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Food Recalls: North America Apr 17 – Apr 23, 2016

Dr. Uyen Nguyen

Published April 30, 2016
Food Recalls

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April 17– April 23, 2016 – The following items were (voluntarily) recalled in Canada and the United States:

Canada

  1. Microbiological: Clostridium botulinum in Webbersfood Ltd. Caraway-pepper salami. Distributed in Nova Scotia.
  1. Allergen: undeclared egg in Chongga brand Fish Cake. Distributed in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec.
  1. Microbiological: Listeria monocytogenes in Organic by Nature brand frozen Organic Sweet Peas. Distributed in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.
  1. Allergen: undeclared egg in Choripdong brand frozen seafood products. Distributed in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and possibly nationwide.
  1. Allergen: undeclared egg in Yamada brand frozen imitation seafood products. Distributed in Ontario, Quebec, and possibly nationwide.
  1. Allergen: undeclared egg in Yuki brand Sushi Style Imitation Crab Stick. Distributed in Ontario.

United States of America

  1. Hazard: possible glass in Milky Way International Trading Corp. Nice! Peach Slices and Nice! Mixed Fruit in 8-ounce glass jars. Distributed nationwide.
  1. Allergen: undeclared milk in Midwest International Corp. Hosdo Cake. Distributed in NY.
  1. Microbiological: Listeria monocytogenes in CRF Frozen Foods Frozen Vegetables. Distributed AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO,MT, NC, NH, NJ, NV, O, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, and WV.
  1. Microbiological: Salmonella in CVS Pharmacy® Gold Emblem Abound™ Organic Spiced Herbal Tea. Distributed nationwide.

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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