Category Archives: E.coli

Canada – Sober Island brand OG Oysters recalled due to generic E. coli

CFIA

Summary

Product
OG Oysters
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – E. Coli – other pathogenic
What to do

Do not use, sell, serve or distribute the affected product

Audience
Hotels, restaurants and institutions
Retail

Sober Island brand OG Oysters recalled due to generic E. coli.
The recalled product was sold in Nova Scotia.

Mother Dairy brand Paneer Fresh Cheese recalled due to generic E. coli

CFIA

Summary

Product
Paneer Fresh Cheese
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – E. Coli – non-pathogenic
What to do

Do not use, sell, serve or distribute the affected product

Audience
Retail

Mother Dairy brand Paneer Fresh Cheese recalled due to generic E. coli.
The recalled product was sold in Alberta.

RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Lamb Rump Steak – Minced Meat – Horse Meat

RASFF

VTEC/EHEC in chilled lamb rump steaks from New Zealand in Austria, Germany and Sweden

RASFF

STEC (stx+;eae+) in minced meat in Belgium and the Netherlands

RASFF

STEC (stx+;eae+) in horse meat from Italy in Belgium

Canada – Canada sets regulations for some romaine grown in certain parts of California

Food Safety News

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced the fall 2022 import requirements for U.S. romaine lettuce with special requirements for certain lettuce produced in California’s Salinas Valley.

Whole-head romaine lettuce and products containing romaine lettuce such as bagged salads that were produced in the four Salinas Valley counties of Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, and Monterey must “submit an attestation form and Certificates of Analysis for each shipment to demonstrate that the romaine lettuce does not contain detectable levels of E. coli O157:H7,” according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

France – Food produced or distributed by the farm: milk, yoghurts, fresh or mature cheeses (brousse, ricotta, pecorino, tomme…). – STEC E.coli

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name Unbranded
  • Model names or references Various products
  • Identification of products
    Batch
    see attached product list
  • Products List Product_list.pdf Attachment
  • Marketing start/end date Until 07/22/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Further information Over the period at risk, the products sold by the Aupillon farm were mainly distributed in the Var and Bouches-du-Rhône, in retail stores and restaurants. The points of sale affected by the distribution of suspect products proceed to withdraw them and inform consumers by means of small posters put up at the points of sale concerned.
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Departments: BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13), VAR (83)
  • Distributors Various retailers.

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall Contamination of products by E.COLI STEC bacteria and epidemiological link with cases of pediatric HUS in PACA and OCCITANIE.
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Toxigenic Shiga Escherichia coli (STEC)

France – French E. coli outbreak linked to dairy

Food Safety News

At least a dozen children have been sickened in France with officials linking illnesses to a dairy company.

Since early June, 12 cases of haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) have been reported in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Occitanie regions. HUS is a severe complication associated with E. coli infection that causes kidney failure and sometimes death.

Seven boys and five girls aged 11 months to 9 years old are sick. They fell ill from June 4 to July 18.

In France, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) surveillance is only based on HUS in children younger than 15, so it only catches the most severe cases.

Santé publique France, the Directorate General for Food (DGAL) and Directorate General for Health (DGS) are part of the investigation.

France -Pediatric haemolytic uremic syndrome: preventive measures in the face of summer risks

Sante Publique

Each year, during the summer period, an increase in foodborne infections, including paediatric haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), is observed. HUS is a serious infectious disease most often food-borne. In children, this syndrome is most often caused by an infection due to a bacterium belonging to the family of Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) producing toxins, called Shiga-toxins. Public Health France recalls the preventive measures.

In the kitchen

  • Hand washing should be systematic before meal preparation;
  • Meat, and especially minced beef, but also minced meat preparations, must be well cooked through (and not pink or rare);
  • Raw milk, cheeses made from raw milk and dairy products made from raw milk should not be consumed by children under 5 years of age (prefer cooked pressed cheeses (such as Emmental, Comté, Gruyère, Beaufort), processed cheese spreads and pasteurized milk cheeses);
  • Flour-based preparations (pizza/cookie dough/cake/pie/pancake, etc.) should not be eaten raw or undercooked;
  • Vegetables, salads, fruits and aromatic herbs, in particular those which are going to be eaten raw, must be carefully washed before consumption, after peeling if necessary;
  • Raw foods should be kept separate from cooked or ready-to-eat foods;
  • Cooked meals and leftover food must be quickly put in the refrigerator and sufficiently reheated before consumption;
  • Kitchen utensils (especially when they have previously been in contact with raw foods such as meat or cheese), as well as work surfaces, must be thoroughly washed to avoid the risk of cross-contamination.

During activities and leisure

  • Children should not drink untreated water (well water, river, torrent, etc.) and avoid swallowing it when swimming (lake, river, pond, etc.);
  • Avoid contact of very young children (under 5 years old) with cows, calves, sheep, goats, etc., and their environment; in the event of contact with these animals, hand washing (water and soap) must be systematic before the child puts his fingers to his mouth.

Switzerland – Swiss outbreaks triple in 2021; illnesses also rise

Food Safety News

The number of foodborne outbreaks almost tripled in Switzerland in 2021 compared to the year before.

This past year, 37 outbreaks were reported with 540 people sick and 40 hospitalized versus 13 outbreaks in 2020.

Officials at the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office said the increase could be random, it could be due to better reporting and data collection or it could show the food safety situation has gotten worse, possibly because of the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges facing businesses.

The agent was unknown in 17 outbreaks but Salmonella caused seven, norovirus four, Campylobacter three, two were due to Bacillus cereus and one each because of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, Clostridium perfringens and hepatitis E.

RASFF Alert – E.coli – Mollusc

RASFF

E.Coli in shell (mollusc) from France in Luxembourg, Spain and Belgium

Luxembourg – E.coli – COCKLES (MOLLUSCS) ON SALE AT CORA FOETZ

SAP

COCKLES (MOLLUSCS) ON SALE AT CORA FOETZ

Cora Group is recalling the following product:

 

Last name

Cockles (molluscs)

Mark

/

Unity

UNIT_PRODUCT

bar code

0218450000000

DLCs ​​/ DDMs

on sale at the Store between 06/07 and 08/07/2022

Batch

/

 

E. coli is a common bacterium in the digestive tract of humans and animals.It indicates faecal contamination that could be related to the presence of other faecal pathogens

Sale in Luxembourg by: Cora Foetz

A sale by other operators cannot be excluded.

Source of Information: Cora Group Recall Notification

Communicated by: Government Commission for Quality, Fraud and Food Safety .

Cora Foetz