Category Archives: Bacteria

USA – Listeria – Raw Milk – Smoked Salmon

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Listeria has been found in a sampling of  raw milk from Jerseydale Farms near Brookings, S.D., according to the South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA).  The agency is warning consumers  to discard raw milk recently purchased from this farm as it could contain Listeria, a bacteria that causes serious, sometimes life-threatening illness.

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Lochiel Enterprises is recalling smoked salmon stix because they may be contamianted with Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported to date.

The recalled items are St Mary’s River Smokehouses Oven Smoked Atlantic Salmon Stix, Chili Mango Flavor. The product was distributed in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York through retail stores. The product comes in a 4 ounce, black Styrofoam tray with an outer sleeve bearing the UPC code 6 2642510092 9. The recall is specific to product marked with the production code 347 31## on a stick on the end of the tray.

The recall is a result of routine sampling by the FDA that found Listeria in the product.

Australia – Kebabs – STEC E.coli

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NSW Health has been notified of four recent cases of a rare bacterial gastroenteritis, prompting NSW Health to issue an alert, particularly to people who may have purchased food at Kenny’s Kebabs at Miranda Fair in January.

Director of South Eastern Sydney Public Heath Unit, Professor Mark Ferson said the 4 patients with bloody diarrhoea caused by Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) bacteria infection were reported yesterday in patients from the Sutherland/St George area

RASFF Alerts – Bacillus cereus – Herbs – E.coli – Mussels – Norovirus – Oysters

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RASFF -Bacillus cereus (4.8 10E5; 1.5 10E5 CFU/g) in aromatic herbs mix from Germany in France

RASFF -high count of Escherichia coli (330 MPN/100g) in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy

RASFF-norovirus in fresh oysters from Spain in France

RASFF Alerts Food – Salmonella – Chicken – Curry Leaves – Spice Mix- Clams

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RASFF -Salmonella group C1 (O:6,8 /25g) in frozen salted chickenbreast fillets from Thailand in Germany

RASFF-Salmonella Heidelberg (presence /25g) in frozen salted chicken breast fillets from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella Heidelberg in frozen salted chicken breast fillets from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g), profenofos (0.24 mg/kg – ppm) and triazophos (0.15 mg/kg – ppm) in curry leaves from India in the UK

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (present /25g) in spices mix with raw material from unknown origin, packaged in France

RASFF-Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen clams (Meretrix spp) from Vietnam in Portugal

RASFF-Salmonella enteritidis (present /25g) in chilled chicken legs from Poland in the Czech Republic

RASFF-Salmonella enteritidis (2 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen raw poultry meat from Poland, with raw material from the Czech Republic in Poland

RASFF-Salmonella Heidelberg (presence /25g) in frozen marinated chicken fillets from Brazil in the Netherlands

 

RASFF Alerts Food – Aflatoxin -Nuts – Pistachio Bars – Nutmeg – Peanuts -Hazlenuts – Almonds – Ochratoxin – Garlic Powder

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RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 12.71; Tot. = 14.7 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted mixed nuts from Turkey in Germany

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 24.2; Tot. = 25.9 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio bars from Turkey in the UK

RASFF -aflatoxins (Tot. = 16.8) in unshelled pistachios from Turkey in France

RASFF -aflatoxins (Tot. = 0.3 / B1 = 50; Tot. = 53 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio nuts from the United States in Italy

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 36 µg/kg – ppb) in nutmeg from Indonesia in the Netherlands

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 4.95; Tot. = 5.43 / B1 = 6.42; Tot. = 6.98 µg/kg – ppb) in raw peanuts without shell from Brazil in Poland

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 12.3; Tot. = 41.3 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey in France

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 14; Tot. = 16.5 µg/kg – ppb) in almonds from Australia in Spain

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 7.36; Tot. = 9.35 / B1 = 6.89; Tot. = 8.93 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched peanuts from Brazil in Poland

RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 4.7; Tot. = 5.2 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched peanut kernels from China in the UK

RASFF – ochratoxin A (145 µg/kg – ppb) in garlic powder from India in the Netherlands

USA – Two Shigella Outbreaks – Texas and Cleveland

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Public Health officials are seeing a rise in Shigellosis cases in the Cleveland area, especially among children. As a result, the Cleveland Department of Public Health is encouraging parents, schools, daycare centers, and health care providers to take precautionary actions to prevent the spread of Shigellosis.

Shigellosis is a highly contagious form of diarrhea caused by Shigella bacteria. Shigella spreads from person to person contact and may cause severe diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. Parents of children, or anyone with symptoms of Shigellosis should contact their healthcare provider for diagnosis and treatment.

Symptoms may last from 48 to 72 hours and frequently include diarrhea (may be watery or bloody), fever, and stomach cramps. School aged children and children in daycare centers should not return to school until symptoms have ceased and laboratory cultures test negative for Shigella.

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Four more cases of Shigella have been reported in Grayson County bringing the total countywide cases to 98.

Shigella began spreading in November mainly at Sherman and Denison ISD.

Officials with the Grayson County Health Department hoped that school winter breaks would halt the spread of the bacterial infection.

Amanda Ortez with the department says she believes children with shigella, home for the holidays, have been infecting their family members.

USA – Norovirus Outbreak – Oysters

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat raw or partially cooked oysters harvested from Copano Bay, in Aransas County, Texas, harvested between Dec. 26, 2013 and Jan. 9, 2014.

Oysters harvested from Copano Bay, Texas, on Dec. 26, 2013, and then shipped by Alby’s Seafood of Fulton, Texas, have been linked to six norovirus illnesses in Louisiana.

The Texas Department of State Health Services closed Copano Bay to shellfish harvesting on Jan. 9, 2014.

The FDA is warning consumers not to eat raw or partially cooked shellfish from Copano Bay, in Aransas County, Texas, harvested between Dec. 26, 2013 and Jan. 9, 2014.

Alby’s Seafood disclaimer icon has issued a recall of the oysters harvested on Dec. 26; however, other shellfish harvested from Copano Bay before it was closed may still be in the marketplace.

Canada – CFIA Recall – Ham – Listeria monocytogenes

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Overwaitea Food Group is recalling Ripple Creek Farm brand Hickory Smoked Spiral Sliced Ham from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described in the link above.

USA – Recall – Ham – Listeria monocytogenes

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Gusto Packing, a Montgomery, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 67,113 pounds of sliced, spiral ham products due to concerns about possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The hams were shipped to wholesalers for further distribution in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, while some were exported to Canada.

Canada – E. Coli From Eating Raw Meat

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Seven people are sick from E. coli after eating a raw meat dish at Marché 27 in Montreal.

The owner of the restaurant, Jason Masso, told the CBC that he’s been serving tartare at Marché 27 for six years and has never had a problem until now. He also said that the problem has been addressed and that his restaurant is safe.