Two additional cases of hepatitis A have been detected in the past week, linked to the recent imported frozen berry outbreak.
This brings the number of confirmed locally acquired cases linked to the outbreak to 23 in total, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday afternoon.
Of these, 11 (48%) have required hospital care.
As of Thursday, 17 cases have an identical sequence profile, indicating they likely came from the same source. Sequencing of the remaining six cases is pending.
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Rome, Nov 2 (Prensa Latina) The Italian Ministry of Health and the Health Group of the Carabinieri Armed Forces (NAS) seized 14 tons of food after inspecting 1,095 companies regarding listeria poisoning cases, a spokesman reported on Wednesday.
A health spokesman said Wednesday in a statement that this measure was rolled out following some people were reported as listeria poisoned after consuming raw or undercooked food.
As a result of a sanitary control, it was also decided to close or suspend 23 production and commercial companies, whose economic value amounts to more than seven million euros, the source said.
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YANGON, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) — At least 48 children were hospitalized here in Yangon, Myanmar on Wednesday over suspected food poisoning, according to local rescue organizations.
“The children had symptoms such as fever, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting,” Nyunt Soe, a rescue worker from Shwe Yaung Twe Latt rescue organization, told Xinhua.
Those affected included 17 children from a primary school in Thaketa township in Yangon, he said.
Some children said they developed the symptoms after having fried vermicelli, he said, adding that they were taken to hospitals by ambulances immediately.
Most of the affected children turned better in the evening, but six were still under intensive care at Yankin Children’s Hospital, said Ba Ba Gyi, another rescue official
A boil water notice impacting over 25,000 people on the Wexford town public water supply could remain in place until the middle of next week.
Wexford County Council and Irish Water made the decision to implement the boil water notice with immediate effect on Wednesday evening, after samples taken from the Newtown Road Treatment Plant in town showed a detection of Giardia.
An emergency consultation with the HSE followed and the local authority took the decision to implement a boil water notice for an area covering the vast majority of Wexford town and right out as far as Taghmon.
The authorities say that they took the action “to protect the health of consumers” across Wexford. The consumption of water containing Giardia can cause diarrhoea, extreme abdominal cramps and gas. It is unclear if there’s been any official reports of people ill as a result of consuming the water, however, a few posted on social media complaining of these types of symptoms.
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SNAPNAC PUNGA 500g, supplier KREPSIS AVANTAJ SRL, lot ROMANIA 845 has been withdrawn from the market and recalled from the customer as a result of contamination of the product with the hepatitis A virus. It is recommended that people who own the product described above do not consume it , but to destroy it or return it to the store, receiving in exchange its value. We apologize for the inconveniences created!
SNAPNAC PUNGA 500g, supplier KREPSIS AVANTAJ SRL, lot ROMANIA 845 has been withdrawn from the market and recalled from the customer as a result of contamination of the product with the hepatitis A virus.
It is recommended that people who own the product described above do not consume it , but to destroy it or return it to the store, receiving in exchange its value. We apologize for the inconveniences created!
ORLANDO, Fla., November 3, 2022 (FOR DISTRIBUTION) – Kalera Public Limited Company (“Kalera” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: KAL), is voluntarily recalling 633 cases of Krunch, Butter and Romaine whole head variety lettuce with lot codes 001293 and 001294 on the label and sold under the Kalera brand because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
Distribution was limited to a small number of retail and foodservice customers in Florida. The Company has notified these customers and is working with them to ensure consumers do not receive any of the products affected by the recall.
Kalera’s food safety testing procedures indicated the potential presence of Salmonella in some of its whole head lettuce SKUs. The Company promptly reported this issue to the FDA, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no illnesses have occurred or been reported to date.
Only those products that are named in this announcement, produced in the Orlando farm and sold in the state of Florida are being recalled. No other Kalera products are affected by the recall.
In the event consumers have the recalled products in their refrigerators, they should be discarded and not consumed. To obtain a refund or for more information, consumers may contact the company at (407) 574-8204 M-F from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Media representatives should contact Aric Nissen, company spokesperson, aric.nissen@kalera.com.
Recalled Foods , Published: November 3, 2022
| GTIN | Batch | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 3383886900310 | 4329922 | Use-by date 05/11/2022 |
| GTIN | Batch | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 3527480052703 | M0340 and M340 | Use-by date 04/11/2022 |
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| GTIN | Batch | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 3383886900327 | 4329922 | Use-by date 05/11/2022 |
