Category Archives: E.coli

Food Poisoning Could Have Lifelong Consequences

Posted on March 22, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Two stories from the Mail Online, one about the long term consequences of foodborne illness and the other about Selfridges ‘Raw Milk’ sales.

Mail Online 

Stomach bugs may not only make you feel miserable at the time. Salmonella, E coli and other types of food poisoning may have lifelong consequences.

Studies have shown that people caught up in food poisoning outbreaks are more likely to develop a host of lengthy illnesses, including diabetes, arthritis, kidney failure, high blood pressure and even heart attacks and strokes.

Some, such as kidney damage thought to be caused by powerful poisons released by the bugs and arthritis triggered by a faulty immune response, occur within weeks. Others, such as high blood pressure, take years to appear.

Mail Online – Raw Milk

Upmarket store Selfridges has been accused of potentially putting customers at risk and breaking the law by selling ‘raw’ milk.

It is selling the milk, produced on an organic farm in Sussex, from a vending machine and insists it is hugely popular and regularly sells out.

Many traditionalists enjoy raw milk, believing it tastes nicer and may even be better for them.

However the Government’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) and its experts insist that raw milk, which is not heat-treated or pasteurised to kill off harmful bugs, is a public health threat.

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CIFA – More on the E.coli O157 Recall – Beef

Posted on March 21, 2012 by | Leave a comment

CIFA Fact Sheet

CIFA Recall List

CIFA Article

To date, the CFIA has provided details of over 135 affected products under various brand names and codes that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.  These products have been distributed nationally.

As the CFIA continues its investigation, it will immediately advise consumers if additional affected products are found.

The affected products can also be identified by the Establishment number that appears on the packages, cartons or cases. The products made at this facility bear Establishment number (EST) 761.

The affected products involved in this recall may be identified by one of the following codes:

  • bearing a Best Before date from BB 2012 JA 01 up to and including to BB 2013 FE 15;
  • bearing a production code with a format of 11 JL 01 up to and including 12 FE 15;  
  • bearing a 5 digit lot code where the last four digits are 1831 or greater.

If you have any of the affected products, or have products that you are not certain falls under the recall, do not consume these products.

You should throw out the product or contact the point of purchase about their return policy.

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UK – Staffordshire Closed Till Easter – 18 Cases E.coli O157

Posted on March 20, 2012 by | Leave a comment

BBC News 

A Staffordshire primary school which was closed because of an E. coli outbreak is expected to remain shut until after Easter.

The closure followed 18 confirmed cases of E. coli O157 at Friarswood Primary School in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Year 4, 5 and 6 pupils will be taught in a nearby college while a thorough deep cleaning is carried out.

The Health Protection Agency is still trying to find the source of the bacteria, which often causes diarrhoea.

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Russia – 37 Sick – E.coli in Butter

Posted on March 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Moscow Times

The Moscow Times reports that E. coli bacteria has been found in butter at four kindergartens in the city of Samara, following the hospitalization this week of almost 30 children in the neighboring city of Tolyatti from food poisoning, Itar-Tass reported Friday.
The bacteria was discovered during a food safety check initiated after a raft of food-poisoning cases in Tolyatti, which were apparently caused by dairy products, including tvorog and kefir. In total, 37 children under the age of two fell ill, with 28 of them being hospitalized.
A criminal investigation has been opened in connection with the Tolyatti poisonings, with the charge of failing to meet safety standards in work with young children.

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CIFA – Recall – E.coli O157

Posted on March 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

CIFA

The public warning issued on March 15, 2012 has been expanded to include all ground beef products from New Food Classics that were manufactured between July 1, 2011 and February 15, 2012 and described below, because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

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US- Jimmy Johns – Sprout Outbreak- Stands at 25 Ill – Ecoli O26

Posted on March 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning Journal

A total of 25 people have been sickened in the Jimmy Johns sprouts E. coli O26 outbreak.  They reside in 8 states (Michigan, Alabama, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, and Alabama).  Michigan residents have been hit hardest in the Jimmy Johns outbreak, with 9 illnesses total.  Among these 24 ill persons, illness onset dates ranged from December 25, 2011 to February 15, 2012. Ill persons range in age from 9 years to 53 years old, with a median age of 26 years. Eighty-eight percent of ill persons are female. Among the 24 ill persons, 6 (25%) were hospitalized. None have developed HUS, and no deaths have been reported. Illnesses that occurred after February 19, 2012, might not be reported yet due to the time it takes between when a person becomes ill and when the illness is reported.

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Canada CIFA – Recall Beef Burger Products – Ecoli O157

Posted on March 15, 2012 by | Leave a comment

CIFA

The public warning issued on March 13, 2012has been expanded to include additional products and distribution information.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and New Food Classics are warning the public not to consume certain Best Value beef burger products, described below, because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

The following Best Value brand products are affected by this alert:

Product Size UPC Lot Code
10 Beef Burgers 1 kg 0 71212 88103 8 72991 EST 761, 82991 EST 761
20 Beef Burgers 2 kg 0 71212 88104 5 53011 EST 761, 63011 EST 761, 73011 EST 761, 83011 EST 761

These products have been distributed to Giant Tiger and Northern Canada retail stores in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

There has been one reported illness associated with the consumption of these products.

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Electrochemical Treatment of Wash Water – E.coli

Posted on March 14, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Food Quality

Electrochemical treatment of wash water in fresh produce processing shows real potential to combat E.coli contamination and cut in-plant water consumption, according to recent research.

 

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UK- Staffordshire School – 8 Cases E.coli O157 Confirmed

Posted on March 14, 2012 by | Leave a comment

This Is Staffordshire

MORE children at a school forced to close following an outbreak of E.coli have tested positive for the illness.

Tests have revealed eight youngsters from Newcastle’s Friarswood Primary School are infected with E.coli 0157.

Samples taken from all 153 pupils at the school are still being processed.

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CIFA – Extended Recall E.coli O157

Posted on March 13, 2012 by | Leave a comment

CIFA

The public warning issued on February 25, 2012has been expanded to include additional products and distribution information.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and New Food Classics are warning the public not to consume the no name beef burgers and beef steakettes described below because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

The following products are affected by this alert:

Product Size UPC Lot Code
no name 12 Beef Burgers 1.36 kg 0 60383 37333 7 BB 2012 AL 22
EST 761
no name Club Pack Beef  Steakettes 2.27 kg 0 60383 01321 9 BB 2012 AL 22
EST 761

These products have been distributed by Loblaws nationally.

There has been one reported illness associated with the consumption of these products.

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