Recalls and Alerts: December 18, 2025

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Outbreak/Illness Investigations

DENMARK (Update): The Statens Serum Institut reports 45 cases of Salmonella Typhimurium sequence type 19 as of December 16, 2025. Cases have been reported from several regions of the country. A source has not yet been identified.

DENMARK (Update): The Statens Serum Institut reports 26 cases of Salmonella Strathcona as of December 16, 2025. A source of the illnesses has not yet been identified.

United States

Allergy Alert: A.S.K. Foods, LLC recalls Publix Rice & Pigeon Peas (32 oz; Codes 5387-4, 5387-5 or 5387-6) due to undeclared soy.

Food Safety Recall: Boss Dairy Farms recalls Charlevoix Cheese Company Mild Cheddar Cheese (8oz; Lot #13220025; Best by 10/20/26; UPC 850056642057) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Canada

Food Safety Recall Update: Multiple firms recall Various pistachios and products containing pistachios due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Ave. Greene (Montréal, QC) recalls Pistaches en vrac / Bulk pistachios (Sold between 6 November and 15 December 2025) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Les grains de Martha etc. inc. (Verdun, QC) recalls GRANOLA MAISON / Home-made granola (315g; Best before dec 2025; UPC 0 756014 778595) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Sweet Nuts (Saint-Laurent, QC) recalls Pistachios (Sold between 11 November and 15 December 2025) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

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Ireland and United Kingdom

Allergy Alert (UK): Brookie Bakes recalls Brookie Bakes Dubai Bar Pistachio & Knafeh (68g; All Batch codes; All Best before dates) due to undeclared peanuts.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Firm recalls Quail.ie Always Fresh 20 Quail Eggs (All best before dates up to and including 10 Jan 2026; Product of Ireland) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Hong Kong and Singapore

No Alerts

Australia and New Zealand

No Alerts

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Recalls and Alerts: December 17, 2025

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Outbreak/Illness Investigations

No Alerts

United States

Food Safety Recall: CELEBRATION HERBALS US recalls Celebration Herbals Senna Leaf Herbal Tea (24 teabags; Lot 251004 BB; Date code 2028-Oct-29) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Primavera Nueva Inc. recalls multiple tamale varieties (4-count; Produced between October 10, 2024 and October 10, 2025) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Harbor Marine Product Inc. that a March 5, 2025, through March 27, 2025 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility found evidence of serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation and evidence of non-pathogenic Listeria spp. in environmental swab samples collected during the inspection.

FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns North Creek Farm that a February 24, 2025, through April 14, 2025, inspection of the company’s shell egg farm and shell egg processing facility found serious violations of the Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation regulation (the Shell Egg Regulation).

FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Bedner Growers, Inc. that inspections of the company’s farm from April 1, 2025, through April 3, 2025, and from June 5, 2024, through June 7, 2024 in conjunction with two outbreak investigations that the cucumbers grown and packed by the company are adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act) [21 U.S.C. § 342(a)(4)] in that they were prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with Salmonella, a human pathogen.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Les Toques Gourmandes inc. (Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC) recalls various pâtés due to undeclared egg.

Allergy Alert: Ferme Laobec (Berthierville, QC) recalls two varieties of rabbit pâté (All lots) due to undeclared wheat and mustard.

Food Safety Recall Update: Multiple firms recall various pistachios and products containing pistachios due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Maison intense inc. (Montréal, QC) recalls various products containing pistachios (Sold between 13 May and 1 September 2025) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Intermarché Palumbo Des Ormeaux (Montréal, QC) recalls PISTACHES SANS ÉCALES / Shelled pistachios (Sold between 25 September and 15 December 2025) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Marché Losako (Montréal, QC) recalls FEUILLES DE MANIOC HACHÉES / Chopped cassava leaves (Sold up to 16 December 2025) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

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Ireland and United Kingdom

Allergy Alert (Ireland): Firm recalls two varieties of Le Paysan pâtés (Multiple batch codes and Use by date; Product of Ireland) due to undeclared sulphur dioxide and incorrectly declared milk.

Hong Kong and Singapore

No Alerts

Australia and New Zealand

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Recalls and Alerts: December 16, 2025

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Outbreak/Illness Investigations

CÔTE D’IVOIRE: The Ministry of Health reports an incident of food poisoning in Ande that has killed nine out of 97 cases. Eight of the deaths involve children. The incident is tied to consumption of porridge, but the causative agent has not yet been determined.

FRANCE (Update): The Occitanie Regional Health Agency reports more than 400 cases of Norovirus at the Jules Verne Middle School, affecting students, staff, and family members. The outbreak resulted in 65 emergency department visits.

VIETNAM: Two separate incidents of food poisoning, each in a different province, linked to consumption of bread are under investigation. The incidents have resulted in 165 hospitalizations out of more than 200 cases.

United States

Allergy Alert: The James Skinner LLC recalls Publix Maple Walnut Coffee Cake (14 oz; Lot code 5309; Date of manufacture 11/5/25) due to undeclared walnuts.

Food Safety Recall: The New York Milk Bank, Inc. recalls Pasteurized Donor Human Milk (4 ounce/120 ml clear plastic bottles; Batch no. 14559-01; Expiration date 5/12/26) due to contamination with a foreign object.

Canada

Food Safety Recall Update: Multiple firms recall various pistachios and pistachio-containing products due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Royal (Châteauguay, QC) recalls Baklava and Maamoul (Sold between 14 October and 14 November 2025) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Baghdi (Laval, QC) recalls Pistaches iraniennes sans écales / Shelled Iranian pistachios (Bulk; Sold between 12 May and 5 December 2025) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Épilys inc. (Montréal, QC) recalls PISTACHES SANS ÉCALES / Shelled pistachios (Bulk; Sold between 23 September and 10 December 2025) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Supermarché Mizan (Montréal, QC) recalls PISTACHES SANS ÉCALES / Shelled pistachios (Variable weights; Pack date 2025.09.30) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Boulangerie Le Four (Pierrefonds, QC) recalls multiple products containing pistachios (Sold between 15 October and 3 December 2025) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Vrac en Folie (Montréal, QC) recalls Pistaches crues / Raw pistachios and Mélange vrac en folie salé / Salted mix containing pistachios in bulk (Sold between 23 July and 1 December 2025) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Distribution Farinex recalls Gelsius Frozen Fruits & Vegetables brand Diced Ginger (5 x 1 kg; Code GE250630-6; UPC F12345677424) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of metal).

Food Safety Recall: Transhing Investment Inc. recalls Thit Ghe brand Frozen Crab Meat (400g; Lot VN557IV276; Best before 2027JN18; UPC 8 934966 034910) due to Salmonella contamination.

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Ireland and United Kingdom

Allergy Alert Update (Ireland): Ikea recalls Ikea Rostad Lok Fried Onions (100g; All best before dates from 02-06-2026 to 22-11-2026, inclusive; Product of Poland) due to undeclared wheat.

Allergy Alert Update (UK): Food Standards Agency issues a precautionary warning to people with allergies not to eat Dubai-style chocolate due to potential for undeclared allergens, including peanut and sesame.