Monthly Archives: May 2017

FDA

La Nica Products, Inc. de Miami, FL está retirando seis mil libras de queso, ya que puede estar contaminada con Listeria monocytogenes, un organismo que puede causar infecciones graves y a veces fatales en niños pequeños, personas débiles o ancianas y otros con sistemas inmunológicos debilitados. Las personas sanas pueden sufrir síntomas de corto plazo como fiebre alta, dolor de cabeza intenso, rigidez, náuseas, dolor abdominal y diarrea, infección por listeria puede causar abortos espontáneos y mortinatos entre las mujeres embarazadas.

El Queso Duro Blando / Queso Blanco Duro (Morolique) fue distribuido solamente en el estado de California a través de supermercados y otras tiendas y ventas.

El queso que se retira viene en bolsas de plástico opacas de (16 onzas) y son de una libra con el nombre:

• Quesos De La Costa
• Queso Duro Blando
• Hard Soft Cheese

El nombre está rodeado por un borde color naranja y hay una pequeña vaca en la etiqueta. Es un queso blanco. El queso tiene una fecha de vencimiento del 31 de agosto de 2017 y un código UPC de 8 52304 74023 2. El número de lote de este queso es 254.

Hasta la fecha no se han reportado enfermedades.

Outbreak News Today

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In a follow-up on the Norovirus outbreak in Yolo County, California, Beth Gabor, County Public Information Officer told Outbreak News Today in an email that the case count is 2836, as of May 22.

This is an increase in more than 700 cases since late last week.

Two school districts have reported in excess of 900 cases each –Washington Unified School District (918) and Woodland Joint Unified School District (908).

UC Davis has seen 61 cases to date.

Outbreak News Today

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An outbreak of acute gastrointestinal infection that has sickened some 252 hospital employees at the Hospital of Bellvitge is likely due to norovirus, according to The Public Health Agency of Catalonia via an El Espanol report (computer translated).

Health officials report all of the cases were considered mild and despite the high number of cases, it didn’t affect the operations of the hospital.

Two of the patients were confirmed to have norovirus, thus health officials believe this is the etiology of the outbreak. The preliminary investigation reveals the source of the infection is snacks served in the cafeteria.

Norovirus is a highly contagious viral illness that often goes by other names, such as viral gastroenteritis, stomach flu, and food poisoning.

AKI Press

Entire family of 5 (father, mother, and three children) was hospitalised with food poisoning on May 22 after, according to preliminary information, eating meat brought from the party, the Ministry of Health reported…

ECNS.cn

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The private primary school in Shanghai where 45 students were sickened and sent to the hospital for treatment after lunch on Friday said many of the students have recovered.

“None of the students are in critical condition,” according to the director of student affairs at Shanghai Tongyuan Experimental Primary School, who only gave her surname, Zhang.

“Some are still suffering minor symptoms, such as stomach cramps and nausea. The district CDC suggested the students not return to school until 72 hours after the symptoms have fully disappeared.”

Officials at the center for disease control and prevention in the Jing’an district, where the school is located, took test samples from 13 patients randomly on Saturday. Ten tested positive for norovirus, a common cause of acute gastrointestinal illness.

FDA

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L.A. Lucky Import & Export Inc. announced it is voluntarily recalling L.A. Lucky Brand Basil Seeds 2.1 oz due to presence of Salmonella in the packet. 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. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

L.A. Lucky Basil Seeds 2.1 oz were distributed nationwide in retail stores October 1, 2015 to May 15, 2017.

The product comes in a 2.1 ounce, clear plastic package marked with UPC # 820678201697. There are no other codes on the product.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by the company revealed the presence of Salmonella in some 2.1 ounce packages of L.A. Lucky Brand Basil Seeds 2.1 oz.

CFIA

Ottawa, May 23, 2017 – Deliwok (9292-2913 Québec Inc.) is recalling Deliwok Suprême brand Chicken Egg Rolls from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

The following product has been sold from Costco Wholesale stores in the cities of Québec and Lévis, Quebec.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 1200; Tot. = 1450 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled groundnuts for birdfeed from Egypt in the UK

ECDC 

The Surveillance Atlas of Infectious Diseases is a web-based tool for easy access to European infectious disease surveillance data. It aims at improving availability and accessibility of data, providing it in a user-friendly way (maps, diagrams, time series, distributions, tables). Indicators are set individually for each disease to ensure better information for action in the prevention and control of infectious diseases. You can search information by disease, region or period. It aims at improving availability and accessibility of data, providing it in a user-friendly way (maps, diagrams, time series, distributions, tables). Indicators are set individually for each disease to ensure better information for action in the prevention and control of infectious diseases. You can search information by disease, region or period. Currently the Atlas contains information on tuberculosis, invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease, invasive meningococcal disease, measles and rubella; additional diseases will be added gradually. – Also Listeria/Salmonella/Campylobacter and many others.

Times of India

ALMORA: As many as 22 children taken ill after they reportedly consumed sweets at a marriage function at Dwarahat in Almora district on Saturday.

The children were taken to a local government hospital, and were discharged shortly after preliminary treatment.

Following the incident, the district administration registered a complaint and sealed the shop from where sweets were procured, while food safety officials collected samples of sweets for lab test.

After a marriage party arrived at Chaura village in Dwarahat, children were served snacks and sweets. Following which they showed symptoms of food poisoning, with many of them complaining of nausea.