Five Companies Issue Recalls for Imported Mushrooms Due to Listeria

Three food companies/distributors are recalling mushroom product after testing determined the presence of Listeria.

• California Terra Garden Inc. of Commerce, CA is recalling all cases of its 150g/5.3-ounce packages of Seafood Mushroom (Product of China)
• CONCORD FARMS of Vernon, CA is recalling enoki mushrooms grown in Korea
• Sun Hong, Inc 1105 W Olympic Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640 is recalling All Cases of Seafood Mushroom (Product of China) Net Wt 5.3 oz./150g
• Marquis Worldwide Specialty Inc of City of Industry, CA is recalling All of the Organic Enoki Mushroom 200g,
• Rainfield Marketing Group, Inc. of Vernon, CA is recalling all cases of its 150g packages of Enoki Mushrooms (Product of Korea)

There has been a large number of recalls for imported mushrooms due to Listeria.  It will not be surprising to see a larger action from FDA regarding these products.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/california-terra-garden-inc-recalls-seafood-mushroom-because-possible-health-risk
California Terra Garden Inc. Recalls Seafood Mushroom Because of Possible Health Risk
Summary
Company Announcement Date: May 28, 2021
FDA Publish Date: May 29, 2021
Product Type: Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement: Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Company Name: California Terra Garden Inc.
Brand Name: Guan’s
Product Description: Seafood mushrooms

Colorado Food Company Expands Recall of Cheese Product Due to Potential Listeria Contamination

Interstate Food Products of Lakewood Colorado, is recalling Jalapeno Cream Cheese, Queso,and Spicy Queso, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.  This is an expansion of the initial recall (as predicted).  The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by the FDA revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in 13.5-ounce packages of Little Hatches Jalapeno Cream Cheese, Queso and Spicy Queso.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/interstate-food-products-recalls-little-hatches-jalapeno-cream-cheese-sell-date-521-and-queso-spicy
Interstate Food Products Recalls Little Hatches Jalapeno Cream Cheese, Sell by Date Is 5/21 and Queso, Spicy Queso, Sell by Date of 5/28 Because of Possible Health Risk
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  May 28, 2021
FDA Publish Date:  May 28, 2021
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Listeria monocytogenes
Company Name:  Interstate Food Products
Brand Name:  Little Hatches
Product Description:  Jalapeno Cream Cheese, Queso and Spicy Queso Dip

Flour Recalled for Salmonella After An Issue Identified by Company in Europe

Tiger Nuts Inc of Newburgh, New York is recalling 200 Kilo’s (440 lbs) of its Tiger Nuts Flour which was sold in 1 Kilo Boxes (2.2 lbs) at 1 retail store in Bend and Corvallis Oregon, 1 retail store in Liberty Missouri, and 3 online bakers, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella,  Tiger Nuts Inc was notified by their Spanish growers Tiger Nuts S.L. in Valencia Spain that a customer in Germany had reported Salmonella content in their Tiger Nuts extra fine flour. The supplier Tiger Nuts S.L. and the German customer are continuing to investigate the occurrence and are keeping us updated. The specific we received in November 2020 was completely sold through by January 2021. And at this time there have been zero illnesses reported to date, as of 5/27/2021.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/tiger-nuts-inc-recalls-tiger-nuts-flour-kilos-22-lbs-because-possible-health-risk
Tiger Nuts Inc. Recalls Tiger Nuts Flour in Kilo’s (2.2 Lbs) Because of Possible Health Risk
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  May 27, 2021
FDA Publish Date:  May 27, 2021
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Salmonella
Company Name:  Tiger Nuts Inc.
Brand Name:  Tiger Nuts
Product Description:  Tiger Nuts Flour

Microwave Popcorn Recalled Due to Undeclared Milk

Gilster-Mary Lee, 8366 North Highway 51, McBride, Missouri, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Full Circle Organic Microwave Popcorn Salted, because it may contain undeclared milk.  Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. became aware of the mispackaging after receiving an email from a customer warehouse. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this popcorn.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/gilster-mary-lee-corp-issues-recall-undeclared-milk-allergen-full-circle-organic-microwave-popcorn
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. Issues a Recall for Undeclared Milk Allergen in Full Circle Organic Microwave Popcorn Salted
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  May 25, 2021
FDA Publish Date:  May 26, 2021
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Undeclared milk
Company Name:  Gilster-Mary Lee
Brand Name:  Full Circle
Product Description:  Organic Microwave Popcorn Salted

Supplier Error on Missing Allergen Results in Taco Kit Recall

Giant Eagle, Inc. and HyVee have both issued recalls for Chicken Street Taco Kits due to the possibility the product may contain an undeclared egg allergen.  Giant Eagle and HyVee were made aware of the issue by its supplier partner, Reser’s Fine Foods, when they discovered the product was missing the egg allergen declaration in one of the ingredients, chipotle crema. There has been no reported illness associated with this recall.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/giant-eagle-voluntarily-recalls-chicken-street-taco-kit
Giant Eagle Voluntarily Recalls Chicken Street Taco Kit
Impacted Items Sold at Giant Eagle and Market District Locations
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  May 25, 2021
FDA Publish Date:  May 26, 2021
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Undeclared eggs
Company Name:  Giant Eagle, Inc.
Brand Name:  Giant Eagle
Product Description:  Chicken Street Taco Kits

Why People Lose Trust in Scientific Reporting - Mistakes with the COVID Pandemic

We have come back to what many thought,  that the COVID virus may have leaked form a laboratory, in this case, the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan China, and that the virus was a genetically manipulated virus.  But many experts in the US government and at WHO had told us for over a year that this was not the case.  And then we wonder why people do not trust science.

The signs were initially there for us to think there was more to this....a poor investigation by WHO, a string of changing explanations of where the virus came from...including imported frozen food, and a virus that was ready built for disease in humans.

Shame on all those scientists who stopped asking questions and bought into the narrative.  At this point with as much time has passed, we may never know what happened exactly.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/wuhan-lab-staff-sought-hospital-care-before-covid-19-outbreak-disclosed-wsj-2021-05-23/
Wuhan lab staff sought hospital care before COVID-19 outbreak disclosed - WSJ
May 24, 2021

USDA Issues Alert for Cooked Diced Chicken Potentially Contaminated with Listeria After Company's Failure to Reprocess

USDA-FSIS is issuing a public health alert for approximately 130,860 pounds of frozen fully cooked, diced chicken products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.  "The problem was discovered during routine FSIS inspection activities when inspection personnel observed products requiring recooking due to possible Lm contamination had been repackaged without being recooked. A subsequent FSIS investigation determined other affected product had been further distributed in commerce."

This serious case shows how a Corrective Action was not followed.  The product found to have potential Listeria contamination was supposed to be recooked according to the Corrective Action in order to eliminate any potential Listeria contamination. However, this product was  getting repacked without that process.  Further, as noted below, that product was going to local food banks, and with that, people considered high risk.

"The products bear establishment numbers "P-18237" or "P-45638" inside the USDA mark of inspection and were distributed by Big Daddy Foods, Inc., a Houston, Texas firm. These items were further distributed to consumers at local food banks in Florida through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box program in individual food boxes."

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-frozen-cooked-diced-poultry-products-due-possible
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Frozen, Cooked Diced Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
FSIS Announcement

May 24, 2021

NY Meat Processor Recalls Sausage Product After Using Trim Meat from Uninspected Retail Operation

Milan Provisions Co. Inc., a Corona, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 6,000 pounds of heat-treated, not fully cooked, not shelf stable chorizo sausage products made using a pork ingredient produced without the benefit of federal inspection.  The problem was discovered when FSIS determined that the firm received pork trim product from a retail butcher facility that is not federally inspected and used it in production of the chorizo product.

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/milan-provisions-co.-inc.-recalls-jalapeno-chorizo-sausage-products-formulated-pork

Milan Provisions Co. Inc. Recalls Jalapeno Chorizo Sausage Products Formulated With Pork Ingredients Produced Without the Benefit of Inspection
May 21, 2021

Backyard Poultry Continues to be an Issue for Salmonella Infections

CDC issued a report regarding their investigation into multiple outbreaks of Salmonella infection associated with backyard chickens.

Fast Facts

Illnesses: 163

Hospitalizations: 34

Deaths: 0

States: 43

Recall: No

Investigation status: Active

Of the 163 cases, 1/3 of them have been children under the age of 5.

Keeping children away from the chicks is one important control, but additional practices are needed:

• Don't track bird poop on one's shoes (or dog's paws) into the house where a child may be crawling on the floor.
• Washing hands after handling birds or after touching surfaces where the birds have been.
• Safe handling of raw eggs.

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s0520-salmonella-infections-backyard-poultry.html
CDC Investigating New Outbreaks of Salmonella Infections Linked to Backyard Poultry
A CDC investigation notice regarding multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/backyardpoultry-05-21/index.html