RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (250 CFU/g) in salami from Italy in Germany
RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in camembert cheese from France in the UK
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Monthly Archives: February 2016
RASFF Alert – Norovirus -Raspberries
RASFF-norovirus (presence /25g) in frozen broken raspberries from Chile in France
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RASFF Alert – Animal Feed – Aflatoxin –
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 31 µg/kg – ppb) in chopped peanuts from China in the UK
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RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella
RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in sunflower meal from the Czech Republic in Germany
RASFF-Salmonella Aberdeen (presence /25g) and Salmonella Mbandaka (presence /25g) in organic soybean cake from China, via Italy in Austria
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Canada -Pork Sausage – E.coli
Public health officials in Alberta, Canada, are investigating an E. coli outbreak that has been linked to pork sausage sold by Paolini’s Sausage & Meats Ltd. of Calgary.
Alberta Health Services (AHS) issued a public warning Wednesday after testing linked two of 14 people with confirmed E. coli infections to Hungarian Farmer’s Sausage from Paolini’s.
“As such, effective immediately, AHS is advising any individual who purchased Paolini’s Sausage & Meats Ltd’s Hungarian Farmer’s Sausage before Feb. 2 to handle this product as though it is a raw meat product, and to cook it to an internal temperature of 71 degrees C before consuming,” according to the warning.
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Australia -Pre-Packed Salad Leaves – Salmonella
Tripod Farmers Pty Ltd has recalled the following products from Coles, Bi-Lo (VIC, NSW, SA, NT & ACT), Woolworths (ACT, VIC & NSW) and trade outlets in NSW, QLD, VIC, SA, NT and ACT due to microbial (salmonella) contamination. Food products contaminated with salmonella may cause illness if consumed. Consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice. The products can be returned to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Date notified to FSANZ
04/02/2016
Food type
Pre-packaged salad leaves
Product name
Woolworths Baby Spinach 100g 14/02/2016
Woolworths Baby Rocket 100g 14/02/2016
Woolworths Gourmet Mix 100g 14/02/2016
Woolworths Fresh Cut Loose Baby Spinach 1kg 14/02/2016
Woolworths Fresh Cut Salad Loose Mesculin 1kg 14/02/2016
Wash N Toss Watercress 100g 14/02/2016
Wash N Toss Sorrel 50g 14/02/2016
Wash N Toss Baby Cos 100g 14/02/2016
Wash N Toss Baby Spinach 100g 14/02/2016
Wash N Toss Salad Mix 100g 14/02/2016
Wash N Toss Wild Rocket 100g 14/02/2016
Wash N Toss Kale 100g 14/02/2016
Coles Australian Baby Spinach 60g 11/02/2016
Coles Australian Baby Rocket 60g 11/02/2016
Coles Australian Baby Rocket 120g 11/02/2016
Coles Australian Spinach & Rocket 120g 11/02/2016
Coles Australian Baby Spinach 120g 11/02/2016
Coles Australian 4 Leaf Salad 120g 11/02/2016
Coles Australian 4 Leaf Salad 200g 11/02/2016
Supa Salad Supa salad 180g 14/02/2016
Supa Salad Green Coral 180g
Supa Salad Supamix 1kg
Supa Salad Spinach 1kg
Supa Salad Rocket 1kg
Supa Salad Baby Cos 1kg
Supa Salad ALH 1kg
Supa Salad Spinach 180g
Clear Film Blend
Clear Film Spinach
Clear Film Baby Cos
Package description and size
Pillow bag, and 1kg punnets ranging in sizes from 50g – 1kg
Date marking
Use by Up to and including 10/02/2016 – 14/02/2016
Country of origin
Australia
Reason for recall
Microbial (salmonella) contamination
Distribution
Coles, Bi-Lo VIC, NSW, SA, NT & ACT
Woolworths ACT, VIC, NSW
and trade outlets in NSW, QLD, VIC, SA, NT and ACT.
Consumer advice
Food products contaminated with salmonella may cause illness if consumed. Consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice. The products can be returned to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Contact
Tripod Farmers Pty Ltd
(03) 5367 4861
540 Bacchus Marsh Road, Bacchus Marsh Victoria
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UK -Second firm recalls sandwiches due to food poisoning risk – possible Salmonella
A second firm in less than a week has recalled a batch of chicken tikka sandwiches due to the possible presence of Salmonella.
Lytham Foods is recalling Taylors of Lytham Chicken Tikka Sandwiches after a supplier is alleged to have failed to comply with food hygiene regulations.
The recall affects batches of the product with ‘use by’ date codes up to and including 18 February 2016. Customers are advised not to eat the sandwiches, and instead, to return the product to the store from which it was purchased for a full refund.
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UK – FSA – Recall -Sainsbury’s recalls a number of its Camembert products due to presence of Listeria monocytogenes
Sainsbury’s is recalling a number of its Camembert products with use by dates up to and including 6 March 2016 due to low levels of Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause foodborne illness, particularly among vulnerable groups – these are pregnant women, unborn and newborn babies, those over 60 years old and anyone with a weakened immune system.
The following products with use by dates up to and including 6 March 2016 are being recalled:
- Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference French Camembert Cheese, 250g
- Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Baking Camembert Cheese, 250g
- Sainsbury’s Camembert Pays, 250g
No other Sainsbury’s products are known to be affected.
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Research -Disease severity of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157 and factors influencing the development of typical haemolytic uraemic syndrome: a retrospective cohort study, 2009–2012
Abstract
Objectives Assess the disease severity of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 infection and factors influencing the development of typical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (tHUS).
Design A retrospective cohort study using data collected through routine surveillance questionnaires between 2009 and 2012.
Participants 3323 symptomatic cases of STEC O157.
Main outcome measures Incidence of human STEC O157 and tHUS, proportion of cases reporting bloody diarrhoea, hospitalisation, tHUS and death. Odds of progression to tHUS and predicted percentage chance of developing tHUS based on case demographics, STEC O157 strain characteristics and clinical symptoms.
Results From 2009 to 2012, 3323 cases of symptomatic STEC O157 with completed questionnaires were reported, of which 172 developed tHUS (5.18%). Being aged 1–4 years (OR 8.65, 95% CI 5.01 to 14.94, p=0.004) or female (OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.12 to 2.30, p=0.009), being infected with phage type (PT) 21/28 (OR 2.07, 95% CI 1.25 to 3.42, p=0.005) or PT 2 (OR 2.18, 95% CI 1.06 to 4.50, p=0.034), receiving β-lactam antibiotics (OR 4.08, 95% CI 1.43 to 11.68, p=0.009) and presenting with vomiting (OR 3.16, 95% CI 2.16 to 4.62, p<0.001) or bloody diarrhoea (OR 2.10, 95% CI 1.38 to 3.20, p=0.001) were found to be significant risk factors for progression to tHUS. The predicted percentage chance of developing tHUS varied from under 1% to 50% if all risk factors were present.
Conclusions The data from this study indicate the use of β-lactam antibiotics should be avoided in suspected cases of STEC infection in all age groups, particularly in those under the age of 5.
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Research – Adequate Hand Washing and Glove Use Are Necessary To Reduce Cross-Contamination from Hands with High Bacterial Loads.
Abstract
Hand washing and glove use are the main methods for reducing bacterial cross-contamination from hands to ready-to-eat food in a food service setting. However, bacterial transfer from hands to gloves is poorly understood, as is the effect of different durations of soap rubbing on bacterial reduction. To assess bacterial transfer from hands to gloves and to compare bacterial transfer rates to food after different soap washing times and glove use, participants’ hands were artificially contaminated with Enterobacter aerogenes B199A at ∼9 log CFU. Different soap rubbing times (0, 3, and 20 s), glove use, and tomato dicing activities followed. The bacterial counts in diced tomatoes and on participants’ hands and gloves were then analyzed. Different soap rubbing times did not significantly change the amount of bacteria recovered from participants’ hands. Dicing tomatoes with bare hands after 20 s of soap rubbing transferred significantly less bacteria (P < 0.01) to tomatoes than did dicing with bare hands after 0 s of soap rubbing. Wearing gloves while dicing greatly reduced the incidence of contaminated tomato samples compared with dicing with bare hands. Increasing soap washing time decreased the incidence of bacteria recovered from outside glove surfaces (P < 0.05). These results highlight that both glove use and adequate hand washing are necessary to reduce bacterial cross-contamination in food service environments.
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