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Ford Motor's warning that 1.5 million Ford Focus cars might be stall and big-name retailers pulling millions of pounds of ready-to-eat salads and pre-made food items from shelves for potential bacterial contamination were the most notable product recalls of the week.

• Ford Motor. The automaker is recalling 1.46 million 2012-2018 model-year Ford Focus cars with 2-liter GDI and 2-liter GTDI engines because of a defect that could cause the focus to stall and then not restart or have difficulty restarting.

1.28 million cars in the U.S., 136,000 in Canada and 45,000 in Mexico. The company said it did not recognize any crashes connected to the defect.

Ford warned customers to keep their fuel tanks at least half full. Ford dealers will repair the cars for free and notify customers directly if they are affected. Technicians will reprogram a powertrain module with new software and will replace various parts, including the canister purge valve, if necessary.

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Envolve Foods of Corona, California, has 292,764 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken and beef products. 22-ounce bags of Simple Truth Thai Green Style Curry over concerns of possible listeria and salmonella contamination. The packages have sell by dates of 3/13/19 through 1/24/20. (Photo: USDA)

• McCain Foods. Salads, wraps, burritos and pizzas sold at major retailers such as Harris Teeter, Kroger, Whole Foods, 7-Eleven, Joe's Trader and Walmart were reviewed for potential risk of listeria and salmonella contamination. The recall expanded this week after voluntary recalls for possible tainted foods last week involving caramelized mushrooms and fire-roasted tomatoes sold at Hy-Vee

U.S. food manufacturers including Bakkavor Foods, Envolve Foods, and Ruiz Food Products. The food makers notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which may have included some of these ingredients, possibly with other vegetables, possibly with a single company, McCain Foods.

McCain Foods, which has offices in Illinois and is headquartered in Canada, said it "identified a potential health risk related to its roasted roasted, caramelized or sautéed frozen vegetable and fruit products produced at its Colton (California) facility."

Among the products using McCain's Foods' ingredients removed from shelves: Various flavors of 7-Eleven's taquitos and the convenience store's Southwest Style Bistro Salad With Bacon; Jenny Craig chicken wraps; Simple Truth entrees including Thai Style Green Curry and Cadence Gourmet-branded entrees including Steak Fajitas, Fred Meyer, Kroger and Ralphs; and Fresh Garden salads sold at Walgreens in Illinois and Minnesota.

The Smokey Mozzarella Pasta Salad from the deli boxes and took from the packaged packaged self-serve portions at its 161 stores in 22 states.

McCain Foods, may be contaminated. Subsequently, it's notified by email and the press release.

These products have been reclaimed from all over the world by the province of the United States. Trader Joe's BBQ flavored chicken salad, sold in several states; and Walmart's marketside fiesta salad with steak, sold in some of its stores. For complete lists, check the USDA's current recalls website at www.fsis.usda.gov.

McCain Foods and the USDA, according to McCain Foods and the USDA.

An estimated 1,600 people get listeriosis each year in the U.S., and about 260 die from it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Salmonella causes about 1.2 million illnesses, 23,000 hospitalizations and 450 deaths in the US each year, the CDC estimates.

Most people infected develop diarrhea, nausea, fever and abdominal cramps within 12 to 72 hours. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a health care provider.

• BMW. In another vehicle notice, German automaker BMW expanded the process of releasing diesel vehicles for possible leaks that could cause fires.

An initial recall of 480,000 vehicles in Asia and Europe has been reported in South Korea to be expanded globally to 1.6 million vehicles made between 2010 and 2017.

About 54,700 vehicles are affected in the US and Canada. The Munich-based company said customers would be contacted. No injuries have been reported, BMW says.

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