RASFF-histamine (>2500 mg/kg – ppm) in thawed tuna fillets (Thunnus albacares) from Spain in France
RASFF -histamine (570 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled mackerel (Scomber scombrus) from Denmark in Italy
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RASFF Alert – Ochratoxin A – Dried Raisins
RASFF -ochratoxin A (32,6 µg/kg – ppb) in dried raisins from Turkey in Germany
RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Beef
RASFF -shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (presence /25g) in frozen beef from Brazil in Italy
RASFF -shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1-,stx2+ /25g) in frozen boneless beef from Brazil in Italy
RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1+, stx2+, eae- /25g) in chilled boneless beef from Uruguay in the Netherlands
RASFF Alert – Fumonsins – Mycotoxins – Polenta
RASFF -fumonisins (1665.9 µg/kg – ppb) in polenta from Italy in Germany
RASFF Alert – Bacillus cereus- Dairy Dessert
RASFF-Bacillus cereus (4500 CFU/ml) in dairy dessert from France in France
Canada – Food Safety Warning – Dole brand Baby Spinach with Tender Reds recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes
Advisory details
Ottawa, August 8, 2018 – Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is recalling of Dole brand Baby Spinach with Tender Reds from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.
Products
| Brand Name | Common Name | Size | Code(s) on Product | UPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dole | Baby Spinach with Tender Reds | 142 g | Best Before 18-AU-04 All time codes starting with W202011 |
0 71430 06069 8 |
UK/Europe – Salmonella outbreak linked to ready-to-eat meal with Cucumber
A recent outbreak of salmonella in the UK and Europe that has made 147 people ill has been linked to ready-to-eat meals containing cucumber, according to European health officials.
USA -FDA Investigating Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce from Yuma Growing Region
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Update
On July 31 and August 1, 2018, the FDA participated in a meeting of the Leafy Greens Food Safety Task Force that was formed in response to the serious outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 associated with romaine lettuce that occurred earlier this year. During the meeting FDA shared preliminary hypotheses from the Environmental Assessment in Yuma to facilitate conversations with state and local officials, industry and local growers on the hypotheses and associated actions necessary to prevent such an outbreak from occurring again.
As FDA has previously stated, samples of canal water have tested positive for the outbreak strain of E. coli. FDA continues to consider that contaminated water coming into contact with produce, either through direct irrigation or other means, is a viable explanation for the pattern of contamination. But other hypotheses were discussed as well. FDA notes that the canal is close to a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO), a facility with a large number of cattle on the premises. The CAFO can hold in excess of 100,000 head of cattle at any one time and the FDA traceback information showed a clustering of romaine lettuce farms nearby.
Our experts continue to work on examining potential links between the CAFO, adjacent water, and geologic and other factors that may explain the contamination and its relationship to the outbreak. Additional sampling activities will be conducted to further explore and narrow down hypotheses in the near future. Our findings will be detailed in a finalized environmental assessment report.
We urge other government and non-government entities, produce growers in the region, and those engaged in managing the canal systems to work with FDA and marshal and deploy resources to achieve our collective food safety goal. Broad engagement from the surrounding community is critical to developing and implementing remediation measures to reduce the potential for another outbreak. We believe local in-depth knowledge and actions are critical in helping resolve this issue in order to protect public health.
The Environmental Assessment report will be made publicly available when complete.
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USA -Norovirus sickens dozens in Transylvania County
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Transylvania Public Health has received more than 70 cases of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea reported by medical providers, as well as phone calls reporting similar symptoms in more than 200 people since Tuesday, July 31.
Officials have received confirmatory laboratory tests from the N.C. State Laboratory of Public Health. Of those people who were tested by their medical providers, a majority were positive for norovirus.
It is believed the outbreak was caused by being exposed to a highly-contagious virus in a public place. While health officials have not pinpointed a source, local media report the McDonald’s in Brevard reopened Friday after closing voluntarily to deep clean the restaurant in the middle of the food illness outbreak.
Ireland -Recall of a Batch of De Brún (Iasc) Teoranta Irish White Crab Meat Due to the Possible Presence of Listeria monocytogenes
De Brún (Iasc) Teoranta is recalling a batch of ready-to-eat frozen white crab meat with batch code 19218 and Best Before Date July 2020, due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers are advised not to consume products from this implicated batch.
