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South Africa – Cholera Outbreak Claims 10 Lives In South Africa As 1 Billion Remain At Risk Globally

Posted on May 22, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Food Illness

KEY POINTS

  • 10 people, including a 3-year-old child, died in Gauteng Province
  • Cholera can be mild in some patients, but deadly in others
  • UN last week said about one billion people in 43 countries are at risk of cholera

A cholera outbreak in South Africa has claimed the lives of 10 people. The infection is not endemic to the region and it has seen a surge in cases globally in recent years.

The announcement from officials in Gauteng Province comes after samples of 19 people with symptoms at a hospital were confirmed for cholera, the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) noted in a statement Sunday.

At least 95 people have shown similar symptoms like diarrhea, stomach cramps and nausea since May 15. Thirty-seven people remain at the hospital, while 10 have died, which includes nine adults and a 3-year-old.

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Posted in Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology Blog, microbial contamination, Microbial growth, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Microbiology, Microbiology Investigations, Microbiology Risk, Vibrio, Vibrio cholera, vibrio cholerae

USA – Boston Restaurant, Los Amigos Taqueria, Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on May 22, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Outbreak News Today

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According to the local media, a local restaurant chain has been shut down by the local health department due to “a slew of health violations” and “unsanitary working conditions that appear to be linked to a Salmonella outbreak in the area.”

The health department recommends that customers of the “Los Amigos Taqueria Brighton location between May 12 and May 18 to monitor themselves for symptoms of Salmonella infection, including fever, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, and to contact a healthcare provider for an evaluation and testing if appropriate.”

Health agents’ report said that “multiple rodent droppings” were also found on pineapple cans, bags of pinto beans, single-use beverage holders, and storage tables.

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Posted in Decontamination Microbial, food bourne outbreak, Food Illness, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Research, Food Microbiology Testing, Foodborne Illness, foodborne outbreak, foodbourne outbreak, Illness, microbial contamination, Microbial growth, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Microbiology, Microbiology Investigations, Microbiology Risk, outbreak, Salmonella

France – Chickpea Oyster Mushroom Tartiloop – Clostridium botulinum

Posted on May 22, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Others
  • Product brand name Champiloop – Tartiloop
  • Model names or references Chickpea oyster mushroom tartiloop, vegan spread with mushrooms
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3770025912066 2022299-1 Use-by date 26/10/2024
  • Packaging 140g
  • Marketing start/end date From 01/11/2022 to 18/04/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Further information weck jar
  • Geographic area of ​​sale agglomeration of Grenoble
  • Distributors38000: the little ravito, montvrac, the good pickaxe, cse synchrotron 38410: manabio

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Posted in Clostridium, Clostridium botulinum, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Poisoning, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Testing, Food Toxin

France – Soft sheep cheese 350g – Fiumorbu Sheep – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on May 22, 2023 by | Leave a comment

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Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name Fiumorbu Sheep 350g
  • Model names or references Fiumorbu Sheep 350g
  • Identification of products
    Batch Date
    WC053 Use-by date 06/20/2023
    WF053 Use-by date 06/20/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 2B 123 001 EC
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors GMS
  • List of points of saleDOC180523-18052023093919.pdf

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Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Testing, Listeria, Listeria in Cheese, Listeria monocytogenes

France – Soft sheep cheese 350g – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on May 22, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name Ghisoni sheep 350g
  • Model names or references Ghisoni sheep 350g
  • Identification of products
    Batch Date
    wc053 Use-by date 06/20/2023
    WF053 Use-by date 06/20/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 2B 123 001 EC
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors GMS
  • List of points of sale DOC180523-18052023093919.pdf

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Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Testing, Listeria, Listeria in Cheese

France – LONG GRAIN RICE NATURE EXPRESS 2MIN 250G – Risk of Microbial Contamination

Posted on May 22, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

entification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Cereals and baked goods
  • Product brand name GRAIN COUNTER
  • Model names or references LONG GRAIN RICE NATURE EXPRESS 2MIN 250G
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3564700873304 M102-3 Date of minimum durability 04/12/2024
  • Products Lis tPoster_reminder_Riz_long_grain_nature_Express_250g_Comptoir_du_Grain.pdfAttachment
  • Packaging DOY PACK 250G
  • Marketing start/end date From 04/21/2023 to 05/17/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors E.LECLERC

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Posted in bacterial contamination, cross contamination, Decontamination Microbial, food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Testing, microbial contamination

France – Tomme de Savoie IGP U FLAVORS – Salmonella

Posted on May 22, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

  • Product category Feed
  • Product subcategory Milk and dairy products
  • Product brand name FLAVORS
  • Model names or references Tomme de Savoie U Saveurs
  • Identification of products
    GTIN Batch Date
    3368954155960 120 022 23 08 2 Use-by date 04/23/2023
    3368954155960 120 022 23 08 2 Use-by date 05/24/2023
    3368954155960 120 022 23 08 2 Use-by date 05/31/2023
    3368954155960 120 022 23 08 2 Use-by date 07/06/2023
  • Packaging Cheese between 1.5 to 2 kg
  • Marketing start/end date From 04/13/2023 to 05/17/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 74 003 060 EC
  • Geographic area of ​​sale Whole France
  • Distributors U-stores

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Posted in food contamination, food handler, Food Hazard, Food Hygiene, Food Inspections, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Testing, Food Pathogen, Food Quality, food recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Alert, Food Safety Management, Food Safety Regulations, Food Testing, Salmonella

Research – U.S. heads up Codex ciguatera efforts

Posted on May 21, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

The United States is to lead work on a document covering the prevention or reduction of ciguatera poisoning.

The plan was given the go-ahead at a recent Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods meeting.

An electronic working group, chaired by the U.S. and co-chaired by France, Spain, and Panama, will work on a proposed code of practice or guidelines for consideration at the next meeting of the committee in 2024.

In 2022, the committee established a working group chaired by the U.S. and co-chaired by the European Union to prepare a discussion paper on the topic.

Generally, codes of practice provide practical guidance or measures to reduce or prevent a hazard in food, while a guideline gives higher-level principles and approaches to addressing a particular issue.

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Posted in Ciguatera, Ciguatera Poisoning, Decontamination Microbial, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Research, Food Microbiology Testing, microbial contamination, Microbial growth, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Microbiology, Microbiology Investigations, Microbiology Risk

Research – Whole-Genome Sequencing of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli for Characterization and Outbreak Investigation

Posted on May 21, 2023 by | Leave a comment

MDPI

Abstract

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) causes high frequencies of foodborne infections worldwide and has been linked to numerous outbreaks each year. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) has been the gold standard for surveillance until the recent transition to whole-genome sequencing (WGS). To further understand the genetic diversity and relatedness of outbreak isolates, a retrospective analysis of 510 clinical STEC isolates was conducted. Among the 34 STEC serogroups represented, most (59.6%) belonged to the predominant six non-O157 serogroups. Core genome single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis differentiated clusters of isolates with similar PFGE patterns and multilocus sequence types (STs). One serogroup O26 outbreak strain and another non-typeable (NT) strain, for instance, were identical by PFGE and clustered together by MLST; however, both were distantly related in the SNP analysis. In contrast, six outbreak-associated serogroup O5 strains clustered with five ST-175 serogroup O5 isolates, which were not part of the same outbreak as determined by PFGE. The use of high-quality SNP analyses enhanced the discrimination of these O5 outbreak strains into a single cluster. In all, this study demonstrates how public health laboratories can more rapidly use WGS and phylogenetics to identify related strains during outbreak investigations while simultaneously uncovering important genetic attributes that can inform treatment practices.

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Posted in Decontamination Microbial, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Research, Food Microbiology Testing, microbial contamination, Microbial growth, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Microbiology, Microbiology Investigations, Microbiology Risk, MLST, PFGE, Shigatoxin, STEC, STEC E.coli, WGS

Research – Natural Antimicrobials for Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Meats: Current Challenges and Future Prospects

Posted on May 20, 2023 by | Leave a comment

MDPI

Abstract

Listeria monocytogenes, an intra-cellular, Gram-positive, pathogenic bacterium, is one of the leading agents of foodborne illnesses. The morbidity of human listeriosis is low, but it has a high mortality rate of approximately 20% to 30%. L. monocytogenes is a psychotropic organism, making it a significant threat to ready-to-eat (RTE) meat product food safety. Listeria contamination is associated with the food processing environment or post-cooking cross-contamination events. The potential use of antimicrobials in packaging can reduce foodborne disease risk and spoilage. Novel antimicrobials can be advantageous for limiting Listeria and improving the shelf life of RTE meat. This review will discuss the Listeria occurrence in RTE meat products and potential natural antimicrobial additives for controlling Listeria.

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Posted in Decontamination Microbial, Food Micro Blog, Food Microbiology, Food Microbiology Blog, Food Microbiology Research, Food Microbiology Testing, Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes, microbial contamination, Microbial growth, Microbiological Risk Assessment, Microbiology, Microbiology Investigations, Microbiology Risk