KANHANGAD: At least 500 persons, majority of them children, were admitted in various hospitals in and around Kanhangad on Thursday following suspected food poisoning. They are said to have taken food from a temple Attenganam, 15 km from Kanhangad, as part of the Shivaratri festival on February 13 and 14. Condition of some of the victims was said to be critical.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an update today on its ongoing investigation into pet illnesses and deaths in animals that ate jerky pet treats. This update includes the latest information about complaints of illnesses, testing findings, and measures taken by the agency to identify the cause of the illnesses and deaths.
As of September 30, 2014, the FDA has received approximately 5,000 complaints of illness associated with consumption of chicken, duck, or sweet potato jerky treats, most of which involve products imported from China. The reports involve more than 5800 dogs, 25 cats, three people, and include more than 1,000 canine deaths.
These numbers include approximately 270 complaints received since the FDA’s last update in May 2014. This is a significant decrease from the previous period (October 2013 to May 2014), in which the FDA had received 1,800 complaints.
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Campylobacter is the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK. About four in five cases of campylobacter poisoning in the UK come from contaminated poultry – that’s an estimated 280,000 people a year.
As part of the ongoing MTJ campaign to tackle campylobacter we have joined forces with the FSA to run a webinar on March 18 to explore ways of tackling campylobacter across the food chain. Meat Trades Journal Editor, Ed Bedington, will be chairing the session with presentations by Steve Wearne, Director of Policy at the FSA, David Keeble, Faccenda’s Technical & Development Director and Gary Ford, Chief Poultry Adviser at the NFU. These presentations will be followed by a live Q and A session.
Sign up today for a webinar which will provide valuable insights and advice for businesses on what can be done to minimise campylobacter and stop so many people getting ill.
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The food recall warning issued on February 10, 2015 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.
Elite Salads International is recalling Elite Salads brand White Fish from the marketplace because it may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum. Consumers should not consume the recalled product
City Fish is recalling Salish Seafoods brand Candy Smoked Salmon from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers, food service establishments, retailers, and distributors in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan should not consume, serve, use, or sell the recalled product.
The following product has been sold in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan from February 7, up to and including February 15, 2015.
Please note that some product packages may not bear the same brand or product name as described below, or a brand at all. Also, these products may have been sold clerk-served from deli counters with or without a label or coding. Consumers who are unsure if they have purchased the affected product are advised to contact their retailer.
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C. difficile is a major cause of illness in patients in hospitals and healthcare settings and also occurs in the community. Transmission of CDI has long been considered to occur from person to person, but recent studies have shown that a high proportion of CDI cases cannot be matched to previous cases. It is highly likely, therefore, that other routes of transmission exist, of which food may be one.
RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1+ stx2+ eae- O174:H8) in chilled lamb meat from New Zealand in Germany
RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx2+ /25g) in frozen boneless beef (Bos taurus) from Brazil in the Netherlands
RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx2+, O105H8 /25g) in frozen boneless beef (Bos taurus) from Brazil in the Netherlands
RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx+, eae+) in chilled beef from Belgium in Belgium
RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx+, eae+) in chilled beef steaks from Ireland in Belgium
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RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in blue cheese from France in Sweden
RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (present /25g) in chilled smoked salmon from Poland in Italy
RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled smoked salmon from Poland in Italy
RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled smoked salmon from Poland in Italy
RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (480 CFU/g) in extra tenderloin slices (lomo) from Spain in Spain
RASFF-histamine (326 mg/kg – ppm) in tuna (Thunnus albacares) from French Polynesia in France
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RASFF-Norovirus in oysters from France in France
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