Monthly Archives: January 2017

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (<10 CFU/g) in chilled smoked salmon from the Netherlands, with raw material from Norway in Switzerland

RASFF – Cronobacter sakazakii (presence /10g) in goat milk powder from the Netherlands in Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen poultry meat from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen turkey meat (Meleagris gallopavo) from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen boneless skinless spiced turkey thights from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in white hulled sesame seeds from India in Cyprus

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in desiccated coconut from Indonesia, via Poland in Estonia

RASFF – Salmonella infantis (presence /25g) in frozen turkey chicken doner kebab from the Netherlands in Estonia

RASFF – Salmonella typhimurium (presence /25g) in frozen poultry meat and neck skin from France

RASFF -Salmonella (presence /25g) in moringa leaf powder from Ghana in the UK

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /10g) in chilled pork rind from Spain in Italy

STV News

A cheese producer forced to withdraw its products after being linked to a fatal E Coli outbreak is campaigning to put some items back on the market.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) said Errington Cheese’s Dunsyre Blue was the “likely cause” of the illness, which affected 20 people and led to the death of a three-year-old child last summer.

The agency implemented a blanket ban on the sale of the South Lanarkshire firm’s products in September.

The company, which disputes the evidence, was forced to lay off 12 members of staff following the ban.

It has now emerged the firm has written to South Lanarkshire Council to seek permission to put its Lanark Blue and Corra Linn products back on the market.

New Strait Times

MALACCA: Contaminated fried rice served at a school canteen here allegedly led to 17 students and a teacher being rushed to the Malacca Hospital for food poisoning this afternoon.

Ayer Keroh Fire and Rescue Department operations director Alip Dollah said three of his personnel and a medical assistant rushed to the school after receiving the report at 1.30pm. Three ambulances were dispatched to the scene to ferry victims to hospital.

When the New Straits Times arrived at the hospital, there was a blanket gag order in place. The students appeared visibly weakened by illness and had to be shuttled between the decontamination ward and the emergency ward on wheelchairs for treatment.

An elder brother of one of the victims, who declined to be named, claimed that the cause of the food poisoning was likely the fried rice served at the canteen.

Food Poisoning Bulletin 

An E. coli outbreak associated with Captain Al’s Steak & Shrimp restaurant in Gulfport, Mississippi has sickened dozens of people, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health. That restaurant is located at 11268 Lorraine Road. The Health Department closed the restaurant on January 3, 2017 after being informed that at least 50 people had been sickened after eating there.

FDA

Myerstown, PA – As a result of an ingredient supplier recall, Dutch Valley is issuing a recall on Cappuccino Snack Mix due to the potential for it to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

Dutch Valley Food Distributors, Inc. has issued a voluntary recall for the following product:

Item # 552372 Cappuccino Snack Mix

Lot Code: 20161027

Best By: 5/25/17

Product is distributed in ten pound bulk cases, which consist of two-five pound bags in a case. The inner bags are clear and unlabeled.

There have been no illnesses or issues reported regarding consumption of this product to date.

All Items packaged and sold within the parameters mentioned are subject to this recall, including items sold on our website, www.dutchvalleyfoods.com. These items were distributed nationwide and affect the following states: DE, FL,GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, WI, WV.  Retailers are advised to remove this product from store shelves based on the Best By Date. Consumers who have purchased these products are asked to destroy them or to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions regarding the product listed may call Dutch Valley Foods at 1-800-733 4191 and speak with customer service, Monday through Friday 8am – 5pm EST.

New Straits Times

MALACCA: Contaminated fried rice served at a school canteen here allegedly led to 17 students and a teacher being rushed to the Malacca Hospital for food poisoning this afternoon.

Ayer Keroh Fire and Rescue Department operations director Alip Dollah said three of his personnel and a medical assistant rushed to the school after receiving the report at 1.30pm. Three ambulances were dispatched to the scene to ferry victims to hospital.

When the New Straits Times arrived at the hospital, there was a blanket gag order in place. The students appeared visibly weakened by illness and had to be shuttled between the decontamination ward and the emergency ward on wheelchairs for treatment.

FDA 

Tupperware U.S., Inc. of Orlando, Florida, is voluntarily recalling limited quantities of Southwest Chipotle Seasoning, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.  The product was manufactured for Tupperware by a third party blender of fine spices and seasonings.   This recall is being carried out in an abundance of caution after the FDA found traces of Salmonella at the facility where buttermilk powder, one ingredient in the seasoning mix, was manufactured.

A limited number of Seasoning packets were distributed nationwide to consumers.  The only impacted packages of Seasoning show LOT #16189305 on the back of the package, above the Best By date.  Please see label below to help with identifying the product.

iwaspoisoned.com

I reported on this website about a year ago and it is still going and building momentum.

Happy New Year,

Thanks to everyone for a great year in 2016. Lots of progress made, concluding with another positive impact in Iwaspoisoned.com detecting a foodborne illness outbreak at The Melting Pot in Tacoma, WA on December 30th. 👍

We collected reports of 36 people sickened, and the establishment was temporarily shutdown by public health officials. See the news story here.

Also a great story on our services in the Arizona Daily Star here.

Other interesting items :

• Bill to protect online Reviews becomes Law: San Diego Tribune
• Leading foodborne illness defense attorney David Ernst spoke recently at a food safety symposium, saying: “Companies handling outbreaks should make sure to act quickly to reduce public and employee risk, provide adequate compensation for the injuries and losses of victims and consider saying, ” We’re sorry. ” More here
• From the Chicago Tribune: “Food Safety standards not met due to under staffing…The city has 38 full-time inspectors to handle a workload that the IG says would take 94.” link