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RASFF Alert – Aflatoxin – Peanuts

Posted on February 21, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 10.3; Tot. = 38.4 µg/kg – ppb) in peanuts from the United States in the UK

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RASFF Alert – Norovirus – Frozen Blueberries

Posted on February 21, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – norovirus (presence /25g) in frozen blueberries from Peru in Belgium

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RASFF Alert – Moulds – Baby Food

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RASFF – baby food from the United Kingdom infested with moulds in the UK

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Camembert – Chilled Cooked Meatballs – Chilled Pork Salami

Posted on February 21, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence) in camembert cheese from France in the Netherlands

RASFF – Listeria (present /25g) in chilled cooked meatballs (knacks) from Belgium, with raw material from Germany in Belgium

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (50 CFU/g) in chilled pork salami (sopressata) from Italy in France

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RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak suspected (Norovirus) – Live Oysters

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RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected (norovirus) to be caused by live oysters from France in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Minced Beef Steak – Chilled Poultry Meat – Fresh Chicken Livers – Chilli Powder – Marinated Chicken Legs – Little Gem Lettuce – Black Pepper

Posted on February 21, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in minced beef steak from Italy in France

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in chilled poultry meat from Poland in Romania

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (present /25g) in fresh chicken livers from Poland in Lithuania

RASFF – Salmonella in chili powder from India in Spain

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in frozen marinated chicken legs from Poland in France

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from India in Cyprus

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Mikawasima (presence /25g) in organic little gem lettuce from Spain in Norway

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Javiana (presence /25g) and Salmonella enterica ser. Poona (presence /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Germany

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Information – Patient Stories: Was It Something I Ate?

Posted on February 20, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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These people got sick with infections that came from food or animal contact. Watch or read their stories to learn how they got sick and what they’re doing now to stay safe.

CDC’s Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases has produced a new video series, “Was It Something I Ate?,” which presents stories of people who developed serious enteric (intestinal) infections from food or animal contact.

The stories are from families with children who developed Salmonella infection from eating contaminated chicken or contact with backyard poultry, and from a CDC veterinarian who investigated an outbreak linked to working with farm animals.

We hope these stories will highlight the importance of preventing infections from food or animal contact through efforts by industry, government, and the public.

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USA – Caribbean Princess update: More than 400 cases reported – Norovirus ?

Posted on February 20, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Outbreak News Today

According to the CDC today, 371 of 3,035 passengers and 32 of 1,161 crew have been sickened, 12,2 percent and 2.8 percent, respectively.

Officials say the causative agent remains unknown to date.

Norovirus is a highly contagious viral illness that often goes by other names, such as viral gastroenteritis, stomach flu, and food poisoning.

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USA – Hepatitis A in Food Worker at Papa John’s Pizza in Horn Lake, MS

Posted on February 20, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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A food worker at Papa John’s Pizza at 906 Goodman Road in Horn Lake, Mississippi has been diagnosed with hepatitis A. according to a news release by the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDA). That person worked at the restaurant while infectious from January 28, 2020 to February 11, 2020.

That means that anyone who ate or drank at that restaurant or who received a pizza delivery during that time frame may have been exposed to the virus. Unfortunately, it’s too late for a vaccine for anyone who was there before February 5, 2020, because the vaccine is only effective if given within 14 days of exposure.

Those people should monitor their health for the symptoms of hepatitis A and see a doctor if the symptoms appear. Symptoms of hepatitis A include fever, jaundice yellowing of the skin and eyes), abdominal pain, dark urine, clay colored stools, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and loss of appetite.

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USA – Hepatitis A confirmed in food service employee who worked at a Boise Black Bear Diner

Posted on February 20, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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A case of hepatitis A has been confirmed in a food service employee who worked while contagious at the Black Bear Diner, located at 7530 State Street in Boise. The employee worked only at the northwest Boise location, which is under separate ownership from the south Boise location, which shares the same name.

Hepatitis A is a virus that affects the liver and can make people sick for a number of weeks. To-date, the food service worker is the only hepatitis A case in Idaho associated with this restaurant.

The risk of becoming infected with hepatitis A through an infected food service worker is low. However, CDH encourages anyone with incomplete or unknown hepatitis A vaccine status who ate at the Black Bear Diner located off of State Street on a date listed below to consider getting vaccinated.

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