Canada: Jem Raw Organic brand nut spreads recalled

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume and retailers, restaurants and institutions not to sell or use the products described below due to possible Salmonella contamination.

The following products may have been sold nationally as well as through internet sales.

Common Name	Size	Code(s) on Product	UPC
Cashew Cardamom - Sprouted Cashew Almond Spread	28.4g	All codes sold from June 2015 up to and including December 3, 2015	6 09728 97861 7
Cinnamon Red Maca - Sprouted Almond Spread	28.4g	All codes sold from June 2015 up to and including December 3, 2015	6 09728 97862 4
Hazelnut Raw Cacao - Sprouted Hazelnut Spread	28.4g	All codes sold from June 2015 up to and including December 3, 2015	6 09728 97865 5
Superberry Maqui Camu - Sprouted Almond Spread	28.4g	All codes sold from June 2015 up to and including December 3, 2015	6 09728 97864 8
Cashew Cardamom - Sprouted Cashew Almond Spread	170g	All codes sold from June 2015 up to and including December 3, 2015	6 09728 97860 0
Cinnamon Red Maca - Sprouted Almond Spread	170g	All codes sold from June 2015 up to and including December 3, 2015	6 09728 97848 8
Hazelnut Raw Cacao - Sprouted Hazelnut Spread	170g	All codes sold from June 2015 up to and including December 3, 2015	6 09728 97857 0
Superberry Maqui Camu - Sprouted Almond Spread	170g	June 2015 up to and including December 3, 2015	6 09728 97858 7
Cashew Cardamom - Sprouted Cashew Almond Spread	455g	June 2015 up to and including December 3, 2015	6 09728 97854 9
Cinnamon Red Maca - Sprouted Almond Spread	455g	June 2015 up to and including December 3, 2015	6 09728 97850 1
Hazelnut Raw Cacao - Sprouted Hazelnut Spread	455g	All codes sold from June 2015 up to and including December 3, 2015	6 09728 97851 8
Superberry Maqui Camu - Sprouted Almond Spread	455g	All codes sold from June 2015 up to and including December 3, 2015	6 09728 97852 5

What you should do

Check to see if you have recalled products in your home or in your establishment. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased.

Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections. Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

Nut butter spreads recalled due to Salmonella contamination

JEM Raw Chocolate, LLC (JEM Raw) of Bend, Oregon announced a voluntary recall of its full line of all nut butter spreads within expiry because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

Health authorities, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), Center for Disease Control (CDC) have linked the illnesses to person(s) who have consumed nut spreads, including JEM Raw products. There have been eleven (11) illnesses reported but no deaths or hospitalizations to date.

In light of this investigation, and with an abundance of caution, JEM Raw has initiated a voluntary recall of all products and sizes, packaged in glass jars, and sold under brand name JEM Raw Organics.

The following products are recalled:

Product Name	Net Weight (oz.)	UPC
Cashew Cardamom - Sprouted Cashew Almond Spread	1	6 09728 97861 7
Cinnamon Red Maca - Sprouted Almond Spread	1	6 09728 97862 4
Hazelnut Raw Cacao - Sprouted Hazelnut Spread	1	6 09728 97865 5
Superberry Maqui Camu - Sprouted Almond Spread	1	6 09728 97864 8
Cashew Cardamom - Sprouted Cashew Almond Spread	6	6 09728 97860 0
Cinnamon Red Maca - Sprouted Almond Spread	6	6 09728 97848 8
Hazelnut Raw Cacao -Sprouted Hazelnut Spread	6	6 09728 97857 0
Superberry Maqui Camu - Sprouted Almond Spread	6	6 09728 97858 7
Cashew Cardamom - Sprouted Cashew Almond Spread	16	6 09728 97854 9
Cinnamon Red Maca - Sprouted Almond Spread	16	6 09728 97850 1
Hazelnut Raw Cacao - Sprouted Hazelnut Spread	16	6 09728 97851 8
Superberry Maqui Camu - Sprouted Almond Spread	16	6 09728 97852 5

The JEM Raw recalled products were distributed nationwide in retail stores and through mail order. Products are distributed between June 2015 and November 2015.

JEM Raw is working with distributors and retailers to remove these products from retail shelves. Consumers do not need to return the product to the store where it was purchased. Instead, consumers should discard any product and its container. JEM Raw will work directly with each consumer to manage replacement of its product.

Additional details can be found at www.jemraw.com. Those with questions may contact JEM Raw Chocolate, LLC at (541) 728-3844 between 9am 4pm PST, Monday through Friday.

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Page Last Updated: 12/02/2015

Ireland and Great Britain: Tesco Recalls Chocolate & Nut Cones

Tesco Ireland is recalling batches of Tesco 4 Chocolate & Nut Ice Cream Cones, due to the discovery of a pain relief tablet in two individual cones. The affected cones have a best before date up to and including July 2014

Tesco Ireland has issued in-store notices requesting customers who have bought the affected batches to return them to a Tesco store.  For further information consumers can contact Tesco Ireland on freephone 1800 248123.  No action is required by official agencies.