RASFF – E.coli in Chilled Clams in Italy
RASFF – Salmonella in Mechanically Recovered Frozen Chicken Meat in Italy sourced in Poland.
RASFF – Salmonella in Chorizo in Spansih Chorizo
RASFF – Aflatoxins in Pistachios in Germany sourced in Iran
RASFF – Scombroid Syndrome Yellow Fin Tuna in Italy sourced in Sri Lanka
Alert – Listeria in Fresh Sticks (Salad) in Belgium
The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) conducts active population-based surveillance in ten areas (Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, and selected counties in California, Colorado, and New York) for laboratory-confirmed cases of infection caused by Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Listeria, Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC, including STEC O157 and STEC non-O157), Shigella, Vibrio, and Yersinia.
FoodNet also conducts surveillance for postdiarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a complication of STEC infection characterized by renal failure and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, through a network of pediatric nephrologists and infection-control practitioners. Hospital discharge data are reviewed to validate HUS diagnoses and verify the presence of diarrhea in the 21 days before HUS onset. This report contains preliminary postdiarrheal HUS data for 2010, rather than for 2011, because additional time is needed to review hospital records.
RASFF – Algae in Bottled Spirng Water Dennmark
RASFF – Listeria Sliced Smoked Salmon in Italy sourced in Denmark
RASFF – STEC E.coli Roquefort Cheese in France
RASFF – Hisatmine in Sardines in France sourced in Morocco
Posted in Bacteria, E.coli, E.coli O104, E.coli O145, E.coli O157, E.coli O26, EHEC, Eurofins Laboratories, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Microbiology, Pathogen, Research, STEC, USDA
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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
Posted in Allergic Reaction, Bacteria, E.coli, EHEC, Eurofins Laboratories, Food Hygiene, Food Illness, Food Inspections, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Foodborne Illness, Hygiene, Illness, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Microbiology, Pathogen, PSP, RASFF, Recall, Salmonella, Shellfish
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As a result of eating food at a picnic at Neff’s Lawn Care in Germantown, at least 36 individuals have become ill. Of those, 9 have been hospitalized. Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County is continuing an investigation into the cause of the foodborne outbreak. Estimates are that as many as 200-300 people may have attended an annual customer appreciation picnic.
Public Health is continuing to gather information through interviews with those who became ill and those who prepared the food. Investigators are also looking at food sources, food handling and storage practices, food temperature controls, and the potential of cross contamination of the food.
RASFF – Mould in Cheddar Cheese in Denmark sourced in the UK.
RASFF – Salmonella in Roasted Soya Beans in Belgium.
RASFF – Campylobacter in Fresh Whole Chicken in Denmark sourced in Germany.
RASFF – Salmonella in Galacto Oligosaccharide in Netherlands sourced in South Korea
RASFF – STEC E.coli Bovine Meat in Belgium
RASFF – Aflatoxins in Groundnuts in Netherlands sourced in Nicaragua.
Denmark – Undesirable bacteria in Yoghurt
Denmark – Mould on Cheese products.
Germany – Salmonella in Teewurst Sausage
Posted in Aflatoxin, Bacteria, Campylobacter, E.coli, EHEC, Eurofins Laboratories, Food Hygiene, Food Illness, Food Inspections, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Testing, Foodborne Illness, Hygiene, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, Microbiology, Moulds, Pathogen, RASFF, Salmonella, Toxin
Tagged aflatoxins, campylobacter, cheese products, food, groundnuts, oligosaccharide, restaurants, soya beans, whole chicken
Coles Supermarkets have recalled Coles Lite Sour Cream (300ml) from its stores in WA due to E.coli contamination. Food contaminated with E.coli may cause illness if consumed. Consumers should not eat this product and should return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice.
The Food Standards Agency has today published the third edition of the Q&A on its guidance document E.coli O157: control of cross-contamination.
This new version of the Q&A addresses a number of issues that have arisen since the publication of the second edition in November 2011.
Among the issues addressed are:
This is the translation from Finnish.
Southwest Finland, a native of the four year old child was brought on Monday, 18.6. the next day he was diagnosed with EHEC (enterohaemorrhagic E. coli)-induced severe symptomatic infection. The child was forced to ICU care, but is already recovering from their illness. Infection is suspected as the source actually purchased directly from the farm to a Finnish non-pasteurized milk (raw or tinkimaito). Another 1.5-year-old child has also been found with EHEC infection. This child had also consumed non-pasteurized milk. His illness did not required hospitalization. In addition three other people are suspected of being infected after drinking non-pasteurised milk.
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