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** FDA blocks import of papaya from Mexico, tamarind from all countries
By News Desk on Jan 25, 2025 12:03 am 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. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Use the chart below to view import alerts…. Continue Reading
** Tahini recalled because of Salmonella
By News Desk on Jan 27, 2025 07:11 pm Al-Watan brand tahini us being recalled in Canada because of Salmonella contamination. The implicated tahini was distributed in Ontario, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The recall was triggered by the company. As of the posting of the notice, no illnesses had been confirmed in relation to the recalled… Continue Reading
** Wegmans recalls chicken nuggets
By News Desk on Jan 27, 2025 05:15 pm Wegmans has recalled frozen chicken nuggets because of bone pieces in the product. The Food You Feel Good About brand chicken breast nuggets are sold in 46-ounce bags. The recall announcement did not cite any injuries or customer complaints connected to the chicken nuggets. There is concern that consumers may… Continue Reading
** Horizon Organic milk recalled because of potential for premature spoilage
By News Desk on Jan 23, 2025 09:37 am Horizon Organic Dairy, LLC is recalling nearly 20,000 Horizon Organic Aseptic Plain Whole Milk 8 oz. 12 packs because the product has the potential for premature spoilage during shelf life. The products have best-before codes from March 3-7, 2025. According to the details published online by the Food and Drugs… Continue Reading
** UP Products, LLC, doing business as Meyer Wholesale, a Ewen, Mich. establishment, is recalling approximately 400 pounds of sausage products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today… Impacted Products:
5″ x 8″ vacuum-sealed packages containing “Otto Meyer’s Premium Sausage POLISH SAUSAGE” with lot codes 24304, 24318, 24326, 24346 on a sticker.Bulk packed in 12″ x 24″ clear bags containing “Otto Meyer’s Premium Sausage POTATO SAUSAGE” with dates 1/6/25, and 1/7/25 handwritten on the label.
** Spanish food poisoning cases linked to sandwich; one person dead
By News Desk on Jan 17, 2025 12:06 am More than 40 people have fallen sick in Spain with a type of sandwich served at a restaurant suspected of causing illness. The Regional Delegation of Health and Consumption of the Andalusian Government confirmed it is investigating 44 cases of food poisoning from the beginning of January. A woman in… Continue Reading
** Red dye No. 3 now banned; consumer groups applaud FDA’s action
By Coral Beach on Jan 17, 2025 12:06 am The Food and Drug Administration this week banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in foods, meeting requirements of the 1960 Delaney Clause of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The action comes after years of public requests for the FDA to take action against harmful chemicals added to… Continue Reading
** FDA steps up import enforcement for milk from China and seafood
By News Desk on Jan 18, 2025 12:03 am 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. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Use the chart below to view import alerts…. Continue Reading
** Frozen blueberries linked to Dutch hepatitis A infections
By News Desk on January 16, 2025
At least a dozen people have been sickened in the Netherlands after eating blueberries contaminated with hepatitis A.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) received reports of patients with hepatitis A from two Municipal Health Services (GGD) in the south and southwest of the Netherlands.
Patients…Continue Reading
** State orders raw milk dairy to stop production because of outbreak
By Coral Beach on Jan 17, 2025 02:07 pm The Connecticut Department of Agricultural has issued a “stop sale” and recall on raw milk from Nature View Dairy because of two cases of illness tied to the dairy’s unpasteurized milk were confirmed. The two patients developed Campylobacter infections after drinking the farm’s raw milk. The farm is complying with… Continue Reading
** Bestway Sandwiches Inc. Recalls Frozen Chicken And Cheese Taquito Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination Bestway Sandwiches Inc., a Valencia, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 24,870 pounds of frozen chicken and cheese taquito products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal.
** FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Chicken Empanada Products Sold at: Select Walmart stores.
Cheddar cheese recalled because of Listeria contamination
By Coral Beach on Jan 11, 2025 06:37 pm An FDA inspection report shows that Taylor Farms violated food safety regulations at the Colorado plant that processed slivered onions linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak. The raw onions were served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers in several states. The Centers for Disease Control and Protection reported that 104… Continue Reading
Cat food recalled after animal illness and testing finds Salmonella
**Pickled eggs linked to Chinese botulism cases
By News Desk on January 9, 2025
Five people fell sick in China recently after eating pickled eggs contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.
In July 2024, two people with suspected foodborne botulism went to the emergency department of a hospital in Shandong Province. The patients had consumed homemade pickled eggs. The Huancui District CDC and Weihai CDC initiated epidemiological…Continue Reading
** E. coli outbreak declared over without name of lettuce supplier being revealed
By Coral Beach on January 9, 2025
An outbreak of E. Coli O157:H7 infections traced to romaine lettuce has been declared over without the name of the lettuce supplier being released to the public.
The outbreak, which sickened at least 88 people, was first reported by the Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 4, 2024. Illnesses began…Continue Reading
** Cheddar cheese recalled because of Listeria contamination
By News Desk on Jan 03, 2025 10:45 pm Abbey Specialty Foods of Fairfield, NJ, is recalling Wicklow Gold Cheddar Nettle & Chive 5.2 oz product and Wicklow Gold Cheddar Tomato & Herb 5.2 oz product because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. There is concern that consumers may have the product in their homes… Continue Reading
** Braga Fresh Issues Voluntary and Precautionary Advisory Due to Possible Health Risk
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns of frozen, raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically hard plastic and metal.
** Soledad, Calif. – Dec. 27, 2024 – Braga Fresh is voluntarily issuing a precautionary advisory of a single production lot of washed and ready-to-eat 12oz Marketside Broccoli Florets with best if used by date Dec 10, 2024. he specific product involved are 12oz bags of Marketside Broccoli Florets sold at Walmart stores identified by having a UPC code 6 81131 32884 5 on back of bag, with Best if Used by Date Dec 10, 2024, and Lot Code: BFFG327A6 on front of bag. All potentially affected products are past their expiration date and no longer for sale. This voluntary advisory does not apply to any other Marketside or Braga Fresh produced products. Consumers who have this product in their possession should not consume and discard the product. The only products involved in this advisory can be identified with the following details:
Marketside Broccoli Florets 12oz Bag
| Store: | Walmart |
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| Distributed to select stores in: | AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MT, NV, OH, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY |
| Product UPC Code: | 6 81131 32884 5 |
| Lot Code: | BFFG327A6 |
| Best If Used by Date: | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Pack Size & Packaging: | 12-ounce, bag |
Consumers: with additional questions may contact 877-456-7445: Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm PST or email WeCare@bragafresh.com.
** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 12/21/2024 – Fort Worth, Texas. Alcon Laboratories is voluntarily recalling one (1) lot of Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF, Single Vials On-the-Go, 25 count (Lot 10101) to the consumer level. Alcon evaluated a consumer complaint of foreign material observed inside a sealed single use vial and determined the material to be fungal in nature. To date, Alcon Laboratories has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall.
Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF is used for the temporary relief of burning and irritation in persons experiencing dry eye symptoms and is packaged in a cardboard carton containing 25 sterile, single-use LDPE plastic vials of preservative free solution for ophthalmic use (NDC 0065-1432-06, UPC 300651432060). The affected Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF, Single Vials On-the-Go, 25 count is limited to lot number 10101, expiration date 2025/09. The product can be identified by the green and pink carton design, presence of “Systane” and “ULTRA PF” brand names on the front of the carton, and the “25 vials” package size. Please see product images included in this release. Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF, Single Vials On-the-Go, 25 count (Lot 10101) was distributed nationwide to retail and internet outlets.
Consumers that have the recalled Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF, Single Vials On-the-Go, 25 count (Lot 10101) which is being recalled should stop using them immediately and return to the place of purchase for a replacement or refund. Consumers with questions regarding this recall can contact Alcon Laboratories at 1-800-241-5999 between 7:30am and 6:00pm (Central), Monday to Friday. Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to using this drug product.
Alcon Laboratories is notifying its distributors and customers by letter, email, and/or phone call and is arranging for replacement of all recalled products. Distributors or retailers should discard any remaining stock of Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF, Single Vials On-the-Go, 25 count (Lot 10101). Complete and submit the report Online
Regular Mail or Fax: Download form or call 1- 800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178
** Broccoli sold under Walmart’s Marketside brand may be contaminated with Listeria
Various cheese recalled in Canada because of E. coli and Staph concerns
Oysters recalled because of outbreak of norovirus infections
House cat dies after eating raw food contaminated with bird flu; recall initiated
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