Tag: clostridium botulinum

  • Second & Third Lists of Recalled Elite Salads Brand Products: Schmaltz Herring Products

    This is an update to the previous blog, Health Hazard Alert: Elite Salads Brand White Fish is Recalled. (First List) Elite Salads International is recalling Elite Salads brand schmaltz herring products from the marketplace because they may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum bacteria. Consumers should not consume the recalled products. Second List: please click…

  • Health Hazard Alert: Elite Salads Brand White Fish is Recalled

    Elite Salads International is recalling Elite Salads brand White Fish from the marketplace because it may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum bacteria. Consumers should not consume the recalled product. Please click here for the description and photo of the affected product. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.…

  • Health Hazard Alert: Williams-Sonoma Brand Pumpkin Seed Pesto is Recalled

    Williams-Sonoma is recalling Williams-Sonoma brand Pumpkin Seed Pesto from the marketplace because it may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum bacteria. Consumers should not consume the recalled product. Please click here for the description and photo of the affected product. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product. The other…

  • Health Hazard Alert: Madeleine Brand Tomalley Spread (“Lobster Paste”) is Recalled

    CFIA Update (Oct.3, 2014) on the recall of Madeleine Brand Tomalley Spread: This product was also sold without a label and is also known locally as “lobster paste”. Due to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) inspection activities, Fruits de Mer Madeleine Inc. is recalling Madeleine brand Tomalley Spread from the marketplace because it may…

  • Health Hazard Alert: LOTUS FINE FOOD’s Whole Fesikh Mullet (Salted and Cured Fish) Recalled

    The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the salted and cured fish product (fesikh) described below because it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum bacteria. Toxins produced by these bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness: When diagnosed early, botulism can be treated with a botulism antitoxin: The antitoxin can prevent…

  • Health Hazard Alert: Certain Vacuum Packaged Smoked Salmon Recalled

    The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume certain vacuum packaged fish products, described below, which were sold only at McEwan Gourmet Grocery Store in North York, Ontario, Canada. This recall is in effect because the products may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum bacteria. Toxins produced by these bacteria may cause…