Category Archives: Food Microbiology Blog

France – Béarnaise pudding – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov france

  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name Ossaloise style Mr Pomme Saint Gaudens
  • Model names or references Béarnaise pudding
  • Product identification
    Batch Date
    2331 Use-by date between 08/05/2023 and 09/14/2023
  • Packaging vacuum packed in the traditional charcuterie section
  • Start/end date of marketing From 08/22/2023 to 08/25/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to keep in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 64062002 CE
  • Geographical sales area Benejacq
  • Distributors Super U

USA – Mishandled rice sickens at least 28 people at Suffolk County restaurant

ABC7NY

STONY BROOK, New York (WABC) — More than two dozen people got sick from a likely food poisoning incident at a restaurant in Suffolk County.

It happened at “Kumo Sushi & Steakhouse” in Stony Brook on Saturday.

Of the 28 people sickened, 12 had to be taken to the hospital.

The County Health Department says the people were likely sickened by mishandled and improperly stored rice.

The department issued 15 violations to the restaurant including eight for foodborne illness risk factors.

USA – Man dies after contracting Vibrio vulnificus bacteria from fresh oysters in Texas restaurant

Detroit Free Press

Food Illness

The consumption of raw oysters at a Texas restaurant led to the untimely death of a relatively healthy man in his 30s.

The man, contracted a bacterial infection known as Vibrio vulnificus that thrives in warm coastal waters. Bacterial infections like this one are on the rise as water temperature continues to increase in response to climate change.

Vibrio vulnificus bacteria can be found in raw or undercooked seafood, but also naturally occurs in saltwater and brackish water.

You can be infected with Vibrio when an open wound comes into contact with raw or undercooked seafood, its juices, or its drippings or with saltwater or brackish water, the CDC reported.

Microbiology Professor Brett Finlay on the process of lab testing with food safety investigations

CBC

Parents affected by the Calgary area daycare E. coli outbreak continue to be frustrated with the lack of information from health officials and how long it’s taking for results to be published from AHS’s investigation into the central kitchen. University of British Columbia Microbiology Professor Brett Finlay talks about the process.

Canada- Patient count exceeds 225 in E. coli O157 outbreak linked to daycare centers

Food Safety News

The patient count in an E. coli outbreak linked to daycare centers in Calgary, Canada, now stands at 231.

Alberta Health Services officials say 26 of the sick are currently hospitalized, 25 of them children and one adult. Eleven other children have already been discharged from hospitals. Twenty-one children have hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) which is a type of kidney failure that also affects other organs.

A specific food has not been identified as the source of the E. coli O157:H7, but investigators have collected samples of leftovers and frozen food for testing. Eleven daycare centers that share a common kitchen were closed.

The central kitchen that serves the 11 daycare centers remains closed.

Four daycare centers were given permission to reopen Monday. The four centers did not have any illnesses linked to the outbreak. The remaining seven will be allowed to reopen Tuesday. Staff and daycare attendees from those seven centers must test negative before returning to any daycare center, according to Alberta Health Services.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has asked the provincial health minister and the provincial minister for children and family services to investigate the outbreak and provide a full assessment of the situation.

Critical food-handling violations found at Fueling Minds central kitchen in Calgary—Updated – STEC E.coli O157

EFOOD ALERT

The central kitchen that supplied food to eleven daycare centers in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was in violation of several fundamental safe food-handling practices, according to a report released by Alberta Health Services (AHS).

The kitchen was ordered closed on September 4, 2023, and was inspected by the AHS the following day.

The KidsU Centennial – Fueling Minds Inc. central kitchen was linked to an outbreak of E. coli O157 infections that has infected at least 264 individuals as of September 12, 2023, and sent 37 of them to hospital.

Eleven of the hospitalized victims have been released. Twenty-five individuals remain in hospital, and 22 of those patients are suffering from haemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS. Six patients are receiving peritoneal dialysis.

The Fueling Minds kitchen supplied food to eleven daycare centers in the Calgary area. All of the centers were ordered closed pending cleaning, sanitation and inspection. All of them have now been allowed to reopen.

Italy – Sultanas 250 g – Ochratoxin A

Salute

Brand : Eurospin Italia Spa

Name : Sultanas 250 g

Reason for reporting : Recall due to chemical risk

Publication date : 12 September 2023

Documentation

Documentation

France – Chicken thighs 900g – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov france

  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name Gallic
  • Model names or references Tray under protective atmosphere 900g
  • Product identification
    GTIN Batch Date
    3266980029647 3013018233 Use-by date 08/21/2023
    3266980029647 3013018233 Use-by date 08/22/2023
  • Packaging Tray under protective atmosphere 900g
  • Marketing start/end date From 08/10/2023 to 08/22/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to keep in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 72 264 002 CE
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors Leclerc, Système U, Cora,

France – Nutmeg powder – Aflatoxin – Ochratoxin A

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  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Herbs and spices
  • Product brand name One day a spice
  • Model names or references Nutmeg powder sachet code 51187
  • Product identification
    GTIN Batch Date
    3265960511875 504773000 Minimum durability date 08/31/2025
    3265960511874 504807000 Minimum durability date 09/30/2025
    3265960511875 504834000 Minimum durability date 09/30/2025
  • Packaging Brown kraft bag
  • Marketing start/end date From 08/10/2023 to 09/08/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
  • Further information Brown kraft bag
  • Geographical sales  France
  • Distributors SAS COPICHELLE LA CALE.PRO LES BO’CAUX

France – Chicken thigh 1kg – Listeria monocytogenes

Gov france

  • Product category Food
  • Product subcategory Meats
  • Product brand name The Gaul The Accessible
  • Model names or references Tray under protective atmosphere 1kg
  • Product identification
    GTIN Batch Date
    3266980562342 3013018292 Use-by date 08/20/2023
    3266980562342 3013018292 Use-by date 08/21/2023
    3266980562342 3013018292 Use-by date 08/24/2023
  • Packaging Tray under protective atmosphere 1kg
  • Marketing start/end date From 08/09/2023 to 08/24/2023
  • Storage temperature Product to keep in the refrigerator
  • Health mark FR 72 264 002 CE
  • Geographical sales area Whole France
  • Distributors Auchan, Leclerc, Système U, Intermarché,