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Norway – Smoked salmon suspected as source of Listeriosis outbreak

Posted on October 20, 2022 by | Leave a comment

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The patient samples were taken between February and August this year (2022). The four people are aged 50 – 90, two women and two men, and they live in Nordland, Trøndelag, Oslo and Viken.

Bacteria with the same genetic profile have been detected in samples from all four patients. In addition, there is one suspected case where we are awaiting final clarification of the test result. 

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has collaborated with the Institute of Public Health, the municipal chief veterinarians and the Veterinary Institute, in order to map whether the patients may have a common source of infection.

Three of the four patients have been interviewed by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. All state having eaten smoked salmon or smoked trout in the time before they became ill, and two of them state smoked salmon from the same producer. During the outbreak investigation, the outbreak bacteria was found in a product from this manufacturer that had been analyzed earlier this year. The sample was a routine sample, taken in connection with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority’s monitoring program for ready-to-eat products in 2022. The amount of listeria in the routine sample was so low that it posed no health risk.

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has followed up the manufacturer through an inspection of the premises and several environmental samples have been obtained which were analyzed at the Veterinary Institute. The bacterium Listeria monocytogene was found in some of the samples. Although that listeria bacterium was not genetically similar to the outbreak strain, a discrepancy has been found. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority therefore decided based on a precautionary principle that the company had to withdraw products from the market.

The company has initiated thorough internal work to find the source of the outbreak strain. Extra cleaning of premises and equipment has also been carried out, to ensure that their products are safe.

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Canada – Enoki Mushroom recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

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CFIA

Summary

Product
Enoki Mushroom
Issue
Food – Microbial Contamination – Listeria
What to do

Do not consume, use, sell, serve, or distribute recalled products

Enoki Mushroom – 200 grams (front)
Enoki Mushroom – 200 grams (lot code)
Enoki Mushroom – 200 grams (UPC)

Affected products

The affected product is being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The recalled product has been sold in British Columbia and Manitoba and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories.

What you should do

  • If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, contact your healthcare provider
  • Check to see if you have recalled products
  • Do not consume, serve, use, sell, or distribute recalled products
  • Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn or even stillbirth. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

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France- VIETNAMESE RAVIOLI- Listeria monocytogenes

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Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name NGOC XUYEN SAIGON
  • Model names or references BANH CUON
  • Identification of products
    Date
    Use-by date 19/10/2022
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark DEGORATION N°75-113-018
  • Geographic area of ​​sale ILE-DE-FRANCE
  • Distributors TANG BROTHER

Practical information regarding the recall

  • Reason for recall listeria monocytogenes <10ufc/g
  • Risks incurred by the consumer Listeria monocytogenes (causative agent of listeriosis)

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Italy – High quality cooked ham 150 g – Listeria monocytogenes

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Salute

Brand : Sapori di cascina

Name : High quality cooked ham 150 g

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 18 October 2022

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Spain – Extension of the alert due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in liver sausage

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ACSA

As an extension of the information transmitted on September 30, 2022, the competent authority of Andalusia has informed that as a result of the follow-up activities of the alert for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in liver sausage, it has become aware of the existence of Listeria monocytogenes in a batch of chorizo ​​produced by the same company, which has marketed it in different presentations (rosary and horseshoe, in spicy and normal variety), under its own trademark and another brand.

The updated data for the products involved are:

  • Name of the product on the label: EMBUTIDO DE HÍGADO MORCILLA EL BOSQUE
  • Brand: CHACINAS EL BOSC 
  • Authorization number: 10.024902/CA
  • Lot numbers: 120922
  • Best before date: 12/03/2023.

 

  • Product name on the label: MORCILLA HÍGADO
  • Brand: HERMANOS GOMEZ JIMENEZ DE VILLAMARTIN
  • Authorization number: 10.024902/CA
  • Lot numbers: 120922
  • Best before date: 12/03/2023  

 

  • Product name on the label: MORCILLA HÍGADO
  • Brand: LA TRASTIENDA IBÉRICA
  • Authorization number: 10.024902/CA
  • Lot numbers: 120922
  • Best before date: 12/03/2023

 

  • Product names on the label: CHORIZO ROSARIO, CHORIZO ROSARIO PICANTE, CHORIZO HERRADURA, CHORIZO HERRADURA PICANTE
  • Brands: CHACINAS EL BOSQUE Y HERMANOS GÓMEZ JIMENEZ DE VILLAMARTIN SL
  • No. of authorization: 024902/CA
  • Lot number: 150922
  • Best before date: 15/03/2023

Also, in application of the precautionary principle, the company is withdrawing the products made and put on the market after September 13, 2022, all with the identification mark 10.024902/CA.

  • Product name on the label: CABEZA LOMO MECHADA
  • Brand: CHACINAS DEL BOSQUE
  • No. of authorization: 024902/CA
  • Batch number: 130922 Best before date: 13/03/2023
  • Batch number: 200922 Best before date : 09/20/2023

 

  • Product name on the label: SALCHICHÓN EXTRA
  • Brand: CHACINAS DEL BOSQUE
  • No. of authorization: 024902/CA
  • Batch number: 1 50922
  • Best before date: 15/03/2023

 

  • Product name on the label: SALCHICHÓN IBERICO CASERO
  • Brand: CHACINAS DEL BOSQUE
  • No. of authorization: 024902/CA
  • Lot number: 150922
  • Best before date: 15/03/2023

 

  • Product name on the label : BUCHE
  • Brand: CHACINAS DEL BOSQUE
  • No. of authorization: 024902/CA
  • Lot number: 210922
  • Best before date: 21/03/2023

 

  • Product name on the label : BUCHE PRADO
  • Brand: GOURMET DEL SUR
  • No. of authorization: 024902/CA
  • Lot number: 140922
  • Best before date: 14/03/2023

 

  • Product name on the label : LIVER SAUSAGE
  • Brand: GOURMET DEL SUR
  • No. of authorization: 024902/CA
  • Lot number: 190922
  • Best before date: 19/03/2023

 

  • Name of the product on the label : MORCILLA EL BOSQUE
  • Brand: HERMANOS GÓMEZ JIMENEZ DE VILLAMARTÍN SL
  • No. of authorization: 024902/CA
  • Lot number: 190922
  • Best before date: 19/03/2023

 

  • Name of the product on the label : COOKED SOUGH
  • Brand: CHACINAS EL BOSQUE
  • No. of authorization: 024902/CA
  • Lot number: 190922
  • Best before date: 09/19/2023

 

  • Product name on the label: CHORIZO ROSARIO PICANTE
  • Brand: HERMANOS GÓMEZ JIMENEZ DE VILLAMARTIN SL
  • Brand: CHACINAS EL BOSQUE
  • No. of authorization: 024902/CA
  • Lot number: 220922
  • Best before date: 22/03/2023

 

  • Product name (on label): CHORIZO ROSARIO
  • Brand: HERMANOS GÓMEZ JIMENEZ DE VILLAMARTIN SL
  • Brand: CHACINAS EL BOSQUE
  • No. of authorization: 024902/CA
  • Lot number: 220922
  • Best before date: 22/03/2023

 

  • Product name (on label): CHORIZO HERRADURA
  • Brand: HERMANOS GÓMEZ JIMENEZ DE VILLAMARTIN SL
  • Brand: CHACINAS EL BOSQUE
  • No. of authorization: 024902/CA
  • Lot number: 220922
  • Best before date: 22/03/2023

These products were distributed by the company in the province of Cadiz, Seville (Los Palacios and Seville).

The product CABEZA LOMO MECHADA was distributed to one point of sale in Barcelona and two in Madrid.

With the available information there is no record of any notified case associated with this alert.

As a precautionary measure,  people who have any of the products listed above at home are advised to refrain from consuming it and return it to the point of sale.

If you have consumed this product from the affected batch and have symptoms compatible with listeriosis (fever, headache, vomiting or diarrhoea), it is recommended to go to a health centre.

 

 

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USA – FDA Releases New, Prevention Strategies to Enhance Food Safety

Posted on October 19, 2022 by | Leave a comment

FDA

Two image collage depicting Bulb Onions on the right, and mushrooms on the left side of the image. The blue FDA logo is in the upper right corner of the image.

Protecting consumers from foodborne illness requires both rapid response when outbreaks occur, and focused attention on preventing outbreaks from happening.

Mark Moorman, Ph.D
Mark Moorman, Ph.D

Over the last decade, following enactment of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the FDA has investigated more outbreaks and conducted more research to advance our scientific understanding of the pathogens that contaminate our food — than any other time in history. We now know more than ever about the reoccurrence of contributing factors that can cause contamination of certain foods by specific disease-causing bacteria and how all parts of the food safety system – which includes the FDA and other government agencies, state and local health departments, the food industry, and others – can work together to keep such contamination from happening.

The FDA is compiling these learnings into a series of Prevention Strategies to Enhance Food Safety that identify and target specific patterns that have emerged with certain food-hazard pairings. The strategies contain recommendations to guide the work of preventing future foodborne illnesses.

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USA – Old Europe Cheese Listeria Outbreak holds at six sick in six States

Posted on October 18, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Food Poison Journal

Epidemiologic and Traceback Data

As of September 28, 2022, six people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from six states (see map). Sick people’s samples were collected from August 6, 2017, to August 5, 2022 (see timeline).

Sick people range in age from 56 to 83 years, with a median age of 78, and 67% are female. Five people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.

The true number of sick people in this outbreak is likely higher than the number reported, and the outbreak may not be limited to the states with known illnesses. This is because some people recover without medical care and are not tested for Listeria. In addition, recent illnesses may not yet be reported as it usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to determine if a sick person is part of an outbreak.

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USA – Seaweed products recalled for potential to cause botulism poisoning

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Food Safety News

recalled Royalty Moss seaweed

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has recalled lemonade and gel products sold by Royalty Sea Moss.

After a complaint from the Maryland Department of Health, an investigation found that Royalty Sea Moss, based out of Mt. Pleasant, MI, produced products with inadequate processing controls that are needed to stop the growth of foodborne pathogens, according to the department.

Royalty Sea Moss also does not have a license to manufacture, hold or sell products, which is a violation against the Michigan Food Law of 2000, officials said.

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Italy – Fontina DOP – STEC E.coli

Posted on October 18, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Salute

Brand : Pascoli Italiani

Denomination : Fontina DOP

Reason for reporting : Recall due to microbiological risk

Publication date : 18 October 2022

Documentation

Documentation

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Norway – Troll Salmon AS withdraws smoked trout and sliced ​​smoked salmon due to suspicion of Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on October 18, 2022 by | Leave a comment

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Smoked salmon

Smoked salmon

Troll Salmon AS is recalling the following salmon and trout products: Smoked trout in slices 250g, 200g, 100g and smoked salmon in slices 250g, 120g and 100g. The products have expiry dates from 17.10. until 10.11.2022. The reason is the suspicion of Listeria Monocytogenes content in the products following the discovery of Listeria monocytogenes in the production environment.

Troll Salmon AS is recalling the following smoked salmon and trout products: Smoked trout in slices 250g, 200g, 100g and smoked salmon in slices 250g, 120g and 100g. The products have a use-by date from 17.10. until 10.11.2022. The reason is suspicion of indirect contamination in the products following the discovery of Listeria monocytogenes in the production environment.

19,872 packages of the goods in question have been sold in the following retail chains across the country: Rema 1000, Coop, and NorgesGruppen. In addition, the products are sold via oda.no. These items have now been withdrawn and are no longer for sale. Troll Salmon AS asks consumers who have bought these products to throw away or return the goods to the store.

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