Goodleaf Community Farms Ltd. of Nova Scotia, Canada, is recalling their Daikon Radish microgreens because of the risk of Listeria contamination, according to a recall notice posted on The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) website.
The recalled microgreens are labeled with an expiration date of June 30, so there is
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At least 26 E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in northeastern Canada have now been linked to California-grown lettuce served at KFC and Taco Bell outlets, health officials say. Dr. Frank Atherton, Nova Scotia’s deputy chief medical officer, on Friday said health officials believe that is the “common source across three provinces”
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Fresh produce is now suspected to be the source of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 15 people in northeastern Canada, said a top health official Wednesday. “Our environmental and epidemiological investigations suggest a common source related to a produce item,” said Dr. Frank Atherton, deputy chief
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Canada’s eastern and adjoining provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are reporting 15 confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7. None of the illnesses have yet been traced to a source. Ten of the E. coli illnesses are located in central Nova Scotia, with five reported by the Capital District
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Health authorities are investigating five cases of E. coli O157:H7 in New Brunswick, Canada. All five victims were seen in hospital emergency rooms, announced the New Brunswick Department of Health Thursday. All but one were released, while one was admitted to receive treatment. Two cases were reported in the Saint
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It started out like most other outbreaks. Late last April, 14 people in the Canadian province of New Brunswick checked into hospitals suffering from E. coli infections that turned out to be from matching strains. At least four others were sick, too, and provincial health investigators were working to pinpoint
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A locally owned single location restaurant in California’s Orange County is getting some valuable service from its local health department — keeping its name from being associated with an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak.
That secret involves romaine lettuce the unnamed restaurant served last April giving E. coli O157:H7 to nine
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Health officials in the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick are trying to get ahead of an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has put two teenagers the hospital. A total of four confirmed cases are being investigated in Fredericton. The source of the bacteria remains a mystery.
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Public health officials investigating an E. coli outbreak in the Canadian province of New Brunswick named Jungle Jim’s Eatery as the likely common link on Tuesday, according to CBC News.
The province’s health department confirmed 13 people infected with E. coli O157:H7, while another 11 suspected cases are likely
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