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Turkey – Six inmates in Ankara prison suffer food poisoning

Posted on May 21, 2020 by | Leave a comment

AVHAL News

Six inmates suffered food poisoning following a meal at a women’s prison in Turkey’s capital Ankara, Artı Gerçek news site reported.

The inmates at Sincan Women’s Prison were treated by prison health staff after they began to suffer nausea, the news site quoted one inmate’s mother as saying.

One inmate was hospitalised after her symptoms persisted, it said.

“They should have more of a conscience,’’ the mother said, referring to prison officials. “I don’t know what they put their food, but these women suffered a bad case of food poisoning.”

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Cook Islands – Teacher on Life Support – Listeriosis

Posted on May 18, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Health authorities are investigating the country’s first listeria infection in more than 10 years.

A young Rarotonga primary teacher has been evacuated to hospital in Auckland, where she is critically ill with listeria.

Apii Te Uki Ou teacher Grace Archer was flown to Auckland on Air New Zealand flight 945 last Friday, after the “acute deterioration” of her health. Her partner, fellow teacher Theo Warrick, was put on an emergency flight on Sunday night, to join her.

She is now on life support in the intensive care unit, battling listerial bacterial meningitis. Warrick has been granted special dispensation to be at her side.

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Australia – Dozens of Salmonella cases linked to bakery

Posted on May 18, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Yahoo News

A Melbourne cafe has been closed after more than 36 people were diagnosed with salmonella food poisoning.

Lincoln Bakery Cafe, in Carlton, shut on May 8 after customers fell ill.

An investigation is underway, Victoria’s Health Minister Jenny Mikakos confirmed during a press conference on Saturday.

No salmonella sufferers to date have been hospitalised, the state’s Chief Health Officer Dr Brett Sutton said.

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Sweden – Histamine poisoning in Sweden linked to tuna from Vietnam

Posted on May 15, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

Thirty people in Sweden fell ill with scombroid poisoning after eating tuna from Vietnam earlier this month.

The histamine poisoning foodborne outbreak was linked to frozen tuna loins from Vietnam, via the Netherlands.

Local authorities were responsible for the outbreak investigation and tracing of food batches. The Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) is the national contact point for Europe’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).

Mats Lindblad, from the Swedish Food Agency, said about 30 people were sick but no deaths were reported.

“Symptoms were typical for histamine poisoning and included swelling, hives, irregular heartbeat, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting,” he told Food Safety News.

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RASFF Alert – E.coli – Betel Leaves

Posted on May 15, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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RASFF – high count of Escherichia coli (up to 400 CFU/g) in betel leaves from Sri Lanka in the UK

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Switzerland – Officials report more patients in Listeria outbreak linked to cheese

Posted on May 15, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

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At least 11 people in Switzerland have been infected by Listeria and two have died after eating contaminated cheese.

Officials from the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) told Food Safety News that analysis is pending for a further 10 infections to see if they belong to the outbreak cluster. A total of 28 cases of listeriosis have been reported in the country since early this year.

Of the 11 confirmed outbreak cases, five are men and six are women aged 66 to 86 years old. Infections have occurred in seven cantons, or regions, of the country.

The first patient related to the outbreak cluster showed symptoms at the end of January. In the most recent related infection reported to date, symptoms began in mid-April.

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Thailand – Dumplings blamed for ‘poisoning’

Posted on May 13, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Bangkok Post

CHACHOENGSAO: Public health officials and police in this eastern province on Monday launched a fact-finding investigation into a food outlet in Ban Pho district after several people fell sick and one died from what was suspected to be food poisoning.

The probe into the dumpling-making outlet in tambon Koh Rai came after a food vendor identified only as Mint reported to police at Ban Pho station and gave details about her supplier.

Local police said about 20 people were rushed to various hospitals with symptoms of food poisoning on May 8 with many of them saying they ate dumplings bought from a street vendor that day. A 66-year-old woman reportedly died due to complications.

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Luxembourg – AMERICAN BBQ BURGER OF THE DELHAIZE BRAND – POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF SALMONELLA

Posted on May 13, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Source of information: Notification by the company Delhaize

Distribution in Luxembourg: Delhaize

The Luxembourg food safety authorities inform about the following recall:

Danger : possible presence of Salmonella

Last name AMERICAN BBQ BURGER
Mark Delhaize
Barcode 220569xxxxxxx
Use by date (DLC) 05/09/2020
Lot 618

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Switzerland – Hospital Listeria cases linked to cheese in Switzerland; one death reported

Posted on May 12, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

Four patients have been infected by Listeria and one has died after eating potentially contaminated cheese at a hospital in Switzerland.

During an internal check, Käserei Vogel AG, based in Steinerberg, found Listeria in semi-hard cheese and at its production site. The company issued a recall and informed its buyers to remove the products from shelves.

One of the buyers is a supplier to the Center Hospitalier du Valais Romand (CHVR). This supplier told the CHVR purchasing manager on April 30 about the problem. He instructed the immediate withdrawal of implicated cheeses. The last delivery was April 8, but it has not been ruled out that previous lots were also contaminated.

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Research – Study reveals foodborne illness burden in Taiwan

Posted on May 10, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

One in six Taiwanese people suffered from foodborne illness annually during a four year period studied by researchers.

From 2012 to 2015, almost 3.9 million foodborne illnesses and 50 deaths occurred annually in the country.

Scientists said the study, published in the Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, provided the first national estimates on the disease burden from foodborne illnesses in Taiwan.

Among just more than half of foodborne illnesses cases with identifiable causal microorganisms, non-typhoid Salmonella, norovirus, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus were leading pathogens.

Foodborne illnesses caused a substantial financial disease burden, with a medical cost up to NT $1.3 billion (U.S. $43,400) annually.

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