Monthly Archives: February 2017

Sea Food Source

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has declared all Oregon crab meat safe to eat, to the relief of the state’s crab fishery, which was closed last week after tests showed the presence of toxic domoic acid in one crab.

According to a 10 February announcement, the state rescinded the order to close the commercial crab fishery from Coos Bay to Heceta Head. That order had been given on 2 February following the discovery of domoic acid in one crab, but the state said two consecutive biotoxin tests had showed that all crab samples below the threshold of what’s considered dangerous for human consumption.

The announcement proved good timing for the town of Charleston, Oregon, which celebrated its annual Charleston Crab Feed on Saturday, 11 February.

The New Indian Express

PUNE: Nearly 150 people, including children were admitted to various hospitals in Maval tehsil of Pune district on Friday night after they complained of vomitting, loose motion and other suspected food poisoning symptoms.

District health department said people fell ill after consuming sweets, distributed as ‘prasad’ during a religious function in Pachane village in the tehsil.

“There was an ‘Urus’ (a religious fair) in Pachane village in Maval and after the rituals, pedha (sweets) were distributed among the villagers.

“After consuming the sweets, people complained of vomitting, loose motions and nausea. They rushed to nearby hospitals,” said Dr Chandrakant Lohare, health officer, Maval tehsil.

Food Poisoning Bulletin

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has released a notice stating that routine testing by the Consumer and Industry Services Division of the TDA has found Listeria monocytogenes bacteria in a sample of Amish Classic Colby deli horn cheese. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the consumption of this product.

Mumbai Mirror

Thane: Around 27 tribal students, both minor girls and boys, were admitted to a Talasari hospital after suspected food poisoning.

They all belong to a privately-run hostel in Shilonda, Dahanu. Around five students are said to be in critical condition

All were rushed to the hospital after they complained of dizziness, vomiting and stomach aches. Even the students who had left home returned complaining and were admitted.

All belong from classes STD I to IV. Confirming the incident an official said that these students study in Zilla Parishad School. However, they reside in a privately-run hostel, which doesn’t fall under the aashramshala project.

FDA

Meijer is announcing a recall of its Meijer Brand Colby Cheese and Colby Jack Cheese sold exclusively through its deli counters due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, a Listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The Meijer Brand Colby Cheese and Colby Jack Cheese were sold in Meijer stores from Nov. 10, 2016 to Feb. 9, 2017. There have been no known illnesses reported to Meijer from the product affected by this recall.

News4Jax

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LAKE CITY, Fla. – The more than 30 concurrent cases of food poisoning at a science competition in Lake City on Saturday were caused by a toxin-producing bacteria in pulled pork.

The people were taken to a hospital Saturday for what officials believe was a food-borne illness contracted at a science fair held at Florida Gateway College.

Multiple agencies were called to College, where at least 28 minors attending the Florida Science Olympiad competition were suffering from food poisoning caused by Staphylococcus aureus.The bacteria was found in the pork at a level well above the standard cutoff threshold used to confirm a food borne illness outbreak. S. aureus is commonly found on the skin and hair as well as in the noses and throats of people and animals. These bacteria are present in up to 25 percent of healthy people and are even more common among those with skin, eye, nose, or throat infections, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

FSAI

Message:

Tesco Ireland is recalling the above batch of its Mackerel Fillets due to elevated levels of histamine.  Although the affected batch is passed its use by date, consumers may have this batch in their freezers as the label indicates that the product is suitable for home freezing.

Action Required:

Consumers:

Consumers who have the implicated batch frozen at home are advised not to eat it.

FSA

USDA

CDC

Listeriosis is a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. An estimated 1,600 people get listeriosis each year, and about 260 die. The infection is most likely to sicken pregnant women and their newborns, adults aged 65 or older, and people with weakened immune systems.