Consumers should now avoid all types of romaine lettuce, the CDC informed us, based on “new information” in the E. coli O157:H7 HUS outbreak that has sickened dozens in 16 states. That information came from Alaska, where an E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak at the Anvil Mountain Correctional Center, which sickened 8 people, was linked to whole romaine lettuce heads.
Health officials in Indiana are urging residents to get vaccinated and take other steps to protect themselves from hepatitis A if they plan to travel to states that are experiencing outbreaks of the disease.
The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department has confirmed a case of hepatitis A in a food handler at Dave & Buster’s restaurant on Monroe Street, the department said Thursday.
Kentucky officials say three deaths have now been reported in a hepatitis A outbreak in six counties.The number was released Friday, along with a total number of cases of 352, through last Saturday. The state Department of Public Health recommends hepatitis A vaccinations for children older than 1 year and adults living in Jefferson, Bullitt, Hardin, Greenup, Carter and Boyd counties.
Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) announced today that people who consumed any food item from the Edible Arrangements store at 5211 South State Street in Murray between March 21 and April 13 may have been exposed to hepatitis A. This possible exposure affects only this Edible Arrangements location; health officials estimate that this store sold about 600 arrangements during this time.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 3,000 people die in the United States each year from foodborne illness, and Listeria monocytogenes causes the third highest number of deaths. Risk assessment data indicate that L. monocytogenes contamination of particularly delicatessen meats sliced at retail is a significant contributor to human listeriosis. Mechanical deli slicers are a major source of L. monocytogenes cross-contamination and growth. In an attempt to prevent pathogen cross-contamination and growth, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created guidance to promote good slicer cleaning and inspection practices. The CDC’s Environmental Health Specialists Network conducted a study to learn more about retail deli practices concerning these prevention strategies. The present article includes data from this study on the frequency with which retail delis met the FDA recommendation that slicers should be inspected each time they are properly cleaned (defined as disassembling, cleaning, and sanitizing the slicer every 4 h). Data from food worker interviews in 197 randomly selected delis indicate that only 26.9% of workers (n = 53) cleaned and inspected their slicers at this frequency. Chain delis and delis that serve more than 300 customers on their busiest day were more likely to have properly cleaned and inspected slicers. Data also were collected on the frequency with which delis met the FDA Food Code provision that slicers should be undamaged. Data from observations of 685 slicers in 298 delis indicate that only 37.9% of delis (n = 113) had slicers that were undamaged. Chain delis and delis that provide worker training were more likely to have slicers with no damage. To improve slicer practices, food safety programs and the retail food industry may wish to focus on worker training and to focus interventions on independent and smaller delis, given that these delis were less likely to properly inspect their slicers and to have undamaged slicers.
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Category 2: | For Information |
| Alert Notification: | 2018.14 |
| Product: | Buenas Grated Coconut, pack size: 454g |
| Batch Code: | Best before 20.02.2019 |
| Country Of Origin: | Philippines |
Manning Impex Ltd is recalling a batch of Buenas Grated Coconut due to the detection of Salmonella. This batch could cause illness if consumed raw. A point-of-sale recall notice will be displayed in the stores which sold the implicated batch advising customers not to consume that batch.
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 10.4; Tot. = 12.1 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from Brazil in Germany
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 13.5; Tot. = 40.8 µg/kg – ppb) in chili pulver from Ethiopia in Sweden
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 0.6; Tot. = 18.5 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Georgia in Bulgaria
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 280; Tot. = 310 µg/kg – ppb) and ochratoxin A (45 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio powder from Turkey in the Netherlands
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 84; Tot. = 98 / B1 = 15 / B1 = 85; Tot. = 91 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from the United States in Belgium
RASFF-aflatoxins (B1 = 4.69 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled blanched groundnuts from Brazil in Bulgaria
RASFF-foodborne outbreak (histamine poisoning) caused by sashimi tuna fillets from the Netherlands, with raw material from Sri Lanka in Luxembourg
RASFF-foodborne outbreak caused by norovirus in frozen boiled mussels from Spain in Spain
RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (>100 to <10000 CFU/g) in goat cheese from France in France
RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes in various cheeses from France in the Netherlands
RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk cheeses from France in the Netherlands
RASFF-Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in chilled salami (Spianata Romana) from Italy in Italy
