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Canada – Correction – Updated Food Recall Warning – Lee’s Tea brand Teas recalled due to Salmonella

Posted on April 1, 2019 by | Leave a comment

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Ottawa, March 29, 2019 – The food recall warning issued on March 28, 2019 has been amended to correctly identify the affected products and updated to include additional product information. The corrections for these products are marked by an asterisk (*). This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

Lee’s Provisions Inc. is recalling Lee’s Tea brand teas from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

Affected products

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
Lee’s Tea Gold Rush Loose Leaf 105 g 4-102318
04-23018*
4-102518
2021FE11
2021FE15
04-02011
04-02021		 6 28055 21002 3
Lee’s Tea Gold Rush Loose Leaf 110 g 2020DE07 6 28055 21002 3
Lee’s Tea Mint Chill Loose Leaf 60 g 2-102518
02-25018*
02-01019
02-19018*
02-02021		 6 28055 21003 0
Lee’s Tea Mint Chill Loose Leaf 70 g 2020DE07 6 28055 21003 0
Lee’s Tea Original Loose Leaf 50 g 2020DE07
2020MR21		 6 28055 21001 6
Lee’s Tea Original Loose Leaf 60 g 1-101918
01-19018*
1-102518
01-25018*		 6 28055 21001 6
Lee’s Tea Pink Chai Loose Leaf 90 g 3-112018
3-102518
03-25018*
2020DE07
2021JA07
2021JA23
2021FE05
2021FE11
03-02021
03-01019
03-19018*
03-02011		 6 28055 21004 7
Lee’s Tea Pink Chai Loose Leaf 30 g 3062718 6 28055 21014 6

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Research – Prevalence and Numbers of Listeria monocytogenes in Various Ready-to-Eat Foods over a 5-Year Period in Estonia

Posted on March 31, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Journal of Food Protection

The prevalence and numbers of Listeria monocytogenes in various categories of ready-to-eat (RTE) food products taken from retail outlets and food industries over a 5-year period are presented. A total of 30,016 RTE food samples were analyzed for L. monocytogenes prevalence, and 3.6% were found to be positive. The highest prevalence was found for RTE fish and fish products (11.6%), especially for lightly salted and cold-smoked fish products. The overall prevalence of L. monocytogenes in other food categories was low, within the range of 0 to 3.9%. In addition, 14,342 RTE food samples were analyzed to determine the numbers of L. monocytogenes. A food safety criterion of 100 CFU/g was exceeded for 0.3% of RTE food samples. Samples most often exceeding the legal safety limit were from the RTE salted and cold-smoked fish product categories. High prevalence, 28.6 and 26.5%, respectively, and high numbers of L. monocytogenes among salted fish and cold-smoked fish products indicate a risk of listeriosis, especially for susceptible risk groups. The results of the current study can be used at both the national and the international levels to update the perception of the L. monocytogenes risk deriving from RTE foods.

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USA – Potential Hepatitis A Exposure from McDonalds Restaurant Worker

Posted on March 29, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Food Poison Journal

The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District officials have confirmed a case of hepatitis A in a food handler at McDonald’s, 106 LaFayette Road, Chickamauga, GA. An investigation found that this employee worked at the restaurant while infectious, from March 4 through March 17. While it is relatively rare for restaurant patrons to become infected with hepatitis A virus due to an infected food handler, “there might be some risk to the public,” says District Health Director Dr. Unini Odama, “and therefore we are doing everything necessary to protect the public and anyone that might have been inadvertently exposed to the hepatitis A virus.”

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USA – Kentucky E. coli O103 Outbreak Linked to Fast Food Consumption

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Food Poisoning Bulletin

An E. coli O103 outbreak in Kentucky has been linked to fast food consumption, according to a release from the Kentucky Department for Public Health. The Kentucky E. coli outbreak has sickened at least 19 people. Those illnesses have been confirmed by the Kentucky Department of Public Health. The release is intended for doctors and lab providers, so they are alert to patients who present with acute diarrheal illness

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RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chicken – Sesame Seeds – Black Pepper – Poultry Kebab – Chilled Sausages – Goose Breast

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RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Thompson (presence /25g) in frozen whole chicken without giblets from Ukraine in Hungary

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Sudan in Greece

RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in black pepper from Brazil in Spain

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen poultry kebab from Belgium in Belgium

RASFF – Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in organic sesame seeds from Uganda in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled chicken breasts from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 5 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen chicken carcasses from Poland, from chickens reared in Slovakia in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen chicken meat from Poland, from chickens reared in Slovakia in Poland

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

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Derby (presence /25g) in sesame seeds from India in Romania

RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in chilled sausages from Poland in Poland

RASFF – Salmonella (in 1 out of 5 samples /25g) in sesame seeds from Nigeria in the Netherlands

RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence /25g) in deep frozen goose breast from Poland in Germany

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RASFF Alerts – TVC – Bacillus spp – TVC -Coliforms – Jerk Seasoning Paste – Pumpkin Seed Kernels

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RASFF – high aerobic plate count (predominantly Bacillus spp, 14000 CFU/g) for jerk seasoning paste from Barbados in the UK

RASFF – high bacterial count (230000 CFU/g) and high count of coliforms (16000 CFU/g) in pumpkin seed kernels from China in Italy

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RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Steak Tartare – Chilled Lamb – Cheese -Bovine Meat

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RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O111; vtx1+ /25g) in steak tartare from Poland in Slovakia

RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx+ eae+) in chilled lamb from the Netherlands, slaughtered in Belgium in Belgium

RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O26 stx+ eae+ /25g) in cheese (Crottin de Chavignol) from France in Belgium

RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O26 stx+ eae+ /25g) in partly chilled and partly frozen bovine meat from Belgium in Belgium

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RASFF Alert – Histamine – Chilled Mackerel

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RASFF – histamine (260 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled mackerel from France in Belgium

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RASFF Alerts – Listeria monocytogenes – Frozen Omelette Strips – Black Angus Steak Tartare

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RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /10g) in frozen omelette strips from Germany in the Netherlands

RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled black angus steak tartare from the United Kingdom in the Netherlands

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RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Live Mussels

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RASFF – high count of Escherichia coli (790; 330; 790; 490; 3500 MPN/100g) in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy, with raw material from Spain in Italy

RASFF – too high count of Escherichia coli (330, 490 MPN/100g) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy, with raw material from Spain in Italy

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