A total of 48 people have been admitted to the hospital on Monday suffering from severe food poisoning after attending a wedding on Saturday in an event hall operating without a license.
After attending a wedding in Zarzir in northern Israel earlier this week, multiple guests began experiencing symptoms of a form of food poisoning known as Shigella and were treated at Haemek Medical Center.
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07/19/2022 (updated 07/18/2022)
Jay & Joy recall
Product: Josephine: fermented and refined vegetable alternative to almond milk.
Problem: the possible presence of listeria monocytogenes.
In consultation with the FASFC, the company Jay & Joy is today withdrawing the sale of Joséphine from the Jay & Joy brand (90 g) and is recalling this product from consumers due to the possible presence of listeria monocytogenes.
Product Description :
Nature of the product: Josephine: fermented and refined vegetable alternative to almond milk
Brand: Jay & Joy
Packaging: paper packaging/wooden box, 90 g
Expiry date (BBD): 07/08/2022
Article number: 23140
Barcode: 03760253220118
Sales period: from 06/30/2022 to 07/18/2022 inclusive
This product was offered for sale in the Bio-Planet, Bio Station and Het Natuurhuis stores in Antwerp .
All products have been withdrawn from sale. Some of these products were however marketed before the measure of the withdrawal. Customers who have purchased this product are invited not to consume it and to bring it back to the store, where they will be reimbursed. In the meantime, all stores have removed the affected products from the shelves.
For more information , customers can contact Colruyt Group Customer Service
on 0800 99 124.
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July 14, 2022 – Smyrna, TN, Vi-Jon, LLC is expanding its voluntary recall to include all lots of Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Lemon Flavor, 10 FL OZ (296 mL) within expiry to the consumer level. The recall was initiated after 3rd Party and Vi-Jon, LLC microbial testing identified the presence of Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens.
Risk Statement: Immunocompromised patients, who consume this product, may be at increased risk for invasive infections caused by Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens that could lead to serious, life-threatening adverse health consequences. To date, Vi-Jon, LLC has received one report of an adverse reaction potentially related to this recall. Vi-Jon, LLC is in the process of investigating this report.
The product is used for relief of occasional constipation (irregularity) and generally produces bowel movement in ½ to 6 hours. The product is packaged in a 10 oz clear round plastic bottle.
Joséphine: fermented and aged plant-based alternative with Jay & Joy brand almond milk
Jay & Joy
Detection of Listeria monocytogenes
The vegan brie was also sold as counter ware in variable quantities.
Further information can be found in the attached consumer information.
Click to access Kommunikation+JayandJoy+DE+-+Endverbraucher.pdf
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| GTIN | Batch | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 3246990380426 | 22175 | Use-by date 09/22/2022 |
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| GTIN | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011000036232 | Use-by date 07/07/2022 | |
| 0209803000006 | Use-by date 07/07/2022 | |
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| Lot | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| All lots | Use-by date between 07/08/2022 and 07/25/2022 | |
Salmonella and Campylobacter reports increased in Austria this past year but were still below levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic.
While Listeria infections went down, a number of clusters were detected and an outbreak was solved.
In 2021, the number of human isolates sent to the National Reference Centre for Salmonella increased from 906 in 2020 to 1,048. However, this was still well below pre-coronavirus levels.
Salmonella Enteritidis was the most frequent serovar with 375 isolates. For Salmonella Typhimurium, including the monophasic variant, there were 242 human isolates in 2021, an increase compared to 166 in the previous year. Salmonella Coeln was third followed by Salmonella Infantis.
One national outbreak caused by monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium was registered in 2021. A total of 31 people from seven federal states fell ill.
Luxembourg is to get a single agency in charge of official controls in the food chain.
Legislators in the country voted this past week to create the Luxembourg Veterinary and Food Administration (ALVA).
The new authority will bring together all official controls relating to the food supply chain under the remit of the Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development.
Minister of Consumer Protection and Health Paulette Lenert said the reform would bring together services currently under the supervision of three different ministries and involve 100 people.
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A Salmonela Enteritidis outbreak at a Nebraska correctional facility this year sickened at least 15 people, according to the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) for the week of July 15, 2022. The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCDH) notified the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services of two cases of laboratory-confirmed Salmonella in inmates on January 14, 2022.
The investigation linked consumption of mechanically separated chicken to the illnesses. Mechanically separated chicken is produced by separating edible meat from bone and cartilage under pressure. It is often used for use in institutions like prisons, jails, and correctional facilities because it’s cheap. A Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to that product sickened at least nine inmates in Tennessee in 2015.
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