RASFF – PSP Mussels from France
RASFF – STEC E.coli Roqufort Cheese France
RASFF – Salmonella Pasteurised Eggs in Denmark sourced in Poland
RASFF – Listeria in Chilled Smoked Salmon in Italy sourced in Spain
RASFF – Salmonella Frozen Chicken Thighs in France sourced in the Netherlands
RASFF – Salmonella Frozen Turkey Meat in Italy
Danish Alert – Histamine in Fresh Tuna
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Over the past three weeks, two newborn girls have contracted Salmonella infections at a Central California hospital.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that the Allegheny County Health Department and Whole Foods Market are recalling Jean Perrin Edel de Cleron cheese sold at the Whole Foods store in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood after a person became ill with Listeria contamination and samples tested positive for Listeria
Almost three weeks after health officials in Upstate New York announced they were investigating a Shigella outbreak affecting 25 people, the estimated victim count has grown to 45.
The outbreak is affecting residents of Onondaga County, which includes the city of Syracuse and is located in the northern central part of the state.
“There are currently 45 cases of Shigella,” reported the Onondaga County Health Department in a statement to Food Safety News. “This includes confirmed, probable, and what New York State Department of Health is considering suspect (cases). We continue to investigate each and every case for linkages but the source remains unknown.”
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On 3 July the Cuban Ministry of Health confirmed an outbreak of cholera in the south-western city of Manzanillo. It is the first time in almost 150 years that an outbreak of cholera is reported in the island. The heavy rains and the high temperatures during the previous weeks have likely influenced the occurrence of the disease. As of 3 July, 53 cases of Vibrio cholerae, including three deaths, have been officially confirmed.
Since 7 July, several media sources report a higher number of cases and the disease has spread to other cities including the capital, Havana.
At this stage there is no information available about the outbreak strain, nor of the origin of the outbreak.
I have not checked this out yet I am just passing on the information for those of you that may have an interest.
Purac Listeria Control Model 2012 predicts the growth of Listeria monocytogenes in food products, with the use of eight food characteristics. Purac has already launched a number of editions of the model, yet the recently launched Purac Listeria Control Model 2012 is an online version on the forefront of Listeria growth modeling.
It is of great value during product development, as it has been developed using over 2500 individual growth curves of statistically designed experiments. It enables you to save valuable R&D cost and increase speed-to-market.
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The number of students who have fallen ill from salmonella poisoning at a Chiang Mai school has risen to 460.
Health authorities say the students fell ill after eating three-day-old boiled eggs tainted with salmonella bacteria.
Dr Pornthep Siriwanarangsan, director-general of the Disease Control Department, said Chiang Mai Welfare School students became sick after eating donated eggs that were boiled three days previously and not reheated before they were consumed, allowing the bacteria to develop.
On Sunday evening, about 900 students of the school, located in Mae Rim district, ate chilli curry and donated boiled eggs at the cafeteria.
After the meal, 75 of the students became ill with headaches, high fever, nausea and diarrhoea.
The number of sick students increased to 460 yesterday, health authorities said.
Mussels from Cromane Mussels trading as Skellig Seafoods, withdrawn due to a possible association with human illness
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