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Cross-contamination in the poultry slaughtering process can lead to thespread of zoonotic bacteria like Salmonellaenterica. Surfaces of equiptment may facilitate contamination of carcasses due to bacterial adherence and transfer. In this study, attachment, proliferation, and detachment of Salmonella Enteritidis and Escherichia coli were comparatively investigated on uncoated and silica-coated stainless-steel surfaces. The conditions occurring in the slaughtering workflow were imitated on laboratory scale, for example, spilling of contaminated liquid onto equipment surfaces, pressing or sliding of carcasses against surfaces during the slaughtering procedure, and cleaning of contaminated stainless-steel surfaces with water or detergent. Growth on stainless-steel surfaces was measured for 8 h. The applied silica coating led to a partly higher repelling effect without impact on proliferation for the target organisms on stainless steel. Further development of the coating and daption to the exact circumstances as well as more extending testing under real conditions would be the next steps.
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June 22, 2023, Scenic Fruit Company of Gresham, Oregon is recalling frozen organic pineapple and frozen fruit blends containing organic pineapple as the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
Recalled products were sold at Trader Joe’s retail stores, nationwide, and Health Food stores in CA, IL, IN, FL, MD, OR and TX.
| Brand Name | Product Name | Net Wt. | UPC | Best By Date Best If Use Dates Best Before Date |
Lot No. | Distributed in States |
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| Cadia | Organic Pineapple | 10 oz | 815369014540 | 05/12/2024 09/08/2024 |
B2243316 C0305067 |
CA, IL, IN, FL, MD, OR, and TX. |
| Trader Joe’s | Organic Tropical Fruit Blend (Pineapple, Banana, Strawberry, Mango) |
16 oz | 00511919 | 04/24/24 08/04/24 10/13/24 11/04/24 |
B22098297 C20171035 C20450103 C20511124 |
Nationwide |
The recall is being initiated in response to Sunrise Growers Inc.’s recall due to the potential presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
To date, there have been no illnesses associated with this voluntary recall.
This recall is being made with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
All inventories of the affected lot should be removed from sale.
Consumers should not consume the recalled products. Consumers who have purchased the products are urged to destroy or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at customer.service@scenicfruit.com.
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At least 10 students from Madhya Pradesh, who were travelling by train, were rushed to the Civil Hospital after they complained of severe food poisoning-like symptoms at Ludhiana railway station. Government Railway Police officials said the students who were travelling in a group of around 125, had brought packed food from a hotel, after which some of them started vomiting.
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The number of patients in a nationwide outbreak of infections from the foodborne Cyclospora parasite continue to increase, having reached 210 laboratory-confirmed cases.
Federal, state and local public health officials are investigating the outbreak, which is spread across 22 states and New York City, according to a June 22 update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC and the Food and Drug Administration have been tracking the outbreak since April 1. Additional infections could have started before that date.
Also, there are likely more than 210 people in the ongoing outbreak because of the lag time between when patients become ill and when confirmation testing can be completed and results filed with the CDC. Some sick people don’t seek medical attention, also impacting the outbreak count. The parasite is killed by using antibiotics. Specific tests are required to diagnose Cyclospora infections.
“No specific food items have been identified as the source of most of these illnesses. State and local public health officials are interviewing people with cyclosporiasis to find out what foods they ate before getting sick,” the CDC reported.
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Almost 70 people became ill this past year as part of a Salmonella outbreak involving 11 countries, including the United States.
France has the most patients in the Salmonella Ball outbreak but two people from the U.S., aged 44 and 62, were ill in August 2022. They both reported travel to France.
Salmonella Ball is very rare in Europe. Between 2007 and 2021, only 52 cases were reported from 14 countries, with an average of three per year.
Information was shared in a Joint Notification Summary (JNS). These are not made public but Food Safety News has seen a copy. It is prepared by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and affected countries.
An ECDC spokesman said this week that the agency had not received any updates on the number of people or countries affected since the JNS was produced.
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