Thursday, November 29, 2018

Salmonella concerns trigger tahini recall

Achva and S&F brand tahini products are under recall because the Canadian Food Inspection Agency identified possible Salmonella contamination. 
It says people “should not consume the recalled products described below.'
Recalled products
Brand Name
Common Name
Size
Code(s) on Product
UPC
Achva
Whole Sesame Tahini
500 g
LOT 18-099
7 290000 572796
Achva
Organic Tahini
500 g
LOT 18-099
7 290000 572086
Achva
Tahini
500 g
LOT 18-106
8 14968 02002 0
Achva
Whole Tahini
500 g
LOT 18-106
8 14968 02003 7
Achva
Seasoned Tahini
500 g
LOT 18-128
7 290000 572123
Achva
Tahini – Crushed Sesame Seeds
500 g
LOT 18-130
7 290000 572109
Achva
Tahini
18 kg
LOT 18-106
7 290000 572116
S&F
Pure Tahini
18 kg
Lot. 18-099
7 290000 572116






The CFIA website information is somewhat confusing because it says the recall is the result of CFIA investigations into an outbreak of food poisonings, but also says there have been no reports of illnesses associated with these products.