RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (in 4 out 5 samples) in smoked trout from Turkey from the Netherlands
RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (<10 CFU/g) in bacon from Italy in France
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USA – Salmonella Outbreak – Guinea Pig Meat!
Salmonella was confirmed in a number of people hospitalized earlier this month after consuming a traditional Ecuadorean dish containing guinea pig at a Minneapolis street fair. However, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Wednesday that some of the 81 people sickened had not eaten the dish.
The report quoted a city spokesman saying that while the food vendor had a city permit, he sold unapproved food which had been improperly handled.
RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chicken – Paan Leaves – Ochratoxin – Mild Curry – Aflatoxin – Pistachios
RASFF – Salmonella enteritidis (presence /25g) in frozen skinless chicken legs from Brazil in Spain
RASFF – Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in paan leaves from India in the UK
RASFF – Ochratoxin A (54; 44 µg/kg – ppb) in mild curry from India in Switzerland
RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 29.6; Tot. = 33.4 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio nuts with shell from Turkey in Italy
Canadian Recalls – Tahina – Salmonella – Raw Shellfish – PSP
Ottawa, August 16, 2013 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public, food service establishments, and retailers, not to consume, serve, use, or sell the tahina products described in the link above because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Some of the affected product was sold in bulk and may have been repacked at retail. Consumers who cannot determine the original product identity are advised to check with their retailer to determine if they have one of the affected products.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
The CFIA is working with the Canadian importers to remove all affected products from the market place. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.
All Tahina products, manufactured by Al Nakhil Co, of Lebanon between September 5, 2012 and April 21, 2013, are affected by this alert.
Ottawa, August 16, 2013 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to serve or consume the raw shellfish products described in the link above because they may contain paralytic shellfish toxins that can cause illness if consumed.
These shellfish products were primarily distributed to wholesalers and institutional clients such as restaurants. However, the affected shellfish products may also have been sold in smaller quantities at some retail seafood counters. Consumers who are unsure whether they have the affected products are advised to check with their retailer or supplier.
These products have been distributed in Alberta and British Columbia. However, they may have been distributed in other provinces and territories.
There have been no reported cases of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) associated with the consumption of these products.
Paralytic shellfish toxins are a group of natural toxins that sometimes accumulate in bivalve shellfish that include oysters, clams, scallops, mussels and cockles. Non-bivalve shellfish, such as whelks, can also accumulate PSP toxins. These toxins can cause PSP if consumed. Symptoms of PSP include tingling and numbness of the lips, tongue, hands and feet, and difficulty swallowing. In severe situations, this can proceed to difficulty walking, muscle paralysis, respiratory paralysis and death in as quickly as 12 hours.
The shellfish processors are voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.
USA – Cheese Recalls – Listeria monocytogenes
Stop & Shop Supermarket is removing Charles Arnaud Morbier cheese from its stores after Trois Comtois of France issued a recall for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. There have been no reports of illness to date in connection with this produc
New Zealand – Fonterra – Botulism Updates
A veterinarian and farm consultant doubts the recent Fonterra botulism scare was caused by a dirty pipe, and says he is sitting on material that will embarrass the dairy giant further.
Matamata veterinarian and farm performance consultant Frank Rowson says Fonterra should be tracing the source of the Clostridium botulinum bacterium back to farms or their own water supply.
He doubts Clostridium botulinum was caused by an old pipe at Fonterra’s Hautapu plant and said it had to get in there in the first place.
The Fonterra botulism contamination scare has claimed its first scalp – that of Gary Romano, the dairy industry veteran left to publicly front the crisis in New Zealand.
Romano has resigned as managing director of NZ Milk Products, the dairy company’s manufacturing operations division, effective immediately.
His departure from New Zealand’s biggest company was announced this evening in a four-paragraph statement which said chief executive Theo Spierings had accepted his resignation. Spierings will temporarily assume Romano’s day-to-day duties.
USA – Raw Milk Listeria monocytogenes
Raw milk from Green Acres Jersey Farm, 725 Prescott Road, Lebanon, Pennsylvania may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and should be discarded, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture officials warn. The potentially contaminated milk was sold with the Green Acres Jersey Farm label in plastic gallon and half gallon containers labeled “raw milk” directly to consumers and in an on-farm retail store.
The problem was discovered during required routine testing The farm’s owner, Jonathan Smoker, has been ordered to stop all raw milk sales until further notice. Followup testing is required. Before sales can resume, two samples, taken at least 24 hours apart, must test negative
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RASFF Alert E.coli – Beef – Enterobacteriaceae – Dog Chews
RASFF -Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in chilled boneless beef meat from Argentina in Germany
RASFF -Too high count of Enterobacteriaceae (12000 CFU/g) in dog chews from Germany in Austria
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