Recalls and Alerts: July 5–6, 2026

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Outbreak/Illness Investigations

USA: FDA and CDC are investigating an outbreak of 12 confirmed cases of E. coli O145:H28 in Florida and Georgia. Four people have been hospitalized. The cases are linked to consumption of frozen GreenWise brand-organic blueberries recalled by Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A, of San Carlos, Chile.

USA Update: FDA and CDC report a fourth case of infant botulism linked to Nara Organics Whole Organic Milk infant formula powder. FDA also reports that the California Department of Public Health has recovered Clostridium botulinum from an opened can of the infant formula collected at the home of one of the victims.

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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.

Canada

Allergy Alert: The Prairie Stock Market & Goods recalls Westside Sauce brand Bistro Honey Dill Sauce (237 ml; All lot codes; UPC 6 27987 67785 0) due to undeclared mustard.

Food Safety Recall: Marché Lambert et Frères inc. (IGA Extra) (Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC) recalls ground beef and ground veal (Pack date 5 July 2026) due to possible foreign matter contamination (pieces of metal and plastic).

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Ireland and United Kingdom

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Horgans recalls Horgans Truffle Gouda (150g; Best before 02/10/2026, 09/10/2026, 24/10/2026; Product of Netherlands) and M&S Food Truffle Gouda (150g; Best before 09/10/2026; Product of Netherlands) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Hong Kong and Singapore

No Alerts

Australia and New Zealand

Food Safety Recall (Australia): Bellevue Orchard PTY LTD recalls Summer Snow – Pink Lady Apple Juice (1 L; Best before 12/03/2027 and 08/03/2027) and Summer Snow – Granny Smith Apple Juice (2 L; Best before 29/03/2027) due to unsuccessful pasteurization, resulting in mold contamination.

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OPINION: Milk supplier obstructed FDA botulism probe—Correction

Organic West Milk, the supplier of whole organic milk to ByHeart and to Nara Organics, provided the FDA with an incomplete customer list during the agency’s investigation of the ByHeart botulism investigation, according to an FDA Outbreak Investigation update released on June 26, 2026.

By doing so, Organic West hid the fact that it had supplied milk to a second infant formula manufacturer. By this sin of omission, Organic West put additional infants at risk of contracting infant botulism.

The unpasteurized whole milk was shipped from Organic West Milk, a California-based company, to Dairy Farmers of America’s Fallon, Nevada facility (DFA) for pasteurization and spray-drying.

The FDA has not revealed whether or not it had also requested a customer list from DFA. Nor has it stated whether any other infant formula manufacturers were listed as customers either of Organic West or DFA.

Outbreak update

As of the June 26, 2026 update from the CDC, three babies have been stricken with infant botulism after consuming Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula.

The affected infants live in California, Pennsylvania, and Washington. All three were hospitalized, and have been treated with BabyBIG antitoxin supplied by the State of California. All three are expected to survive.

The infants were between 2 and 5 months of age at the time they began to develop symptoms. All three are male. The three babies became ill on April 20, May 20, and May 31, 2026.

Three different production lots of Nara Organics powdered formula were identified as having been fed to the babies: 709125280E14F2, 709125288E14F2, and 708125174E14F2.

On June 13, 2026, Nara Organics recalled “…all cans of Nara Organics infant formula currently available in the U.S.”

Outbreak investigation status

Officials in two of the three states where illnesses were reported have collected leftover infant formula to test for Clostridium botulinum. The FDA has obtained unopened samples of the three lots consumed by the affected babies and is in the process of testing those samples.

Prior to learning of the outbreak, the FDA already had conducted inspections at Milchwerke Mittelelbe GmbH and Advanced Nordic Nutrition, the two European companies involved in the manufacture and packaging of Nara Organics powdered formula.

Those inspections resulted in the identification of “deficiencies” which the companies are in the process of correcting.

Where was the contaminated formula made?

Based on US customs records, Nara Organics has received nine shipments of powdered infant formula from its European suppliers. The most recent shipment arrived on April 30, 2026. There is no record of the company having received a shipment from any other off-shore supplier.

NOTE: This post has been amended to reflect corrected information on the overseas shipments received by Nara Organics. eFoodAlert apologies for any confusion.

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Nara Organics: Manufactured in Germany; Packaged in Denmark

Two separate European companies had a hand in producing Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula, a product that recently was linked to three cases of infant botulism according to reports from the CDC and the FDA.

The company has recalled all lots of its formula currently on the market.

According to the company’s website, Nara’s whole milk powdered formula is “…made in Germany to meet both U.S. and EU food safety standards.” However, the company declined to reveal the identity of the German manufacturer.

On June 18th, Food Safety News reported that Nara’s infant formula powder is manufactured by Milchwerke Mittelelbe GmbH (also known as “Elb-Milch”), a subsidiary of the Krüger Group located in Stendal, Germany.

eFoodAlert has been able to confirm the Food Safety News report through the website ImportGenius, which tracks US Customs records. According to ImportGenius, Nara Organics received 36 containers of infant formula from Milchwerke Mittelelbe GmbH on April 30, 2026.

Elb-Milch manufactured the formula, but did not package it. The infant formula powder was sent in bulk to a Danish company, Advanced Nordic Nutrition (“ANN”), formerly known as Fipros Nutrition ApS.

ANN’s sole role was to package the bulk powder into cans, according to a spokesperson for the company. ANN’s INSOC Establishment Approval number (DK 6568 EC) appears on the can label.

Both Elb-Milch and ANN have been inspected by the FDA in the past—in 2017 and 2016, respectively. In both cases, the results of the inspection were satisfactory.

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