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November 23, 2018
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Goldfish Xtreme Cheddar crackers recalled due to salmonella CBC News, July 24, 2018 Campbell Company of Canada is recalling a series of cheddar-flavoured Goldfish crackers due to a risk of salmonella. The Pepperidge Farm brand Goldfish Flavour Blasted Xtreme Cheddar Crackers that may have been contaminated were distributed nation-wide. The recalled crackers come in bags of 69 grams and […]
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July 23, 2018
2 Uncle Ben’s rice varieties recalled in eastern Canada By Patrick Butler · CBC News, Jul 21, 2018 Mars Food Canada is voluntarily recalling select Uncle Ben’s rice products, including its Fast & Fancy Broccoli and Cheddar, and Country Chicken flavoured rice, after learning about possible salmonella contamination in the seasoning pouches in both products. The recall only affects products sold in […]
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Ritz Bits pulled from shelves due to possible salmonella contamination By Shane Ross · CBC News, Jul 21, 2018 Christie brand Ritz Bits Sandwiches in cheese and pizza flavours sold across the country are being recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The packages come in sizes of 1.26 kilograms, 180 grams and […]
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Loblaws recalls No Name chicken nuggets due to possible salmonella The Canadian Press, Jul 21, 2018 Loblaws is recalling certain No Name brand Chicken Nuggets due to possible salmonella contamination. The nuggets were sold in 907 gram packages (UPC code 0 6038389685 0) and should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were […]
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Europe’s Best brand Field Berry Mixes recalled for possible salmonella contamination Jul 14, 2018 No illnesses have been reported in connection with the frozen fruit blend. There’s been a recall issued for Europe’s Best brand Field Berry Mixes due to possible salmonella contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says the recall of the frozen berry […]
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June 27, 2018
Our food-safety regulations need a technological boost By Lawrence Goodridge June 25, 2018 Food contamination is like the weather; often difficult to predict. The current practice is to employ food management systems to control potential hazards during food production. However, even with such systems in place, contaminated food and the resulting outbreaks that are caused […]
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March 1, 2018
Role of a single noncoding nucleotide in the evolution of an epidemic African clade of Salmonella Disa L. Hammarlöf, Carsten Kröger, Siân V. Owen, Rocío Canals, Lizeth Lacharme-Lora, Nicolas Wenner, Anna E. Schager, Timothy J. Wells, Ian R. Henderson, Paul Wigley, Karsten Hokamp, Nicholas A. Feasey, Melita A. Gordon and Jay C. D. Hinton PNAS 2018; published ahead of print February 27, 2018 Abstract Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium ST313 is a relatively […]
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January 22, 2018
Complete Genome Sequences of Strains from 36 Serotypes of Salmonella James Robertson, Catherine Yoshida, Simone Gurnik, John H. E. Nash Abstract We report here the completed closed genome sequences of strains representing 36 serotypes of Salmonella. These genome sequences will provide useful references for understanding the genetic variation between serotypes, particularly as references for mapping of raw reads or […]
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January 16, 2018
Salmonella May Have Caused Massive Aztec Epidemic, Study Finds By Rebecca Hersher, January 15th, 2018 In 1545, people in the Mexican highlands starting dying in enormous numbers. People infected with the disease bled and vomited before they died. Many had red spots on their skin. It was one of the most devastating epidemics in human […]