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STORES have begun removing a recalled ready-to-eat product from shelves after the Health Ministry issued a voluntary recall on Thursday.
The product distributor, All Italian, issued an update on its Facebook page on Friday morning. It indicated the affected products were removed from its shelves after it was contacted by both the ministry and its supplier, Beretta, about the recall of Coppa cured meat from a specific batch.
"We would like to reassure our customers that we are complying with the instructions and have removed the Coppa. This is the Coppa 4 oz packs. The Ministry of Health has directed us that Antipasto 6 oz packs with Coppa are unaffected and safe," All Italian said.
The ministry's voluntary recall notice was issued on Thursday afternoon through its Chemistry, Food and Drug Division. The recall was for "an undetermined amount of ready-to-eat meat products containing Coppa, that may be under-processed and may have resulted in possible contamination with food borne pathogens."
It continued, "Food borne pathogens such as salmonella or listeria can cause symptoms including diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, and fever within six hours to six days after eating the contaminated product."
The products subject to recall display the establishment number “EST. M47967 or M7543B” inside the USDA mark of inspection or in inkjet print on the front of the package.
The ministry urged those who may have these recalled products to discontinue use immediately and to return the product to the place of purchase where possible.
Meanwhile, the Supermarkets' Association president Rajiv Diptee told Newsday the issue was raised among the members and suppliers. He said assessments are ongoing to determine how much of the recalled product has been sold and if still available on shelves, it will be removed.
"For the recall issued by the Ministry of Health, we would strongly advise all retailers under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and the Consumer Affairs Division to do such in terms of refunding customers and collecting the item for disposal," Diptee said.
"This is something that we will be working on to ensure that customers are not affected at this point."
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A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
[Monitor] The Ministry of health has confirmed 701 new cases of Covid-19, the highest the country has ever registered since the pandemic outbreak in March this year.
Twenty-five thousand doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Guyana on Friday.
The article Sputnik COVID vaccines arrive appeared first on Stabroek News.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 2,284 COVID-19 recoveries have been reported on December 7, taking the count to 80,082, out of 105,445 confirmed infections.
Over 5000 government officials will be among the first group of Jamaicans to be given COVID-19 vaccines.\tThe first batch of vaccines is expected to arrive in the country this week, to kick-start phase one of the vaccination plan.\tAt least...
More than a quarter of the population in Bermuda has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 16 percent are fully immunized, officials have said.
(Trinidad Guardian) For the first time in three months, the Ministry of Health recorded no new COVID-19 infections in its daily update on Monday.
The article Trinidad & Tobago records zero new COVID cases in 24-hour span appeared first on Stabroek News.
[Monitor] Uganda's Ministry of Health (MoH) Wednesday afternoon dissociated itself from information making rounds in various media outlets regarding the state lifting the ban on concerts, an item directly under the \"Arts and Culture\" sector.
People's National Party (PNP) deputy general secretary Basil Waite is now in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the University Hospital of the West Indies after developing complications from COVID-19.\tWaite, who had been in home isolation, was...
[Monitor] The number of Covid-19 samples being tested on daily basis has significantly declined in the past two months, government statistics indicate.
With indications by Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton that the Government's ambitious COVID-19 vaccination roll-out plan stands to be staggered, not by the lack of potions but more by a shortage of personnel to administer the jabs, the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) is signalling that its members are ready to help.
Pushing aggressively for herd immunity in Jamaica within the new fiscal year, the Holness administration announced on Tuesday a $60-billion allocation aimed at purchasing COVID-19 vaccines and dedicated to social and economic recovery under an...
Jamaica has recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing to 1,146 the total number of confirmed positives.\tAlso in the last 24 hours, recoveries moved to 770, as six additional persons were released from care, according to the...
(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad has recorded an additional COVID-19 related death bringing the toll to 135.
The article Trinidad COVID deaths at 135 appeared first on Stabroek News.
[Nation] The Ministry of Health has reported 559 new cases of Covid-19 in Kenya from 3,074 samples tested in the last 24 hours, raising the total confirmed cases in the country to 70,804.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday, kick started a delayed Mass Drug Administration (MDA) across Guyana to eradicate Lymphatic Filariasis.
The article Anti-filaria campaign resumes appeared first on Stabroek News.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - Trinidad and Tobago yesterday launched a new initiative aimed at luring tourist to the oil-rich two-island republic, with officials indicating there were airlines that have expressed interest in flying to the country in the post-coronavirus era.
Two new COVID-19 deaths were yesterday recorded as 30 more cases of the virus were also reported.
The article Two more COVID deaths, 30 new cases appeared first on Stabroek News.
High Court Judge Nareshwar Harnanan in a recent ruling threw out a lawsuit for $120m brought by businessman Larry Singh, which he claimed was owed by the Ministry of Health for rental of his controversial Sussex Street property which was used as a drug bond.
The article Judge throws out $120m lawsuit brought by Larry Singh against State over bond appeared first on Stabroek News.
Several Members of Parliament were yesterday administered vaccines against COVID-19 as the Ministry of Health extended the inoculation programme.
The article MPs get first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine appeared first on Stabroek News.
