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Treatment options for some of the most common food-borne infections are decreasing, as types of bacteria (called ‘isolates’) continue to show resistance to antimicrobial drugs. For example, multi-drug resistant isolates of Salmonella continue to spread across Europe. Also, high resistance to the antimicrobial ciprofloxacin in Campylobacter isolates in both humans and animals has been reported in some Member States. Encouragingly, co-resistance to critically important antimicrobials for both bacteria remains low. These are some the findings of the latest EFSA-ECDC European Union Summary Report on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food, which analyses data from 2013.
For the first time, EFSA and ECDC have used similar criteria to interpret data. “Findings in antimicrobial resistance in humans, animals and foods are now more comparable. This is a step forward in the fight against antimicrobial resistance”, said Marta Hugas, Acting Head of EFSA’s Risk Assessment and Scientific Assistance Department.
“The high levels of resistance to fluoroquinolones observed in Campylobacter isolates from both humans and broilers are of concern considering that a large proportion of human Campylobacter infections come from handling, preparation and consumption of broiler meat. Such high resistance levels reduce the effective treatment options for severe human Campylobacter infections”, said Mike Catchpole, Chief Scientist at ECDC.
Amira Enterprises Inc. is recalling Amira brand Tahini Sauce from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.
| Brand Name | Common Name | Size | Code(s) on Product | UPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amira | Tahini Sauce | 750 g | None | 0 69467 40101 0 |
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 78.9; Tot. = 93.5 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts in shell from China in Greece
RASFF-aflatoxins (Tot. = 17.16 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio nuts from Turkey in Germany
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 9.8; Tot. = 11.7 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled groundnuts from China in Italy
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 24 µg/kg – ppb) in unshelled peanuts from China in Spain
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 24; Tot. = 26 mg/kg – ppm) in peanuts in shell from China in the Netherlands
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 5.3 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts from Argentina in the Netherlands
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 270; Tot. = 330 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from South Africa in the Netherlands
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 34.4; Tot. = 4.01 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts from China, via Greece in Cyprus
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 5.1; Tot. = 8.8 / B1 = 5.4; Tot. = 10.3 µg/kg – ppb) in peanut powder from China in France
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 16.7; Tot. = 19.1 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran in Belgium
RASFF-aflatoxins (Tot. = 24.4 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled peanuts from China in Italy
RASFF-Histamine in chilled tuna from Denmark in Sweden
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RASFF-Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (3 out of 5 samples, stx2+) in beef from Argentina in Germany
RASFF-Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in frozen shrimps (Penaeus vannamei) from Vietnam in Denmark
RASFF-Salmonella spp. (present), Vibrio cholerae (present) and Vibrio parahaemolyticus (present) in frozen shrimps (Pemaeus monodon) from Vietnam in Denmark
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RASFF-Salmonella spp. (present), Vibrio cholerae (present) and Vibrio parahaemolyticus (present) in frozen shrimps (Pemaeus monodon) from Vietnam in Denmark
RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in filets de poulet from Belgium, with raw material from the Netherlands in Belgium
RASFF-Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in turkey filets from Belgium, with raw material from the Netherlands in Belgium
RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in ground chanterelle powder from China in Norway
RASFF-Salmonella enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen poultry meat preparations (Gallus gallus) from Ukraine in Ireland
RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in white sesame seeds from India in Italy
RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from India in Spain
RASFF-Salmonella Agona (presence /25g) in rape seed meal from Germany in Belgium
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