RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in frozen smoked bacon from Belgium distributed to Russia
RASFF– Listeria monocytogenes (present /25g) in smoked salmon from the United States in Austria
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RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Clams and Mussels
RASFF – Too high count of Escherichia coli (1400 MPN/100g) in clams (Veneus Gallina) from Italy in Italy
RASFF – Too high count of Escherichia coli (790 MPN/100g) in mussels ((Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy
RASFF – too high count of Escherichia coli (1300 MPN/100g) in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Spain in Italy
RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Frozen Chicken – Paan Leaves – Beef
RASFF – Salmonella infantis (presence /25g) in frozen beef trimmings from Poland in Sweden
RASFF – Salmonella Heidelberg (presence /25g) and Salmonella Minnesota (presence /25g) in frozen chicken drumettes from Brazil in Spain
RASFF – Salmonella Minnesota (presence /25g) in frozen chicken from Brazil in Spain
RASFF – Salmonella spp. (present /25g) in paan leaves (betel/pan) from Bangladesh
RASFF – Salmonella Heidelberg (presence /25g) and Salmonella Minnesota (presence /25g) in frozen chicken cuts and offals from Brazil in Spain.
RASFF – Mycotoxin – Ochratoxin – Aflatoxin – Alerts – Turkey – Nuts – Kenya
RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 9.21 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted pistachios from Turkey in Austria
RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 16.5 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Austria
RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 3.9; Tot. = 14.1 µg/kg – ppb) in hazelnut kernels from Turkey in Austria
RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 12.2; Tot. = 12.2 µg/kg – ppb) in coated peanuts from Turkey in Italy
RASFF – Aflatoxins (B1 = 19.2; Tot. = 20.5 / B1 = 13.2; Tot. = 14 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachio kernels from Turkey, with raw material from Syria in Italy
RASFF – Ochratoxin A (39 µg/kg – ppb) in roasted coffee from Kenya in Finland
RASFF – Ochratoxin A (10 µg/kg – ppb) in milling rye in bulk from Latvia, via Lithuania in Finland
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Research – Various Studies on Product Microbial Decontamination – Salmonella – E.coli O157 – Clostridium
Wiley Online – Essential Oils Inactivation of Salmonella on Cherry Tomato’s
Wiley Online – The Efficacy of Satureja khuzistanica Essential Oil Treatment in Reducing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Load on Alfalfa Seeds Prior to Sprouting
Ingenta Connect – Commercial Thermal Process for Inactivating Salmonella Poona on Surfaces of Whole Fresh Cantaloupes
Ingenta Connect – Dynamic Effects of Free Chlorine Concentration, Organic Load, and Exposure Time on the Inactivation of Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli
Ingenta Connect – Effect of Packaging Systems and Pressure Fluids on Inactivation of Clostridium botulinum Spores by Combined High Pressure and Thermal Processing
USA – Seattle – E.coli O157 Restaurant Based Outbreak
King County Public Health agency shut down an Ethiopian restaurant in Seattle’s central district on Wednesday afternoon after connecting the establishment to an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7, health agency spokeswoman Kathryn Ross has confirmed to Food Safety News.
At least two people have fallen ill in the outbreak, and Ross said the likelihood of others being sickened is uncertain.
In its closure notification, the agency cited Ambassel Ehtiopian Cuisine & Bar with five safety violations, including the outbreak.
Other violations included foods not being protected from cross-contamination, improperly sanitized equipment, and poor personal hygiene among employees due to inadequate handwashing facilities.
Germany – Fungus Found in Raw Milk – Aflatoxin
High levels of a cancer-causing fungus has been found in raw milk from a western German farm. The authorities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) suspect contaminated cow feed from Serbia.
Before being pasteurised, milk from the farm had twice as much aflatoxin – produced by the Aspergillus species of mould – than national standards allow.
There was a possibility that the contaminated raw milk had already been sent to dairies for processing, the state Consumer Protection Ministry said. Until the milk has levels below 50 nanogrammes of aflatoxin per kilogramme of milk it may not be sold. Current levels were around 100 nanogrammes.
Milk from cows which have ingested aflatoxin – one of the strongest naturally occurring carcinogens – is “particularly dangerous,” said Udo Paschedag from Lower Saxony’s Agriculture Ministry.
Canada – Research -Parasites in Retail Leafy Greens
In the first-ever large-scale study of its kind, Canadian researchers have tested how clean pre-washed packages of leafy greens really are, and found parasites in dozens of samples purchased in Ontario.
Looking at 544 samples of store-bought, pre-washed salads, researchers from Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada found nearly one-tenth of the samples were contaminated with either cyclospora, cryptosporidium or giardia — parasites that can cause intestinal illness, such as diarrhea.
“In the present study, a relatively high prevalence of all three parasites was found in packaged, ready-to-eat leafy greens,” said the study, published recently in the Journal of Food Protection.
To conduct the study, the research team purchased a total of 544 prewashed salad samples between April 2009 and March 2010 — all in the Waterloo, Ont. area. After testing the samples, the team found:
- Nine (1.7%) of the samples tested positive for cyclospora;
- 32 (5.7%) of the samples tested positive for cryptosporidium;
- 10 (1.8%) of the samples tested positive for giardia.
USA – Alaska – More Ill from Raw Milk – Campylobacter
News reports that Alaska State health officials report a total of 24 people have fallen ill, two of whom were hospitalized, after drinking tainted raw milk from a Kenai Peninsula dairy. Among the ill is an infant who did not directly imbibe the raw milk, but got sick through a secondary transmission from an adult who had. State epidemiologists said the illnesses are the result of milk tainted with campylobacter, a bacterium commonly found in cow manure. After receiving multiple reports of sick people, state health officials traced the source of the outbreak to a cow share program at the Peninsula Dairy. State veterinarians visited the farm to take samples and said the farm owner is being cooperative with their investigation.
