Recalls and Alerts: July 4, 2026

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Outbreak/Illness Investigations

USA Update (Michigan and Ohio): Cyclosporiasis cases have increased to more than 300 in Michigan and to more than 250 in Ohio.

USA: Publix reports 12 cases of E. coli O145:H28 infections linked to frozen organic blueberries from Chile. Please refer to recall notice, below.

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United States

Food Safety Recall: Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A., San Carlos, Chile recalls Frozen GreenWise Organic IQF Blueberries (10 oz; Lot code 60401; Best by February 9, 2028) due to possible E. coli O145:H28 contamination. The recalled product was sold at Publix stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Canada

Allergy Alert: ProSweets Inc. recalls Gummy Gainz brand Protein Candy (Multiple flavors; All batch codes) due to undeclared milk.

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Ireland and United Kingdom

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Tesco recalls Tesco Finest Scottish Cherrywood Smoked Salmon (100g; Multiple batch codes and Use by dates; Product of Ireland) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Hong Kong and Singapore

No Alerts

Australia and New Zealand

No Alerts

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Recalls and Alerts: July 2–3, 2026

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Outbreak/Illness Investigations

MULTIPLE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES (Update): ECDC reports the outbreak of Salmonella Stanley ST2045 infections linked to flavored instant noodles has expanded to include 106 confirmed illnesses in 13 European Union/European Economic Area countries and the UK. At least 49 of the outbreak victims have been hospitalized.

INTERNATIONAL WATERS: CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program is responding to an outbreak of Norovirus on board the Ruby Princess (Princess Cruise Lines). As of June 28, 2026, 102 of 3,032 passengers and 23 of 1,144 crew members reported symptoms of diarrhea and/or vomiting.

USA (Michigan): The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and its partners are investigating an outbreak of more than 170 cases of cyclosporiasis across 7 counties in the past 9 days. Health officials are interviewing victims in an attempt to determine a common source for the outbreak.

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United States

Allergy Alert: Gellert Global Group recalls ALDI Brand Fusia Asian Inspirations Kimchi & Tofu Kimbap (8.1 oz; Best if used by OCT.08.2027) due to undeclared fish (tuna).

Allergy Alert: FSIS issues public health alert for STREET’S BEEF Jerky TERIYAKI FLAVOR (2.5 oz; Lot codes 0701271, 0520271, 04014271, 0415271, 0211271, 1015261, 1016261, 1029261, 0909261, 0806261, and 0820261) due to undeclared wheat. The product is no longer available for purchase and a recall was not requested.

Pet Food Safety Recall: Mars Petcare US, Inc. recalls PEDIGREE® Can High Protein Chopped Chicken & Duck Flavor for dogs (13.2 oz; Lot codes 613C3KKCFC & 613C1KKCFC) due to possible foreign matter contamination (pieces of hard and sharp metal with plastic). The lots had been sent to a third-party vendor for destruction. Mars later discovered that the product appears to have been fraudulently diverted and sold into the marketplace in the United States.

Canada

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Ireland and United Kingdom

Allergy Alert (UK): Capsicana recalls Capsicana Easy Going Mild Salsa (285g; Batch code 6091; Best before May 2027) due to undeclared barley (gluten).

Allergy Alert (UK): Dundeis UK Ltd recalls Minton & Donello Organic White Orzo (500g; Batch code 78850 78850 78850; Best before 31 January 2027, 02 May 2027, 24 May 2027) due to undeclared wheat (gluten).

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Trade recalls Deluxe Spanish Castellano Sheeps’ Cheese (150g; Batch code 100534252; Use by 08/11/2026; Product of Spain) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Hong Kong and Singapore

No Alerts

Australia and New Zealand

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Nara’s German manufacturer fails FDA inspection

Milchwerke “Mittelelbe” GmbH, the German manufacturer of Nara Organic’s Whole Milk Infant Formula, has been added to the FDA’s Import Alert 40-05 list after an inspection of the production facility found “serious deviations of the Infant Formula Requirements per 21 CFR Part 106.”

Import Alert 40-05 provides specifically for “Detention Without Physical Examination Of Adulterated And Misbranded Infant Formula.”

The entry for Milchwerke “Mittelelbe” GmbH, dated 06/26/2026, states that “…the firm’s powdered infant formula products processed in the facility are adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, in that they were prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have been rendered injurious to health.”

The Import Alert cited the lack of a flow diversion valve on the pasteurization system, failure to take corrective action following the detection of Cronobacter sakazakii in a “high-hygiene” zone of the processing facility, inadequate environmental monitoring for Cronobacter sakazakii, failure to maintain the plant in a clean and sanitary condition, and lapses in good personal hygiene practices.

Perhaps the most troubling of these observations is the lack of a flow diversion valve. This valve is designed to monitor the temperature of the milk at the outflow from the holding tube immediately after pasteurization and to divert the milk back into the tank if the temperature at the outflow point is below the required level. The absence of an proper flow diversion valve could result in underpasteurized milk being introduced into the spray-drying process and, thus, into the infant formula powder.

Coming a close second is the inadequate follow-up on detection of Cronobacter sakazakii in the production environment. After finding the pathogen and conducting a “root cause” analysis to determine the source of the contamination, the company failed to take “appropriate and timely” corrective measures.

The abbreviated inspection report summary included in the Import Alert notification also mentioned “cracked and pitted concrete floors, broken and missing tiles, and damaged grout” in areas where the infant formula is processed.

To be clear, the Nara Organics powdered infant formula batches implicated in the infant botulism outbreak currently under investigtion were not manufactured by Milchwerke “Mittelelbe” GmbH. They were produced, presumably in the USA, using organic whole milk powder produced and processed by the same US supplier that produced the whole milk powder used in ByHeart’s organic infant formula powder.

Nevertheless, the picture painted by the FDA’s Import Alert is very different from Nara’s rosy description of a “state-of-the-art” facility.

According to the FDA’s updated Outbreak Investigation report, the agency is in the process of reviewing corrective responses submitted by Milchwerke “Mittelelbe” GmbH, and also has been in contact with relevant European authorities.

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