The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday that it has confirmed Canada's 14th case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad cow disease.

CFIA said in a statement that the mad cow disease was found in a six-year-old beef cow in Alberta, according to the Canadian Press

Whole Foods Market has announced a voluntary beef recall Friday because of concerns the meat might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. The beef was sold between June 2 and Aug. 6 and was processed at Nebraska Beef plant, said a company spokesperson.

Health authorities have confirmed seven cases of E. coli infection linked to ground beef, all involving people who bought beef from Whole Foods. Five of those people have been hospitalized

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday advised consumers against eating tomalley or liver in lobsters after it was found to be contaminated with dangerous levels of the toxins.

The soft, green substance or tomalley found in the body cavity of lobsters can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. The warning applies to American lobster, also known as Maine lobster, which is harvested in Atlantic waters from Canada to South Carolina

Maine and New Hampshire officials on Friday advised lobster lovers not to eat lobster tomalley due to risks of shellfish poisoning.

The Maine Center for Disease Control issued the advisory against tomalley after some samples tested positive for high levels of toxin created by blooms of red tide algae. The agency said that meat from other parts of the lobster, such as the claws and tail, were safe to eat

The E. coli outbreak that prompted Nebraska Beef Ltd.'s recall of 5.3 million pounds of beef in Michigan and Ohio has now spread to three other states.

At least one new case of possible E. coli has been reported in New York, Kentucky and Indiana according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)