Longsheng (Canada) Agricultural Products Ltd. is recalling Ming Xiang brand Enoki Mushrooms because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency test results. The recalled product has been sold in British Columbia and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories. Recalled products: Brand Product Size UPC Codes…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are currently tackling a norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters harvested in British Columbia, Canada. The FDA is working with federal, state, and local officials, as well as Canadian public health authorities, to determine exactly where the potentially contaminated oysters were distributed…
Lots of us are looking for at-home fitness solutions and setting up home gyms. But you might not have considered an under-desk treadmill or exerciser, which you can use at home or in the office while you work: a little bike tucked away under a kitchen table—or even, say, a mini elliptical or foldable treadmill…
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Georgia governor has decision to make on raw milk; other states take up question
by Sue JonesTime was when no state legislature worth its salt would convene until well after mid-January and adjourn by planting season around mid-April. Enough states still adhere to that schedule that calendar that it often prevents someone’s idea from turning into a national movement simply because the clock runs out This year, raw milk bills in Iowa,…
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Officials looking into reports of illnesses possibly connected with Lucky Charms
by Sue JonesThe Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of illnesses possibly linked to Lucky Charms cereal, but little information is available yet. Hundreds of consumers have reported illnesses after eating the General Mills breakfast cereal according to the iwaspoisoned.com website operator Patrick Quade. The reports include gastrointestinal symptoms. Quade said he has contracts with public…
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Kinder chocolate eggs, other products recalled in Canada because of link to multi-country Salmonella outbreak
by Sue JonesFerrero Canada Ltd. is recalling certain Kinder brand chocolate products because of possible Salmonella contamination. The products have been linked to a multi-country outbreak in Europe. The recalled products have been sold nationally in Canada, according to the recall notice posted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. As of the posting of the recall notice…
Our Table Cooperative of Sherwood, OR, is recalling frozen blueberries because testing showed Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The bacteria can easily survive freezing temperatures. The recall was the result of a routine sampling program by the company that revealed the product contained Listeria monocytogenes. There is concern that consumers may have the product in their homes because…
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Serena Williams Says Her ‘Life or Death’ Childbirth Experience Required 4 Surgeries
by Sue JonesSerena Williams opened up about a terrifying experience no person giving birth should have to go through. In a new essay for Elle, the legendary tennis player discussed how giving birth to her daughter Olympia, who is now four years old, led to potentially life-threatening complications.When Williams went into labor in 2017, Olympia’s heart rate…
National authorities have issued a range of guidance because of the conflict in Ukraine affecting the food supply chain. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) said it was aware that businesses may be having difficulties with the supply of some foods such as sunflower oil and other raw materials plus ingredients used to produce…
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Union Bay Seafood recalls oysters amidst norovirus outbreak in U.S. and Canada
by Sue JonesUnion Bay Seafood Ltd. is recalling certain Union Bay Seafood Ltd. brand Pacific Oysters because of possible norovirus contamination and a link to an outbreak of norovirus infections that has reached into the United States. This recall was triggered by findings by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency during its investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak.…