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Outbreak/Illness Investigations

ITALY: Norovirus alert in the Olympic village in Milan: Finland’s ice hockey team has to isolate players and cancel training. The opening game against Canada is also on hold.

United States

Food Safety Recall: Prime Food Processing LLC recalls Dried Croaker Fish (Item #AF1410; Expiration date 12-28-27; Product of Vietnam) due to improper evisceration that could result in the presence of harmful bacteria such as Clostridium botulinum or their toxins.

Food Safety Recall: VENZU TRADERS LLC recalls CINNAMON POWDER (3.5 oz (100g); UPC 7 46241 29537 8; Product of India) due to possible contamination with heavy metal (lead).

Food Safety Recall: Tradin Organics USA LLC recalls Organic Chia Seed Black (55.12 lbs; Manufacturer Lot CHN-BIO-OF-54-072024; Tradin Organics Batch #PUS-24472-12; Product of Paraguay) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: Everpress Juice recalls several JUICE from the Raw brand juices due to underprocessing.

FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Christopher Dale Butler that a September 10-23, 2025 inspection of the company’s ready-to-eat foods facility found serious violations of the Emergency Permit Control regulation and the Acidified Foods regulation.

FDA Warning Letter: FDA warns Carolina Seafood Inc. that an April 29 to May 2, 2025 inspection of the company’s seafood processing facility found serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation.

Public Heath Alert (New Mexico): The New Mexico Department of Health warns the public to avoid raw dairy products following the death of a newborn from Listeria infection. The infant’s mother dramk unpasteurized (raw) milk during her pregnancy.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Fresh Prep Foods Inc. recalls Fresh Prep brand Chorizo & Sweet Potato Tacos (Chorizo Tacos) (1150g; Delivered from January 17 to January 22, 2026) due to undeclared wheat.

Food Safety Recall: Super C (Sherbrooke, QC) recalls Bœuf haché mi-maigre / Semi-lean ground beef and Bœuf haché maigre / Lean ground beef (Pack date 2026 JA 31) due to possible foreign matter contamination (pieces of plastic).

Food Safety Recall: Distributions Alimentaires Le Marquis Inc recalls Les Aliments Johnvince brand Pecans Halves Raw (230g; Lot 5 839 2; Best before 2027-mars-30; UPC 0 55144 52282 6) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Ireland and United Kingdom

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Manufacturer recalls Et Voilá! Pains au Chocolat (4-pack; Best before 05/02/2026) due to possible foreign matter contamination (metal pieces).

Hong Kong and Singapore

No Alerts

Australia and New Zealand

No Alerts

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