Two week catch up due to Holidays 🙂
RASFF-histamine (423 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled sardines from Italy in Italy
RASFF-histamine (up to 295 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled herring fillets from Denmark in Italy
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RASFF Alert – Campylobacter – Chicken Legs
Two week catch up due to Holidays 🙂
RASFF-Campylobacter (in at least 4 out of 12 samples CFU/g) in chilled chicken legs from France in Denmark
USA – ‘Close to 10’ children hospitalized for E. coli; ‘raw’ milk, farm animals may be sources
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital said Tuesday it’s treated “close to 10” children, all younger than 4, for a “serious outbreak” of E. coli-caused illness over the past 10 days.
The Knox County Health Department has confirmed two likely sources of the outbreak are unpasteurized milk and farm animals.
Most of the ill children are known to have consumed raw milk from a local cow-share dairy, French Broad Farm in Knox County, the health department said in an alert issued Tuesday evening. The health department recommends consumers dispose of all raw milk or other unpasteurized products they may have from this farm.
“People need to be aware that if they choose to drink raw milk, they’re taking a risk,” said Dr. Martha Buchanan, health department director.
Canada – Updated Food Recall Warning – Evergreen Herbs brand Pea Shoots recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes
Recall details
Ottawa, June 7, 2018 – Evergreen Herbs Ltd. is recalling Evergreen Herbs brand Pea Shoots from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.
Recalled products
| Brand Name | Common Name | Size | Code(s) on Product | UPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Herbs | Pea Shoots | 100 g | Purchased from May 22, 2018 up to and including June 7, 2018 | 6 25280 50159 9 |
Information – In the wake of E. coli outbreak linked to French Broad Farm, some ask what ‘raw milk’ is
“Raw” milk is milk that hasn’t been pasteurized. Health officials from almost every agency and organization warn it often contains dangerous bacteria that can sicken or even kill people: E.coli, salmonella, listeria and campylobacter, to name a few.
More: ‘Close to 10’ children hospitalized for E. coli; ‘raw’ milk, farm animals may be sources
But proponents of drinking it say heating the milk during the pasteurization process kills helpful pathogens, including probiotics and enzymes.
Canada – Food Recall Warning – GPM brand Pea Shoots recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes
Recall details
Ottawa, June 7, 2018 – Golden Pearl Mushrooms Ltd. is recalling GPM brand Pea Shoots from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.
Recalled products
| Brand Name | Common Name | Size | Code(s) on Product | UPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPM | Sweet Pea Shoots | 230 g | 11421 | 6 84469 00008 7 |
| GPM | Pea Shoots | 100 g | 11421 | 6 84469 00012 4 |
| GPM | Pea Shoots | 455 g | 11421 | 6 84469 00018 6 |
Hong Kong – Follow-up on the Salmonella Contamination of US Eggs Incident
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS), through its Food Incident Surveillance System, noted a plant in North Carolina, US was recalling eggs it produced due to Salmonella contamination. The CFS has immediately suspended the import into Hong Kong of the poultry eggs from the plant concerned. Further investigation found certain local importers had imported the affected eggs. The concerned importers conducted a recall according to the CFS’ advice and stopped using/selling the products immediately.
Salmonella infection may cause fever and gastrointestinal upset. The infection in vulnerable groups could be more severe. Consumers, particularly the elderly, infants, pregnant women and immuno-compromised people, should avoid eating raw or inadequately cooked eggs and egg products. Salmonella can be killed by thorough cooking. Eggs should be thoroughly cooked until the yolk and white are firm. Choose eggs or egg products treated by pasteurisation to prepare dishes not requiring further heat treatment.
The CFS has contacted the US authorities concerned over the incident. It will continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action.
Canada – 59 sick with Salmonella in Canada linked to raw frozen breaded chicken thingies
Monique Scotti of Global News is reporting that Health Canada is issuing a widespread recall of frozen No Name brand chicken burgers as part of a broader effort to reduce the number of salmonella-related illnesses across the country.
The specific product affected by the recall is No Name brand Chicken Burgers (1kg), with a best before date of Feb. 6, 2019. Any individual or restaurant with this product in their freezer is being told not to consume or serve the burgers.
The recall comes three months after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a press release warning of a rise in Salmonella Enteritidis infections over the past several years.
USA/Canada – Salmonella outbreaks from raw frozen chicken not related
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Salmonella Enteritidis outbreaks in Canada and the United States that have been traced to raw frozen chicken patties are likely not related, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“The strain in Canada is not related genetically to the strain in the U.S., so the outbreaks do not appear to be related,” a CDC spokesperson told Food Safety News.
Between the two outbreaks, 65 people have been confirmed with salmonellosis, an infection caused by Salmonella bacteria. Thorough cooking to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F kills the bacteria.
In the U.S. outbreak, Ruby’s Pantry network of food pantries in Wisconsin and Minnesota distributed the raw frozen breaded chicken patties without realizing they were raw. Labeling did not indicate the chicken was raw.Â
USA – Two years later, $2.5 million awaits kids sickened by Reno’s worst-ever E. coli outbreak
More than two years after they got sick from eating E. coli-tainted chocolate mousse cake at two Reno restaurants, six children are now awaiting a Washoe judge to approve their financial settlements, according to court records.
The six Reno-area children were all plaintiffs in a lawsuit that followed Washoe County’s worst-ever E. coli outbreak that also sickened two other children and 17 adults.
The outbreak started in October 2015 when the tainted dessert was prepared in a mixing bowl that had been used to process raw meat at Reno Provisions. The cake was later served at Heritage, located inside the Whitney Peak Hotel, and South Reno’s Twisted Fork.
Owner Mark Estee later closed Reno Provisions. Estee was a managing partner at Heritage, located inside the Whitney Peak Hotel. The hotel management later closed the restaurant and leased it to its current occupant, Roundabout Grill.
