The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Société coopérative agricole de l’Île-aux-Grues are warning the public not to consume the Le Canotier de l’Isle cheese described below because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
RASFF -Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in chilled boneless beef (Bos taurus) from Brazil in the Netherlands
RASFF -Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in chilled beef (Bos taurus) from Brazil in the Netherlands
RASFF -shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in chilled bovine meat from Brazil in the Netherlands
RASFF -shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in boneless beef (Bos taurus) from Argentina in the Netherlands
RASFF -High count of Escherichia coli (16000 MPN/100g) in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy
RASFF -High count of Escherichia coli (1300; 70; 1100; 80; <10 CFU/g) in fresh spinach from Sri Lanka in Norway
RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in frozen turkey meat preparations (Aves) from Brazil in the Netherlands
RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in meat balls from Sweden
RASFF-Salmonella Derby (presence /25g) in frozen poultry preparations (Aves) from Brazil in the Netherlands
RASFF-Salmonella enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen chicken fillet from Poland in France
RASFF-Salmonella enterica in frozen chicken from Brazil in Spain
RASFF-Suspicion of Salmonella (poultry farm sampled for environmental research revealed the presence of Salmonella enteritidis) in chilled poultry meat from Poland
RASFF -Salmonella Kentucky (presence /25g) in tripe filled rawhide bone from India in the UK
A Dodge City, KS, beef packer has recalled about 700 pounds of beef tongue root filet products for potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced late Thursday.
National Beef Packing Co. produced the products on Aug. 19, which were then shipped to a distributor in Amarillo, TX, for further processing.
Sainsbury’s is recalling all of its bagged watercress and salads containing watercress as a precautionary measure, due to a possible association with an outbreak of E.coli O157 that has made 15 people ill.
An outbreak of an unusual type of salmonella infection, Salmonella Typhimurium, across England and Wales is being investigated by Public Health England, Public Health Wales, the FSA and local authority environmental health officers.
A total of 21 confirmed cases in Wales and 30 in England have been reported, with 9 cases known to have required hospitalisation. Other potential cases are being investigated in both countries.
The outbreak was first detected in Wales in August and centred mainly in North Wales (Conwy and Gwynedd), with additional clusters being investigated in England in the Thames Valley, Leeds, Cumbria and Stafford areas.
Cases are widely geographically distributed in patients aged 7 months to 87 years.
Posted in Bacteria, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Standards Agency, Food Testing, Foodborne Illness, Hygiene, Laboratory, Microbiology, outbreak, Salmonella
Tagged climate, environmental health officers, research, salmonella infection, salmonella typhimurium, science
Listeria monocytogenes bacteria detected in some ready-to-eat smoked salmon samples sparked a rash of recalls in recent months, with major fish producers such as Ocean Beauty, Marine Harvest and Pacific Seafood Group, plus retail giants including Whole Foods Market, Walmart and Ralph’s, getting caught in the recall net.
But no outbreak of illnesses prompted these companies to voluntarily pull smoked salmon from store shelves.
The uptick in recalls led some to speculate that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) might be taking a new get-tough approach targeting Listeria in smoked salmon and stepping up inspections.
At least 21 people in New Hampshire have fallen ill with Salmonella in an outbreak connected to Joey’s Jerky brand chicken jerky, a product made for dogs. The product has been voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer, Kritters Kitchen Kreations.
The contaminated jerky was sold at the following six stores in New Hampshire: America’s Pet in Hudson, Blue Seal in Bow, K9 Kaos in Dover, Osborne’s Agway in Concord, Sandy’s Pet Food Center in Concord and The Yellow Dogs Barn in Barrington.
The FSA has recently outlined a refreshed strategy to reduce the number of people getting ill from campylobacter. The strategy will be discussed by the FSA Board at its meeting in Aberdeen on Wednesday, 11 September.
Campylobacter is the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK. It is considered to be responsible for about 460,000 cases of food poisoning, 22,000 hospitalisations and 110 deaths each year and a significant proportion of these cases come from poultry. An FSA survey of chicken on sale in the UK (2007/8) indicated that 65% of chicken on sale in shops was contaminated with campylobacter.
Reducing cases of campylobacter is the FSA’s top food safety priority but monitoring carried out by the FSA shows there is no evidence of change in the proportion of the most highly contaminated chickens since 2008.
As a precautionary measure, Loch Duart Artisan Smokehouse is recalling a certain batch code of the above product due to detection of Listeria monocytogenes which may pose a risk to health. Listeria monocytogenes can cause illness in certain groups of people, such as pregnant women, unborn and newborn babies, and anyone with reduced immunity, particularly the over-60s.
FoodWorld 