A case of Hepatitis A has been confirmed in a food worker at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen on earl Core Road, according to the Monongalia County Health Department.
“While the risk of contracting Hepatitis A from a food worker is low, people who have not been vaccinated against Hepatitis A who have consumed food from the restaurant within the past two weeks should consider getting a Hepatitis A vaccine to prevent infection,” said Dr. Lee B. Smith, MCHD executive director and county health officer
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 255.4 / B1 = 30.8 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Italy
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 19 µg/kg – ppb) in rice from Myanmar in Portugal
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 20; Tot. = 23 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from the United States in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 13.4; Tot. = 33 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs garland from Turkey in Malta
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 12.44 µg/kg – ppb) in shelled hazelnuts from Turkey in Italy
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 20.4; Tot. = 22.1 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts with shell from the United States in Germany
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 30.12; Tot. = 31 µg/kg – ppb) in dried figs from Turkey in Italy
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium (presence) in frozen pork cheek from Poland in Estonia
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (present /25g) in chilled whole chicken from Poland, via Estonia in Latvia
RASFF – Salmonella (presence /25g) in frozen poultry meat preparation from the Netherlands in the Netherlands
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Saintpaul (present /25g) in frozen turkey breast from Poland, packaged in the Czech Republic in the Czech Republic
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Agona (present /25g) in frozen kebab from Poland in the Czech Republic
RASFF – Salmonella (presence /10g) in chilled mechanically separated chicken meat from Belgium in Belgium
RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in frozen chicken breasts from Brazil in the Netherlands
RASFF – Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (presence /25g) in chilled broiler from Poland in Latvia
RASFF – Salmonella (present /25g) in ground black pepper from Vietnam, packaged in Poland in Poland
RASFF – Listeria monocytogenes (presence /25g) in frozen red kidney beans used for ready-to-eat salad from China in the Netherlands
RASFF – bulging packaging of cream yogurt from Germany infested with moulds in Germany
RASFF – enterotoxin producing Bacillus cereus (6000 and 120000 CFU/g) in cinnamon and curry from the West Bank and Gaza Strip in Slovenia
RASFF – ochratoxin A (95 µg/kg – ppb) in raisins from Turkey, packaged in Bosnia and Herzegovina, via Croatia in Slovenia
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today issued a public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested in the Port Underwood region from the East side of The Tongue only (The area inside a line from the tip of Separation Point on the Tongue to The Knobbies on the eastern side of the bay).
Routine tests on shellfish samples taken from Port Underwood has shown levels of Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxins above the safe limit of 0.16 mg/kg set by MPI. Anyone eating shellfish from this area is potentially at risk of illness.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococci or E. coli bacteria were detected in a range of batches of water bottled by Celtic Pure. Please see tables of implicated brands and batches that do not comply with the legal requirements. These implicated batches are unsafe or potentially unsafe and are subject to recall.
Update 1, 22.10.2019: Please note that the recall was extended to include additional batches of bottled waters bottled by Celtic Pure, see FSAI Food Alert 2019.42 Update 1 for further details.
Update 2, 23.10.2019: Please note that the recall was extended to include an additional batch of bottled water bottled by Celtic Pure, see FSAI Food Alert 2019.42 Update 2 for further details.
For more information, please see statement: https://www.fsai.ie/news_alert/bottled_water_21102019.html.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa poses a higher risk of complications if consumed by severely immunocompromised people such as those who have undergone transplants or chemotherapy. It rarely causes illness in healthy individuals.
Enterococci and E. coli – their presence in water is considered an indicator that the water has been contaminated with faecal material, however, this does not mean that it will make people sick.
Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale. Retailers are also advised to display a point-of-sale recall notice in stores where the implicated batches were sold.
Consumers are advised not to drink the implicated bottled waters.
Ottawa, October 24, 2019 – The food recall warning issued on October 23, 2019 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.
Industry is recalling various raw beef and raw veal products from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled products described below.
The following products have been sold as indicated in the link above
See complete list of recalled products associated with this ongoing investigation.
