Happy holiday everyone! Tomorrow is the long-awaited Thanksgiving! Many of you will likely be out and about today buying foods and groceries in preparation for the meals that you will prepare for your friends, family, and guests on Thanksgiving Day. So, in order to help your Thanksgiving holiday go more smoothly, we will share with you all some important recalls for this year, 2019. 

One of the worst possible endings for the holiday would be for you and your loved ones to come down with food poisoning because you unknowingly bought food that contained bacteria that made you all sick. Unfortunately, the list of recalled foods is very long this year, so it may limit what you can buy. Nonetheless, here are the most important recalls that you need to know about this year.

Worldwide Recalls

1. Sweden: Organic tomatoes have been recalled for Salmonella.
2. Frozen tuna from Vietnam has been recalled for scombroid/Scombrotoxin fish poisoning.

3. Sushi in Chile has been recalled for Salmonella.
4. Pork tongue in jelly in France has been recalled for listeria.
5. Shellfish in Norway have been recalled for E.coli and heavy metals.

6. There is a worldwide listeria epidemic: A family lost their newborn baby to the listeria epidemic, which is still ongoing.

“The listeriosis outbreak began at the start of 2017 and ended in September 2018 with 1,065 confirmed cases and 218 deaths. It was traced in March 2018 to a ready-to-eat processed meat product called polony made at a plant in Polokwane run by Enterprise Foods, which is owned by Tiger Brands” (Whitworth, J. (2017, Novemeber 22). “Parents recall the tragedy of losing a baby due to listeriosis”, FSN/Food Safety News).

7. Listeria has been found in Germany in foods from Wilke Waldecker Fleisch- und Wurstwaren Company.

“Between May 2018 and May 2019, Listeria monocytogenes was found in seven of 131 product samples examined by Wilke so the company told authorities it had strengthened hygiene controls” (Whitworth, J. (2019, November 20). “German officials admit mistakes in Listeria outbreak”, FSN/Food Safety News).

8. There is a listeria outbreak in China.

“The study reported 562 infections during 2011 to 2017 compared to a previous analysis which identified 229 cases between 1964 and 2010” (News Desk. (2019, November 15). “Study finds underestimation of listeriosis in China”, FSN/Food Safety News). 

9. Sweden: Crayfish have been recalled for Salmonella.
10. Chicken has been recalled for Campylobacter.

“Campylobacter is one of the top causes of acute bacterial gastroenteritis in high, low, and middle-income countries. The number of confirmed cases has continued to increase across the European Union from 214,000 in 2013 to 246,000 in 2016 and 2017” (News Desk. (2019, November 13). “Review supports poultry as being a major source of Campylobacter”, FSN/Food Safety News). 

11. Austrian meat: “Beef and pork from Austria that is suspected to be unfit to eat has been distributed to 10 other countries” (Whitworth, J. (2019, November 12). “Austrian company sent questionable meat to other EU countries”, FSN/Food Safety News).

12. Lobster and crab sold in jars in brine from Quebec and New Brunswick have been recalled for botulism.

13. There is a Salmonella outbreak in the UK.

“The United Kingdom has been hit hardest in a multi-country outbreak of Salmonella that has affected nearly 200 people” (“UK bears brunt of multi-country Salmonella outbreak”, 2019, Joe Whitworth, FSN/Food Safety News). 

14. Salmonella infections have been occurring in Ireland from traveling abroad.

U.S. Recalls

Here Are Some of The Most Important U.S. Recalls

1. Missa Bay salad products have been recalled for E.coli.
2. Flour has been recalled for E.coli.
3. Nabisco Cheese Nips have been recalled for containing plastic.
4. Quest Beef Cat Food has been recalled for Salmonella.
5. Breakstone’s Cottage Cheese has been recalled for containing plastic and metal.

6. Natural Grocers Organic Soybeans have been recalled for containing mold.
7. Fresh Seasons Kitchen Veggies and Cauliflower have been recalled for listeria.
8. Crazy Fresh, Quick, and Easy Fresh Vegetables have been recalled for listeria.
9. Mill Stream Corp. Smoked Salmon has been recalled for Clostridium botulinum.

10. Fresh basil from Siga Logistics de RL de CV of Morelos, Mexico has been recalled for cyclospora infection.

“In 2019, multiple outbreaks of cyclosporiasis were identified and found to be linked to different produce items…About 10 percent of ill people were associated with a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections linked to fresh basil imported from Siga Logistics de RL de CV of Morelos, Mexico. As of Nov. 13, the most recent data shows 2,408 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis were reported to the CDC by 37 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City. The patients in that count became ill from May 1 to Aug. 31” (News Desk. (2019, November 26). “U.S. cyclospora infections increasing; fresh produce behind many cases”, FSN/Food Safety News).

11. Stir fry blends have been recalled for listeria.
12. Wegmans vegetable blends have been recalled for listeria.
13. CAPITAN K Salmon has been recalled for listeria.
14. Dorset Cheese has been recalled for listeria.

15. Dole Baby Spinach has been recalled for Salmonella.
16. Meijer Vegetables and Broccoli Florets have been recalled for listeria.
17. Nestle Cookie Dough has been recalled for containing rubber pieces.
18. Johnson’s Baby Powder has been recalled for asbestos.
19. Aria Apetina Marinated Feta and Olives in Oil, Pitted have been recalled for Clostridium botulinum.

20. Season’s Choice, Raley’s Frozen Raspberries, and berry mixes have been recalled for being contaminated with hepatitis A.

21. Cornerstone Frozen Blackberries have been recalled for norovirus.

22. The Milk Lady’s, Peaceful Baby, and Diges-Tea have been recalled for Salmonella.

23. Entenmann’s Chocolate Chip Cookies have been recalled for containing plastic pieces.

24. Great Value, HEB taco seasoning products have been recalled for Salmonella.

25. Pet Treats Pig Ears have been recalled for Salmonella.

26. Hummus has been recalled for listeria.