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Ireland – Recall of a Batch of SFC Chicken Poppets Due to Presence of Salmonella

Posted on February 26, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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Recall of a Batch of SFC Chicken Poppets Due to Presence of Salmonella

Friday, 26 February 2021

Summary
Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2021.20
Product: The Original SFC Chicken Poppets, pack size:190g
Batch Code: Best before date: 28.02.2022
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom

Message:

SFC is recalling the above batch of its Chicken Poppets due to the detection of Salmonella. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in Tesco stores.

Nature Of Danger:

People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours.  The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody.  Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps.  The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.

Action Required:

Consumers:

Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batch.

SFC Chicken Poppets

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EU – Nine countries part of Salmonella outbreak linked to raw, frozen poultry products

Posted on February 26, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

Salmonella

Nearly 200 people in eight European countries and the United Kingdom are involved in a Salmonella outbreak ongoing since May 2018.

Salmonella Enteritidis infections have been linked to frozen breaded chicken products from Poland with the most recent illness in the UK in December 2020.

Denmark has two infections, Finland has four, France has 33, Germany has six, Ireland has 12, the Netherlands has three, Poland has five, Sweden has six, and the United Kingdom has 122. One probable case was reported in Canada in 2019 but that person had travelled to Europe during the exposure period.

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India – One dead and 14 fall ill in Andhra village, food poisoning suspected

Posted on February 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment

The News Minute

Around 15 persons in Ternekal village of Andhra’s Kurnool district have fallen sick with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea in the past four days, causing anxiety among the residents. One of the affected persons, a 62-year-old man named Venkatesh, died while undergoing treatment at Kurnool GGH (Government General Hospital) on Tuesday. Authorities have said that the illness could have been caused by consumption of stale food. Water samples have been sent to a regional lab to test for water contamination.

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Sweden – Salmonella outbreak in Sweden sickens 12

Posted on February 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Outbreak News Today

kswfoodworld salmonella

The Swedish Public Health Agency is reporting a nationwide Salmonella outbreak.

Twelve cases of Salmonella Enteritidis disease have been linked using whole genome sequencing (analysis of the bacterium’s genome). Eight of the twelve patients are children under the age of ten and the cases are resident in ten different regions. All cases except one have fallen ill on January 20 or later. There are as many women / girls as men / boys who that have fallen ill.

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Switzerland – Cheese Firm In Switzerland Investigated Over Listeria Link

Posted on February 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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Swiss authorities are investigating if cheese from one company is linked to the deaths of 10 people with listeriosis since 2018.

The Schwyz Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened criminal proceedings in connection with Listeria in dairy products and is investigating allegations against the owner of the cheese firm.

A total of 34 cases are believed to have been infected with the same Listeria strain that was detected in brie from the dairy, according to the criminal complaint. Ten of the 34 sick people died. This resulted from analyzes commissioned by the federal government.

The ongoing investigation, with Schwyz police, includes whether the business owner is responsible for the illnesses and has violated food law.

Käserei Vogel AG, based in Steinerberg, a municipality of Schwyz, found Listeria in semi-hard cheese and at its production site in May this year. The company issued a recall, told authorities and informed its buyers to remove the products from shelves. The cheesemaker has already closed the business. More than 25 items sold across Switzerland were recalled and distribution also included Belgium and Germany.

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UK – Salmonella outbreak causes hundreds of cases and several deaths in UK

Posted on February 24, 2021 by | Leave a comment

New Food Magazine

A Salmonella outbreak has swept the UK, causing nearly 500 people to fall ill with the bacteria and several products to be recalled form supermarket shelves.

According to the Daily Mirror, five people are reported as having died and hundreds seriously ill after eating chicken imported from Poland.

The newspaper reports that 480 cases of Salmonella have been reported in the UK, with around 44 per cent of those affected believed to be children.

Note: There have been many RASFF Alerts concerning Salmonella in chicken products from Poland for over a year now.

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Bizarre Cases of Food Poisoning on Three Different Ships

Posted on February 24, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Maritime Executive

Three ships operating in different parts of the world are all reporting cases of food poisoning among their crew. At least two crew members have died while others have been transferred from their ships and hospitalized. It might be coincidental or an outbreak of the more common norovirus, a common gastrointestinal disease, but it rarely causes deaths.

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Indian Ocean – Bamboo shoots blamed for fatal mass poisoning on Precious bulker

Posted on February 23, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Trade Winds News

A seafarer has died and many others taken ill following a food poisoning incident on a Precious Shipping bulker.

A jar of pickled bamboo shoots is said to be the source of the incident, which occurred earlier this month on the 34,000-dwt handysize bulker Lanna Naree (built 2012) in the Indian Ocean.

The chief cook passed away and up to 13 others were reported to have become unwell before the bulker could divert to Male in the Maldives.

Four crew members who did not eat the pickle suffered no ill effects.

Hashim said all seafarers who had shown symptoms were replaced in Male as a safety precaution.

“We are now in the process of getting this pickle analysed and reporting the same to the authorities so that action can be taken to avoid any such incident in the future,” Hashim said.

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India – Nearly 100 Villagers in Odisha Ill Due to Food Poisoning

Posted on February 22, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Latestly

Nearly 100 people fell sick due to food poisoning after eating at a marriage feast in Kendrapara district of Odisha, police said.

“It is a case of food poisoning”

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India – Madhya Pradesh: 40 People Fall Ill After Eating Food At Public Gathering in Gwalior

Posted on February 22, 2021 by | Leave a comment

India.com

As many as 40 people fell ill after consuming food at a public gathering in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior on Friday. Out of these, four persons were shifted to the hospital after their food poisoning due to having food at the event in Bamor village got worse.

However, those hospitalised are said to be stable. An official said said a survey will be conducted in the village.

“Four persons were shifted to hospital after their condition deteriorated. They are stable now. It was a case of food poisoning. A team will conduct survey in the village,” said CMHO, Gwalior.

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