Category Archives: Bacteria

CIFA – Recall – Mushrooms – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on August 14, 2012 by | Leave a comment

CIFA

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Highline Mushrooms are warning the public not to consume the Sliced White Mushrooms described below because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The following Sliced White Mushrooms, sold in 227 g (8 oz) containers bearing lot code L410805 followed by a 4-digit time code (e.g., L4108051420) and a Best Before date of 12AU15, are affected by this alert:

Brand UPC
Highline Mushrooms 7 71163 00005 2
Compliments 0 68820 10090 4

These products have been distributed in Ontario and may have been distributed in other provinces as well.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella, Listeria, Campylobacter, Histamine, STEC, Aflatoxins, Pseudomonas

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RASFF – Salmonella in White Pepper in Sweden sourced in Sri Lanka

RASFF – Salmonella in Marinated Pork in Sweden sourced in Denmark

RASFF – Salmonella in Pork Meat in Swede sourced in Germany

RASFF – Histamine Tuna Fillet in Italy sourced in Spain

RASFF – Histamine Tuna Loins in Italy from Spain

RASFF – Listeria in Smoked Salmon in Italy sourced in Spain

RASFF – Listeria in Raw Milk Cheese France

RASFF –  Listeria in Vac Pac Smoked Salmon in Italy sourced in Poland

RASFF – Campylobacter in Chicken Breast Fillet in Denmark sourced in France.

RASFF – Pseudomans aeruginosa in Mineral Water in Cyprus sourced in Greece

RASFF – STEC E.coli in Soyabean Sprouts in Austria sourced in Italy

RASFF –  Aflatoxins in Whole Nutmeg in France souced in Indonesia.

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HPA – Update Legionella in Stoke on Trent

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HPA

Update 13 August: Legionnaires’ disease in Stoke-on-Trent

13 August 2012

A further case of Legionnaires’ disease has been confirmed in the Stoke-on-Trent outbreak bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 21. The case, a man in his seventies, is recovering in hospital.

This new case is not unexpected. It can take up to two weeks following exposure for people to develop symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease and a further few days before they might see their GP.

A spokesperson for University Hospital of North Staffordshire said: “Three patients remain in hospital and all are in a stable or improving condition.”

Media enquiries: Contact the Health Protection Agency West Midlands press office on 0121 232 9223

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CIFA Recall Smoked Salmon – Clostridium

Posted on August 13, 2012 by | Leave a comment

CIFA

Reference Number: 7321
Recalling Firm: STELLAR SMOKED SALMON
Date of Recall: 8/7/2012
Recall Classification: 3
Distribution : Ontario
Extent of the Product Distribution : Retail

Product List

Brand Name Common Name Size Codes(s) on Product UPC Reason for Recall:
STELLAR SMOKE SALMON SLICED SMOKED SALMON 125 g All codes None / Aucun Microbiological – Clostridium botulinum

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Finland – Listeria Outbreak

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NewFood

Ten listeria cases were detected among patients with febrile diarrhoea in the Vaasa city hospital during the month of July. Two more cases were detected in Eastern Finland, one in Juva and one in Mikkeli. No deaths have occurred. The bacterial strains typed were identical which may imply a common source of infection.

Listeria is a food-borne infection. The exposure period in Vaasa is presumably between July 13th and 17th. The food items consumed by the patients have been identified and are now currently under investigation. The identification of the source of the infection for the cases in Eastern Finland has been initiated.

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Oysters Linked to Bacterial Outbreak – Vibrio parahaemolyticus

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KTVU.COM

Oysters from the Drakes Bay Oyster Co. in Marin County have been linked to an outbreak of bacterial illness that has affected three people so far, according to state health officials.

Consumers are being warned not to eat shucked and in-shell oysters from the Inverness company because they may be contaminated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a rod-shaped, curved bacterium that can cause serious illness, according to the California Department of Health.

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US Recalls – Salmonella and Listeria

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Food Poisoning Bulletin

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is recalled fresh cilantro sold at certain stores after testing found it may be contaminated with Salmonella. The particular serotype of the bacteria has not been announced. The cilantro was grown in California; the MDA is working with the FDA and the State of California to find the source of the herb.

Food Safety News

Burch Equipment LLC in North Carolina is expanding its recent recall of nearly 189,000 cantaloupes to now include all of this growing season’s cantaloupes and honeydew melons distributed in 18 states because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Food Poison Journal

Ready Pac Foods Inc. is recalling apples shipped to 36 U.S. states for restaurants and grocery stores because of potential contamination from the bacterium Listeria.

 

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2011 Scottish Botulism Outbreak Report FSA

Posted on August 10, 2012 by | Leave a comment

FSA

Health Protection Scotland, on behalf of the Incident Management Team, have today published the final report into an outbreak of foodborne botulism in Scotland in November 2011.

This outbreak affected three children from one family in the NHS Forth Valley area. The vehicle of intoxication was found to be a single jar of a commercially produced korma sauce.

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Australia -Dried Mint Recall – Salmonella

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FSANZ

Grand Foods has recalled Mint Tr Kuru Nane (Tr) – dried mint from Grand Foods retail outlet in Campbellfield, VIC due to Salmonella contamination. Food products contaminated with Salmonella may cause illness if consumed. Consumers should not eat this product and should return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

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Staphylococcus aureus in Turkey Dinner – Outbreak

Posted on August 9, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

The foodborne illness outbreak that sickened at least 60 recipients of a meal at the Denver Rescue Mission last month has been linked to turkey contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, officials say.
 
According to the Denver Department of Environmental Health, a stool sample from one of the outbreak victims tested positive for Staph, pointing to that bacteria as the cause of illness. This discovery matches up with the fact that victims became ill within an hour after eating. Symptoms of most foodborne illnesses do not appear until several hours or even days or weeks after contact with the pathogen, while the vomiting induced by a Staph infection begins almost immediately.

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