Phoenicia Group Inc. is recalling Alkanater brand Tahina because of possible Salmonella contamination discovered during government testing.

Officials in Canada did not report how much tahini is covered by the recall, and distribution details were incomplete. 

“The following product has been sold in Quebec and Ontario and may have been
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Officials are continuing to investigate a Salmonella outbreak traced to tahini, with a Florida importer concurrently expanding a recall to include another brand of the sesame seed paste. Scant details are available on the recalled products.

Brodt Zenatti Holdings LLC of Jupiter, FL, expanded its recall on Monday to include
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Ten months after the beginning of the first confirmed illness in a Salmonella Concord outbreak traced to tahini, the CDC has declared the outbreak over. However, there is a good chance some consumers are unaware of several tahini recalls, leaving them susceptible.

“This outbreak appears to be over, but recalled
Continue Reading CDC, FDA warn of ongoing danger from tahini recalled during outbreak

FDA public health alert

A public health alert posted today by the FDA warns consumers about Salmonella found in another tahini product. The implicated company, Soom Foods, had not initiated a recall at the time of the FDA alert, according to the agency.

Mid-afternoon today a spokesperson for Philadelphia-based Soom
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A renewed public warning today from the FDA says a salmonella threat from certain imported tahini products is ongoing. Some of the recalled products may have label information in Hebrew only, making them difficult for many U.S. consumers to identify.

Although only five confirmed Salmonella Concord infections have been reported
Continue Reading New FDA alert on Salmonella outbreak says threat from tahini continues