Food Safety recall round-up 30 April - 7 May
Listeria in sliced apple
1 May - USA: Sun Rich Fresh Foods Inc. is recalling sliced apple and products containing sliced apples because they could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Apple slices and products containing sliced apples were distributed to Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin and West Virginia through retail stores, distributors and food service establishments.
The recall is limited to product produced out of the Brampton, Ontario Canada facility which is identified by a 7 digit numerical lot code that begins with the number 2. See the list here.
It came about following a routine sampling program by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) which revealed finished products possibly contained the bacteria.
