Monthly Archives: October 2015

RASFF-foodborne outbreak caused by and histamine (3660; 2730; 880; 1000; 2510; 4260; 3900; 3400; 3050; 3570; 2450; 2910 mg/kg – ppm) in thawned prepared tuna loins from France in France

RASFF-histamine (355; 522; 191; 192; 1212; 180; 126; 313; 359 mg/kg – ppm) in thawn tuna (Thunnus albacares) fillets from France in Italy

RASFF-histamine (1910; >1920 mg/kg – ppm) in canned anchovy fillets in olive oil (Engraulis encrasicolus) from Spain in Italy

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in hulled sesame seeds from India in Greece

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in hulled sesame seeds from India  in Greece

RASFF-Salmonella Orion (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from India in Greece

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in powdered paprika from unknown origin, via Belgium in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella enterica in hulled sesame seeds from India in Greece

RASSF-Salmonella enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken breast fillets from Poland in Denmark

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in organic moringa leaf in powder and capsules from India in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella infantis (presence /25g) in fresh chicken inner breast fillets from Germany in Denmark

RASFF-Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (233 µg/kg – ppb) in mussels farmed in sea  in Italy

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 30; Tot. = 33 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted almonds and pistachios from Turkey in Austria

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 36; Tot. = 42 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled pistachios from the United States in France

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 48; Tot. = 50.8 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran in Italy

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 2.1; Tot. = 10.7 µg/kg – ppb) in barley from Ethiopia in the UK

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 5.6; Tot. = 19.3) in roasted diced hazelnut kernels from Turkey in Greece

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 21; Tot. = 27 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Austria

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 3.7; Tot. = 9.5 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts crackers from China in France

RASFF -too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (76 ; 83 ; 77 ; 89 and 74 CFU/g) in chilled liquid whey concentrate from Belgium  in Belgium

RASFF–Salmonella Lexington (presence /25g) in rapeseed cake from Belarus in Latvia

RASFF–Salmonella Lexington (presence /25g) in rapeseed cake from Belarus in Latvia

RASFF–Salmonella Lexington (presence /25g) in rapeseed cake from Belarus in Latvia

RASFF–Salmonella Derby (presence /25g) in rapeseed cake from Belarus in Latvia

RASFF–Salmonella Lexington (presence /25g) in rapeseed cake from Belarus in Latvia

RASSF–Salmonella (presence /25g) in rapeseed cake from Belarus in Latvia

RASFF–Salmonella (presence /25g) in rapeseed cake from Belarus in Latvia

RASFF–Salmonella (presence /25g) in rapeseed cake from Belarus in Latvia

RASFF–Salmonella Lexington (presence /25g) in rapeseed cake from Belarus in Latvia

RASFF–Salmonella (presence /25g) in poultry meal from Turkey in Turkey

Listeria Blog

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc., (“Del Monte Fresh”) is initiating a voluntary recall of Granny Smith green apples because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

CDC

Foodborne illnesses represent a substantial, yet largely preventable, health burden in the United States. In 10 U.S. geographic areas, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network* (FoodNet) monitors the incidence of laboratory-confirmed infections caused by nine pathogens transmitted commonly through food. This report summarizes preliminary 2014 data and describes changes in incidence compared with 2006–2008 and 2011–2013. In 2014, FoodNet reported 19,542 infections, 4,445 hospitalizations, and 71 deaths. The incidence of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 and Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium infections declined in 2014 compared with 2006–2008, and the incidence of infection with Campylobacter, Vibrio, and Salmonella serotypes Infantis and Javiana was higher. Compared with 2011–2013, the incidence of STEC O157 and Salmonella Typhimurium infections was lower, and the incidence of STEC non-O157 and Salmonella serotype Infantis infections was higher in 2014. Despite ongoing food safety efforts, the incidence of many infections remains high, indicating that further prevention measures are needed to make food safer and achieve national health objectives.

FoodNet conducts active, population-based surveillance for laboratory-confirmed infections caused by Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Listeria, Salmonella, Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 and non-O157, Shigella, Vibrio, and Yersinia in 10 geographic areas covering approximately 15% of the U.S. population (an estimated 48 million persons in 2013). FoodNet is a collaboration among CDC, 10 state health departments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Hospitalizations occurring within 7 days of specimen collection are recorded, as is the patient’s vital status at hospital discharge or 7 days after specimen collection if the patient was not hospitalized. Hospitalizations and deaths that occur within 7 days of specimen collection are attributed to the infection. Surveillance for physician-diagnosed postdiarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome, a complication of STEC infection characterized by renal failure, thrombocytopenia, and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, is conducted through a network of nephrologists and infection preventionists and by hospital discharge data review. This report includes hemolytic uremic syndrome data for persons aged <18 years for 2013, the most recent year for which data are available.

Stillwater News Press

WEATHERFORD, Texas — At least 30 people, including some who were admitted to area hospitals, were reported sick due to a salmonella outbreak after a community meal Sunday at a Parker County church.

Many members of Bethesda United Methodist Church, including several children, visited area emergency rooms in recent days with symptoms of food poisoning, including kidney issues and dehydration. One woman was admitted to the intensive care unit.

Gazette Live

A total of 98 cases of salmonella were reported in people who had eaten at the Thornaby pub between April 26 and May 20

The investigation into a salmonella outbreak at a Thornaby pub has concluded.

Experts from the North East Public Health England (PHE) Centre and Stockton Council environmental health team have concluded their investigation into an outbreak of salmonella at the Anson Farm pub in Thornaby earlier this year.

A total of 98 cases of salmonella were reported in people who had eaten at the pub between April 26 and May 20.

Dr Peter Acheson, consultant in health protection at the PHE North East Centre, said: “The outbreak control team has concluded that the source of the infection in customers and staff could not be decided with certainty, though the most plausible conclusion is that the organism was introduced via a foodstuff and then spread by cross contamination in the premises.”