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Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce

April 20, 2018 from the CDC and CDC:

Based on new information, CDC is expanding its warning to consumers to cover all types of romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona growing region. This warning now includes whole heads and hearts of romaine lettuce, in addition to chopped romaine and salads and salad mixes containing romaine.
Do not buy or eat romaine lettuce at a grocery store or restaurant unless you can confirm it is not from the Yuma, Arizona, growing region.
Unless the source of the product is known, consumers anywhere in the United States who have any store-bought romaine lettuce at home should not eat it and should throw it away, even if some of it was eaten and no one has gotten sick. Product labels often do not identify growing regions; so, throw out any romaine lettuce if you’re uncertain about where it was grown. This includes whole heads and hearts of romaine, chopped romaine, and salads and salad mixes containing romaine lettuce. If you do not know if the lettuce is romaine, do not eat it and throw it away.
Restaurants and retailers should not serve or sell any romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona growing region.
The expanded warning is based on information from newly reported illnesses in Alaska. Ill people in Alaska reported eating lettuce from whole heads of romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona growing region.
Previous information from April 13, 2018 from the CDC and CDC:

Advice to Restaurants and Retailers
- Restaurants and retailers should not serve or sell any chopped romaine lettuce, including salads and salad mixes containing chopped romaine lettuce, from the Yuma, Arizona growing region.
- Restaurants and retailers should ask their suppliers about the source of their chopped romaine lettuce.
Advice to Consumers
- Consumers anywhere in the United States who have store-bought chopped romaine lettuce at home, including salads and salad mixes containing chopped romaine lettuce, should not eat it and should throw it away, even if some of it was eaten and no one has gotten sick. If you do not know if the lettuce is romaine, do not eat it and throw it away.
  - Wash and sanitize drawers or shelves in refrigerators where chopped romaine was stored. Follow these five steps to clean your refrigerator.
- Before purchasing romaine lettuce at a grocery store or eating it at a restaurant, consumers should confirm with the store or restaurant that it is not chopped romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona growing region. If you cannot confirm the source of the romaine lettuce, do not buy it or eat it.

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Updated Canadian Food Recall Warning - Montana brand frozen strawberries recalled due to Hepatitis A

April 20, 2018 - CFIA

The food recall warning issued on April 14, 2018 has been updated to include additional distribution and product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) food safety investigation. Phoenicia Group Inc. is recalling Montana brand frozen strawberries from the marketplace due to possible Hepatitis A contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

Brand Name	Common Name	Size	Code(s) on Product	UPC
Montana	Strawberry (frozen)	1 kg	All codes purchased on or before April 20, 2018	6222000401487

Ed. note: These strawberries are from Egypt.

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Voluntary Recall: Traditional Medicinals Herbal Tea Products

April 16, 2018 - from NaturalGrocers:

Traditional Medicinals is voluntarily recalling EveryDay Detox Lemon Tea UPC 32917001979 LOT # 19461 Exp. date: Jan 2021 and Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea Tea UPC 32917001597 LOT #19482 Exp. date: Jan 2021.
An ingredient in these products has tested positive for Salmonella at their Supplier. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

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Kosher Alert Schwan's Ice Cream

April 19, 2018 from the OU:

Schwan's Chocolate Marshmallow Ripple Sqround; Rocky Road Sqround, SFC Global, Marshall, MN has an uUnauthorized OU:
The Orthodox Union does not certify Schwan's Chocolate Marshmallow Ripple Sqround and Schwan's Rocky Road Sqround ice creams. A small quantity of these products may have been sold with an unauthorized OU symbol. Corrective actions are being implemented.

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Kosher Alert Earnest Eats Coconut Warrior Oatmeal

April 19, 2018 from the OU:

Earnest Eats Coconut Warrior Oatmeal, Earnest Eats, Solana Beach CA is Missing D - Dairy Designation:
The Orthodox Union certifies Earnest Eats Coconut Warrior Oatmeal as an OU D Dairy product. This product contains dairy as indicated in the ingredients and allergens panel. Some labels bear the OU symbol, without the D - Dairy designation. Corrective actions are being implemented.

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Kosher Alert Kroger Ranch Tuna

April 19, 2018 from the OU:

Kroger Ranch Flavored Tuna, The Kroger Company, Cincinatti OH is mMissing D - Dairy Designation:
The Orthodox Union certifies Kroger Ranch Flavored Tuna as an OU D - Dairy product. This product contains dairy as indicated in the ingredients and allergens statements. Some labels bear a plain OU symbol, without the D - Dairy designation. Corrective actions are being Implemented.

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Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Announces Voluntary Shell Egg Recall Due to Possible Health Risk

April 16, 2018 from the FDA:

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.was notified by Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, Indiana, of a voluntary egg recall. The eggs involved in the recall have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup and were distributed from Rose Acre Farms’ Hyde County, North Carolina, facility from January 11, 2018, through April 12, 2018.
Through an abundance of caution, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling one load, or 23,400 dozen eggs, purchased from Rose Acre Farms and re-packaged at the Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.’s Dade City, Florida, location. The product will list the plant number of P-1359D, and will have a Julian date of either 048A or 049A and a best by date of April 2, 2018, or April 3, 2018.
The potentially affected eggs being recalled by Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. are listed below. Plant numbers and Julian dates can be found printed on the individual boxes. The Julian date follows the plant number, for example P-1359D-048A. These eggs were distributed in the state of Florida. table class="table table-bordered table-striped table-condensed"> Product Description UPC Lot Number Best By PUBLIX GRADE A extra large EGGS 18PK 0 41415 00966 0 P1359D 048A
P1359D 049A APR 02
APR 03 SUNUPS GRADE A LARGE EGGS 18PK 0 28621 36398 4 P1359D 049A APR 03 XLG LOOSE GENERIC 15 DZ N/A P1359D 048A APR 02 RESTRICTED EGGS N/A P1359D 048A
P1359D 049A APR 02
APR 03 BREAKING STOCK 30DZ N/A P1359D 048A
P1359D 049A APR 02
APR 03

This is a consumer level recall. Consumers who believe they may have purchased potentially affected shell eggs should not eat them but should return them to the store where they were purchased. Questions and concerns may be directed to Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.’s corporate office at 1-888-254-4465, (extension 4387 on the Company’s voicemail system) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Central Standard time.

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Kosher Advisory Minute Mug Cake Mix

April 17, 2018 from the OU:

FoodStirs Minute Mug Cake Mix, FoodStirs Inc. is missing D - Dairy Designation.
The Orthodox Union certifies Minute Mug Cake Mix as an OU D product. This product contain dairy ingredients, as indicated in the ingredients and allergens statements. The dairy content is considered nullified (botul). Some bags were printed with an OU symbol, without the D - Dairy designation. Packaging has been revised.

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Canadian Kashrus Update: Atrium Coffee Shop in Jewish General Hospital – Pavillion G

April 16, 2018 - from the MK:

The MK wishes to inform the public that the Atrium Coffee Shop located in the Jewish General Hospital – Pavillion G is now under MK certification.

Canadian Kosher Alert: Atrium Coffee Shop in Jewish General Hospital – Pavillion G

March 2, 2018, - From the MK:

The MK wishes to inform the public that due to a kashrus violation Atrium Coffee Shop located in the Jewish General Hospital – Pavillion G is currently not under MK certification.

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