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Food Recalls: North America Jan. 3-9

Dr. Uyen Nguyen

Published January 13, 2016
Food Recalls

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January 3-9, 2016 – The following items were (voluntarily) recalled in Canada and the United States:

Canada

  1. Allergen: undeclared egg in ChoripDong brand Frozen Pre-Fried Fish Cake. Distributed in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.
  1. Allergen: undeclared egg in Tasty brand Shrimp Flavoured Ball. Distributed Nationwide.
  1. Allergen: undeclared egg in Ying Xiang (Chinese characters only) brand frozen seafood products: Boiled Fish Ball, Boiled Squid Ball, Crab Flavoured Fish Ball, Shrimp Ball, Spice Fish Cake, and Vegetable Fish Cake. Distributed in Ontario.
  1. Allergen: undeclared wheat in Losos brand Fish Salad Neptun. Distributed in Alberta and Ontario.

United States of America

  1. Microbiological: Salmonella in Big Dog Natural raw dehydrated dog food Chicken Supreme and Listeria monocytogenes in Big Dog Natural Fish Supreme. Distributed Nationwide.
  1. Allergen: undeclared walnut in Giant Eagle brand New Year’s Pretzel. Distributed to Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
  1. Allergen: undeclared almonds in Cape Cod Cranberry Candy™ and Harvest Sweets™Milk Chocolate/Dark Chocolate/Yogurt Covered Cranberry Blend. Distributed Nationwide.
  1. Microbiological: Salmonella in Shakti Group G Compounded Asafoetida Powder. Distributed to New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
  1. Possible glass in Milky Way Nice! Mandarin Oranges 8-oz bottle. Distributed Nationwide.
  1. Unapproved new drug: undeclared sildenafil in R Thomas Marketing LLC Black Ant, Herb Viagra, Real Skill, Weekend Prince, African Black Ant, and Stree Overlord Along With Other Products. Distributed Nationwide.
  1. Microbiological: Salmonella in Good Earth Egg Company Shell Eggs. Distributed throughout the Midwest including Missouri and Illinois, at the retail and wholesale level, institutions, and to walk-in customers.

Sources:

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/eng/1299076382077/1299076493846

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/

About the author

Dr. Uyen Nguyen

After completing her B. Sc. in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, she stayed at McMaster University to pursue a Ph.D. where she studied the effects of small-molecules on Listeria monocytogenes biofilm development in collaboration with the CFIA. Following a brief stint as a Post-doc, she is currently a R&D Microbiologist at a pharmaceutical company and a Freelance Academic Proofreader for Crimson-Enago. She has received numerous awards and scholarships including the Faculty…

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