RASFF – dried beet pulp from Ukraine infested with moulds in Poland
RASFF – dried beet pulp from Ukraine infested with moulds in Poland
RASFF – dried beet pulp from Ukraine infested with moulds in Poland
RASFF – dried beet pulp from Ukraine infested with moulds in Poland
RASFF – dried beet pulp from Ukraine infested with moulds in Poland
The Fresh Market is recalling Kale Chicken Caesar Pasta that is sold by the pound in their full service deli case, and pre-packaged in the self-service deli case for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall was prompted by a supplier recall of one of the ingredients used in this product. The supplier is Freshway Foods. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this issue.
All of the products have been removed from stores and destroyed, but consumers probably purchased this product before the recall was issued and may have it in their home refrigerator or freezer.
Live mussels from France have been taken off the shelves due to high levels of bacteria found in them.
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a statement on Wednesday (Oct 2) that the European Commission Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed has recalled Moule Bouchot “morisseau”, which are live mussels, because of a high count of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria.
As the mussels were imported from France into Singapore, SFA directed the importer, Elite Fine Food, to recall the product.
Since the joint ECDC-EFSA rapid outbreak assessment ’Multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to Polish eggs’ published on 12 December 2017, 15 EU/EEA countries (Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden and United Kingdom) have reported 336 confirmed, 94 probable and 3 new historical-confirmed cases associated with this ongoing multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis in the EU/EEA. In the same period, seven historical probable cases were reclassified as excluded.
Overall, 1 412 cases have been found associated with this outbreak: 532 confirmed and 166 probable cases since 1 February 2017 and 343 historical-confirmed and 367 historical-probable cases between 2012 and 31 January 2017. In addition, no dates have been reported for four outbreak-confirmed cases, so they are unclassifiable as current or historical cases (Table 1).
Table 1. Distribution of cases by case classification and country, EU/EEA, February 2012 to November 2018 (n=1 420; 4 cases missing date of onset or sampling or receipt at reference laboratory), as of 12 November 2018
| Reporting country | Confirmed cases | Probable cases | Historical-confirmed cases | Probable-confirmed cases | Total number of cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 0 | 46 | 14 | 127 | 187 |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Denmark | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Hungary | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 34 |
| Ireland | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 32 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 25 | 90 | 164 | 287 |
| Norway | 22 | 18 | 11 | 32 | 83 |
| Poland | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Sweden | 11 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 45 |
| United Kingdom | 412 | 3 | 185 | 6 | 606 |
| Total | 532 | 166 | 343 | 367 | 1408 |
| 698 | 710 | ||||
Most outbreak cases were reported during the summer months (Figure 1). Due to reporting delays, additional cases are expected to be reported with onset in recent months.
A total of 112 confirmed or historical-confirmed cases were reported with travel history in an EU country during the incubation period and therefore were likely infected there. Countries where infections likely took place were Poland (25 cases identified from 2016 to 2018), Bulgaria (22 cases from 2015 to 2018), Cyprus (14 cases in 2016 and 2018), Portugal (11 cases from 2015 to 2017) and Hungary (10 cases from 2016 to 2018). Additional travel-associated cases were also reported (<10 cases per country) with travel history to Austria, Belgium, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia and Spain.
Figure 1. Distribution of cases by month of onset* and case classification (n=1 412; 4 cases missing any date of report), EU/EEA, January 2012 to October 2018, as of 12 November 2018
The 2016 and 2017 European outbreak investigations identified eggs originating from Poland as the vehicle of infection in this outbreak (ECDC/EFSA rapid outbreak assessments published in March and December 2017). Outbreak-confirmed cases belong to four different WGS clusters.
As reported in the previous ECDC/EFSA rapid outbreak assessment, in 2016 and 2017, evidence from epidemiological, microbiological, environmental and tracing investigations identified eggs originating from Poland as the vehicle of infections in this multi-strain outbreak. Control measures were implemented following these investigations. However, new outbreak cases were notified in 2017 and in 2018 with similar magnitude and temporal patterns. Based on the analysis of the travel-associated cases, it is likely that more countries where molecular typing is not performed routinely for human S. Enteritidis isolates are affected by the outbreak, including Bulgaria, Cyprus and Portugal.
ECDC monitors the occurrence of human cases associated with this threat and offers sequencing services for countries reporting probable cases of human S. Enteritidis isolates with MLVA profile 2-9-7-3-2 or 2-9-6-3-2 or
2-9-10-3-2 or 2-10-6-3-2 or 2-10-8-3-2 or 2-11-8-3-2. EU/EEA countries should consider interviewing new outbreak-confirmed cases.
E.A. Sween Company announced the recall of multiple products due to possible contamination of Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
Tip Top Poultry, Inc., initiated a recall and is an ingredient provider to two of E.A. Sween’s suppliers, The Suter Company, Inc. that provides chicken salad products and Baja Foods LLC that provides burritos, to the company. To date, we have not received any reported illnesses related to this organism.
Retailers have been instructed to remove affected products from store shelves and inventory immediately. Customer partners with questions are asked to call our Customer Service hotline at 1-800-328-8184 and select #6 for information and refund instructions.
Affected product could have been delivered in the Continental U.S., Hawaii and Guam through convenience stores and grocery and mass retail outlets. Consumers may return the affected product to the store where it was purchased for a full refund or exchange. If the product has been consumed, please call our Consumer Hotline, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST at 1-800-328-8184 and select #5.
E.A. Sween is taking this action out of caution for the safety of our consumers.
A number of secondary recalls for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination have been made for consumer products made with Tip Top frozen diced cooked ready-to-eat chicken. That company recalled its products that were made between January 21, 2019 and September 24, 2019. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with any of these recalls.
We are collecting the recalls all in one place so you can stay informed and up to date. There is zero tolerance for Listeria monocytogenes bacteria in any ready-to-eat product in the United States. This pathogen can cause serious illness in the elderly, the very young, people with compromised immune systems, and pregnant women.
Ottawa, October 2, 2019 – Sobey’s Inc. is recalling certain sandwiches and in-store made chicken salads from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination of the diced chicken used to make these products. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described in the link above.
The following chicken salad products have been sold in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Northwest Ontario. The following Chicken & Bacon Caesar Tortilla product has been sold in Hudson News stores in airports in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta only.
This recall was triggered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) surveillance activities following an investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.
The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing the recalled products from the marketplace.
Imported diced chicken used in these products has been associated with an outbreak investigation, however, at this time, there have been no confirmed illnesses associated with the products identified in this Food Recall Warning.
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Ottawa, October 2, 2019 – The food recall warning issued on September 30, 2019 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.
Longo’s is recalling chicken gyros wrap sandwiches from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination of the chicken used to make these products. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.
| Brand Name | Common Name | Size | UPC | Code(s) on Product |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longo’s | Chicken Gyros Wraps (cold protein case) | NA | NA | All codes up to and including BB OCT 04, 2019 |
| Longo’s | Chicken Gyros Wraps with two sides | NA | NA | All codes up to and including BB OCT 04, 2019 |
This recall was triggered by test results. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.
The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing the recalled products from the marketplace.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
No North Carolina shellfish products were involved in the death of a state resident who consumed oysters contaminated by Vibrio vulnificus in the Wilmington area.
Jenkins explained that some early media reports about the Vibrio-related death lead to speculation about North Carolina oysters being the source of contamination because the shellfish product was consumed in the Wilmington area, but his agency along with the involved county health departments and the state Department of Health and Human Services learned that the oysters were not from North Carolina waters.
“The main clarification we tried to get out was that it was not North Carolina oysters that were served at the restaurant,” he said. “The implicated shellfish were from several other states in this case.”
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late last week released a summary of foodborne illnesses in 2017 based on an annual analysis of data from the Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System, and Norovirus was the most common pathogen reported, responsible for 46% of illnesses. Salmonella and Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli were also linked to a substantial number of outbreaks.
In 2017, the CDC tracked 841 foodborne outbreaks, which included 14,481 illnesses, 827 hospitalizations, 20 deaths, and 14 food product recalls. A single etiologic agent was confirmed in 395 outbreaks (47%), which are defined as two or more related cases.
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