Monthly Archives: March 2018

RASFF-high count of Escherichia coli (790 MPN/100g) in live mussels from Spain, purified in Italy in Italy

RASFF-too high count of Escherichia coli (7900 MPN/100g) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Portugal

RASFF-too high count of Escherichia coli (330; 490; 700; 790; 1700 MPN/100g) in live mussels from Spain in Italy

CBC News

Public health officials are investigating three cases in which people contracted Listeria infections after eating deli sandwiches at a Toronto hospital.

Toronto Public Health says the individuals were diagnosed with the infection after eating deli meats from the Druxy’s restaurant in Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.

Officials say the restaurant is currently closed and the owner is co-operating with the agency to make sure there is no further risk to the public.

They’re asking anyone who ate meat from the restaurant between Jan. 1 and March 12 of this year to seek medical attention if they develop symptoms of Listeria, which include fever, diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and cramps.

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in soybean meal from Germany in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella (presence /25g) in meat meal for petfood from Spain in Italy

RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 0.036 mg/kg – ppm) in complementary feed for dairy cows from Italy, with raw material from Austria in Italy

Times of India

KOZHIKODE: 43 students of Guruvayoorappan College were hospitalised due to food poisoning after they were served food in their college hostel.
Some of the students who had their exams on Wednesday were badly affected after they had the vegetable biryani served in the hostel.
The students were admitted to MIMS and other private hospitals in the city. The food security officials also inspected the college hostel on Thursday

Food Poisoning Journal 

Twelve Haggen stores are voluntarily recalling some deli products that contain raw Taylor Farms brand yellow onions. Taylor Farms recalled that product for possible Salmonella contamination. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this recall.

The following products were sold from the deli from the full-service and/or self-service cases and packaged in clear containers. These products have sell-by dates from 3/15/18 up to and including 3/19/18:  Old Fashion Potato Salad with UPC number that starts with 202932; Cashew Chicken Salad with UPC number that starts with 202928, and Turkey Curry Salad with UPC number that starts with: 202986.

Eastern Daily Press

Ferhat Aras, 36, was prosecuted by Fenland District Council after he failed to improve food safety standards at Baltic International Food in Hill Street, Wisbech, following inspections by environmental health officers.

Aras, of Granby Street, Littleport, a director of the company, pleaded guilty to eight food safety and hygiene offences and was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court.

Aras used to run a store in Littleport before moving his business to Wisbech in around 2016 when he was granted a licence to sell alcohol despite fierce objections from the police and trading standards.

Councillor Mike Cornwell, the council’s cabinet member for environmental health, said of the food offences: “These were serious issues which could have led to a food poisoning outbreak had enforcement action not been taken.

“It is disappointing the defendant did not take the support offered to him to avoid the council having to take legal action.

Cidrap

A new multistate surveillance study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that the incidence of a multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogen capable of causing severe infections and spreading easily is low and mainly confined to healthcare facilities. And CDC officials would like to keep it that way.

In a paper today in Emerging Infectious Diseases, a team of researchers from the CDC and public health departments across the country report that the overall annual incidence of carbapenem-nonsusceptible Acinetobacter baumannii is 1.2 cases per 100,000 persons, and that nearly all the cases were healthcare-associated. The incidence rate is lower than those reported for other invasive, healthcare-associated bacterial pathogens, including carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and Clostridium difficile.

Food Poison Journal

The World Health Organization has reached out to 16 African nations to provide support for preparedness and response to a listeriosis outbreak that started in South Africa in 2017 but is now threatening other countries on the continent.Nearly 200 South Africans have died since January 2017 as a result of contaminated ready-to-eat meat products that are widely consumed in South Africa and may also have been exported to two West African countries and 14 members of the South African Development Community (SADC).[1]

FDA

Radagast Pet Food, Inc. of Portland, OR is recalling one lot of Free-Range Chicken and one lot of Free-Range Turkey Recipe because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products.

This recall includes only the two lots listed below.

Listeria monocytogenes is pathogenic to humans. Healthy people exposed to Listeria monocytogenes should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramping, fever. Consumers exhibiting these signs after having contact with this product should contact their healthcare providers.

Listeria monocytogenes can affect animals eating the product. Animals exposed to Listeria monocytogenes can display symptoms such as: diarrhea, fever, muscular or respiratory signs and anorexia. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.

No pet or human illnesses have been reported.