Two Minnesota children under the age of 1 are reported ill in a Salmonella outbreak linked to nationally recalled Krinos brand tahini sesame paste, according to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The illnesses have been associated with a small cluster of Salmonella Mbandaka illnesses in other states, MDH spokesman Doug Schultz told Food Safety News. The… Continue Reading
A New York company is recalling its tahini paste because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. Krinos Foods, LLC of Long Island City issued a voluntary recall of its Krinos brans TAHINI ground sesame seeds Monday after the Michigan Department of Agriculture found Salmonella in a sample of the product collected at a retail… Continue Reading
Sesame seed paste containing a rare strain of Salmonella sickened 23 people in 7 states and the District of Columbia last year, reveals a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The article, published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report last week, marked the first time the government has told… Continue Reading
Tony’s Imports and Exports of Clovis, California issued a warning to consumers of its Al-Rabih Tahineh sesame paste today when it announced that 141 pails of the product were stolen from its warehouse. A company press release stated that the pails of Al-Rabih Tahineh were stolen from its warehouse in June. They were being stored… Continue Reading
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume Ayyam Zaman brand Extra Fine Tahina it may be contaminated with Salmonella. There have been no reported illnesses. The affected product, Ayyam Zaman brand Extra Fine Tahina, is sold in 400 g. packages bearing UPC 6 217000 429807 and a code starting… Continue Reading
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Phoenicia Group are warning the public not to consume the Alkanater brand Tahina described below because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall by the importer, Phoenicia Group, St-Laurent, Quebec, is of Alkanater brand Tahina, sold in 454 g containers bearing UPC 6 92551 00002 0… Continue Reading