Lawsuits have been filed, as the multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 HUS infection linked to romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona growing region has grown to include 98 sick. Three more states have reported ill persons: Mississippi, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
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According to the Morbidity and Mortality Report of the week of April 20, 2018, the long outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections that were linked to ground beef in 2016 and 2017 may have come from dairy cows. In that outbreak, 106 people in 21 states were sickened; 42 people were hospitalized, and one death occurred. This outbreak was not announced to the public at the time.
Groupe Adonis Inc. Montana brand frozen strawberries are being recalled in Canada for possible hepatitis A contamination. The strawberries were sold exclusively from Adonis Markets in Quebec and Ontario. There have been illnesses reported to government officials that are associated with the consumption of this product.
The recalled product is Montana brand frozen strawberries in 1 kg packages. All codes that have been purchased on or before April 14, 2018 are recalled, with UPC number 6222000401487.
This recall was updated on April 20, 2018 with more product information. It was expanded to include the same product, with the same package size and UPC number, but with the addition of all codes purchased on or before April 20, 2018 now included.
Food that is contaminated with hepatitis A will not look, smell, or taste spoiled. Hepatitis A can be a serious illness for people with chronic health conditions, especially liver diseases.
If you bought these strawberries, don’t eat them. Throw them away in a sealed container, or take them back to the store where you purchased them for a refund. Wash your hands well with soap and water after handling this product.
Since 2006, the number of reported US listeriosis outbreaks associated with cheese made under unsanitary conditions has increased. Two-thirds were linked to Latin-style soft cheese, often affecting pregnant Hispanic women and their newborns. Adherence to pasteurization protocols and sanitation measures to avoid contamination after pasteurization can reduce future outbreaks.
Listeria monocytogenes is a widely distributed environmental bacterium that can grow at refrigeration temperatures. Infection can cause severe illness and death. Persons at higher risk for infection include older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns.
Listeriosis outbreaks have been associated with refrigerated ready-to-eat foods, including hot dogs, delicatessen meats, soft cheeses, milk, and other dairy products. For soft-ripened cheeses, the risk for listeriosis per serving is estimated to be 50- to 160-fold greater for cheese made from unpasteurized milk than pasteurized milk (1). Pasteurization kills L. monocytogenes; however, milk labeled as pasteurized and dairy products made from pasteurized milk can become contaminated due to inadequate hygiene practices after pasteurization. The earliest reported listeriosis outbreak in the United States in 1985, associated with Latin-style cheese (in particular, queso fresco and cotija), resulted in 142 illnesses, 28 deaths, and 20 fetal losses (2). Although the cheese was labeled as made from pasteurized milk, raw milk was inadvertently introduced into the pasteurized milk.
A US retail survey of several soft cheeses (Latin-style, blue-veined, mold-ripened) from 2000–2001 detected L. monocytogenes in 1.3% of cheeses made from unlabeled or unpasteurized milk and 0.5% of cheeses from pasteurized milk (3). However, pasteurized-milk cheese is much more commonly consumed than cheese made from unpasteurized milk. In a survey of food exposures conducted in 10 US states during 2006–2007, respondents reported eating types of soft cheeses (15.3% for blue-veined cheese, 6%–11% for other soft cheeses; pasteurization status unknown) more frequently than they reported eating cheeses made from unpasteurized milk in the previous 7 days (1.6%) (4). We describe outbreaks linked to soft cheese (both soft-ripened and acid-coagulated–ripened cheeses), demographic characteristics of the persons affected, and possible contributing factors to help inform prevention messaging for persons at higher risk.
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Category 2: | For Information |
| Alert Notification: | 2018.16 |
| Product: | Camembert de Normandie au lait cru, 250 g. Approval number FR 14 608 001 CE. |
| Batch Code: | 260218DS0; use-by date: 02.05.18. |
| Country Of Origin: | France |
Ottawa, April 26, 2018 – The food recall warning issued on April 24, 2018 has been updated to include additional distribution information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.
The Meat Shop at Pine Haven is recalling certain pork products from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments, such as hotels, restaurants and cafeterias, should not sell or use the recalled products.
The affected pork products, supplied by The Meat Shop at Pine Haven, may have been transformed into raw muscle meat cuts, ground pork, sausages, and raw ready-to-eat products. The products, which have been sold fresh or frozen, have only been distributed in Alberta.
The affected products are known to have been sold or distributed by the companies listed below from February 19, 2018 up to and including April 26, 2018. These products may have been sold pre-packaged or clerk-served, with or without a label. Consumers who are unsure if they have the affected products are advised to check with their retailer.
| Company Name | Address | City |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Meat Market | 9570 76 Avenue NW | Edmonton |
| H & A Food Sales and Services | 385059 Range Road 60 | Alhambra |
Ottawa, April 26, 2018 – The food recall warning issued on April 25, 2018 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.
Real Deal Meats Ltd. is recalling certain pork products from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments, such as hotels, restaurants and cafeterias, should not sell or use the recalled products described in the link above.
RASFF-abnormal smell of mould of parboiled rice from Myanmar in Poland
RASFF-shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx1+, stx2+, eae+ /25g) and high count of Escherichia coli (140 CFU/g) in camembert cheese from France in Germany
