Microgreens: E. coli recall (2026) - Alberta
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E. coli | Canada | Official event date 2026-08-02 | First indexed 2026-07-19 | EMERGING
Key facts
- Event type
- RECALL
- Pathogen / hazard
- E. coli
- Product (if stated)
- Microgreens
- Geography
- Canada
- Official status
- Source-supported open · index active
- Source-published illness / death counts
- Illness count not stated
- Notice / event date
- 2026-08-02
- Primary source
- recalls-rappels.canada.ca
Food safety details
- Event type
- RECALL
- Hazard
- E. coli
- Product (publisher wording)
- Microgreens
- Recall / risk class
- Class 1
- Distribution scope
- NATIONAL
- Upstream status
- OPEN
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Source-backed summary
- What was reported
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency reports an open food recall involving Microgreens and E. coli, dated 2026-05-20. This brief separates facts in the primary notice from general food-safety context and links directly to the source. Open the linked publisher sources for authoritative wording. Not medical advice.
- Where
- Canada
- No specific city was named in the notice. The location reflects the region described by the agency.
- When reported (event date)
- 2026-08-02
- First indexed on OutbreakThreat 2026-07-19
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