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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A – Fig Bread with Almonds

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RASFF – ochratoxin A (114 µg/kg – ppb) in fig bread with almonds from Spain in Cyprus

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RASFF Alert – Foodborne Outbreak – Suspected Norovirus in the UK – Oysters

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RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected (norovirus) to be caused by live oysters from the United Kingdom in the UK

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RASFF Alerts – Norovirus – Oysters – Blue Berries

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RASFF – norovirus (presence /25g) in frozen blue berries from South America, via the Netherlands in Belgium

RASFF – norovirus in live oysters (Cassostrea gigas) from France in Italy

RASFF – norovirus (suspicion) in live oysters from France in the Netherlands

RASFF – norovirus (GI, GII) in live oysters from France in Italy

RASFF – norovirus (GI, GII /2g) in live oysters from France in Italy

RASFF – foodborne outbreak suspected (norovirus) to be caused by live oysters from the United Kingdom in the UK

RASFF – withdrawal of live bivalve molluscs harvested in France because of possible contamination with norovirus in France

RASFF – norovirus (GII /2g) in live oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from France in Italy

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Europe -Listeriosis – Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017

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Listeriosis – Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017

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Publication series: Annual Epidemiological Report on Communicable Diseases in Europe
Time period covered: This report is based on data for 2017 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on 11 September 2018.

For 2017, 30 countries reported 2 502 confirmed listeriosis cases in the EU/EEA. The EU/EEA age-standardised notification rate was 0.42 cases per 100 000 population. The highest rate was detected among people over 64 years of age (1.7 cases per 100 000 population). The annual number of listeriosis cases in the EU/EEA shows an increasing trend.

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Europe – Yersiniosis – Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017

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For 2017, 28 countries reported 6 890 confirmed yersiniosis cases in the EU/EEA. The overall notification rate was 1.8 per 100 000 population and remained stable from 2013–2017. The highest rate was detected in 0–4 year-old children (7.7 per 100 000 population). The highest rates were reported by Finland, Lithuania and the Czech Republic.

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Europe -Salmonellosis – Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017

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Salmonellosis is the second most commonly reported gastrointestinal infection and an important cause of foodborne outbreaks in the EU/EEA. In 2017, 92 649 laboratory-confirmed cases were reported of which 156 were fatal. The EU/EEA notification rate was 19.6 cases per 100 000 population. Salmonellosis notification rates have stabilised in the last five years after a long period marked by a declining trend. The notification rate was highest in young children 0−4 years with 94.1 cases per 100 000 population, eight times higher than in adults 25–64 years.

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India – 200 Children Fall Ill After Eating Sweets ‘Infected With Fungus’ Distributed During School Celebration

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At least 200 students fell ill after eating contaminated sweets distributed during the Republic Day celebrations at a school in the southern Indian state of Telangana on Sunday,

According to local reports, several students complained of vomiting and uneasiness after consuming sweets distributed by the school authorities during the celebration. The students were immediately rushed to local hospitals for treatments.

Confirming the incident, the school authorities said, “We immediately shifted 140 students to government hospital in Makthal for treatment as they had complained of vomiting and stomach ache. While about 40 students are being treated at local primary healthcare in Karni village, others are given first aid and were sent home.”

Speaking to local media, an unidentified student said the sweets were contaminated.

“The sweets distributed were of poor quality and were infected with fungus because of which many students had fallen ill,” the student said.

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Canada – Duck rillettes sold in Montreal butcher shop may be contaminated by Listeria bacteria

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MONTREAL — “Homemade style” duck rillettes produced and sold at Boucherie du Marche (224 Place du Marche-du-Nord) are being recalled due to possible contamination by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.

Anyone who has purchased the product – sold in a 175-g container with a best-before date of Jan. 29, 2020 and containing a label that also reads “Boucherie du Marche – Depuis 1994” – is being warned not to consume it, but to either return it to the shop or throw it away, even if it does not smell or appear suspicious.

The rillettes in question were sold up to Jan. 28, 2020, inclusively.

The recall notes that no cases of listeriosis have been linked to the product being recalled.

 

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Kenya – Police arrest Embu man over Aflatoxin-laced flour

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  • Acting on a tip-off, the officers raided the trader’s factory at Kianjokoma market and arrested him.
  • Officers also confiscated some flour which will be tested by the Government Chemist in Nairobi.

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Argentina/ Iceland -Botulism suspected in Argentina, confirmed in Iceland

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Authorities in Argentina are investigating two suspected cases of foodborne botulism linked to a brand of pickled wild boar.

The National Administration of Drugs, Foods and Medical Devices (ANMAT) reported those ill are associated with eating “Escabeche de jabalí” 400-gram of the “Fatto in casa” brand with a date of July 1, 2020, produced by Norma Coatti.

A 27-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man are affected and both needed hospital treatment.

Meanwhile, a case of botulism has been confirmed in Iceland for the first time since 1983.

The Public Health Institute of Iceland (Landlaeknir) revealed an adult began experiencing symptoms on 12 January with poisoning confirmed a week later.

Local health authorities, the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authrority (Matvælastofnun) and Matis, a government owned, non-profit, research company, are trying to find the source of the poisoning with no evidence as yet pointing toward food available on the market.

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