look at the efficacy of sanitizers used in apple processing dump tanks. During processing, apples are soaked in dump

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Many common hand disinfectants do not inactivate the Hepatitis E virus (HEV), according to a study.
Researchers found HEV has strong stability against alcohols and alcohol-based hand disinfectants but did identify one substance that worked.
HEV can be found in pigs and infect humans who eat undercooked pork or raw meat products. It is also a major cause of waterborne outbreaks in low and middle-income countries.

Study reveals Hepatitis E resistant to common hand disinfectants

Many common hand disinfectants do not inactivate the Hepatitis E virus (HEV), according to a study. Researchers found HEV has strong stability against

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Australia, Canada, Europe and US alerts and recalls.

Something new - Germany - risk of cyanide poisoning from Almonds please read. and more reasons for recalls.

Recalls and Alerts: February 3-4, 2022

Here is today’s list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and …

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